Grants

One of the original goals of the BEA

was to promote and encourage new opportunities for learning, with an emphasis on credibility. When adequate financial resources were established, a program was put in place to review and fund such programs. Mini-grant applications and procedures were developed during the 1995-1996 school year. A committee of BEA

members was appointed to screen and select grant applications in October and April each year on the basis of established criteria.

The first round of mini-grants was funded in the spring of 1996. At the time, seven grants worth $1,483 were awarded. In the spring of 2003, the BEA voted to fund mini-grants for $5,000 each semester. Since the program began, the BEA has funded over 320 projects, totaling more than $84,000.

2014 Mini-Grant Recipients

2013 Mini-Grant Recipients

Below are a few examples of grants and mini-grants that have been awarded over the years:

"Enhancing Education Through Technology"

Technology in the Math Department

"Interactive Science"

"Elmo's for Education"

Rosetta Stone Software

Projectors for the Language Arts classroom

Adding speakers to classroom technology

Enhancing the Math and Social Studies curriculum with Schoolhouse Rock videos!

Speakers for the classroom

"Got Robot?"

"The Graphic Experience"

"Feeding the Library's Collection"

Suicide and Self-Mutilation: "Stopping the Pain" training for school counselors

iPad integration in all subject areas