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PARENTS REACHING OUT (PRO) GRANTS

Parent and Community Engagement Office 2015-2016

RENEWED VISION FOR EDUCATION IN ONTARIO

• Achieving Excellence (2014) recognizes

and encourages a wide range of

• pportunities for parent, guardian and

caregiver engagement and involvement in their children’s learning.

• We know that good schools become great

schools when parents are engaged.

• Students are more likely to succeed when

their parents are engaged in their learning, and with more students succeeding, public confidence in the education system can be enhanced.

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RENEWED VISION FOR EDUCATION IN ONTARIO

RENEWED VISION FOR EDUCATION IN ONTARIO

The four renewed goals for education are:

• Achieving Excellence: Children and students of all ages will achieve high

levels of academic performance, acquire valuable skills and demonstrate good citizenship. Educators will be supported in learning continuously and will be recognized as among the best in the world.

• Ensuring Equity: All children and students will be inspired to reach their full

potential, with access to rich learning experiences that begin at birth and continue into adulthood.

• Promoting Well-Being: All children and students will develop enhanced

mental and physical health, a positive sense of self and belonging, and the skills to make positive choices.

• Enhancing Public Confidence: Ontarians will continue to have confidence

in a publicly funded education system that helps develop new generations of confident, capable and caring citizens.

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PARENTS REACHING OUT GRANTS – BACKGROUND

• Parents Reaching Out (PRO) Grants support enhanced

parent engagement at the local, regional and provincial levels with particular focus on parents who face barriers to parent engagement.

• PRO Projects are varied and include:

– Outreach to parents from diverse backgrounds – Projects that support parents in isolated communities – Resources for parents of students with special education needs – Workshops to help parents be engaged in their children’s success at school – Translation of materials into languages of the school community

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ACCESSING THE APPLICATION

• Information is available online:

– School Councils Grants: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/schools.html – Regional/Provincial Grants: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/regional.html

• On-line application website:

http://education.factorial.ca

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TWO TYPES OF PRO GRANTS

• School Councils – maximum $1,000
• Regional/Provincial – maximum $30,000

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COMPLETION OF REGIONAL/PROVINCIAL APPLICATION

• Grant/project Information – provide the project details (e.g.,

what, why, how and who)

• Does the project support a ministry initiative?
• What is the goal or intended outcome of the project?
• Partner Information
• Budget (Maximum grant of $30,000)
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• Incorporation and liability insurance

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WHO CAN APPLY FOR A

REGIONAL/PROVINCIAL PRO GRANT?

It is important that the applicants involve parents in the planning of the project.

The following may apply:

• Non-profit organizations operating in Ontario
• Parent groups operating in Ontario
• Publicly funded school boards operating in Ontario
• Post-secondary institutions in Ontario

Note: Priority will be given to parent-led projects in partnership with school boards

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• Aboriginal Education Strategy / First Nation, Métis, and Inuit

Education Policy Framework

• Character Development
• Early Years
• English Language Learners
• Literacy
• Mathematics Curriculum and Numeracy across all Curriculum
• Healthy, Safe, Inclusive and Accepting Schools
• Special Education
• Student Success / Learning to 18
• 21st Century Teaching and Learning

PROJECTS SUPPORTING MINISTRY INITIATIVES

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TYPES OF ELIGIBLE REGIONAL/PROVINCIAL PROJECTS

• Parents as Partners – professional learning for staff and

parents on the benefits of and strategies for involving parents

• Creating a Welcoming School Board and School

Environment for Parents – translation of materials, workshops for board and school staff, etc.

• Skill-Building Opportunities for Parents – workshops,

leadership development, etc.

• Enhancing Communication between School and Parents

– develop and/or expand outreach strategy to parents

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EVALUATION CRITERIA (Regional/Provincial Grants)

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria and the availability of funds:

• The level parent involvement in the development and implementation of the

project

• The project involves parents and the community and supports student success
• The project is led by parents or carried out in partnership with a parent

group/school board

• The project will enhance parent engagement in support of improved student

achievement and well-being.

• The project has the potential to reach a large number of parents
• The project will promote parent leadership and build capacity that is ongoing and

can be sustained by parents

• The project will promote collaboration between parents, schools and community
• rganizations
• The project will meet a demonstrated need to support parent engagement
• The application includes a detailed description of what will be done, and how and

when the project's goals and objectives will be met

• A plan is in place for evaluating the project and its results/success indicators
• The project can be adapted to other regions

EVALUATION CRITERIA (Regional/Provincial Grants)

Special consideration will be given to eligible projects that:

• have not been previously funded under the PRO

Grants program

• promote increased access and awareness of

math strategies and resources for parents to support their children's learning at home and at school

• partner with a school board.

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INELIGIBLE PROJECTS, COSTS OR ACTIVITIES

• Activities that have taken place
• Payment to staff (e.g., co-ordinators, consultants, administrative staff)
• Student focused activities, including speaker fees for student audiences and purchase of

supplies for home use

• Purchase of goods & services that the Ministry of Education already pays for (e.g.,

instructional materials for students)

• Purchase of items for parents not directly related to the workshop, seminar etc.
• Ongoing operational costs (e.g., leasing of offices, long-term administrative costs and

financial commitments, maintenance of website or utilities, including internet)

• Honoraria for parents
• Capital costs (e.g., equipment)
• Portable/handheld devices such as tablets or laptops
• Out-of-province travel (e.g., speaker travelling from outside Ontario)
• Debts or financial losses that result from a project
• Cost of police background check
• Speaker fees or honouraria exceeding 40% of total approved funding
• Refreshment costs exceeding 15%, promotion costs exceeding 5% of approved

funding

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BUDGET

• Provide details related to all costs, including:
• Speaker (up to 40% of total approved funding)
• Copying
• Translation
• Childcare
• Refreshments (up to 15% of total approved funding)
• Promotion Costs (e.g., advertising) (up to 5% of total approved

funding)

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APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL

• Applicants funded for proposals will be asked to sign a

contract before receiving the funding

• Proof of liability insurance must be submitted before

funding is released

• Funding will be paid in two installments:

1) An initial payment after the contract is signed 2) A final payment after the final report is completed and submitted Deadline for final reports is August 31, 2016

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QUESTIONS

When completing the application:

• Technical – contact by e-mail – support@smartsimple.com
• Application Content – contact:
• Regional Office
• Barrie

(705) 725-7627 1-800-471-0713

• London

(519) 667-1440 1-800-265-4221

• Ottawa

(613) 225-9210 1-800-267-1067

• North Bay/Sudbury (705) 474-7210 1-800-461-9570
• Thunder Bay

(807) 474-2980 1-800-465-5020

• Toronto & Region

(416) 212-0954 1-800-268-5755

• Parent and Community Engagement Office – PRO@ontario.ca