The Kincaid Elementary Foundation
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises funds to benefit students at Kincaid Elementary School in Marietta, Georgia.
Mission
To provide resources to all Kincaid Elementary students so that they may receive a diverse, state-of-the- art education that fosters accelerated achievement through enhancements in curriculum, technology, and facilities. The Foundation will accomplish this through collaborations with the school administration, PTA, our families, and the community.
Vision
The primary goal of the Foundation is to partner with the administration and PTA to keep our school on the cutting edge of education through financial support for enhancements in curriculum, technology, and facilities.
History
The Foundation was established on June 16, 2010, by a group of concerned parents, teachers, and administrators. At the time, the Cobb County Board of Education was facing an unprecedented budget shortfall of more than $100 million. The shortfall would impact Kincaid students on every level – it would affect the school calendar, increase teacher-to-student ratios, delay planned facility improvements, decrease funds for teacher stipends, and reduce funds for tutoring and other specialized programs. Working together, parents, teachers, and administrators formed the Kincaid Foundation to fund needed programs and other initiatives. This was done in collaboration with Kincaid’s PTA. The Foundation was embraced by the greater Kincaid community and has been benefiting students ever since.
Funding Guidelines
Purpose:
Kincaid Elementary Foundation (the"Foundation") is a 501(c)3 organization that helps identify needs at Kincaid Elementary and raises money in order to provide solutions to those needs. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a framework under which the Foundation Board of Directors (the “Board”) will provide monetary grants to meet the needs at our school.
The below pillars provide the foundation and framework to execute the overall Mission of the Foundation while strengthening ties within our school and at large community.
1. Fundraising –
a. Family Investment (PTA Initiatives – International Day, Celebration of the Arts, Teacher Appreciation Week, etc.)
b. Cougar Run (School needs – Reading Celebration, Book of the Month, STEM support, Facility improvements, Teacher training, etc.)
c. Foundation Fridays (Misc – Teacher reimbursements).
2. Community Connection – Corporate Sponsors
3. School “Spirit” – Teacher Grants; Legacy Fund (5th Grade)
Project Identification/Requests:
The Foundation has a Project Assistance Request committee that will help identify and process potential grants for Board approval. This committee will be comprised of two parents, two Foundation board members, two teachers and a PTA representative.
Project Consideration - Timing of Approvals:
The Board will consider project approvals quarterly. Applications must be submitted to the principal first for review and comment and then submitted to the grant committee. The Student Council will also be given the chance to review and comment on the application.
Grant applications will then be submitted to the Grant Request committee for further review, at which time the committee may request additional information if needed. Ultimately, the Grant Request committee will present applications at the Board of Directors meetings quarterly with a recommendation for approval or denial. The Board will then vote on each request individually, requiring a majority vote for approval.
Grant Guidelines:
Grants should fall under one of the primary three focus areas established by the Board:
Curriculum
Technology
Facility & Equipment Improvements
Grants should affect the greatest number of students at Kincaid. To the extent that projects impact smaller student groups, the Board will endeavor to maintain a balance in spending across the entire student population. Individual classroom requests will not be considered.
When considering grants, the Board should focus its attention on large-scale, large-dollar needs at the school that cannot be easily met by School or PTA funds. Requests should demonstrate how the funded project will impact student achievement.