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Funding your course
There are many ways to obtain funding to support your Schools Attuned
participation. From federal title funding to fundraising and grants, the sky is
the limit.
Here are some ideas to get you started.
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Contact local community civic organizations that give small grants to teachers
and schools such as Civitans, Rotary, Lions Club, Kiwanis, etc. Offer to speak
at their meeting. Bring Dr. Mel Levine's book A Mind at a Time and
describe how your school wants to learn how all students learn. Ask the club
for a matching grant to help with tuition.
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Contact your college of education alumni association to see what scholarship or
professional development funds are available. Offer to come and talk to
undergraduate classes about what you've learned.
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Your local chamber of commerce, realtor's board or business forum may provide
matching funds for scholarships to a school team in the community. This might
be particularly effective if the school has been designated “in need of
improvement" or otherwise targeted for intervention.
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Ask your local teacher union or association if funds are available for teacher
professional development for members. Often, professional development funds are
available for conference attendance or study groups. Offer to write an article
for the local teacher newsletter following your Schools Attuned training. At a
national level, check out the National Fund for Improvement of Education – a
teacher grant making program from the NEA.
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Education Week and Teacher Magazine list
grant monies available to teachers for various study and professional
development opportunities. Visit
www.edweek.org or
www.teachermagazine.org.
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Educational and professional sororities and fraternities are also excellent
sources for scholarship money. Sometimes professional groups may provide
assistance to teachers working on professional development that will benefit
struggling minority and/or disadvantaged students.
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Involve the local PTA or other community groups. Sponsor a penny drive called
"Schools Attuned Makes Good Cents." The donated change can support tuition,
purchasing Dr. Levine's books or the Developing Minds video library.
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Local merchants have community "give backs” to schools. Check with your
supermarket or local Target for their education programs in your school.
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Churches, synagogues and other faith-based community organizations sometime
support teachers wanting to develop their skills to better serve at-risk
learners.
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Explore state and federal
funding options.
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