The Teacher Grant Program was created to encourage teachers and staff to use innovative teaching methods to promote learning.

The Teacher Grants are not intended to replace existing district funding, but they are an opportunity to seed innovation in teaching, providing funding for projects that may be beyond the scope of district or site funding. Grants (including grants for new technology equipment) must demonstrate:

• a strong curricular justification,
• evidence of innovation, creativity, and excellence;
• links to student outcomes.
• a sensible budget.

Grants demonstrating collaboration across grades, schools or disciplines are looked upon favorably. PiE hopes that successful grants may be replicated, shared or adopted more broadly across the district

Applicants can be members of one of the following Palo Alto Unified School District groups:

• Teachers
• Principals
• Classified employees
• Parent groups (e.g. PTA, Site Council)
• Student groups (under teacher supervision)
• Community groups

 If a grant is being submitted by a parent, student or community group, the grant application must be submitted by a PAUSD staff sponsor with a …@pausd.org address.

The Teacher Grant Program does not typically fund:

• Consumables
• School Assemblies
• Tuition
• Furniture and Furnishings
• Salaries and Awards for Teachers, Classroom Aides and/or Outside Instructors
• Sports Equipment with Only a Short Useful-Life

The following areas may be funded in support of a grant but will need pre-approval prior a grant application being submitted. PiE will only consider professional development that is undertaken during the school day. Please contact us before writing or submitting any grants with these components:

• Staff Development and Training
• Curriculum Development
• Release Time
  
  

Fill out the online application

Only applications submitted using our online application will be accepted.

Please answer each question in the proposal, indicate “N/A” if a particular question is not relevant to your proposal.

Proposals should be clear and concise, yet descriptive of the project:

• State the specific objectives of the grant.
• Address specific curricular or site plan goals.
• What is innovative about the project
• Strategies for carrying out these objectives
• Who and how many students and/or staff members will be affected
• Impact on student learning
• Method for evaluating success of the project and is linked to student outcomes
• Is the project sustainable or replicable in the future?

Individual Grants:       Minimum $500; Maximum: $3,000
Collaboration Grants:  up to $15,000 (please note that you need to contact our committee for special approval before writing / submitting grant applications over $3000)

Fall Round:

• Online application must be complete by November 1.
• Grant recipients will know the committee decision by the Friday before
  winter break starts.

 Spring Round:

• Online application must be complete by May 1.
• Grant recipients will know the committee decision by the Friday before
  summer break starts.
  

(please note POs will be issued post July 1 and all purchases should be made post July 1)

Marcie Brown

There are two options for purchasing your grant materials and supplies:

1. You may get a PO from your school secretary: secondary school teachers should contact their budget secretary; elementary teachers should contact their principal's secretary.
   OR
2. You may purchase the supplies yourself and get reimbursed.

If you select option #2 you will need the original receipts plus an invoice voucher form signed by your principal. If you purchase online, be sure to print the verification of your purchase. Please do not forget to get your principal's signature on the invoice voucher otherwise your check can not be printed. Make a copy of your original receipts for your personal records.
Your school secretary should have a voucher form and the account structure numbers. If not, download the form below and contact Raquel Faustino at the District Office. Vouchers and receipts need to be sent to Raquel Faustino in the PAUSD business office. It takes up to seven work days to return you a check.