It is common for teachers to spend hundreds of dollars to set up their classrooms. The Foundation currently provides a $125 grant to each new teacher to help with the purchase of materials. The week before the new school year begins the new teachers are invited to a New Teacher Reception were they are presented with the grant. The goal is to continue this grant each year for each new teacher to the District.

The School and Teacher grants are awarded twice a year to those projects which exemplify creativity and enhance the learning experience. All staff members including teachers, counselors, nurses, and psychologists are eligible to apply for these grants. The applicants selected are those who demonstrate the greatest support of student development through the four pillars of academics, agriculture, the arts, and athletics.

There are school site grants available for each Central Unified School. These grants must be generated and submitted by the Principal of each school. A school site grant which benefit’s an entire school can range from new technologies to multi media which benefit an entire school. Each school site is eligible to apply for one school site grant per year.

The criteria for these grants have not been set. An update will be posted in the coming months to notify all Principals of the criteria and the application period.