Professional Growth Grants | Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation

Eligibility: Open to all certified employees in Bartlesville public schools.

Awarded monthly to enable attendance at seminars, conferences, workshops and other developmental opportunities to enhance instructional and administrative training and management skills development.
Application submission deadline: The 15th of the month at least two months prior to an event if it involves out of District travel. If it does not involve out of District travel, applications may be submitted by the 15th of the month only one month prior to the event. Grants will be awarded monthly.

Sample Grant Agreement Form (all grant recipients are required to complete a Grant Agreement Form before receiving funds)
Sample Grant Reporting Form (all grant recipients are required to complete a Grant Reporting Form after receiving funds)

Budget: $15,000

Criteria: Professional growth can be accomplished using a variety of methods. For example:

Bringing in outside expertise to assist.
Hosting summer institutes, when teachers and administrators are free of classroom responsibilities.
Supporting our staff in their affiliation with quality national and regional professional organizations and workshops.
Training local staff, who in turn train others within the district (highly encouraged)
For annual conferences and seminars, the committee will not fund the same conferences every year. These type of trainings will be evaluated every other year to allow the Foundation to fund a broader group of teachers.

Recommendation: To the extent possible, please limit the number of teachers attending a particular conference. In an effort to make the best use of our funds, we will aim to send one person per grade or per school. We ask that you share the knowledge you learn with your colleagues.

Rubric

Professional Growth Committee Charter

Grants must be submitted using the online application. Use the form below.

Professional Growth Program Application

"*" indicates required fields

Applicant(s) information*

Applicant name

School site

Phone number

Position

*The first name on the application will be the person responsible for returning all receipts to the Foundation. The Foundation accepts and encourages joint applications; however, at times, not all applicants will be funded. Please prioritize applicant names for funding preference.

Main contact email

Professional Growth Opportunity:

Meeting (name)

Place

Phone

Dates

Paste link to professional growth opportunity/event website

Upload a copy of meeting brochure*

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

*Upload brochure only required if you are not able to provide a link to the professional growth opportunity/event website.

Explain the purpose of your request. Specifically include the following: (a) objectives for attending the training; (b) improvements you anticipate as a result of this training; (c) how this training aligns with district curriculum, initiatives and best practices; (d) how you will measure those improvements mentioned in section (b); (e) whether it will impact a single group of students or multiple groups; and (f) longevity of the improvements.

How have you used previous travel experiences to improve your instructional and management skills?

Have any of the applicants received funding from the committee in the past? If so, when and for what amount?

What are your specific plans to share the information with your team (when, how, scope)? How will the opportunity improve your leadership skills and/or help your team standout?

Budget

Download and fill out district travel form. Download form here

Upload completed district travel form.

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Details of budget requests:

We do not pay for substitute teachers, mileage from Bartlesville to the Tulsa airport, or parking at the airport.
We would appreciate if you could get the lowest airfare as possible.
Lodging costs are limited to double occupancy room rates.
Meal reimbursement is same as for the district, as stated on the Out of District Travel Reimbursement Claim.
Lowest airfare and hotels possible
Mileage reimbursement will be figured according to current IRS travel reimbursement amount, as listed on the BPS travel reimbursement form.

Workshop cost ($)*

Lodging Cost Details:

Number of nights

Per person per night rate ($)

Total lodging cost ($)

Travel costs ($)

Other costs

Total budget request

Have you explored other funding sources? Amount received or able to receive from other sources?

Amount received from other funding:

Do you have approval from your school supervisor/principal?

Yes

BCF staff will contact supervisor/principal to confirm.

Additional comments or information for the committee:

Download Signature Page

Signature Page

Download the signature page from the link above. Once you have collected the necessary signatures, scan and upload below.

Approval signature page*

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Budget

Please upload a copy of your detailed budget.

Include specific information such as kinds of materials and equipment, sources of supply, and costs. Include tax (if applicable) and shipping. Be specific; these are the only items which will be authorized for purchase. Your budget should have three columns: item, supplier, and cost. You must only apply for approved expenses and only use district-approved vendors.

Budget file

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

If you do not receive an email confirmation after you submit your application, it did not go through and you need to contact us. Thank you.