All teachers and staff at Oakdale Elementary School are eligible to apply for grants under this program. Teachers and staff may apply individually or collaboratively.

Application deadline is January 30th. Applications will be accepted any time until this deadline.

Please ensure you are a MEMBER OF THE PTA! (Visit www.oakdaleowlspta.org and create an account to purchase a membership - instructions here: https://oakdalepta.membershiptoolkit.com/membership)

Fill out and submit this online application. Applications will be sent to the School Administration and then reviewed by the School Improvement Team. Finally, applications will be reviewed by the PTA Board where they will be voted on.

The Grant Program is made available solely by the fundraising efforts of the PTA through the OWL SPRINT! The vision of the PTA is to make every child's potential a reality. The mission is to be a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child. In line with this vision and mission, the purpose of the PTA Grant Program is to provide funding to enrich and enhance the educational experience of OES students, to support teachers in their creative and innovative thinking and to provide a critical link between the PTA and school faculty.

All ideas are welcome. No idea is too big or too small to be considered. We would love to approve every grant, but that will not always be possible.

1) Proposals will be considered in totality to allow decisions based on equity among grades and classrooms.

2) The goal of the Grant Program is to benefit as many students as possible. Therefore, preference may be given to proposals that benefit students in multiple classrooms or students in the same classrooms over multiple years.

3) Preference may be given to grants that support in-house programs over grants that pay for talent or experience outside of the school staff and school.

4) PTA Grant funding will not be awarded for projects or materials that are normally provided by the school district.

1) If your grant is approved, you will need to await instructions for the proper method of purchasing or process payment for any goods or services. Generally you will need to work with Rebecca Sappington in the front office to have your items purchased
by the school and then she will invoice the PTA - other times, you will either need to provide to the PTA Treasurer a payable invoice prior to purchase or supply ORIGINAL receipts from your purchase for reimbursement.

2) Grant recipients will be supplied with the PTA's TAX ID number so that sales tax will not be applied to the purchase.

3) Grant recipients are encouraged to submit a brief report to the PTA after students have begun to benefit from the grant. The PTA looks forward to celebrating, promoting and publicizing efforts of grant recipients and their accomplishments! Please keep us informed! The more parents and teachers are made aware of the benefits of the PTA Grant Program and the fundraising efforts that make it possible, the greater support we'll have in years to come!