June 2008
Classroom Grants
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts Foundation has grants available to supplement the math, science or technology curriculum for K-12 teachers nationwide. Up to $200 per individual request is awarded, and each school is limited to up to $1,000 per calendar year. Grants will be considered on a quarterly basis in January, March, June, and September. Grants must be received one month prior to be considered for the upcoming cycle. For example, grant proposals to be evaluated in January must be received by November 30.
Award Amount: $200 - $1,000.
Eligibility: Public Schools.
Deadline: July 31st, 2008.
For more information please visit http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=216.
Training on Healthcare
Partners In Transition is pleased to host a Training on Healthcare. While designed to provide Technical Assistance to the Leadership Teams, the public is welcome to attend provided space is available. Everyone must register to attend, and Leadership Team members’ travel expenses may be reimbursed. The training will include topics related to healthcare, both mental and physical, what services are currently available, and a question/answer as well as a planning session will follow. Key presenter Cutis Richards is a nationally recognized leader in the disability community and currently a Senior Policy Fellow with the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, DC.
Partners In Transition Training on Healthcare
Friday, July 25th, 2008 from 9:30am-4pm
Tampa Airport Marriott
For more information or to register for this event please contact Tara Thompson at (813) 974-4581. The registration deadline for this event is Friday July 18, 2008.
Mental Health Case Study Report: Transitioning Youth with Mental Health Needs to Meaningful Employment and Independent Living
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD/Youth), with funding from the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor, carried out a study on successful strategies to help youth with mental health needs transition to postsecondary education, employment, and independent lives. The study focuses primarily on the role of skills development, work, and career exploration. It presents the findings from case studies of five promising program sites and identifies program design features and system-level policies that appear to help youth and young adults with mental health needs better transition into adulthood and life-long success.
This report is available at http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/background.php#mental_health_case_study_report.
Facts from NLTS2: Substance Use Among Young Adults with Disabilities (May 2008)
This report was released by the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to answer questions about the use of alcohol, cigarettes and illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and LSD among young adults with disabilities. The report compares substance use among this population with substance use in the general population, and compares different disability categories and demographic groups in substance use and in the receipt of substance abuse prevention education and services.
The report can be viewed at http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/.
Online Resource For Teachers
Free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today’s generation of students. Including free access to – 28,000 lesson plans, games and downloads, 6700 printable worksheets and preformatted rubrics.
This resource is assessable at http://www.teach-nology.com/.
What Teachers Really Want
In an effort to inform the nation about what teachers in the national public education system think and want, Education Sector and the FDR group surveyed 1,010 K-12 public school teachers about the teaching profession, teachers unions, and reforms aimed at improving teacher quality. The survey also tracked trends by asking some questions identical to a 2003 survey of K-12 public school teachers and comparing the responses. The survey found that, among other things, 76 percent of teachers feel that too many burned-out veteran teachers stay because they don’t want to walk away from benefits and service time accrued. 55 percent said it was difficult to remove teachers who shouldn’t be in the classroom, only 26 percent said their most recent evaluation was helpful and 79 percent support strengthening the formal evaluation of probationary teachers. Teachers are more likely now than in 2003 to say that unions are essential, and would support their union’s taking an active role in improving teacher evaluation, mentoring teachers, guiding ineffective teachers out of the profession, and negotiating new and differentiated roles for teachers. To read more about this report please visit
http://www.educationsector.org/usr_doc/WaitingToBeWonOver.pdf.
Verizon Grants for Literacy
The Verizon Foundation is now accepting proposals from eligible institutions for Literacy Grants.
Maximum Award: $10,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations, including elementary and secondary schools (public and private) that are registered with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Deadline: November 1, 2008. For more information or to register for this event please visit http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml.
Ezra Jack Keats Minigrants Program for School and Public Libraries
The Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant Program funds K-12 school programs that encourage literacy and creativity in children.
Maximum Award: $500.
Eligibility: Public schools and public libraries.
Deadline: September 15, 2008. For more information or to apply for this minigrant please visit $500 to http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrant.html.
RGK Foundation Grants for Education
RGK Foundation awards grants to programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education.
Maximum Award: $25,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations. For more information or to apply for this grant please visit http://www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php#programs.
Tiger Woods Foundation Education Grants
Tiger Woods Foundation Grants are given to support elementary and secondary education, primarily in urban cities nationwide. The Foundation focuses on programs and projects that enhance the learning process for children, as well as transitional programs for young adults to become productive adults. No funding is available to individual public schools; however, organizations within a public school system may apply.
Recipients: Private/Charter School, Other.
Award Amounts: $2,500 - $25,000.
Deadline: August 1, 2008.
For more information or to apply please visit http://www.twfound.org.
