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WSTE Mini-Grants Awarded at Reception
2006
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WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY ELECTRIC
MINI-GRANTS AWARDED
Washington-St. Tammany Electric’s annual
mini-grant winners were recently honored at a reception held at
the Franklinton office. Each of the winners received $500.00 for
classroom projects.
Manager of Coop Affairs, Bob Bateman, stated “WST
Electric is committed to improving our community through educational
opportunities for our children and these mini-grants are just one
of the many programs sponsored by the Cooperative. We are proud
of all of our teachers and believe that these mini-grants will help
our teachers and their respective schools enhance the educational
opportunities for our children.”
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Winners were: Mark Ross of Varnado
High, Deborah Schellinger of Little Oak, Karen Ballard of Enon,
Pat Edmiston of Covington High, Jenny McElveen of Pine, Karley Cooper
of Sumner, Phyllis Beatty of Folsom, Rachel Buhler of Fontainebleau
and Lee Alan McCain of Lee Road. |
MINI-GRANT GUIDELINES
Guidelines for Washington-St.Tammany Electric Mini-Grants
WHO QUALIFIES FOR THESE GRANTS?
Any K-12 classroom teacher whose school is within a community served by
Washington-St.Tammany Electric Cooperative or whose students’ homes
are served by WST Electric. Ask your school administrator who provides
electricity to your school.
HOW MUCH ARE THE GRANTS, AND WHAT IS THEIR PURPOSE?
There will be a maximum of nine (9) mini-grants of $500 each. These grants
are to be used for classroom based projects.
WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF THE PROJECTS?
Projects are to feature student investigation and should meet the needs
and curiosity of your students. The project should be limited only by
the imagination of your students and the resources you have available.
HOW WILL THE APPLICATIONS BE JUDGED?
Judging will be conducted by the staff of the Association of Louisiana
Electric Cooperatives located in Baton Rouge, LA. The judges’ decision
will be final. Mini-grant judging will be based on:
1. Feasibility of the project
2. Plan outline
3. Budget
4. Financial need
5. Need of the students
6. Appropriateness for age and grade level
HOW DO I APPLY?
After finding out if you qualify, submit a 1-2 page proposal by January
7, 2008 describing what you and your students will investigate to:
WST Mini-Grants
P. O. Drawer N
Franklinton, La 70438
ATTN: Anita McNeal
Along with your proposal, be sure to include your home address as well
as the school address, so that you may be notified if your project is
selected.
WHAT CAN I USE THE MONEY FOR?
Anything that will enable you and your students to complete the project.
Because the amount of the money is small, you may choose to buy some time
(hire help), pay for field trips, buy some books or software or a piece
of equipment. You and your students know best what you need. A brief estimate
of expenditures totaling $500 should be included with the proposal.
MAY THE GRANT BE USED TO EXTEND/EXPAND AN EXISTING PROJECT?
No
WHAT KIND OF DOCUMENTATION OR "FINAL REPORT" IS REQUIRED?
Mini-grant winners must submit a written narrative account of their projects
(including excerpts from student writing, if possible) for possible publication
in a future issue of Louisiana Country. These articles should be mailed
to WST as soon as possible after completion of the project.
Remember: The purpose of the mini-grants is to allow you and your students
to try an interesting project and share that experience with others -
not to complicate your lives with red tape.
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