Charles Lafitte Foundation Grant

While pursuing through the grants at getedfunding.com I immediatly stopped at the Charles Lafitte Foundation grant and thought it was a perfect match!

What is the grant?
The Charles Latiffe Foundation grants are awarded to a variety of fields including education, medicine, and children advocacy.  There is no specific amount rewarded, as rewards vary on applications.  By looking past at past grant recipients rewards have ranged from $1,000 to $550,000.  The Foundation has been awarding grants since 2000 and seeks to support programs that serve at-risk populations, students with learning disabilities, provide equal access, apply data-driven approaches, offer quality programming, and educate the whole child.


Why I am interested in it and why I choose it.
I am interested in this grant for a multitude of reasons including limits, population, and history.  I really like this grant because there is no defined limit on the amount of money  I can apply for.  This means that I can fully envision, develop, and plan my project without worrying about getting too close and going over the limits of the grant.  The second reason I like this grant and chose it was because of the population the Foundation wishes to support.  I currently teach students with learning disabilities in an inner city high school.  At my school, 100% of the students qualify for free lunch and are considered at-risk.  The school district I work for is currently experiencing extreme financial distress and therefore has very limited funding.  My students have access to very little of the technology their suburban counterparts have.  If I were to win the grant, I would be able to give the students access to technology that would help them to have proficient technology skills and better compete at the college level and entry level jobs. 


How I would apply for this grant and what the next steps would be.
The next steps for applying for this grant would be to complete the eligibility quiz online.  Once I was found eligible I would have to complete a profile and choose a user name and password. After that, the application process would begin online.

Curriculum Project Screencast

Here is the screencast of my geometry unit on angles.  This unit is intended for use in my 10th grade learning support math class.  The activities are the assessments for each lesson and will be used in conjunction with direct instruction,  independent practice, and traditional homework assignments.