Sponsored initiatives may be ideas or innovations that support current practice,that expand or enhance current practice, that approach framework requirements via alternative methodology, or that utilize technology to support, enhance or expand current practice.

Please note, one of the goals of the UCFEF is to allow teachers to pilot equipment, programs, and technology that are innovative and not currently used in the Unionville Chadds Ford School District.

Our Grant Committee will consider the overall strength of each proposal.  Proposals that positively impact larger portions of school population may be given priority.  In addition, we try to ensure an equitable distribution of grants among the six schools.

• Reflect the UCFEF mission by being innovative and/or creative

• Have clearly defined goals, activities, and outcomes

• Be teacher/administrator-initiated

• Contain an evaluation mechanism that can accurately assess project outcome

• Have budget clarity

• Should be self-sustaining or have a high probability of continuing without additional funding

• Be consistent with school improvement plans and the school district’s goals

• Training related to implementation of the proposal

• Consultants’ fees

• Equipment, supplies, and materials required to implement the proposal

 

• Items that the UCFEF has previously funded, unless the grant proposal clearly                                  explains how the initiative is significantly different than the previously-funded project or addresses a different audience or age group.                                    

• After school clubs

• Proposals for items that are typically funded within the school budget

• Salaried positions

• Basic school curriculum development

• Refreshments

• Decorations

• Projects more appropriately funded elsewhere (e.g. PTO)

Each grant proposal is vetted by the Grant Committee and then presented to the board. Each grant proposal is scored using a 1 – 5 ranking with 5 being the highest rank possible. The 1 – 5 score is based on evidence that the grant proposal:

• Addresses a clear need and is in alignment with district initiatives and school goals
   
• Impacts a significant number of students
                              

• Is sustainable and feasible

• Innovative, creative, and supports “out of the box”  approaches to curriculum implementation                       

2018 Grant Awards

 

Unionville High School

 

Technology and Engineering Education Laptops - $4,804

Charles F. Patton Middle School

 

Tower Garden Project - $1,087

Chadds Ford Elementary School

 

Flexible Seating - $1,200

Working with Circuits K-5 - $1,200

Outdoor Classroom Boy Scout Eagle Project - $600

Hillendale Elementary School

 

Designing and Creating with 3D Printers & Live Streaming - $4,998

Pocopson Elementary School

 

Designing and Creating with 3D Printers & Live Streaming - $4,998

Flexible Seating - $1,000

Flexible Seating - $1,000

Unionville Elementary School

 

Virtual Reality - $1,000

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2017 Grant Awards

 

Unionville High School

 

Community Building Leadership Project - $5,000 

Cordless Tools for Tech and Engineering Lab - $860

Charles F. Patton Middle School

 

Water Bottle Filling Station - $600  - The goal is to reduce the use of plastic bottles.

Chadds Ford Elementary School

 

eTextiles - $1,403 

Hillendale Elementary School

 

Signage Hillendale Trail - $1,629 

Water Bottle Filling Stations - $2,000

Pocopson Elementary School

 

Water Bottle Filler Conversion Kit - $490

Attention to Fitness - $2,000

Chromebooks - $4,980

Unionville Elementary School

 

Collab-Oratory - $1,565

Student Centered Seating - $2,256

 

2016 Grant Awards

 

Unionville High School

 

Makerspace/ Rasberry Pi & Litte Bits - $2,500

Waerbottle Filling Stations - $3,600

UHS Cyber Cafe - $2,500 

3D Biological Modeling and Printing - $4,000 

Next Generation Wireless Carts - $2,300

Charles F Patton Middle School

Redcat Classroom Audio System - $4,332

Chadds Ford Elementary

CFES Makerspace - $3,764

CFES Collaboration Space - $1,500

Pocopson Elementary School

Rockin' Reader Chairs - $1,000

Library iPads - $1,500

Unionville Elementary School

15 Chromebooks - $3,990

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2015 Grant Awards 

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Charles F Patton Middle School

High Tunnel Solar Mechanism - $3,900

Chromebox Computers - $670

Chadds Ford Elementary School

Makerbot 3D Printer - $1,650

Hillendale Elementary School

 

Hillendale Trail - $5,000

Unionville Elementary School

Read Along Library - $990