The Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation initiated a teacher grant program in 1991 to enhance education by funding school site personnel for instructional, research-based projects providing direct service to students. In March of 2007, the program was named the DEBORAH ROCHELLE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM to honor the person who is responsible for its origination and organization. Grants are awarded to teachers in amounts not to exceed $5,000 per award. That amount should totally fund a grant or complete a grant for which money is already designated. However, that $5,000 should never be considered a “starter” fund for which more funds have to be raised.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Eligibility: Classroom teachers and professional staff such as reading teachers, special education teachers, professional staff home-based at a school, ancillary professional staff, speech therapists, librarians, psychologists, and social workers are eligible to apply.
The Foundation does not award a grant to the same person for two consecutive years. Schools may submit more than one application, and more than one application from a school may be awarded a grant. Individuals at a school are limited to receiving one grant.
Application Process: The applications should address each of the six criteria for selection described on page four and must not exceed five, double-spaced, pages using Times New Roman 12 point font. Applicants should remember that out-of-state readers will evaluate the proposals and may not be familiar with Louisiana education requirements, procedures, and/or terms. Therefore, applicants should be specific.
An application should not have the same wording as another since that situation raises a question of plagiarism. If two teachers in the same school wish to use the same type of project for two different grade levels so the students can continue with a designated program for two years, both grants should explain the coordination of the two projects. This approach lends more understanding to similar wording, but the two applications still must not raise any question of plagiarism.
Budget Report: Grantees are required to submit a budget report that reflects the “actual cost” of the items for the project. Receipts must accompany the budget page and should appear in an order that corresponds to the list on the budget page. All grant money should be spent before the Foundation’s spring visitation, and the Budget Report and receipts should be submitted to the Executive Director during that visitation.
Deborah Rochelle Teacher Grant Program
The Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation initiated a teacher grant program in 1991 to enhance education by funding school site personnel for instructional, research-based projects providing direct service to students. In March of 2007, the program was named the DEBORAH ROCHELLE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM to honor the person who is responsible for its origination and organization. Grants are awarded to teachers in amounts not to exceed $5,000 per award. That amount should totally fund a grant or complete a grant for which money is already designated. However, that $5,000 should never be considered a “starter” fund for which more funds have to be raised.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Eligibility: Classroom teachers and professional staff such as reading teachers, special education teachers, professional staff home-based at a school, ancillary professional staff, speech therapists, librarians, psychologists, and social workers are eligible to apply.
The Foundation does not award a grant to the same person for two consecutive years. Schools may submit more than one application, and more than one application from a school may be awarded a grant. Individuals at a school are limited to receiving one grant.
Application Process: The applications should address each of the six criteria for selection described on page four and must not exceed five, double-spaced, pages using Times New Roman 12 point font. Applicants should remember that out-of-state readers will evaluate the proposals and may not be familiar with Louisiana education requirements, procedures, and/or terms. Therefore, applicants should be specific.
An application should not have the same wording as another since that situation raises a question of plagiarism. If two teachers in the same school wish to use the same type of project for two different grade levels so the students can continue with a designated program for two years, both grants should explain the coordination of the two projects. This approach lends more understanding to similar wording, but the two applications still must not raise any question of plagiarism.
Budget Report: Grantees are required to submit a budget report that reflects the “actual cost” of the items for the project. Receipts must accompany the budget page and should appear in an order that corresponds to the list on the budget page. All grant money should be spent before the Foundation’s spring visitation, and the Budget Report and receipts should be submitted to the Executive Director during that visitation.