About LASF: Grant Program

This program has been suspended due to the on-going budget crisis in the schools.

New: Check out the 2008 Teacher Allocation Grant Update Newsletter here.

The goal of the LASF Teacher Allocation Grant (TAG) program is to provide funds to support teachers in the Lafayette School District and Acalanes High School who want to improve and enrich the educational experience of their students. The TAGs assist both teachers who want to create innovative projects and pilot them at their site or classroom and teachers who want to adapt successful curriculum projects created within their district or elsewhere and implement them in their own classroom or lab. Projects and programs funded by LASF will be aligned with the curriculum goals and benchmarks of the Lafayette School District (LSD) and the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD).

There are two categories of grants to better address the various needs and objectives of the proposed curriculum projects. We will be awarding mini-grants (grants up to $1000 which will include a shorter application and on-site interviews with school allocation rep) and project grants (grants over $1000 that require more detail and a committee review).

LASF seeks to achieve the Teacher Allocation Grant goals by supporting projects that:

• adapt and implement high-quality instructional materials designed to help students and teachers meet or exceed district curriculum goals.
• promote stimulating environments in or outside of the classroom through innovative teachings methods and/or curriculum materials.  Incorporate on-going assessment as a component of the instruction.
• impact (or potentially impact) a large segment of students via a pilot or an adapted project suitable for a grade-level or school-wide audience. (Note: Mini-grants may impact a single classroom or school population segment.)
• include a plan to evaluate the success of the project and to share details of the project with LASF, other teachers and the school district.

Only classroom teachers within LSD or AHS are eligible. LASF requires teachers to consult with site administrators and/or district curriculum staff before submitting grants. Funds are available starting July 1, 2008 and will not be distributed prior to that date.

The LASF Grant Program will not fund projects that:

• request only equipment and materials without a curriculum connection to the district goals.
• request materials without documentation of the quality and/or successful implementation of the materials at another site.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Thursday, April 10, 2008

Download the 2008 LASF Grant Program Teacher Allocation Grant program description and Application: PDF Format | MS Word

View a list of past grant recipients:

• Fall 1996
• Spring 1997
• Fall 1997
• Spring 1998
• Fall 1998
• Spring 1999
• Spring 2000
• Spring 2001
• Spring 2002
• Spring 2003
• School Year 2004-5
• School Year 2005-6
• School Year 2006-7
• School Year 2007-8

Grant recipients are required to fill out an evaluation form at the end of the year.  These forms are available for review by other applicants upon request.  Download the Grant Evaluation form:  PDF Format / MS Word