Technology Fund Form - Sheboygan Public Education Foundation

Technology Application

Please read and complete each step of the SPEF “Technology” Grant Proposal Application and complete the application to the best of your ability. If you have any questions, please reach out to SPEF and we can answer your question(s).

SPEF Does Not Fund the Following:

*Staff positions

*Department, district, state or federal required/mandated curriculum needs

*Expenses that have previously been part of any budget - local, departmental, state, federal or other

*Projects in need of continual funding (i.e. licensing, yearly memberships, etc.)

*Operational or safety expenditures

**The Sheboygan Public Education Foundation (SPEF) supports grant proposal projects which enhance SASD students’ overall experience inside and outside of the classroom.

**There are two separate funding applications; one for technology requests, and another for non-technology requests. Please use the appropriate application. Grant Writing TIP: Please limit your use of educational jargon and explain your need for funding as if you were speaking to the public.

**Only projects accepted by the Sheboygan Area School District/Board of Education are available to receive SPEF funding.

**Having other necessary funding sources in place will be positively viewed by our selection committee.

**Grant dollars will vary. Please prioritize project if there are several items/grade levels to it.

**Grants are approved for the individual who wrote the grant proposal and not transferable to another staff member and/or school if grant applicant changes employment location. SPEF may ask grant applicants to answer additional questions about their proposal in person.

**Applications are accepted twice per year… FALL Deadline: November 1st & SPRING Deadline: April 30th

Incomplete applications AND applications duplicated or “cut and pasted” will not be accepted.

**If funding is approved by SPEF, all purchase orders must go through the secretary from your building and be facilitated through the SASD Business Office (Ms. Sarah Pitzen – 920-459-3523).

Accepted grant applicants’ timeframe to file a Purchase Order with SASD Business Office:

*Fall Grants -- *Jan. 15 To April 1 ------- *Spring Grants -- August 15 TO Nov.1

(Any grant monies not claimed by the deadline will be rescinded.)

** ** All items (over $250.00 total) requested through this application require a written price quote. Technology requests require a price quote from the SASD Purchasing Department: Ms. Lori Gasper (lgasper@sasd.net). Non-technology requests require a price quote from the purchasing vendor; this does not need to come from the SASD Purchasing Department. Applications WILL NOT be accepted without a detailed price quote.

** Submit the quote with the application. SPEF funds are only for the purchase of items listed on the application. All requested items must NOT have been already ordered or already purchased.

** The cost of installation of any equipment/technology must be included in the estimated cost of equipment requested.

By check marking this box I agree that I have read through the following information thoroughly on what SPEF does not fund.

** Once funding is received from SPEF, you will be REQUIRED to provide documentation/acknowledgement (photos, student responses, posters, etc.) exhibiting the use of the item(s) provided. We want to see, hear, read what is being done with the item(s) purchased and how the students have been positively impacted. SPEF should be mentioned as a funding source in any press releases published regarding the project or written in school newsletters, etc.

I agree and understand that failure to submit this documentation/acknowledgement will disqualify me from future grant proposals.

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Todays Date

Name of School or Organization

Have you participated in the Sheboygan Public Education Foundation before?

Attended/Donated Items for "All In For Education" Donated to Staff Solicitation Drive Severed as SPEF Building Representative Other

If you selected 'other" please explain:

Name of Project:

Description of Project

Total Cost of Project as Specified in Funding Guidelines. Total amount of Project requested from SPEF. (Please prioritize project if there are several items/grade levels to it. IF your application receives partial funding, please prioritize accordingly.)

Other Sources of Funding Available? (Have you asked your Title 1, AGR, PTA, PTO, Booster Club, Building Site Committee, Principal, etc?)

How will you implement this project? (Please give specific details/plans on how you will be using technology in your project?)

What is the timetable for implementation of this project?

How many students will be served by this project and how will they utilize this project?

How will this project "enhance" student experiences as a part of the Sheboygan Area School District?

How will you MEASURE the success of this project? Please be specific.

Is this equipment/technology compatible with the SASD Master Technology Instructional and Curriculum Plan and its timeline?

Have you and/or others received “training” for this technology/equipment prior to this proposal? If not, when would you receive training? (The award may be contingent upon you/others receiving training.)

What type of maintenance is required for this equipment/technology? What will be the cost of this maintenance? (Please note that SPEF does not fund the cost of on-going maintenance of equipment.)

Have you requested funding currently or in the past for this project from the Sheboygan Area School? When? Was it funded or rejected? Why?

Is your technology grant proposal a “replacement” item(s) that was originally purchased by the Sheboygan Area School District?

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