The Foundation for Orange County Public Schools

Teacher Grants

We help students by helping teachers.  Through unique and innovative teacher grant programs, backed by some of the community’s major corporate education supporters, the Foundation is supporting creative learning initiatives in the classroom.  In fact, since the establishment of these grants, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.64 million to over 3,100 Orange County Public School teachers.  Areas of grant focus include math and science enrichment, reading readiness, and specialized in-class resources.  These grants enable teachers to help students stretch their imaginations and take learning to a new level.  They give our schools extra resources and directly aid teachers, who often spend hundreds of dollars of their own money on classroom needs each year.

The Foundation is constantly working with businesses and the community to pursue new programs that benefit our students, teachers and schools.  If you have an idea, we want to hear about it.

For more information on existing grants and programs, application forms and more, just click below.  And keep checking here for more updates.
 

August 27th Update

2010 - 2011 Foundation Teacher Grant Applications will be available soon.  An ALLUSERS' email will be sent announcing this year's grant opportunities, application procedures, and deadline just as soon as the applications are available.  

See information below for a sampling of available grants, grant workshop registration and teacher information calendar.

 


Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Health Education Grant -- provides funds to K-12 teachers for additional resources for health or physical education classes using HealthTeacher lesson plans.

The Bond Foundation West Orange Middle School Science Grant -- provides supplies and equipment to enhance the learning experience of middle school science students at select West Orange County middle schools.

Progress Energy Math & Science and Sustainability & Energy Education Grants -- provides equipment and/or materials to enhance instruction in math, science, and sustainability/energy education in 6th through 12th grade.

University of Phoenix Central Florida Campus Read2Succeed Literacy Grant -- provides funds to K-5 teachers for classroom literacy materials (books, workbooks, flashcards, etc.)

Mini-Grant Writing Workshop -- provides specific information to assist OCPS Teachers in writing a better grant and how to avoid the common mistakes made in grant writing.  Workshop led by OCPS Grant Services.  Registration required.

2010-2011 Teacher Information Calendar -- provides teachers and administrators up-to-date information on all of the Foundation's grant programs, due dates and important events.

 

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