Grants should be for materials, programs, or projects that will enhance and enrich the educational experience. The focus of all grants should directly benefit the education of students. Grants are intended to encourage excellent teaching by enabling faculty members to be more creative and innovative.

Whenever possible, support will be spread throughout the district's schools, but priority will be given to the requests identified as offering the most promising outcomes.

Grants should benefit significant groups or classes of students, rather than individuals.

Each grant should provide for the complete purchase of all required materials and equipment. Should a supplementary source of funding be required, it should be secured in advance and specified in the grant application. Grant money cannot be held until a supplementary source is secured.

Requests for technology or audio-visual items should be prepared with the guidance of the district specialists:

Technology -- Gary Valenti

Audio-visual -- Emmy Lou Dykes

This will assure compatibility with other district-owned equipment, completeness of the application, and timeliness of specifications and price quotations.

The maximum grant is $3,000. All materials funded by the grant become the property of the Brighton Central School District.

March 26, 2006

Brighton Education Fund
c/o Brighton Schools, 2035 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York 14618
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