Mable Wyche Underwood Grant

Application 2015
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 2 grants from $400-$600 for school library media specialists 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:
a. Quality
b. Innovativeness (Interpretation: a packaged commercial program that can be
purchased could qualify as long as its application is innovative.)
c. Clear objective
d. Benefits of Project to Students
e. Budget
f. Evaluation Plan
4. Grant recipients must agree to participate in a concurrent workshop along with other
grant recipients at GLMA Summer Institute 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.
5. Grant recipients may not apply again for another grant for five years.
6. Grant award checks will be mailed to recipients.
7. 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.
8. Application deadline is May 22, 2015. All grants must be postmarked and received by
that date. Faxes will not be accepted.
9. The Selection Committee will meet during Summer Institute to select recipients.
10. Only the names of grant recipients will be posted on the GLMA website at www.glmainc.org. Grant recipients alone will be notified by email.
11. Grant checks will be made out to the recipients school.
12. Unexpended funds must be returned to GLMA, Inc. in the event that the grant recipient is
unable to implement the conditions of the grant.
13. 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.

Mable Wyche Underwood Grant

Application 2015
My School is an
Elementary School

Grades/Age of Students:

pk- 5th ages 4-10

Middle School

Grades/Age of Students:

_______________________

High School

Grades/Age of Students:

_______________________

Other (specify: _______________) Grades/Age of Students:

_______________________

Title of Project: __Book Club/Book Buddies________________________________

Brief Description of Project
List objectives and describe benefits to students

The objective of this project is to improve literacy, comprehension, discussion,

and interest in literature in the library. There will be two parts of this project to
achieve this objective. First, the library will establish a book club for grades 3, 4,
and 5. Teachers will help select students who would benefit from the book club.
Students would be given a new book each month, and meet weekly to discuss
the book together and with the media specialist. At the end of each book,
students would create a product of some kind as a culminating project. For
grades K-2, students who need additional literacy skills/practice would be paired
with an older student. These students would meet weekly to read new childrens
books together and discuss them. These students would also complete an
activity each month related to one of the books they read. Books for students will
be selected using book award lists and accepted book review sites.
Budget
Describe how the money will be used

Money will be used to purchase book sets for the book club students and new
childrens literature for the literacy club students from a book seller such as
Scholastic or Barnes and Noble (books will be price checked). Additionally,
money will be used to purchase supplies such as paper, crayons, etc, for the
culminating projects students will complete.
Total: $500

Evaluation Plan
Briefly describe how you will evaluate the project

Effectiveness of the project will be evaluated in several ways. First, the

culminating projects will show how well books were read and understood, graded
using a rubric, and anecdotal data from weekly meetings will be collected.
Additionally, surveys for book club students (3-5) and their teachers (K-5) will be
administered at the end of each semester to evaluate how well literacy/reading
skills have improved.
Signature of Media Specialist: Dixie Shoemaker
Signature of Principal:

_____________________________________

Applications must be postmarked and received by May 21, 2015.

No faxes will be accepted.
Criteria for Judging
Quality
Innovativeness
Clear Objective
Benefits of Projects to Students
Budget
Evaluation Plan
Return 6 copies of this typed form to:
Grants Chair
GLMA Executive Office
2711 Irvin Way, Suite 111
Decatur, GA 30030

Name: ___Dixie Shoemaker_________ GLMA District: __Ga- East______________________

See district map at www.glma-inc.org to determine your district

Position: __Media Specialist__________________________________________

School Name & Address:

Diamond Lakes Elementary

4153 Windsor Spring Rd.
Hephzibah, Ga 30815
School Phone: __706-771-2881_____ Home Phone: 706-836-1182_______________
Email Address at School: shoemdi@boe.richmond.k12.ga.us________
Email Address at Home: dixembeau@yahoo.com______________
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Principal,
Your media specialist has applied for a GLMA grant. If awarded the grant, he or she will be
expected to turn in an evaluation of the grant by May 1, 2016. The evaluation should address the
number of students affected, impact on student learning, a list of itemized expenses, and
recommendations for improvement of the project. Failure to turn in the evaluation will result in the
school being assessed a $100 fee payable to GLMA by your school. By signing below, you are
agreeing to pay this fee on behalf of your school if your media specialist fails to turn in an
evaluation by May 1, 2016.
Signature of Principal: _________________________________________________________
Principals Name: (typed or clearly written): _________________________________________
Principals Email Address (typed or clearly written): __________________________________
Signature of Media Specialist: ___________________________________________________

Do not write in this box. This box is for the GLMA Grants Chair only.

GLMA member:
_____ 2013

_____ 2014

_____ 2015