Grants
Sharon Public School administrators, faculty, parents, students, and community members may apply for funding in support of enrichment projects and professional development that benefit the school community.
SEF funds a broad range of projects, including but not limited to those focusing on traditional academic subjects, visual and performing arts, promotion of multi-cultural and community learning experiences, and professional development.
Grant funds may be used for:
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Innovative educational projects that fall outside the normal school budget
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Consultants, guest speakers, artists, or performers who assist the project’s implementation
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Tuition, training, and travel expenses related to the project’s goals
Annual Grant Cycle - SEF reviews proposals each spring for projects that are implemented the following academic year.
Intra-Year Grant Cycle - Intra-Year Grants are grants that are available to members of the Sharon community outside of the regular grant cycle. They are offered for initiatives that support our mission whose activities will be completed by the end of SEF’s current grant cycle ending June 30th.
2020-2021 Grant Proposals
The deadline for the regular 2020-2021 academic year grant, 5:00 PM on Monday June 8th, 2020, has passed. To fully support our teachers and students during this particularly challenging year, SEF had an extra round of request for proposals whose deadline, October 15, 2020, has also passed.
Please stay tuned for the announcement of the 2021 - 2022 opportunities. SEF usually only accepts electronic submissions, via email to Sharon Education Foundation at sharoneducationfoundation@gmail.com.
Recent Grants
Digital News Camera
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
STEM
SHS
$2,000
New digital camera and two new microphones to support students in Video and Media Production classes to create SHS News segments.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Music Mentors
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Art
SMS, SHS
$2,000
This is SEF's 6th year enabling the music department to bring professional musicians to work with students and provide additional instruction specific to their instruments. This year will be virtual.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Heartfelt Inspirations
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Art
SHS
$500
Supplied art materials for students in the Networks program at SHS to use for expressive art creation.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Social Studies Diversification of Independent Reading Books
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social
SHS
$415
Provided books to SHS Social Studies teachers with a range of topics and authors that will assist students to learn more about themselves and their culture, as well as about others’ cultures.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Closing the gap
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social
SHS
$771
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Student-Musicianship
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Art
SHS
$1,500
Development Day & Spring Choral Masterworks Concert. It is virtual this year.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Peer Leaders
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social
All SPS schools
$2,500
SEF is proud to support The Peer leader program again. This program has been a cornerstone of SMS’s anti-bullying strategy for over ten years.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Anti-Racism Coalition
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social
SMS
$2,500
Support SMS teachers and staff to promote multicultural awareness, appreciation, and celebration.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Kids Voting
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social
All SPS schools
$1,300
Program to introduce and explain our voting process so students can learn the importance of voting, elections, and the history involved.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Eagles Nest Cable News
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
STEM
SMS, SHS
$1,440
Program for students to create videos that highlight the examples of unity and to provide video coverage to share those efforts with the entire school district and the larger Sharon community.
Funding Year
2020 - 2021
Heights Running Program
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social
Heights
$325.00
Program to build confidence of young girls through an 8 week program of running, culminating in a 5K run.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Wildlife Monitoring for Students with Special Needs
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
STEM
SMS
$1,600.00
Program to use trail cameras to capture wildlife around SMS.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Famished for Fantasy Book Groups
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social/ELA
Heights
$525.00
Develop passion for literacy through fantasy book clubs.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Sharon STEM Talks
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
STEM
SHS
$1,500.00
Science Cafes to bring speakers to discuss cutting edge science topics at SHS.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
SPS Community Poetry Slam
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Art
All schools
$2,500.00
Promote literacy and performing arts through a district-wide poetry slam.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Music Mentors
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Art
SMS & SHS
$1,000.00
Enables the music department to bring professional musicians to work alongside students and provide additional instruction specific to their instruments.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Robotic Engagement
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
STEM
SMS
$1,100.00
Support the SMS Programming Design curriculumn by programming a robot.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Film Production in the Elementary Classroom
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Art
Cottage
$400.00
Support engaged learning and thoughtfulness through film production.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Executive Function with Peg Dawson
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social
SMS students/parents
$1,500.00
Staff and parents learning about executive functioning skills through presentation by author and psychologist Peg Dawson.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Flexible Seating
Category
School
Grant Awarded
Description
Social
Cottage
$1,000.00
Alternative seating in the classroom to promote learning.
Funding Year
2018 - 2019
Prior Year Grants
Grant | Year | Type | School | Amount | Description |
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Music Mentors | 2017-2018 | ARTS | District-Wide | $1,000 | This is SEF's third year of bringing professional musicians to the Sharon Schools to complement our music teachers for Sharon's 350 instrumental music students. The professional musicians provide additional individual instruction to the students for playing and caring for their instruments. |
Organic Garden | 2017-2018 | STEAM | Sharon Middle School | $500 | The student-centered Organic Garden will help SMS students develop more of a connection with food: where it comes from, how easy it is to grow, and why it has such a substantial impact on their health. |
Speak Up - Sing Out | 2017-2018 | ARTS | Sharon Middle School | $1,000 | SEF, the MA Cultural Council, the SMS PTO, FAME, and the Middle School students will produce a "Concert for Social Justice", highlighting the power of music as a tool for social justice. Includes a day-long songwriting workshop with Cheryl B. Englehardt. |
Global Connections | 2017-2018 | Social | Sharon Middle School | $450 | Increasing global awareness and cultural literacy, this grant supports the Girls Learn International Club at Sharon Middle School which has a special partnership with the Zabuli Education Center in Afghanistan over the past six years. |
Morning Math | 2017-2018 | STEM | All Elementary Schools | $1,500 | Supporting a wildly successful program, this grant provides fro group meets before school to extend the learning and excitement for math. In addition to over 100 students having fun with math, it gives students the opportunity to explore math concepts that might not necessarily be covered during the course of the school day. |
Anti-Bullying & Suicide Prevention | 2017-2018 | Social | Middle School & High School | $2,500 | Motivational speaker John Halligan will talk about bullying, cyber-bullying, and suicide prevention. Creates an open dialog among students, parents and teachers, learning to be an Upstander, not a Bystander. |
STEM Talks | 2017-2018 | STEM | Sharon High School | $1,500 | Promote student knowledge of cutting edge science and inspire students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) through scientific conversations with members of the community through Science Cafes. |
CPR for Sophmores | 2017-2018 | STEM | Sharon High School | $649 | This grant enriches the educational experience by teaching ~260-280 high school sophmores life-savings skills for choking, administering CPR, and using an AED device. This grant might literally save your life! |
Reaching New Heights - Behavioral Support | 2017-2018 | Social | Heights Elementary School | $1,998 | This grant provides for a school-wide systematic and unified approach for supporting and addressing school-wide behaviors, expectations, and school spirit. Once the system is in place, it will be shared with the other elementary schools. |
DIY (Makerspaces) | 2017-2018 | STEM | Sharon High School | $1,000 | Building upon the SHS Library Makerspace capabilities in robotics, 3D printing, and electronics, this grant supports a monthly series of Makerspace challenges to encourage creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. |
Squishy Circuits | 2016-2017 | STEM | Heights | $450 | |
STEAM in the Arts | 2016-2017 | STEAM | Heights | $550 | |
Mindful Classroom | 2016-2017 | STEAM | East | $650 | |
Sharon STEM Talks | 2016-2017 | STEM | SHS Town | $1,500 | |
Ukuleles | 2016-2017 | ARTS | East | $2,500 | |
Solar STEM Project | 2016-2017 | STEM | SHS | $3,700 | |
Sit Stand or Cycle | 2016-2017 | STEAM | Cottage | $780 | |
Classroom Garden | 2016-2017 | STEAM | SMS | $1,000 | |
Recycling Center and Landfill Tour | 2016-2017 | STEM | All Elems | $450 | |
Fostering Global Understanding Virtual Reality | 2016-2017 | STEAM | SHS | $500 | |
Think Kids Parent Mentor Track | 2016-2017 | STEM | East | $750 | |
Music Mentors | 2016-2017 | ARTS | District | $2,000 | |
Artist in Residence Mural | 2016-2017 | ARTS | Heights | $2,500 | |
Genocide and Human Nature | 2016-2017 | STEAM | SHS | $800 | |
Science Projects | 2016-2017 | STEM | Childrens Center | $860 | |
LEGO WeDo | 2016-2017 | STEM | Heights | $3,300 | |
Recycling Sustainability Projects | 2016-2017 | STEAM | Heights | $850 | |
Morning Math Wizards | 2016-2017 | STEM | All Elems | $3,000 | |
LEGO WeDo Robotics | 2016-2017 | STEM | East | $1,155 |