AVON EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
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Mission Statement
To promote and enhance excellence in education in AVON, CONNECTICUT by providing funding and other resources for public programs which encourage, recognize and facilitate educational providers and students who initiate innovative and creative learning projects. To provide independent financial resources for educational initiatives which (i) develop financial support for qualifying educational projects, enrichment programs and other educational initiatives; and (ii) increase awareness of, involvement in and support for public education in Avon by, students, parents, educators, alumni, the business community, the Avon community at large and other appropriate parties; and To work in close collaboration with the Board of Education of the Avon Public School System and school administrators, teachers and other professional school personnel, and municipal departments of the Town of Avon to identify, evaluate, sponsor, create, develop, assist and support innovative or additional educational programs and initiatives.
About This Cause
Founded in 2004, the Avon Education Foundation (Connecticut) shall fund only those projects, which augment and enrich the curriculum, and do not supplant programs traditionally funded by district, state or federal budgets. The primary criterion for dispensing grants shall be high-quality educational content and the impact on students and/or community members. Projects must promote advancement of skills or knowledge and add depth to the curriculum. In addition, the Foundation shall give preference to projects which will benefit the largest number of individuals and encourages collaboration among grades, disciplines, schools and/or the community. Funding for a project may include a partnership with other organizations, such as PTOs, civic organizations, corporations, etc. Applications and project evaluations will be reviewed bi-annually. Foundation awards shall not fund books, supplies, honoraria, equipment, professional development, etc., as isolated items unless these items are essential to the project. In addition, awards shall not typically fund local transportation costs, compensation for substitute teachers, and salaries or stipends for additional staffing as part of an approved project. Finally, awards shall be given only to projects which the Foundation determines meets the letter as well as the spirit of its guidelines. The AEF has a fall and spring grant application process and all information can be found on the website, www.avonedfoundation.org. The AEF welcomes grant applications from public school and municipal employees. Grant applicants and qualified educators include teachers, administrators and other school professionals in the Avon Public Schools and other educational providers from municipal departments. The Project Director must be a qualified educator and be involved in all stages of project development from planning through evaluation. The Project Director must complete and return an Evaluation Report at the conclusion of the project.