NewsLeader - 2007 Fall

GLMA Mable Wyche Underwood Grant

PURPOSE: To allow building level library media specialists who are members in good standing of GLMA to develop, design, implement, or continue an ongoing program which promotes the use of the library media center in the instructional program.

AWARD: The award shall consist of grants from $300-$500 for school library media specialist at the building level.

CRITERIA:

  1. Recipients must have been a GLMA member for two years before applying for the grant.
  2. Grant requests must be typed and may not exceed the length of the form. They must not include additional
    materials.
  3. Grants will be judged by the following criteria:
    Quality
    Innovativeness (Interpretation: a packaged commercial program that can be purchased could qualify as
    long as its application is innovative).
    Clear Objective
    Benefits of Projects to Students
    Budget
    Evaluation Plan
  4. Grant recipients must agree to attend the Award Program or Luncheon at COMO to receive the awards.
  5. Grant recipients must agree to participate in a concurrent workshop along with other grant recipients at a
    COMO convention to share the merits of their projects. It is intended that each grant recipient will make only
    a 15 minute presentation. Should a grant recipient choose to present a whole concurrent program
    independently, the recipient would not be expected to participate in the joint presentation.
  6. Grant recipients may not apply again for another grant for five years.
  7. An attempt will be made to award at least one media specialist at each school level (one elementary school,
    one middle school, and one high school) with a grant providing all criteria are met.
  8. The selection Committee will consist of five library media specialists appointed by the Board of Directors. The
    Chair of the GLMA Awards Committee shall be included in this number.
  9. Application deadline is May 15, 2008. All grants must be postmarked and received by that date. Faxes will
    not be accepted.
  10. The Selection Committee will meet during the June Leadership Workshop in Macon to select recipients.
  11. Only the names of grant recipients will be posted on the GLMA Web site at www.glma-inc.org beginning
    September 1, 2008. Grant recipients alone will be notified by mail and have their names posted on the Web
    site.
  12. Grant checks will be made out to the recipient's school.
  13. Unexpended funds must be returned to GLMA, Inc. in the event that the grant recipient is unable to
    implement the conditions of the grant.
  14. The GLMA Executive Office must receive a final written evaluation of the success of the project no later than May 1 of the year following implementation or a fee of $100 will be billed to the principal. The evaluation should include the number of students affected, impact on student learning, a list of itemized expenses, and recommendations for improvements of the project.

Application Form (.doc)