HOLLISTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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PRE-PROPOSAL

Objectives of the HEF Grant, “Intensive Study” Opportunity

HEF is offering a grant opportunity in 2022-2023.  This grant, our “Intensive Study Grant,” is intended to encourage school administrators and educator-leader teams, to support teachers’ good ideas and classroom needs in order to teach highly effectively with creativity and innovation during the 2021-2022 school year and beyond by involving your students and colleagues in the intensive study project.

•	Enrich, Innovate Look for specific ways the Intensive Study experience will transfer into the classroom (such as innovative aspects of curriculum and/or new methods of instruction), and seek potential for direct impact on students
•	Connect, Broaden Will there be an opportunity to broaden the Intensive Study experience through sharing/instruction with other faculty/staff in the Holliston Schools?
•	Address One of the Five District Pillars of the Strategic Plan: 1) Communication; 2) Social Emotional Wellbeing; 3) Teaching & Learning; 4) Talent & Resources (including community connections and collaborations); 5) Providing student agency.
•	Pre-Proposal Application No Deadline:
•	This year, proposals will be considered any time after October – but remember, you have a better chance of funding with earlier applications!
•	Suggested Grant Amount: $100-$500 per request (not to exceed $2,000 per school).

     It is not necessary to write a long proposal – a new idea request for funding can be described and sent to HEF in the form of a short pre-proposal for consideration. This year, HEF wishes to focus the Intensive Study grants on some aspect of the District’s strategic goals, including the 5 pillars of 1) Communication; 2) Social Emotional Wellbeing; 3) Teaching & Learning; 4) Talent & Resources (including community connections and collaborations); and 5) Providing student agency). 

This PRE-PROPOSAL will be accepted and reviewed quickly to provide feedback on feasibility of your idea.  The final Full Proposal can be submitted soon after HEF input on your Pre-proposal.
 
Email the attached form to 
HollistonEducationFoundation@gmail.com, 
or Heidi.Gibson@comcast.net
or mail to HEF, PO Box 6692, Holliston, MA 01746
Holliston Education Foundation

“Intensive Study” PRE-PROPOSAL FORM
Please email your pre-proposal to Heidi.Gibson@comcast.net

Pre-Proposal Due Date: Any time before the end of May 2023.   
Full Proposal Due Date: before end of school year.

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Please summarize your grant idea below in a paragraph or two.  Discuss how it will be used to teach more effectively during these extraordinary times.  HEF is also interested in how broadly your idea can be applied throughout your school – how might you help your fellow teachers to use the ideas that you learned in your grant opportunity?  Does your proposal fit well with one of the five the District Strategic Plan pillars? You don’t have to spend too much time on the details or the budget – we will give you feedback about how feasible this is for HEF funding and how you might strengthen the concepts for a final grant Full Proposal.