PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THERE ARE NO OPPORTUNITY GRANTS BEING OFFERED DURING THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR. PLEASE HELP US RAISE MONEY DURING OUR DIRECT DONATION DRIVE AND SPRING AUCTION EVENT TO BRING OPPORTUNITY GRANTS BACK NEXT YEAR!

Opportunity Grants provide a way for parents and teachers to bring guest artists to the school; coordinate on- or off-campus field trips; introduce new programs and projects, such as hands-on learning materials, new art supplies, materials to improve school grounds; bring on more tutors; etc.

The 2009-10 budget committee proposed that we reserve $10-15,000 in the budget for such funds for the 2010-11 school  year. The PTA budget is available on our PTA Web site: http://sites.google.com/site/sacpta/.

Last spring we voted to approve half of the available money so that it could be used at the beginning of the school year and reserve half so the incoming board members and new families would have a chance to participate as well. The deadline to apply for this second disbursement of funds is October 15, 2010.

Eligibility requirements for Sacajawea “mini-grants”:

• You must be a parent or staff member at Sacajawea.
• You must fill out an application (on reverse and on our PTA Web site).
• There must be a designated program/project lead.

Application Process:

• Fill out an application (on reverse and on our PTA Web site).
• Applications must be returned to the PTA Board by Oct. 15, 2010. They may be returned electronically to tracy_patton@msn.com or walker@skyway.com or dropped in the PTA Suggestion Box outside the school office.
• The PTA Board will vote on the applications at the Nov. 1 Board Meeting and announce the winners at the Nov. 17 PTA General Meeting.
• If there are more requests than funds, we will decide who wins a grant based on how many students can benefit and how widespread the support is. Our grants committee will also consider whether there are any external grants that might be able to cover the costs of some of the requests.