READY TO APPLY?

Grants may only be submitted by WCS faculty, staff, and students. We may share student applications with Westerville Student Education Foundation for additional consideration.

Before an application is reviewed by the Foundation, we will send it to the school principal for signature indicating approval of the planned scope of work.

Please use this template for the itemized budget upload.

Deadline for submission is Friday, October 16, 2020 at 5pm. Applicants will be notified the week of November 30, 2020. Funds will be available December 1, 2020.

Questions about this application or our process? Email Kenneth L. Wright at WEFGrants1@gmail.com

Grant Application

Applicant Name

Applicant Email

Principal/Supervisor's Email:

Co-Applicant(s) Name

Co-Applicant(s) Email:

Project Title

Start Date

End Date

Project Cost

Amount Requesting from WEF

Amount secured by other sources

If you are planning to apply to other funding opportunities for this project, describe them here.

Upload an itemized budget (Template at the top of this page)

You may upload a short video to support your application

Upload Applicant/Applicant Group Photo (REQUIRED)

School Impacted

Number of Students Impacted

Grades Impacted

Criteria 1: Description of the Project

Criteria 2: What need is this project addressing? Which Building or District goal does this address and how? How does the project align with current Building or District curricular/instructional goals?

Criteria 3: What is the potential impact of this project on students/student learning – what are your anticipated student learning outcomes?

Criteria 4: How is this grant innovative or unique for the Westerville School District?

Criteria 5: How will you assess the student learning outcomes at the conclusion of the project? What measures will be used to provide evidence of the extent to which the strategies you employed had an impact on students?

Criteria 6: What is your timeline for implementation? Funding will be made available in December 2020.

Criteria 7: If you expect to continue this project beyond the grant, how will it be funded after grant monies are expended? Will there be ongoing maintenance costs associated with equipment or materials purchased on this grant (e.g., replacement bulbs, batteries, renewal of software licenses, etc.)? If yes, how will these be supported?

Criteria 8: How do you propose to share the results of your assessment of the effectiveness of this innovation with your colleagues (e.g., presentations at your school, on Waiver Day, etc.)?

Provide a 2 – 3 sentence summary statement for use on the Westerville Education Foundation website, social media platforms, and in media releases:

Award Terms (you must accept all terms to be considered for funding)

Agree to email WEF a project update within 3 months of your start dates

Agree to email WEF a final report describing your outcomes within 30 days of the project end date

Agree to allow WEF use of the photos, video and summary submitted for use in publicity and on the website.

Thanks for submitting! Applicants will be notified the week of November 30.