The deadline to submit a One8 PLTW grant application for SY24-25 has passed.  Please reach out to connect@one8.org with any questions.

Start or expand your school’s PLTW program with grants from the One8 Foundation. To provide further on-the-ground support to the PLTW community in Massachusetts, we’re excited to partner with the Mass Learning Project. Grants offset costs of teacher training, durable equipment, and technology.

Qualifications: Open to all public schools (K-12) in Massachusetts, with competitive preference for schools:

• with significant number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds
• applying for Biomedical Science and/or Computer Science
• in districts building out multi-school pathways (e.g., 6-12 or K-12)

The deadline to submit a grant application for SY24-25 has passed.  Please reach out to connect@one8.org with any questions.

Schools awarded a grant become members of the ST Math Massachusetts Program. Members receive funding to offset program adoption costs, teacher professional learning, and additional community programming. Over 245 schools across the state currently participate in the Massachusetts One8 ST Math Cohort.

The deadline to submit a One8 OSE Grant Application for a SY24-25 adoption has passed.  Please reach out to connect@one8.org with any questions.

One8 is excited to offer a middle school OSE adoption grant. Schools awarded a grant become members of the OpenSciEd Massachusetts Program. Members receive funding to offset training and durable equipment costs, implementation support, priority access to in-state OSE professional learning, and additional resources & student programming.

Qualifications:

• Open to public middle schools (grades 6-8) in Massachusetts
• Schools must be in districts with at least 15% of students designated as economically disadvantaged
• A three-year implementation plan that leads to whole school participation and full OSE curriculum adoption
• Competitive preference for teams that demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to OSE’s instructional approach

Cohort 1 (SY21-22 adoption) Grants for Summer 2024

Schools in cohort 1 interested in grants to fund teacher turnover Unit PD or Facilitator Training in Summer 2024 can find additional information here:

• Grant application here
• PDF of grant application here
• Registration for a webinar on Friday 3/15 here

Qualifications:

• Open to District/LEAs that were part of the 2023-24 One8/Ignite Reading cohort in Massachusetts.
• Districts/LEAs must be using a high-quality core ELA curriculum for their K-2 students. (High-quality curricula are defined as: those receiving green ratings for Gateway 1 and 2 on EdReports, those endorsed by the Knowledge Matters Campaign, or those with ratings of at least Partially Meets Expectations on all CURATE ratings.) If the core curriculum does not include foundational skills, the district/LEA must also be using a high-quality foundational skills supplemental program.
• Districts/LEAs must have provided professional learning to all K-2 teachers on the specific curriculum materials educators are using for ELA.
• Districts/LEAs must have the capacity to conduct literacy screenings for 1st grade students within the first two weeks using a screener that meets or partially meets expectations as indicated by MA DESE and must be able to initiate tutoring by October 1, 2024.
• Districts/LEAs must identify a Literacy Coach or Administrator to manage the Ignite Reading partnership and must certify that the person will have up to 3 hours per week to interface with the Ignite Reading team inclusive of a monthly data meeting.
• Districts/LEA senior leadership (superintendent, assistant superintendents, district champion) must collectively commit to 30 hours of educative work focused on the intersection of high-dosage tutoring and early literacy (e.g., attending roundtable convenings, participating on panels, hosting school visits).
• Districts/LEA school leaders (principals or school champions) must collectively commit to 20 hours of educative work focused on the intersection of high-dosage tutoring and early literacy (e.g., attending roundtable convenings, participating on panels, hosting school visits).
• Districts/LEAs must be able to maintain an average student program attendance rate of 75% for the duration of the program.

Additional Resources:

• We are hosting “office hours” on April 11, April 22, and April 23 from 10AM to 12PM.  Reach out to Caleb (chursthiller@one8.org) and he’ll share the zoom link.
• Applications open on April 10th and will close on May 15th.
• PDF of grant application here.

Apply here.

The deadline to submit a grant application for SY24-25 has passed.  Please reach out to connect@one8.org with any questions.

We are excited for the opportunity to start expanding our applied learning focus to the humanities, allowing us to support a wider range of teachers as they bring engaging learning experiences to their students. The new Investigating History (IH) grant opportunity, brought to you by DESE through a partnership with the One8 Foundation is specifically designed for schools and districts who have already received funding and/or have begun IH implementation with a certified professional learning provider this year.

Investigating History is an openly available, comprehensive set of history/social studies curricular materials for Grades 5 through 7. Investigating History is fully aligned to the 2018 Massachusetts History/Social Science Framework , and is anchored in four instructional principles:

• historical inquiry and investigation;
• historical empathy and human connections;
• civic engagement and current world relevance;
• culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy.

School grants will provide in-person professional learning workshops for all teachers, funding for teacher resources/materials, as well as the potential for additional coaching/PD funds.

The deadline to submit a grant application for SY24-25 has passed.  Please reach out to connect@one8.org with any questions.

The Democratic Knowledge Project‘s Civic Engagement in Our Democracy is a project-based, open-source, year-long grade 8 civics curriculum aligned to the MA History and Social Science Framework. DKP Launch aims to bring the curriculum to 8th graders across Massachusetts.

Application Timeline and Important Dates

• February 1: Grant application opens
• February 28 at 9:30 AM: Grant info session #1
• February 29 at 3:30 PM: Grant info session #2
• March 15: Grant application due
• March 26-28: School interviews
• April 9: Award notification
• April 24: Cohort kickoff Convening in Worcester

Resources:

• Program Info
• Frequently Asked Questions
• PDF of Grant Application