Now in its third year, TechStart is offering mini-grants of up to $1,000 to Oregon and SW Washington schools and organizations investing in computer science and engineering education initiatives for underrepresented populations.

Learn more about our pilot 08-09 year and past workshops and from the presentations and resources at our 2010 Equity in the Classroom Workshop.  Also, check out the projects from our 2010 grant recipients. 

"TechStart’s equity mini-grant program has empowered me to build a solid, hands-on robotics curriculum and helped me secure additional funding for traditionally underserved populations.”

~ Mark Gullickson, Central Elementary School

Application Process Now Closed

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2010-11 school year based on the following grant criteria: 

• The proposal must be submitted by an Oregon or SW Washington school or after-school club/organization (such as 4-H, Girls Scouts, home school resource centers, etc.) for a specific class, activity, event or project.
• The project being funded must target one or more underrepresented populations for the purpose of education in computer science and engineering (e.g. ethnic or racial minorities, rural populations, girls, students with disabilities, etc.).
• The proposed project must be supported by cost-sharing or in-kind support from the host school/district or organization (e.g., venues; release time; substitute teachers; use of labs or equipment, coaches/mentors).
• The project must include baseline and post-activity data that at least meets but is not limited to the grant reporting requirements to quantify project success.
• The project must demonstrate sustainability and potential for growth in future years.

Application & Reporting Materials

• 2011 Equity in the Classroom Application
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• 2011 Equity in the Classroom Interim Report
  Be sure to review these report Requirements BEFORE submitting your application.
• 2011 Equity in the Classroom Final Report
  Be sure to review these report Requirements BEFORE submitting your application.
  
• 2011 Equity in the Classroom Evaluation Rubric
  This rubric shows the criteria we use when evaluating your proposal.

The 2010-11 Equity in the Classroom program is made possible by grant funding from:

2010 Equity in the Classroom Workshop

On Saturday, November 20, 2010 TechStart hosted an Equity in the Classroom workshop in collaboration with the Oregon Pre-engineering and Applied Sciences Initiative (OPAS).  This workshop was focused on K-12 computer science and engineering initiatives for ethnic or racial minorities, rural communities, girls and other underrepresented populations.  

Agenda (More Workshop Documents to be posted shortly)

References & Links to Equity in the Classroom Data and Resources

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2010 Grant Recipients

Congratulations to our 2009-10 grant recipients!  Grants ranged from in-kind technology support to funds of up to $1,000 towards these projects:

National Girls Collaborative Project