GRANTS
Grants are awarded annually to all
public schools in the Mequon-Thiensville
School District (MTSD).
In 2006, a Grants Advisory Committee (GAC)
was formed to address the shift in the
Foundation's grant funding focus due to
the fiscal pressure facing the school
district. The committee continues to be
the mechanism to assist the Foundation
in identifying meaningful funding
opportunities.
The committee is comprised of
representatives from the
Mequon-Thiensville School District
(elementary/middle school/high school
teachers and principals, specialists and
district administrators), our Executive
Director and Foundation board members.
Fund allocation is determined by the GAC
with the Board of Directors' approval.
The mission of the committee is to
identify, prioritize and communicate the
needs of the district in order to advise
district and funding leadership on the
use of private money based on the
immediate and long-range goals of the
district.
Priority is given to the following:
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Funding essential programs "at risk"
due to budgetary pressure.
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Funding new programs/projects
designed to assist the classroom
teacher as class sizes rise and the
needs of students increase.
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Continue to support innovative
efforts to provide academically
challenging programs that prepare
our students for life after high
school.
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Support efforts to explore
alternative education delivery
models.
Grants are awarded throughout the school
year, with the majority awarded in the
Spring.
AWARDS
The
Range Line
School Excellence In Teaching Award is
given to a teacher who has demonstrated
excellence in teaching. This teacher
is selected based
upon nominations from district staff
members, students or parents.
The Middle
School Excellence in Teaching Award is a new
award started in 2009 to recognize
excellence in teaching at the Middle School
level. The teacher is selected based
upon nominations from district staff
members, students or parents.
The
Martin
Family Achievement Award is no longer an
active award as of 2008. It was made annually to
a member of the Homestead High School staff
who demonstrated exemplary conduct in the
preparation of Homestead High School
students for admission to or study in
college.
The Grants
Advisory Committee, a committee of the
Mequon-Thiensville Education Foundation,
will review all nominations and recommend
the award recipient to the full Foundation
Board.
