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Grants and Funding

Parents Reaching Out Grants and Funding

The Ontario Parent Involvement Policy was developed to support and enhance parental involvement in education. In addition to new resources for parents, the Ministry has also made funds available to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and school councils to support our efforts at the regional and local levels.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board encourages all school councils, parent and community organizations to consider these grants and apply for funding. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Norah Vollmer, Coordinator, Policies and Procedures at or 613-596-8253.

Available Grants:

Funding to School Councils for Parent Involvement Activities-$500.00 per school council

Each school council will receive $500.00 to be spent at its discretion on activities that support and enhance parent involvement and communication in their school community. Some examples of activities include workshops, guest speakers, translations, school barbeques or other social events, resources, including newsletters or books. Your school council’s cheque was sent directly to your school council chair via your school by early October by the OCDSB.

Parents Reaching Out (PRO) Grants for School Councils – maximum $1,000 - Deadline: October 2007

This grant program offers funding to school councils for projects that enhance the participation of parents who face challenges in getting involved in their children’s education, such communication, geography, parents new to the school system, or others.

School councils may submit applications, individually or in partnership with other school councils or community groups. Only one application per school council may be submitted. Projects must comply with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s policies and strategies for parent engagement. Proposals should be submitted directly to the Ministry and a copy should be sent to the Director of Education. For more information about this program, please click here

Grants Awarded 2007-2008

Trustees and staff congratulate our school councils who were successful in their application for funding for the 2007-2008 school year and thank all school councils who participated in this program for their support and enthusiasm.

The following is a list of school councils, by alphabetical order, who received PRO grant funding. These projects and initiatives support and enhance the participation of parents who face challenges in getting involved in their children’s education and address barriers such as, settlement to Canada, level of language proficiency in English/French, socio-economic issues, physical challenges, transportation, geography, or school size.

Agincourt Road Public School	Educating Parents to Support their Children
Alta Vista Public School	Promote Parent Participation (PPP)
Bridlewood Community Elementary School	Celebrating 20 years of Diversity!
Emily Carr Middle School	Better Parental Communications through Awareness
Briargreen Public School	Rob Stringer Seminar
Castlefrank Elementary School	Keys for building effective school discipline
Centennial Public School	Parental Support (council events)
Century Public School	Keeping our Children Safe while they use the Internet
Connaught Public School	Families & Schools Together Works (F&STWORKS)
Maple Ridge Elementary School	Talking about Avalon
D. Roy Kennedy Public School	PASS (Parent and Student Success) Evening at DRK
Elgin Street Public School	Parent's at Elgin
Elizabeth Park Public School	Partners in Character Building
Fisher Park Public School/Summit AS Public School	Parent Outreach / Multi-Lingual Communications
General Vanier Public School	Parenting Resource Centre at General Vanier Public School
Glashan Public School	Engaging Parents/Engaging Kids
Grant Alernative School	Keepin In Touch with the Community
Hilson Avenue Public School	Hilson direct mail
Hopewell Avenue Public School	Parent Library
John Young Elementary School	John Young Education Week Open House
Knoxdale Public School	Parent tutorials
Lakeview Public School	Speakers of wide and topical interest
Manotick Public School	Dads Making A Difference
Mary Honeywell Elementary School	New Parent Welcome Initiative
Heritage Public School	We Are Family - Family Fun Night 2008
Munster Elementary School	Parent Workshops
Orleans Wood Elementary School	Parents Reaching Out Grants fro School Councils
Metcalfe Public School	Parent and Community Resource Room
Pleasant Park Public School	Parent's Resource Night
Robert E. Wilson Public School	Parent Resource Room Resources and Workshops
Severn Avenue Public School	Busses for Learning
Severn Avenue Public School	Spring Fling
Vincent Massey Public School	Family LIteracy Night
Viscount Alexander Public School	Parent Partners for Healthy Food at School
W. Erskine Johnston Public School	Parent Envolment Seminars/Workshops
Brookfield High School	Connecting with Parents - Brookfield and Beyond
Cairine Wilson Secondary School	Broadening our Parental Involvement
Glebe Collegiate Institute	Equipping Ourselves to Engage Glebe Parents 2007/2008
Hillcrest High School	Hillcrest Outreach and Communications Strategy
Nepean High School	Nepean Speakers Series for Parents
Ridgemont High School	Multicultural Celebrations: Building Bridges in the Community
Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School	Increasing parent/community participation and awareness through the arts
Woodroffe High School	Translation of Parent Guide

Final reports on these projects are due September 15. We look forward to sharing more information with you about these projects.

Parents Reaching Out (PRO) Regional/Provincial Grants – maximum $30,000 Deadline: October 2007

This grants program offers funding to school boards and parent organizations for regional and provincial projects to enhance parent involvement. School councils are not eligible to apply for these grants. If you are a part of a parent organization, for more information, please click here: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/reaching.html

Grants Awarded 2007-2008

The OCDSB and its Parental Involvement Committee received approval for a grant project entitled, Welcoming Parents in the their First Language. This project will examine language barriers for parents who do not speak English and seek to provide some concrete strategies to encourage parent engagement. We look forward to sharing more information about this project.

Funding for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Parent Involvement Committee

Funding will be provided to support the activities of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s Parental Involvement Committee. For more information about the mandate and activities of this committee, please visit our website.

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