PRIMARY GRANT CRITERIA
The Grant Committee, comprised of educators, administrators, business professionals, active community leaders and dedicated volunteers, will consider in their discretion the following criteria when reviewing each proposal:
INNOVATION
- Change, expansion, adaptation, enhancement, improvement, challenge, risk, “out-of-box” thinking, a new technique for learning…
- Does the grant proposal seek to achieve creative and unconventional pathways to learning that add depth to the curriculum and motivate students?
- Does the grant proposal address the varied educational needs of the community by exploring and developing new programs, choices and models for teaching and learning?
BROAD IMPACT
- Significant number of students, teachers, parents, administrators, community members… over an extended time… across schools, grades, departments, disciplines, community groups…
- How many students will benefit from participating in the program or be directly impacted by the project?
- Does the project have the potential of being replicated and impacting a larger number of students?
- Has collaboration—working together, joint effort—between schools and community groups been considered?
EDUCATIONAL MERIT
- To what extent does the grant proposal enrich the curriculum?
- Does the proposal support the goals and curriculum objectives, and the educational values of the Avon Public Schools or other educational objectives in the Town of Avon?
SUSTAINABILITY
- Will the program be able to sustain itself or be replicated after initial funding?
