Spring Innovative Instructional Grant
Deadline: February 17, 2025, by 5:00 pm
Applications are now closed for 2024-2025
Applicants can apply for up to $1000 for innovative projects in their classroom.
CLICK HERE FOR THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Spring Innovative Grant Information
Purpose: Spring Innovative Instructional Grants are a means for providing small grants to teachers and other school-level professional staff members to encourage innovative, creative approaches that enhance student learning in classroom instruction.
Eligibility: The grants are awarded on a competitive basis and any YCSD teacher or group may apply.
Eligible Proposals: Grants proposals should be creative, Innovative and should support the YCSD strategic plan. Please ensure that:
- No school name, acronym or teacher names on the application.
- provided an itemized budget that includes the vendor and prices.
- Does not ask the foundation to fund the following: food, bus transportation, salaries for speakers or substitute teachers, alternative seating or clothing items.
Funds: Teachers may apply for up to $1,000. The number of awards will depend on funds available from The York Foundation for Public Education, Inc.
Grant Application Questions
Congratulations 2023-2024 Spring Grant Winners
Coventry Elementary School
- The Sprout and Grow Bee Garden, Silver Conlon - $1000
Grafton Bethel Elementary School
- Expanding Book Access: Building Cultural Bridges with Literacy, Sarah Andrews, Julie Hudson, Abigail Perry, Deb Wesley, Michelle Wright, and Jennifer Humble - $979
Magruder Elementary School
- Engaged in Exploring Ecosystems, LeeAnn Turner - $500
Queens Lake Middle School
- Mathematics in Motion: Empowering Students Through Robotics, Michelle Moses, Carrie Provenson, Jenny Lester, Karen LeMaire, Mellisa Robidas, Dorothea Wilkinson, Linda Perry, Barb Poland, and Renee Webster - $875
Tabb High School
- Stop Wasting Food!, Colsen Sigler and Gina Speight - $416
- Library Media Center Interim Learning Commons Improvements, Kim Grossett - $1000
York High School
- Exploration Stations: Bringing Nonfiction Shelves to Life, Dory Holder and Monica Chandler - $1000