Do you have an idea you would like to try out in your school library to promote literacy and student achievement? Perhaps you have heard about a new activity in one of the OASL Fall Conference sessions that you want to implement at your school. Here is a wonderful opportunity to try out that idea for a parent-child book club, a student storytelling festival, a visual literacy activity, or that intriguing collaborative project germinating in your brain. 

On behalf of the Connie Hull Endowment Fund, Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) is offering a unique opportunity for current OASL members to apply for one of six mini-grants ($250) designed to promote school library activities.

Directions:

The application is very simple and the deadline is Saturday, November 6, 2009. You will need to submit the following:

1. Write a one-page proposal detailing how you would use the grant to promote literacy and academic achievement in your school library. Be sure to address the four criteria items listed below in your application. As this is a blind review, your name or your school name must not appear in this document.
2. Complete the Connie Hull Mini-Grant Cover page.  Please have your building administrator sign the form.
3. Write an itemized expense sheet to include individual items and costs that will be used with these grant funds.

Mail your completed application to:  Merrie Olson, Thurston High School, 33 58^th Street, Springfield, OR 97478.  

As a grant recipient, you will be expected to share your project on a panel at the 2010 OASL Fall Conference in Bend. 

Selection Criteria:

The Connie Hull Board will use the following selection criteria:

• Value in promoting literacy  (35 pts)
• Extent of project impact  (20 pts)
• Clarity and completeness of the proposal  (20 pts)
• Sustainability of project after grant funds are expended  (25 pts)

Timeline:

11/06/09 Connie Hull Mini-Grant applications submitted

12/18/09 Notification of Connie Hull Mini-Grant winners

05/21/10 Mini-Grants completed

10/16/10 Recipients present projects at the 2010 OASL Fall Conference in Bend. 

Other Criteria:

A Connie Hull Mini-Grant applicant must be a member of OASL. Only one Connie Hull Mini-Grant application per individual member per year may be submitted.  Connie Hull Mini-Grant winners from the previous year (2008) are ineligible to apply for 2009.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Connie Hull Mini-Grant Cover Page 

Name ___________________________________  

School ___________________________________ 

Position ___________________________________ 

School Mailing Address _____________________________________________ 

City __________________________ State________ Zip __________________  

Email Address  ___________________________________ 

Telephone __________________ 

Grant Proposal Title  _______________________________________________ 

Name of building administrator _______________________________________ 

Signature of building administrator ____________________________________ 

The postmarked deadline for submission is November 6, 2009. 

Recipients will be notified by December 18, 2009.

Mail applications to:  Merrie Olson, Thurston High School, 33 58^th Street, Springfield, OR 97478