ERIC Number: ED242020
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 118
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Mini-Grants for Teachers, 1981-82. Final Report.
Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Pittsburgh, PA.
This document reports the results of the Allegheny Conference Education Fund's mini-grant program which was responsible for funding over 230 teachers, at all grade levels, in the Pittsburgh Public School system during 1981-1982. The following topics are covered: (1) the definition and purpose of a mini-grant, a description of the review committee, and the mini-grant application and selection process; (2) some of the results of the funded projects for students and teachers, county recognition resulting from the program, evaluations from all teachers and principals involved in the program, other projects resulting from the mini-grant program, and some quotes from teachers reflecting the spirit of their responses; (3) descriptive synopses for projects in rounds I through VI of the funding that were not completed in time for the 1979-1981 mini-grant report; (4) Appendix A, which includes the mini-grant cycle, selection criteria, and application process; and (5) Appendix B, which includes a financial analysis, analysis by subject area, and a chart showing the mini-grants awarded by type of school. An alphabetical listing of teachers receiving the grants is also included. (JW)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Foundation Programs, Fund Raising, Grants, Grantsmanship, Incentive Grants, Instructional Innovation, Philanthropic Foundations, Private Financial Support, Program Proposals, Proposal Writing, Teacher Motivation, Teacher Participation, Teachers
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Pittsburgh, PA.
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