Paly PTSA Grant Funds

The Palo Alto High School PTSA has financial resources to share with the school community to help make teachers’ and staffs’ jobs easier and more effective, and to support creative and innovative ideas. The PTSA allocates approximately 80% of its operating funds, about $168,000 this year, to support students and instructional programs. While a large portion of these funds go to purchasing items for students - planners, workbooks, departmental supplies, the EXPLORE, PLAN and PSAT – we are making $20,000 accessible to teachers and staff more directly.

Paly parents donate money to the PTSA in hopes that it can support and inspire the work you do, which in turn enhances the quality of education for their students.

*NOTE, all funds need to be spent in the school year awarded.

Grant	Amount	Contact	Term	Application/Approval
Viking Fast Track Grants $20,000	Up to $1000 per request; larger amounts considered; not for hardware technology requests	Barbara Clark, PTSA jbgch@pacbell.net or (650) 324-4252; prefer electronic submittal via email	Applications accepted through April 15, 2013, OR until funds run out; reimbursement requests submitted to PTSA by May 10, 2013	Available online; approval within 2 weeks of submittal

Viking Fast Track Grants (Up to $1,000* per request through April 15, 2013) *Grants of larger amounts will be considered. Total Available: $20,000.

Viking Fast Track Grant is a combination of the former Viking and Fast Track Grants. Grants of up to $1000 are awarded to teachers and staff to enhance classroom programs and support school-wide goals. Collaboration among staff members is encouraged.

The PTSA Grants Committee will review requests throughout the year, and decisions will be made within two weeks of application submission. Application forms can be found in both pdf and Word formats by clicking the link at the end of this document. We prefer you submit your softcopy of the application by email to Barbara Clark, PTSA Grants Committee Chair. If necessary, you may instead submit a hardcopy of the application in the PTSA mailbox in the main office (please send an email letting us know you have done so).

NOTE: This grant is not to be used for hardware technology. Please contact Pat O’Hara pohara@pausd.org for such requests.

Questions? Contact: Barbara Clark, jbgch@pacbell.net or (650) 324-4252

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