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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

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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

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