Innovative Grants

*** Recent changes and clarifications to grant policies:

• Grant applications should be submitted to Sue Mangan at:
  
• The KEF welcomes joint grant proposals from multiple schools (for example, all elementary schools).  Please submit a single proposal and indicate which schools it is for.  The maximum grant amount for a joint proposal is $1,000 per school.
• Please type "KEF Grant" as the subject line for all grant proposals.  This will help ensure that your e-mail isn't treated as SPAM and accidentally deleted.
• Grants are now awarded year-round.  Grant applications may be submitted at any time.  In addition, funds available for grants have more than tripled since last year -- We need your grant submissions!

The Kennett Education Foundation Innovative Grants Program brings new resources into the Kennett Consolidated School District.  Innovative ideas and program pilots are often difficult to fund through traditional school financing routes.  These program pilots, however, when tied to the educational goals of the school district, are often key catalysts for improvement.

Grants of $100 to $1000 will be awarded to enable new programs in the classrooms or in extracurricular activities for the Kennett Consolidated School District.  The bottom of this page describes how to apply for a grant.

Grants awarded for the 2006-2007 school year: Click Here
Grants awarded for the 2005-2006 school year: Click Here

Grants awarded for the 2007-2008 school year:

More than $11,000 awarded to the following grants:

Jason James Cordova, Kennett High School: ESL Mobile Language Lab

Tamara Fellows, Kennett Middle School: MP3 Study Guides

Susan Yocum, New Garden Elementary School: Rotary Readers

Gina Navaleza, New Garden Elementary School: Enriching Science Curriculum through Field Experience

Debbie Anderson/Anne Bailey, Greenwood Elementary School: 4th Grade Biological Field Experience

Jane Pedroso, Mary D. Lang Elementary School: School/Community Literacy Project

Elizabeth Weaver, Mary D. Lang Elementary School: 4th Grade Biological Field Experience

Ben Green, Greenwood and Mary D. Lang Elementary Schools: Musical Recording and Production

Carole Koroluck/Patti Tatum, Kennett Middle School: Vocabulary for Success

Elizabeth Parrett, Kennett High School: Creating Lifelong Readers

Emlyn Farinola/Mary Brady, Greenwood and Mary D. Lang Elementary Schools: Bi-Lingual Book Club

Maryella Verdes, all Elementary Schools: Stories with Holes

Lauren Farrell, Greenwood Elementary School: Math Lab Supplement

Linda Parkinson/Tia Ennis, New Garden Elementary School: Developmental Guidance Lessons in the Fourth Grade

Sarah McCafferty/Jill Fourney, Greenwood Elementary School: Geography of the NFL

How to Apply for an Innovative Grant

Click below for Innovative Grant Program details and the application form.  Forms are also available at each Kennett Consolidated School District building and at the District Office.  We encourage e-mail submission of application forms, but will also accept applications via U.S. mail.

Return application forms by email to:

Application form in Word format

Application form in PDF format