The Heights Education Committee
meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 6:30, location announced
prior to meeting. The committee focuses volunteer efforts on
events that enhance learning for all ages of youth in the
Houston Heights. We strives to support and network educators in
all Heights schools and learning centers. We open events to all
children who either live in the Heights or go to school here.
The committee uses the Search Institute's 40 Developmental
Assets Kids Need to Succeed (www.search-institute.org/assets) as
a basis for their programs and believes that community can
greatly enhance education in and out of schools.
Houston Heights Association Education Committee
Classroom and School Grant Program
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Application
Application Deadline: Monday
November 30th, 2009
The
Houston Heights Association, through its Education
Committee, supports excellence in schools and provides
resources directly to teachers. The Classroom and School
Grant Program funds teacher designed learning experiences,
to increase and enhance student learning. Individual schools
may also apply for a grant which impacts their total
curriculum and/or environment.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must be full time employees at charter, private
or public schools (Pre
K
through 12) within the boundaries of the Houston Heights
Association.
Applicants must spend 50% of their time in the classroom.
A Team must be 2 or more eligible teachers.
Teachers may be awarded a Classroom Grant once every 2
years.
Schools may be awarded a School Grant once every 2 years.
AWARDS:
The
number of awards will be limited by the merit of the
application and the
funds
available. Awards will not exceed $750 for an individual or
$1000 for
a team. Awards for school grants will not
exceed $1,000.
HOW TO APPLY:
Mail completed application and 3 copies to
Houston Heights Association Education Committee
P. O. Box 70735
Houston, TX 77270
All materials are available on line @
www.houstonheights.org
Facsimile or e-mail applications will not be accepted.
SELECTION:
A
Selection Committee will conduct a blind review of the
application (cover sheet will be removed). Merit,
determined by the committee, will be the sole criterion.
Committee scoring is confidential.
OBLIGATIONS:
No
later than May 14, 2010, Grant recipients are required to
provide the Houston Heights Association Education Committee
a reflective report of the project and a detailed expense
report. Copies of classroom grant proposals become the
property of the Houston Heights Association Education
Committee and may be shared with other schools in the
region.
Houston
Heights Association Education Committee
Classroom
Grant Project Description
1.
In your own words, please respond to the following questions
and/or statements in
sequential order. Make sure the project description makes no
reference to any
school or
staff.
2.
Complete application includes:
a. Cover Sheet
b.
Project Description (includes project description, total number
of students
impacted, benefits to students, benefits to
school, documentation and
and budget narrative.
3. When
submitting paper application, the original and 3 copies of all
application
materials
must be submitted. Incomplete applications will not be
considered.
Facsimile
or e-mail applications will not be accepted.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Describe your project. What are your goals and what
creative
methods will you use to reach them?
BENEFITS TO STUDENTS: How will students benefit from your project? How will
your
project advance the goals of your grade/area curriculum?
BENEFITS TO SCHOOL: Is
this project replicable? What are your plans for sharing
your
experiences so that they benefit not only you and your
classroom, but also your
peers in
schools within your community?
DOCUMENTATION: How
will you document or report on the impact of the
experience?
BUDGET NARRATIVE:
Provide a brief narrative that shows evidence of research into
specific
items/services to be purchased and approximate costs included.
Materials
normally covered by schools will not
be included.
Current programs include but
are not limited to:
Annual Youth Art Show
- A spring event open to the public during the Heights
Spring Home Tour. The show is judged by local artists and
gallery owners and prizes are awarded. An opening night
reception is held for all participant artists and their
families.
Annual Principals'
Welcome - a chance for all Heights
principals to network with business and community members in
a casual, off campus environment.
HHA Grant Program
- HHA provides funds for projects designed by Heights area
educators to enhance education in the Heights. These grants
are judged in the fall of each year based on the number of
children impacted, how they can be shared and duplicated
among educators and how they enrich programs already in
place. They can be submitted by one educator ($750) or
teams ($1000.) HHA volunteers are needed to get the word
out about the program at the beginning of each school year
in the Houston Heights area public, charter and private
schools and volunteers from the community also judge the
grants.
Holiday Read Aloud -
A local author reads an original Holiday story aloud to area
children (pre-K to 6th grade) at a signing reception at the
Heights Library. Original stories may be submitted by
November 15th for selection for the reading.
The 2009 committee is currently
co-chaired by:
Please contact us by e-mail to
find out the exact location of this months meeting or to for
specific dates for programs.
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