Invitation for Proposals

Fall 2005 Grant Cycle

To the Arlington Public School Community,

The Arlington Educational Enrichment Fund, Inc., (AEEF) is pleased to present our Fall 2005 Grant cycle.  AEEF seeks to augment and enrich the education provided by the Arlington Public Schools. 

 Teachers, parents, and other individuals with school sponsorship are invited to apply. 

THE GOALS OF THE AEEF ARE TO:

·                                 Augment and enrich the education provided by our schools by funding inventive and new programs;

·                                 Encourage and support innovative projects in teaching and learning;

·                                 Encourage leadership and creativity in teachers and administrators;

·                                 Support grants that impact a significant number of students;

·                                 Support grants that have a lasting benefit to Arlington’s school system;

·                                 Encourage cross-school, cross-grade, and cross-curricular collaboration;

·                                 Encourage collaboration among teachers, administrators, and parents to benefit Arlington’s schools.   

THE AEEF FUNDS THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF PROPOSALS:

·                                 Projects that supplement, but do not replace, existing educational programs;

·                                 Pilot programs;

·                                 Group and/or multi-school projects;

·                                 Program / curriculum development projects

·                                 Staff development activities

·                                 Programs that request initial funding, and are not dependent on AEEF for continuing costs

·                                 Teacher developed programs.

Please note that the AEEF cannot fund requests for standard classroom supplies or videos.

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

1.   Due to limited resources, less than the full amount requested may be granted.  For the applicant’s planning purposes, the average amount awarded is $1,500.

2.      The project must be completed within 18 months from the date of grant approval. A final evaluation of the project/program, as well as documentation of all expenses, is required.  At the end of 18 months, all unused monies will revert to the AEEF general fund.

3.      Please make 8 copies of your completed application and send them, along with your original, to AEEF, 350 Massachusetts Ave. Box 194, Arlington, MA, 02474.

4.      The completed application must be submitted by November 11, 2005.  Grants will be awarded by December 1, 2005.

 QUESTIONS?

 If you have questions about this proposal, please do not hesitate to contact an AEEF board member:

Steve McHugh                          781-641-2307                smchughhm@aol.com

            Marlissa Briggett           781-641-3754                mbriggett@yahoo.com

            Robin Cassell                781-648-3517                robincassel@yahoo.com

            Wendy Campbell           617-967-2070                wendy_kc@hotmail.com

Brendan O’Day                        781-648-4651                odaybr@gse.harvard.edu

            Dawn Moses                781-648-4738                jdmoses@verizon.net

            Mary Wisnewski           781-643-4843                mawiz@rcn.com

DEDICATED FUNDS 

The AEEF is pleased to offer the availability of “dedicated funds” that supplement moneys in the general fund.  Grant proposals may be directed towards these funds, but the AEEF does not require this as a condition of the application process.  The educational goals of these funds are as follows:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Fund

This Fund has been established to fund grants that promote the life work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., addressing issues of tolerance and diversity.

Women in Professions Fund

Money from the Women in Professions Fund will be distributed to a prospective grant that concerns or relates to the advancement of women in the arts, sciences, humanities, or business.  These grant funds are intended to be applied to a proposal which, among other things, either analyzes the historic role of women in the professions, and/or emphasizes the past, present, and/or future impact women have or will have in various professions.

Performing Arts Fund

This fund was founded in 1998, and is designed to support initiatives in the performing arts at all grade levels.

Mary Murphy Fund 

This fund was recently created to honor the 28 years that Mary Murphy spent in the Arlington School system, as both a teacher and a principal.  This fund is earmarked for elementary studies in the arts, nature, gardening, or history.