Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-Grant Application For full instructions, please visit eara-jack-keats.org/how-to-apply-for-a-mini-grant/ Applicant Name MS. Kimberly Ragghianti Job Title Media Specialist Master's Student Telephone Number 000-000-0000 Email KF04635@georgiasouthem.edu ‘Organization Type [| Public School [] Public Library Organization Name (Crabapple Crossing Elementary School ‘Address [12775 Birmingham Highway City Milton State (Georgia Zip Code [30004 Briefly describe the geographic location and composition of the population your organization serves. Please limit your answer to 700 characters (approximately 100 words). (Crabapple Crossing Elementary School in located in North Fulton county in Georgia. Milton is a flourishing suburban area with family neighborhoods, parks, and local businesses. Many students walk to school on nice days with their parents. The population is a diverse mix. Has your organization received an IK MintGrantinthe past? [J Yee GZ) No Ityes, what year? | Page 1 of 4Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-Grant Application What is the name of your proposed program? ‘Author of Your Own Stary! Describe in detail the program activities, including how the students, educators and caregivers will be participating. Please limit your answer to 1400 characters (approximately 200 words). Fifth grade students will become authors and illustrators as they compose a book about their experiences throughout each grade level. They will brainstorm ideas, write drafs, do peer reviews, and sw pcre of tartan evens nd expeichors they had ach yt, They wil be eBe ture at ‘materials that express their personality and intrest be it drawing with colored pencils, markers, ‘painting, photography, or digital media. The books will be completed using the online program Student “Treasures overtime in the media center. The media specialist and classroom teachers will help guide the process, however students wil be the leaders when making choices about their books, When the books ‘are finished and they willbe published using Student Treasures, so each student receives a hardcover copy of their book and the library gts a copy to share with all students. The fiflh grade students will then read ther books tothe kindergartners to show them things they can do, their diverse experiences, diferent perceptions, and what they can look forward to as they grow and leam about new things throughout thetr school years, How does this program go beyond the basic curriculum? Please limit your answer to 1400 characters (approximately 200 words), ‘students go beyond the curiculum by doing a great dal of reflection on their schol years and life so far with the idea of sharing their experiences with a younger generation. They wil be becoming not ‘only authors and lustrators, but storytellers. The stents wil be Teading this and have much choice Shout how they want to tel their story and use differen materials (Hie writen word, drawings, tings, photc y, and/or digital media) to express themselves. This project will also allow them [tawes occ tcectnding ofthe multe spe of he poihing procs’ A wala the pact at their exporencesteir stories can have on others as they shae there stories with younger students If not funded by a Mini-Grant will the program go forward? [_] Yes No. Ityes, how will it be funded? Page 2 of 4Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-Grant Application How many sessions will be held? 16 Sessions ‘What will the length of each session be? One Hour How often will sessions be held? [Twice a Week How many children do you expect to participate? About 25 Sth Grade Students) How many caregivers? [I Media Specialist & 3 Teachers How many other participants? ‘About SO Kinder Students Cost of the program Remember: This is about the program, Mini-Grants do NOT pay for general operating costs, administrative costs, transportation, salaries, or books ‘or equipment unrelated tothe program or intended for reuse. Materials #of units Cost per unit Subtotal ‘Student Treasures Published Books (for students) | 25 si94s $486.25 ‘Student Treasures Books (free library copies) a 2 0 ‘Art Materials (School already has, so no add cost) | [- 0 0 (Computers/iPads (School has, no add cost) F © 0 Cost of the program continues Page 3 of 4Materials Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-Grant Application Cost of the program continued #ofunits Cost per unit Subtotal Total $48625 Agreement | understand that this project must be COMPLETELY and EXCLUSIVELY funded by the EJK Mini-Grant, and that no other funds will be used for the program. The EJK Foundation wil request the return of funds for failure to comply with this guidelines. If| receive a Mini-Grant, | understand the Final Report is due on June 1. | understand that if this proposal is accepted, | give permission for my final report to be used in publicity, articles or presentations, online and in print. ‘My name and the name of the organization will be attached wherever the report is posted. | confirm that | belong to the organization named above and will use the funds awarded for the educational program herein described. Yourinitiais KR Page 4 of 4