Teacher Grants
The teacher grant program was established in 1987 by Partners in Education’s predecessor organization, Palo Alto Foundation for Education. Over $1 million has been awarded in 40 rounds of teacher grants. The foundation usually collects grant applications in January and May, making grants in February and June respectively. This round of awards usually ranges from $250 to $3,000, with exceptions for especially noteworthy projects. Projects promote curricular and program enhancements in areas such as special education, social studies, literacy, music, technology, art, science, mathematics, film and journalism.
In 2006-07, the program awarded approximately $100,000 to 58 different projects. Programs funded included:
- Home economics program at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School
- Equipment for a glass-blowing class at Palo Alto High School
- Software for digital media library at Gunn
- Special education and adaptive learning materials at Ohlone Elementary School
- Multi-disciplinary jazz program for third graders at Barron Park Elementary School
- First grade math kits at Hoover Elementary School
- "Spies in Ancient Egypt" technology project at Jordan Middle School
- Biotechnology program at Palo Alto High School
To see a list of grant recipients in 2007-08, please click here
Applications
For information concerning applying for a grant, please see our Teacher Grant Handbook.