Norton Middle School is excited to expand our school activities and bring our community closer together! While our current wired microphones have served us well, wireless microphones will give us the flexibility needed to seamlessly run large-group classroom activities, school assemblies, and family events. Your support will help us create memorable experiences for all of our students and families!
The Norton High School Dungeons & Dragons Club, one of the fastest growing clubs at the school, needs your support to create new quests, vanquish enemies, forge friendships, and (don't tell the kids) help build critical thinking, story telling, and teamwork skills along the way.
Donations will be used to purchase Dice, Battle maps, Rulebooks, character sheets, and other items that support the game play and provided supplies to newer members who may just be starting to learn the game. This club seeks to create a safe space for kids to have fun and connect with each other in a low-risk, high-reward environment.
Miss Johnson wants to provide the best possible typing experience for the LGN 2nd and 3rd graders! This grant would fund the premium membership of typing.com for 2 years for 5 of her students. It's a small request with a BIG impact. Typing skills are essential for all students, and building this skillset in a fun, gamified experience that supports curriculum goals is the best way to create confident typers!
The 5th grade inclusion classroom at the Yelle would like to enhance the learning environment and provide our students with a cozy, inviting space to focus on their studies! Adding four new comfortable chairs will cultivate a welcoming atmosphere in our classroom, giving more students access to a supportive and engaging setting where they can thrive. Your generosity will help us build a wonderful space for learning!
NEED grants are funded by money raised by NEED, typically cost $2,000-$5,000; require approval from the school administration to ensure equity and alignment to the district curriculum; and are granted on an annual cycle; and support curriculum enhancements.
Mini-grants are funded via 'crowd-sourcing' (think GoFundMe or Donors Choose), typically cost less than $500; can be requested for any school-affiliated activities, clubs, or classrooms; and are updated monthly.
If the mini-grant request does not meet its financial request, NEED will contact the requestor to adjust the request to fit within the funding received.
For EXAMPLE: Mrs. Norton requests 3 widgets at $20 each (incl. shipping) for a total request of $60. The request goes live on Nov 1. By Nov 30, only $45 was donated. Mrs. Norton's school can purchase TWO widgets with $40. The remaining $5 will remain in NEED’s “Mini-Grant Fund” to cover donation processing fees, to potentially fund future “mini-grant” requests that don’t receive 100% funding by expiration, or to cover price fluctuations from the time a request was priced to the order date.
2024/2025 Mini-Grants: By the Numbers
Grants Funded -18
Money Raised - $6,042
Schools Included - 5
Students Impacted - 100%