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School Grant Application

Simpson Foundation 2025-2026 Approved Grants:

  • Homework Club – Foundation supported the Homework Club by providing snacks/treats for attending students
  • Math – Foundation supported the Math department by providing TI-30 calculators and white boards for classroom quick checks
  • Simpson Middle School – Foundation replaced the soundboard in the theater and a new scanner for the front office
  • Science – Foundation purchased mini white boards for classroom quick checks, magnetic coordinate planes, and supplies for 3 different lab activities
  • Art Department – Foundation provided additional shelving in the kiln room.
  • PBIS Support – Foundation provided supplies, resources, and items to staff members for Simpson’s PBIS Rewards System
  • Library- Foundation covered the cost for our staff to attend the GAETC (GA Educational Technology) Conference
  • ELA- Foundation provided camping chairs to bring the classroom learning experience outdoors
  • Daily Living Department-Foundation renewed the Broadmaker program that is used each day to create visuals and interactive material for the daily living students
  • Connections- Foundation purchased a 3D printer for the engineering lab.

Educational Grants enable the Foundation to make a direct impact to students by fulfilling needs identified by Simpson Middle School faculty and staff.

Each year the Simpson Foundation Board of Directors will budget a specific dollar amount for Faculty and Staff grants. Grant applications will be accepted and evaluated over the course of the school year. The Foundation meets once a month.

Grant applications will be reviewed, evaluated and prioritized by the Board according to the criteria that follows. Grants may be declined or approved in whole or in part.

In the unlikely case that no applications are received, or no applications are deemed to have sufficiently met the evaluation criteria, then it is appropriate that the Board awards no grants for the year

Application Guidelines

  • All grant requests must be submitted online.
  • Faculty and Staff requesting a grant must be current members of the Simpson Foundation.
  • Faculty or Staff requesting grants may expect a response from the Board within approximately 30 days following the application deadline.
  • Grants must be redeemed in the school year in which they are approved or are considered to be forfeited.
  • Faculty or Staff members who are awarded a grant shall agree to provide input to Foundation communications showcasing the purpose and benefits of educational grants.

For questions, please email: schoolgrants@simpsonfoundation.net

Evaluation Criteria

Successful grant requests will be considered to have reasonably addressed the following criteria.

  • Alignment with Foundation mission: The request must fall within the mission of the Foundation; to ensure a world-class education through enhanced educational opportunities that cannot be funded through existing avenues of district support. This includes, but is not limited to, educational software, technical equipment, curriculum materials and continuing education.
  • Scholastic Impact: If the request is fulfilled, in what ways will it help students achieve and exceed established standards?
  • Innovation: How does the request allow for innovative approaches to learning and preparing students for a more dynamic world?
  • Scope of benefits: Who and how many will benefit from the project? Can it serve as a model for others in the future? How will other teachers be informed about the use or availability of the requested item?
  • Duration of benefits: How will the request, if fulfilled, provide a sustainable or recurring benefit in future years?
  • Direct benefit: To what extent does the project directly impact students and student learning?
  • Other Means: Can the requestor meet the goal or objective through other means?
  • Commitment by grant requestor: Does the requestor agree to train and share his/her knowledge with other staff?
  • Foundation Resources: Can the request be funded in whole, or logically in, by part approved Foundation resources?

How Simpson Foundation Supports Our School

Teacher holding a laptop with her classroom in the background

“Amy Ryan has gone above and beyond in her position at Simpson. She has become an integral part of the media center and my go to for any tech issues. Any time I have called, emailed, or shown up in the learning commons needing help she has offered support and multiple solutions to get things done. Amy spearheaded STEAM-a-palooza and helps bridge the technology support gap that our students, teachers, and community need”

Kerri Waller
Five kids huddled together at a table with pencils in hand working on a project together

“Simpson Foundation has funded art class STEAM activities that have directly impacted my students. Students created shrink plastic keyrings as identifiers for their laptop bags. We learned about scale, proportion, and the science that goes into the shrinking of the the plastic. This year, Simpson Foundation also helped fund my ability to attend professional development/conferences. I am able to both teach other art teachers and attend sessions that impact my growth as an educator. I am able to bring back the new lessons, ideas, tools and techniques and share them with my CCSD art teachers and students.”

Kerri Waller