Champion Grants

• Demonstrate a Financial Need: Priority will be given to Title I schools, or schools with 50% or more of its full-time students receiving free or reduced meals. Preference is given to schools serving students in Alabama Power’s service territory.
• Teacher Collaboration: Teachers are committed to collaboration, professional growth, and peer support to prepare students to be college and career ready in math and/or science. High school teacher teams are encouraged to collaborate across grade levels, but a single student grade level should be identified as the primary focus of the grant proposal.
• Teacher-Selected Professional Development (PD): All teachers who participate in the grant will select PD with a focus on raising student achievement in math and/or science. Funds can be used on other resources ifthe cost of PD is free, but PD must be included in the proposal to nurture professional growth.
• Instructional Resources and/or Classroom Technology: Resources and tech should increase student engagement, help scaffold instruction,and improve learning in math and/or science concepts. Resources can also include ACT preparation materials and access to courses focused on preparing students for the math and/or science portions of the ACT.
• Measure Student Achievement: Must describe how the PD, instructional resources and/or classroom technology will work together to improve student achievement and how success will be measured.

Champion Grants are designed to fund three connected things:

Participate in Effective PD

All participating teachers must select PD focused on raising student achievement in math and/or science. Effective PD is ongoing, focused on content and pedagogy, and includes coaching, collaboration, and continued learning. Examples include classes, workshops, conferences, instructional coaching, peer review or feedback, and professional learning teams.

Instructional Resources

Tools that support learning, engagement, and instruction. Examples include iPads, laptops, SMART Boards, graphing calculators, digital microscopes, and educational software.

Classroom Technology

Tools that support learning and instruction. Examples include iPads, laptops, SMART Boards, graphing calculators, digital microscopes, and educational software.

Champion Grants Don't Cover

Champion Grants are not available for non-school organizations, private primary or secondary schools, or proposals that do not directly support raising student achievement in math or science.