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SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER
March 21, 2005 (click here to see our archived newsletters)
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Quote of the Month
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
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Editorial
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Have you ever failed a class? I'm proud to say I never have, but I'm very sorry to say I've done my share of failing students. But, you say, "You didn't fail them.
They failed themselves." I beg to differ.
I look back at my teaching career, and I shudder to think of the mistakes I made, and the students I let down. My students didn't hate me. Most of them actually liked me, and that just makes it a little bit worse. I should have helped them more. What would it have cost me? Nothing.
Failure, my friends, is much overrated as a learning tool.
The problem is that the students who fail don't usually just fail one class in one semester of one year. Failure is often a pattern for them. But it's a pattern that can be broken in many cases by the caring intervention of a teacher or administrator.
For you, spring break is just past, now present, or in the near future. I urge you to make it your business in the time you have left this semester to make a commitment and help one or two students to turn it around. You don't have to like them or admire them. You just have to care enough to give them the help they need.
Insist that they pass your class. Insist on it! Then pledge to help them pass. You will feel so much better, and they will remember you for caring enough to intervene
and keep them from failing.
Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
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That's right. For the next 30 days, until April 21, 2005, you can subscribe to our database which contains every grant available to your school, not for the normal $397, but for only $347 if you order with a signed school purchase order. You can fax your P.O. to 903-572-5272 or mail it to The School Funding Center, 449 Rusk Street, Pittsburg, TX 75686
Our database is filled with every state, federal, and foundation grant available to your school. You have absolutely no need to buy any other product. We already monitor over 4,000 sources to compile our grant information.
We have grants for universities, colleges, K-12, and pre-K.
We have grants for public, charter, private, and faith- based schools.
Our database contains over 110,000 grants worth over
$6.5 billion.
To do a free search, go to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info
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Feature Article
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Vital Information
by Don Peek
When we created The School Funding Center database, we wanted to make it easy to use and as complete as possible.
One of the ways we do that is to give a website, email address, and phone number whenever possible for every grant we list.
These 3 pieces of information are extremely important to you when you begin to write a grant. I would never even start a grant until I had visited the website of the foundation or the government organization that is sponsoring it. At their website, you usually get lots of detailed information and sometimes you can even download the grant application.
You should also be using the email address and/or the phone number we give. Talk to the person who is responsible for the grant. That person can give you better information and more tips about getting the grant than anyone else.
I prefer the telephone for this. Why? I want to make a very personal connection with this person. I want them to be familiar with me and the school's situation I represent. This is particularly helpful in getting foundation grants, but it's important to make this connection on all grants.
We don't put the website, email address, and phone number of the granting entity just to fill space. Use this information to help you get grants. Make this personal connection, and you'll be awarded 25% more grants because your application will be that much better.
The School Funding Center's database at http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info
will help you match your needs to the grants that are available. We include live links to email and websites of granting organizations whenever available.
Usually address, phone, and/or fax is included.
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Tips
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1. Don't try to impress grant readers with big words. Be
clear, concise, and to the point.
2. Pick grants that match up well with your situation.
Don't try to force it. Find the right grant.
3. Have very clear in your own mind what you want and need
before you begin to describe it for someone else.
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SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS is a step-by-step grant-writing manual for both new and experienced grant writers. The author, Dr. Deborah Porter, is one of the most successful grant writers in the United States. You need this manual, $38.00 total cost, including shipping.
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Q & A
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Q. When is a good time to write grants?
A. Right now is an excellent time. Many state and federal
grants have deadlines in the next month or two.
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Grant Announcements
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Grant name: Star Schools Program
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: The Star Schools program will 1)encourage improved instruction in mathematics, science, and foreign languages, as well as other subjects (such as literacy skills and vocational education); and 2)serve underserved populations, including disadvantaged, illiterate, limited English proficient populations, and individuals with disabilities
Program areas: Disabilities, ESL/bilingual, foreign language, general education, math, science/environment, vocational
Recipients: Public schools
Notice of intent to apply: 4/7/05
Proposal deadline: 5/9/05
Total amount: Approximately $14 million
Average amount: Up to $3 million
Contact person: Donald Fork
Telephone: 301-925-8402
Email: Donald.Fork@ed.gov
Website:
http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/ED/HRO/DCMGC/ED-GRANTS-030805-002/Grant.html
Availability: All states
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$50 OFF $50 OFF $50 OFF $50 OFF $50 OFF
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That's right. For the next 30 days, until April 21, 2005, you can subscribe to our database which contains every grant available to your school, not for the normal $397, but for only $347 if you order with a signed school purchase order. You can fax your P.O. to 903-572-5272 or mail it to The School Funding Center, 449 Rusk Street, Pittsburg, TX 75686
Our database is filled with every state, federal, and foundation grant available to your school. You have absolutely no need to buy any other product. We already monitor over 4,000 sources to compile our grant information.
We have grants for universities, colleges, K-12, and pre-K.
We have grants for public, charter, private, and faith- based schools.
Our database contains over 110,000 grants worth over
$6.5 billion.
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Grant name: Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grants
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: This program provides Federal financial assistance to LEAs to implement an integrated, comprehensive communitywide plan designed to create safe and drug-free schools and promote prosocial skills and healthy childhood development in youth.
Program areas: General education, safe/drug-free schools, social studies
Recipients: Public school, private/charter
Proposal deadline: 4/29/2005
Total amount: Approximately $75 million
Average amount: Up to $3 million
Contact person: Karen Dorsey
Telephone: 202-708-4674
Email: Karen.Dorsey@ed.gov
Website:
http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/ED/HRO/DCMGC/ED-GRANTS-031005-001/Grant.html
Availability: All states
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Grant name: Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: The purpose of the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development program is to enhance the school readiness of young children, particularly disadvantaged young children, and to prevent them from encountering difficulties once they enter school, by improving the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who work in communities that have high concentrations of children living in poverty.
Program areas: At-risk/character, early childhood, general education, math, professional development, reading, science/ environment, social studies
Recipients: Public, private/charter, higher education
Proposal deadline: 4/22/05
Total amount: Approximately $15 million
Average amount: Up to $5 million
Contact person: Rosemary Fennell
Telephone: 202-260-0792
Email: eceprofdev@ed.gov
http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/ED/HRO/DCMGC/ED-GRANTS-020705-001/Grant.html
Availability: All states
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