Methow Valley Public School Funding Alliance
PSFA funds innovative non-athletic enrichment programs as well as basic education materials not covered by state funding and the district budget.
 


 
Excavator Physics with local contractor Jerry Palm

Download the Funding Application:
 Microsoft Word Document
PDF Version

Download the Funding Evaluation Form:
Microsoft Word Document
PDF Version    

Application Process:

Teachers, students and community members may apply each fall to Public School Funding Alliance for funds to bring materials and programs into the schools. All applications must be submitted electronically. Please fill out the application form here. The applicant must certify that the application has been approved by a principal at either Methow Valley Elementary School or Liberty Bell Junior/Senior High School. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that Public School Funding Alliance receives the application and should retain a copy of their own.

Our deadline for funding applications is October 1. Public School Funding Alliance determines the allocation of all funds raised each school year by November of that school year, and applicants are notified before November 1. For projects starting first thing in September or materials that need to be ordered at the beginning of the school year, the deadline for funding applications is May 15 of the previous school year. Applications will not be considered at any other time in the year. Public School Funding Alliance is a funding organization, and is not responsible for the administration and content of any of the programs it funds.

Our Criteria for Evaluating All Funding Applications: 

  • Sustainability (is the project likely to continue after the funding year?)
  • Need (would the project exist without funding from Public School Funding Alliance?)
  • Impact (what will be the project’s effect on the school community as a whole?)
  • Educational Value (does the school need the project?)
  • Innovation (does the project expand or enhance the learning environment?)
  • Diversity (does the project add to the diversity of programs funded by Public School Funding Alliance?)

Small Grants Program: At any time during the school year a Methow Valley public school teacher can request, more informally than via the normal PSFA application process, funds for projects or materials costing under $150 by sending the following information in an email to info@methowvalleypsfa.org:

Project title
Grant applicant
Contact person and contact information
School at which the program or materials will be implemented
Grade level
Dates for project
Budget for project and total amount of funding requested
Certification that the principal at the relevant school has approved the request

Small grant requests will be quickly evaluated by the PSFA board and funded based on merit and available funds.

Some of the programs funded by Public School Funding Alliance require new personnel positions.
Download our Guidelines for Contracting with Personnel.    

Each funding recipient must complete a Funding Award Evaluation Form and submit it electronically to Public School Funding Alliance each year by June 15. Download the Funding Award Evaluation Form     

 

 
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