“Imagine moving to a foreign country where very few people can understand you, your needs, your wants, your dreams. Imagine people talking all around you, reading and writing, but you can’t understand them. Now, think back to learning to read or watching your child learn how to read. Remember the sense of accomplishment it brought...
Classroom & Professional Development Grants
As of fall of 2020, we are proud to have awarded over $3.7 million in grants that have directly supported our students and classrooms! In the 2019-20 school year over $109,000 was awarded in classroom and professional development grants! Should you have a need outside of the grant window, contact the Advancement Center office for consideration.
The Advancement Center Board of Directors dedicates a portion of our annual grants budget for the professional development of our teachers. These are called the Joe Erne Professional Development Grants. As of fall of 2020, we are proud to have awarded over $925,000 in grants that directly support the advancement of our teachers!
The Winter Grant Cycle for the 2020-2021 school year is now open. Grants must be submitted by Wednesday, January 20th to be eligible for consideration. All grant applications are taken online. New users are asked to establish a login (username and password) via Smarter Select, and this will allow you to save progress to a grant and come back to update it, if necessary. Moving online allows a simpler process for the applicant, a more streamlined review for our committee and the opportunity to upload supporting documentation. We hope you find it easy to use.
2019-2020 Grant Awards – A detail overview of what The Advancement Center grants awarded during the past school year.
Winter 2021 Online Grant Request Form (both classroom and professional development grants) – available until Wednesday, January 20th, 2021.
Grant Report (For grant recipients) – Please share your grant story with us!
DonorsChoose.org – We have provided $33,000 in matching funds for Donors Choose proposal made by District Employees. This platform provides a great way for teachers to Crowdfund a classroom need and get support from us. Proposals for classroom projects under $1,500 registered using a township email address are automatically matched by the DonorsChoose.org system.
(Please note projects requesting professional development, food, clothing, hygiene, computers, tablets and flexible seating are not eligible for matching funds. Matching funds will be capped per school year at $1,500 for any one teacher. There is no limit to the number of projects that can receive matching funds provided it does not exceed the $1,500 limit)
How Do You Catch a Lion?
Tom Lange does more than just work to support Washington Township students, he and his team are working each day to build a village. During his time as Superintendent in Indianapolis Public Schools, former MSDWT superintendent, Dr. Eugene White, called upon Indianapolis Churches to “adopt” and support IPS Schools. Through their church, St. Luke Methodist,...
ENews- Summer 2019
Catch up on how we were stewards of donor dollars this past year, information about events in the coming year, Alumni and Grant Highlights and so much more by reading through the Summer 2019 edition of The Advancement Center ENews. Because the image of the newsletter below does not contain active links, please visit: Donor...
Supporting Something New!
Willow Lake Elementary School is set to welcome students on August 1st and will be a brand-new facility for Washington Township Schools. While the community supported the building of the school by passing a referendum in 2016, The Advancement Center was able to provide several grants and other supports to the school to make the...
ENews- Winter 2018
Catch up on BASH results, NCHS Hall of Fame nominations, Alumni and Grant Highlights and so much more by reading through the Winter 2018 edition of The Advancement Center ENews. Because the image of the newsletter below does not contain active links, please visit: BASH photos, BASH Donors, video, sponsors, Great North Run registration, Giving Tuesday Donations, Hall...
A Capella Grant is… Some Kind of Wonderful
Joyce Click is always finding ways to make wonderful things happen for her students. There is not a grant cycle that passes that she does not reach out to The Advancement Center with an idea to engage her choral students and take their learning farther. It is because of dedicated faculty like Mrs. Click that...
ENews- Summer 2018
Catch up on how we were stewards of donor dollars this past year, information about events in the coming year, Alumni and Grant Highlights and so much more by reading through the Summer 2018 edition of The Advancement Center ENews. Because the image of the newsletter below does not contain active links, please visit: Donor List, Grants, Scholarships,...
30 Years of Fun Learning Under the Sun
In 1988, the three Washington Township middle school Science Department Chairs approached then Superintendent Dr. McDaniels with a new idea for science enrichment. Mike Pomerenke, Anne Hair and Frank Williams proposed to engage 190 students in a summer camp experience they hoped would build student engagement and interest in science. With one years’ worth of...
Making A Masterpiece: Commissioning a World Premiere for NCHS Choirs
The Advancement Center’s mission is to advance the achievements of world-class public education by connecting private funding to innovative programs that benefit our schools and community. There is no better face of North Central High School than the Counterpoints and Descants. Every December the two choral groups combine with the NCHS orchestra to perform a...