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Grant Funds up to $
1000 each
MAMSE offers up to five competitive grants for the 2008 - 2009 school
year. Each grant can have a maximum value of $1000 but requests for a
lower amount will also be considered. The purpose of the grants is to promote the development and
implementation of ideas and/or programs related to the eight essential themes
listed below. These grants are being made available to Michigan middle
school educators to encourage the innovation of these themes at the classroom
and/or building levels. The National Middle School Association's
publication This We Believe outlined eight major themes essential
to successful middle schools:
- School Vision - Imagining the very best that a school can be.
- Health, Wellness, and Safety - helping students maintain healthy
minds and bodies.
- Student Advocacy - Promoting assistance and advocacy programs.
- School Curriculum - Integrating and exploring challenging
curricula.
- Flexible Scheduling and Structures - Promoting collaborative
teaching and planning.
- Family and Community Partnerships - Encouraging volunteer and
community support.
- Quality Assessment - Incorporates all aspects of student growth
regarding evaluation.
- Varied Teaching Techniques - Accommodating individual learning
styles.
APPLYING FOR THE MAMSE GRANT:
 | Print and complete the application specifying that the grant
incorporates one or more of the eight themes (or unique middle school themes
approved by the MAMSE Board) and that it will be implemented at the middle
level. |
| Recipients are required to present at the 2009 MAMSE Conference or
submit an article for publication to the MAMSE Journal. |
| Recipients are encouraged to develop a display board of the progress of
their grant for display at the next MAMSE conference. |
| Any product (unit plan, evaluation tool or similar tangible item)
becomes a MAMSE resource and may be published. |
| Applicant could not have received a MAMSE grant in the previous school year. |
AWARDING OF THE MAMSE GRANT:
| Funding may only supplement, NOT supplant current district or building
plans and programs. |
| Proposal supports and promotes current "best practice" at the
middle level. |
| Proposal is approved and supported by district level administration. |
| Objectives are reasonably measurable with the proposed evaluation methods. |
| Budget reflects appropriate use of the funding to achieve desired
outcome(s). |
| Members of the MAMSE Board of Directors will determine grant recipients. |
| Recipients are ineligible to apply for grants the year after their award. |
| Recipients will be notified by September 30. |
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