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GRANT APPLICATION

The mission of the Duxbury Education Foundation (DEF) is to provide grants for innovative educational programs that benefit Duxbury Public Schools. We provide the resources to turn a great idea (big AND small) into a reality for students and staff!

 

Academic Grant Criteria - Submitted by staff, administrator or student(s) 
   Educational - supporting learning or teaching
   Enrichment - enhancing or expanding the educational experience

   Initiatives - new, creative programs, clubs or resources

Professional Development Grant Criteria - Submitted by staff or administrator 

Click HERE to Submit Grant Application 

 

The Grants Committee reviews all submitted applications and applicants are assigned a liaison to follow the grant from start to finish. Applicants can expect be contacted by their DEF liaison to field any questions or to clarify the project's details. Grants will be presented to the DEF Board of Trustees by the DEF liaison for approval within 2-4 weeks of submission. Please note, grants submitted after April 1st may not be reviewed and/or awarded until the next school year. 

 

Grants are not intended to replace or relieve existing responsibility for public funding, nor are they intended to substitute for normal budget growth and maintenance.

 

Not quite ready to submit the application and want to discuss your idea with DEF? Email grants@duxburyeducationfoundation.org to be connected with a DEF Grant Committee member who can help!

  

 

Academic Grant Criteria


Eligibility

  • Staff applicants must be Duxbury Public School employees. Applicants may also be from community organizations with a compelling proposal.

  • Student applicants must be current students at Duxbury Public Schools. The applicant is required to have a teacher or staff member from Duxbury Public Schools serve as their grant sponsor. The sponsor will provide guidance and support throughout the grant application and implementation process.
  • Applicants may be from community organizations with a compelling proposal.

 

A proposal is appropriate for a DEF grant if it:

  • Displays innovative, creative and educational ideas
  • Enriches or enhances existing educational programs
  • Provides for a new, creative program, club or resource
  • Encourages creative thought processes 
  • Is a student-driven proposal
  • Consistent with curriculum goals of the school system, where applicable
  • Includes clearly defined goals, activities, outcomes
  • Fosters school/community relationships
  • Impacts a significant number of students/residents
  • Falls outside the regular municipal or school budgeting process
  • Encourages leadership and creativity in teachers, administrators and students

 

DEF WILL consider funding:

  • Equipment, supplies, and materials necessary for implementation
  • Training, if required, for implementation of the project
  • Consultants or outside speakers
  • Workshop fees
  • Stipends

DEF WILL NOT fund:

  • Salaries or substitute teachers
  • Routine supplies and operating costs (e.g., textbooks, utilities, building maintenance)
  • Refreshments
  • Lobbying or religious purposes
  • Scholarships

Example of an Approved Educational Grant

 

 

 

Professional Development Grant Criteria 

Eligibility

  • Applicants must have been teaching in the Duxbury Public Schools for at least three (3) years. Grant recipients must plan to remain teaching in the Duxbury Public Schools for two (2) years after completion of their project. 
  • Teachers may apply individually or as part of a group. 

The Coordinator, Director, Assistant Superintendent or Department Chair (as applicable), along with the principal, will be informed of the grant request and must confirm that the proposed professional development opportunity is appropriate.
 

A proposal is appropriate for a DEF professional development grant if it:

  • Improves practice, curriculum, and student achievement
  • Demonstrates application to professional growth and renewal
  • Leads to development of creative educational programs
  • Allows teacher to broaden knowledge and skills
  • Explores new and innovative teaching methods
  • Leads to collaboration with colleagues and students, potentially across disciplines and grade levels
  • Recipients are required to exercise professional leadership by sharing their new learning with their colleagues

 

DEF WILL consider funding:

  • Registration fees
  • Consultants or speakers in educational fields to work with teachers 

 

DEF WILL NOT fund:

  • Travel expenses. Exceptions will be considered. 
  • Coursework toward degrees
  • Regular curriculum development normally funded by the school budget
  • Stipends or substitute teachers
  • Refreshments