MBHS PTSA - Mini-Grants

August 25, 2008

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Montgomery Blair High School PTSA
Minigrant Procedures/Dinero para sus proyectos | 2008-09 School Year
Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2008, 5:00 pm

Download -The Minigrant Flyer/Application

Through the Minigrant Program, the PTSA supports projects initiated by staff, students, parents or guardians, and community members. The PTSA has budgeted $10,000 for minigrants for the 2008-09 schoolyear. When you apply for a Minigrant, please use the application form on the back of this flyer.

The Minigrants are divided into three groups:
1. Large-Scale Minigrants (up to $500): For projects that will benefit the whole school, a whole grade, or at least 500 students. Teachers in a given grade might want to decide together whether they’d rather do one large, schoolwide project or a gradewide project. Specialists (such as P.E., art, and ESOL teachers) are also invited to apply for Large-Scale support. Anyone in the community can apply.
2. Smaller-Scale Minigrants (up to $200): For projects that benefit at least 100 students.
3. Club Minigrants (up to $100): For projects initiated by an extracurricular school club.

All student/parent/guardian applications must be reviewed and sponsored by a member of the Blair High School staff; they are the only individuals who are permitted to receive the minigrant funds on behalf of the project. The staff member should be connected to the project activity or academic department. In addition, before you decide to submit an application, we urge you
to discuss your idea with your supervising administrator or one of the staff liaisons to the Minigrant Committee. They may know of more appropriate non-PTSA funding.
PLEASE NOTE: Projects which already receive PTSA funding or are academically graded are
not eligible.

The Minigrant Committee will review the applications and present its recommendations at the October PTSA meeting. In the case of competing grants (for two Large-Scale grants for the same grade from nonstaff applicants, for example, or for two very similar schoolwide projects), the PTSA will evaluate them and award the grant to the project that best supports the PTSA’s mission (as stated here: http://www.pta.org/aboutpta/mission_en.asp). The selection committee will give priority to projects that benefit students directly over those for school infrastructure improvements or those that may have alternate funding. It is our sincere hope that the minigrants will enable you to fund some fun, enriching projects for Blair’s students that might not
otherwise have been feasible.

If you have any questions, or suggestions about the way we administer these funds, or if you’d like to join the Minigrant Committee, please contact
? Co-chairs: Gail Peck, Parent (home/office 301.587.1714, gpeck@peckstudios.net);
Linda Kahn, Parent (home 301. 565.2651, LEKahn@gmail.com).
We will need a new Co-chair next year— participate this year and consider co-chairing next year.
? Staff Liaisons: Lansing Freeman, social studies (301.649.2854, Lansing_C_Freeman@mcpsmd.org);
Donna Franklin, School Financial Assistant (301.649.2824, Donna_M_Franklin@mcpsmd.org) and others welcome
? Students: Current SGA PTSA Liaison and others welcome

(Being on the committee is really fun – you’re giving money away! – and it involves just one or two meetings and fielding a few queries. Please volunteer if you can, by contacting Gail Peck or Linda Kahn ASAP.)

Be Creative. Please apply! It’s easy!

Past minigrant awardees include: Forensics Team, NSL Department, Blair Robot Project, Spanish Honor Society, Nutrition and Wellness Fair, Science Journal Club, Sign Language Club, SPARC Program, Athletic Academic Study Hall, GRRL Tech, W.E.B. Dubois Honor Society SAT Prep, and field trip support; Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Teen Exchange project; Piano Today subscriptions for music students; robotics competition equipment and mentoring of elementary school students; honoraria for special speakers; conference support; SGA events, banners; books for reading programs; materials for special science demonstrations.

Para traduccion en español llamar a, 301-230-3073 (Hispanic Hotline Office),
desde las 8:00 a.m. a las 4:15 p.m. de Lunes a Viernes.
(Fax: 301-230-0685)

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. Download -The Minigrant Flyer/Application