PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Classroom Innovation Teacher Grants

The Partners in Education Classroom Innovation Teacher Grants Program gives teachers an opportunity to develop innovative educational projects to enhance the learning experience of their students. It gives teachers a resource for expanding and enhancing the curriculum for the benefit of students in Early Childhood through 12th grade. Richland One's Partners In Education Foundation, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, administers the program.

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GRANT CRITERIA & ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for a $500 Partners in Education Classroom Innovation Teacher Grant, you must be teaching Child Development through 12th grade in Richland School District One. An individual teacher or teacher teams may submit grant proposals. The proposals must be submitted by the person(s) who will implement the project. Multiple proposals will be accepted, but individual teachers or teacher teams are eligible to receive only one $500 grant per semester.

Grant recipients must use the grant to implement the educational program described in your application by the end of the academic year in which the grant award is made and submit a follow-up report detailing the use of grant dollars as well as an evaluation of the project.

Partners In Education will award Classroom Teacher Innovation Grants biannually. In awarding grants, Partners in Education will not discriminate on the basis of the applicant's race, color, age, creed, gender, religion or national origin.
 

GRANT PROJECTS SHOULD:

Each section of the grant application will be reviewed by the following criteria:

1. Teaching Assignment Description (5 pts.)
		Teaching assignment is clearly described to include class, grade level, & ability levels of students.
2. Grant Project Description (10 pts.)
		Grant project is clearly described to give a brief overview of the proposal.
3A. Instructional Goals (15 pts.)
		The extent to which the goals are measurable.
		The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses have been identified and will be addressed by the project.
3B. Standards Addressed (15 pts.)
		The extent to which the goals are clearly linked to South Carolina Standards.
3C. Methods (15 pts.)
		The extent to which the project is based on current research.
		The extent to which the project utilizes effective practice.
		The extent to which the project is innovative.
3D. Timeline (10 pts.)
		The extent to which the project plan is adequate to achieve goals on time, within budget, and has a clearly defined timetable.
4. How would PIE funds assist your project (15 pts.)
		The extent to which expenses are detailed and justified in the project plan.
5. Evaluation (15 pts.)
		The extent to which the methods of evaluation includes the use of objective performance measures that are related to the outcomes of the project.

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For more information about the Partners In Education Classroom Innovation Teacher Grants Program, contact Karen York at 231-7504 or Colette Dryden at 231-6867.