WHEN YOUR BUDGET WONT THAT FAR

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WHEN YOUR BUDGET WONT THAT FAR
STRETCH
Peggy Sears Elementary Media Coordinator ISD 191
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage psears_at_burnsville.k12.mn.u
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952-707-3107
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FOUR BUDGET STRETCHERS
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BIRTHDAY/CELEBRATION PROGRAM

• Collaboration between media specialist,
  volunteer chairman, and media paraprofessional
• Over 10,000 worth of books donated to 8
  elementary schools during the last school year
• Parents select a price range-less than 10, 15,
  or 20
• Media specialist purchases books at Barnes
  Noble or other book stores as they are needed
• Bookplate in every donated book with childs name
  and sometimes picture
• Presented to student, who is the first person to
  check out book, in front of class or on
  close-circuit TV within the school

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BIRTHDAY CLUBThe Pros Cons

• PRO - Rewards are many new books
• PRO - Community involvement
• - CON - Labor intensive

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GRANTS

• Many districts excluded from largest grants
  because grant guidelines
• National, state, and local grants
• Websites
• www.schoolgrants.org
• www.fundsnetservices.com
• www.edgov/grantapps

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WE THE PEOPLE BOOKSHELF

• Sponsored by National Endowment for the
  Humanities (NEH) and American Library Association
  (ALA)
• Application online at www.ala.org/wethepeople
• Applications due January 31, 2007
• 2,000 schools will receive 15 classic titles on
  theme of The Pursuit of Happiness

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Education Minnesota Foundation for Excellence in
Teaching and LearningClassroom Grant

• All Education Minnesota members may apply
• Deadline date Dec. 12, 2006
• 3,000 is maximum grant
• Application can be downloaded at
  www.educationminnesota.org (look for classroom
  grant)
• Notification in February
• Funds available in the spring

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Education Minnesota Foundation for Excellence in
Teaching and LearningClassroom Grant

• Application relatively easy, 6 essay questions
  totally no more than 5 pages
• Seeking innovative ideas that show a passion for
  education
• Suggest one main writer, but a committee or group
  involvement recommended
• Possibility of second year funding at 3,000
  level

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TARGET

• Grants for up to 3,000 awarded by local stores
• Apply by end of May
• Grant recipients announced by end of September
• Simple application process

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MACYS

• Previously Marshall Fields
• 5,000 grants available from local stores
• Apply in the spring
• Receive notification in the fall

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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Lions Clubs
• Community groups unique to your community

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FREE REPLACEMENT OF BOOKS

• Most companies replace book if binding is
  defective, especially prebound books
• Examples-Perma-Bound, Econoclad, MackinBound,
  Covercraft, Turtleback
• May be asked to ship books to the company at
  their expense
• Receive new copy if book is still in print

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PUBLISHER CONTACT INFORMATION

• Sagebrush (Econoclad Turtleback)
• 1-800-255-3502
• Perma-Bound
• 1-800-551-1169
• Mackin
• 1-800-245-9540 or 952-895-9540
• Covercraft (from Perfection Learning)
• 1-800-831-4190
• Scholastic (including Groliers Natures
  Children)
• 1-800-621-1115

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BOOK FAIRS

• Scholastic Book Fairs
• 763-391-0930 (Brooklyn Park office)
• Barnes and Noble Book Fairs
• (contact your local stores Community Relations
  Manager)
• Additional Book Fair Companies????

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TIME vs. BENEFITS

• Grant writing, birthday clubs, book fairs, and
  seeking free replacements are all very labor
  intensive.
• If your budget is less than adequate, you may
  find one you could try to get more books for your
  media center.