City of Fishers (Educator Innovation Grants)

The grant is available to active educators within the HSE (Hamilton Southeastern) School District.

Location: This grant is specifically for educators within the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School District, located in Fishers, Indiana.

Project Scope: Projects eligible for this grant should:

• Innovate teacher learning to enhance student learning.
• Be approved by individual school administration, IT, facilities, and other stakeholders.
• Be sustainable without additional funding.
• Have the potential to be replicated within a grade level or discipline.
• Create a long-term, identifiable impact on students within a specific grade level or discipline.

The scope excludes existing projects, incentive awards, classroom consumables, and classroom libraries.

The grant offers fixed-price awards (lump sum grants) with no specific funding cap. Grants are awarded based on the project’s alignment with the program criteria and the selection committee’s evaluation.

Funding for this grant cannot be used for:

• Existing projects or initiatives.
• Incentive awards for classrooms (e.g., pizza parties or milestone rewards).
• Classroom consumables (e.g., school or classroom supplies).
• Classroom libraries.

Funding must align with the grant's purpose to foster innovation and directly enhance teacher and student learning.

Project Approval: Securing approval from individual school administration, IT, facilities, and other relevant stakeholders.

Project Description: Demonstrating how the project innovates teaching, enhances student learning, and meets the criteria for sustainability, replication, and long-term impact.

Alignment with Criteria: Ensuring the project aligns with eligible funding uses, such as professional development, new technologies, or project-based learning opportunities.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

The specific reporting requirements for this grant are not outlined in the provided information. However, grant recipients are typically expected to:

• Provide updates on the implementation and progress of their projects.
• Demonstrate how the project meets the goals of innovation, sustainability, and impact.
• Submit a final report detailing outcomes, successes, challenges, and long-term benefits to students or the school community.

Clarification on reporting requirements may be obtained directly from the grant administrator.

The evaluation criteria for this grant include:

• Innovation: The project should bring new approaches to teaching and student learning that haven’t been experienced before.
• Impact: The project must have a long-term, identifiable effect on students within a specific grade level or discipline.
• Sustainability: The project should be able to continue without additional funding after the grant is used.
• Replicability: The project should be able to be replicated within a grade level or discipline.
• Approval: The project must be approved by relevant stakeholders (school administration, IT, facilities, etc.).

Grants are awarded by a selection committee comprised of educators, community entrepreneurs, and HSE alumni.