Deadline: 3-Jun-22
The Alabama Power Foundation is now inviting applications for its Scholar Grants to provide teachers with funding to access the professional development and instructional tools they say they need to raise student achievement in math and/or English language arts (ELA) to grade level proficiency and beyond.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: Up to $7,500 per grade level team.
- Funding: Professional development, instructional resources and classroom technology.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants: Public school teachers in grades two to eight apply as a grade level team.
Criteria
- Demonstrate a Financial Need: A public school is eligible if 50 percent or more of its full-time students receive free or reduced-price lunches.
- Grade Level/Subject Area Collaboration: Intent is for an entire grade level team of teachers to commit to collaboration, professional growth and peer support to raise student achievement in an agreed upon subject – math and/or ELA. Middle school teacher teams may include multiple grade levels if needed to collaborate.
- Teacher-Selected Professional Development (PD): All teachers who apply for the grant will select PD to complete with a focus on math and/or ELA concepts. Funds can be used on other resources if PD is free, but PD must be included in the proposal to nurture professional growth.
- Measure Student Achievement: Describe how the grant aims to improve student achievement and how success will be measured.
For more information, visit https://powerofgood.com/grant/scholar-grants/