Alabama Power Foundation: Champion Grants

The Alabama Power Foundation's Champion Grants support teachers by providing funding for professional development and instructional resources aimed at enhancing college and career readiness in math and science. Eligible public schools, where at least 50% of students receive free or reduced-price lunches, can apply. The grants encourage collaboration among teachers and the selection of effective professional development to improve student achievement, fostering an environment of continuous learning and growth.

Teachers Leading the Way for College Prep and Career Readiness
CHAMPION GRANTS provide teachers with funding to access the professional development and instructional resources they say they need to prepare students to be college and career ready in math and/or science.
Funding:

• Professional development, instructional resources and classroom technology.
• How we’d like to see Champion Grants used:

Participate in Effective PDEffective PD: Is focused on content and pedagogy, models best practices, coaches and collaborates, and facilitates ongoing learning and implementation.Ongoing PD: Is preferred and could include attending multiple PD sessions throughout the year that continue to build instructional practices.PD Examples: Classes, workshops, conferences, instructional coaching, peer review/feedback, professional learning teams.

Eligibility

Demonstrate a Financial Need: A public school is eligible if 50 percent or more of its full-time students receive free or reduced-price lunches.Grade Level/Subject Area Collaboration: Intent is for teachers to commit to collaboration, professional growth and peer support to prepare students to be college and career ready in an agreed upon subject – math and/or science.Teacher-Selected Professional Development (PD): All teachers who participate in the grant will select PD to complete that aligns with raising student achievement in math and/or science. Funds can be used on other resources if PD is free, but PD must be included in the proposal to nurture professional growth.Measure Student Achievement: Describe how the grant aims to improve student achievement and how success will be measured.Applicants: Public school teachers in grades nine to eleven apply as a grade level and/or subject area team.

Ineligibility

Primary and secondary private schools.Non-school organizations.Grant proposals that do not support raising student achievement in either math or English language arts.