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1. The school's name:: Fairview Elementary School

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2. The name of the school district or governing organization:: Habersham County Schools

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Line 1: 2925 Cannon Bridge Road Line 2: City: Demorest State: Georgia Zip Code: 30535

4. The school's telephone and fax numbers (please use 10 digits, no spaces or hyphens): Phone:: 7067782030 Fax number:

5. The school's email address. This will be used for notification if you are funded. Be sure to double-check that it is correctly entered:: cbsmith@habershamschools.com 6. The principal's name: Last Name: Hudson First Name: Darlene

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7. The name of the person filling out this application: Last Name:: Smith First Name:: Candace

8. The title of person filling out this application:: 9. The telephone number of the person filling out this application (please use 10 digits, no spaces or hyphens):: 10. The email address of the person filling out this application. We will send an email to this address to confirm receipt of the application:: cbsmith@habershamschools.com 11. Is the person filling out this application also the person responsible for the library operation in the school?: No percentage_lunch: 85-89% 13. Please provide NCES Information: A. What is your schools NCES ID?: 130258001150 Feeder Schools:

14. Which of the following best describes the school? If none of these descriptors fit, please write a short description (25 words or less) under Other.: Elementary School 14. Other: 15. Which of the following best describes the school? : Public 16. How did you learn about the opportunity to apply to the Laura Bush Foundation for a grant award? Check all that apply.: LBF website If not from LBF website/brochure, please specify:: 17. How much money (up to $5,000) are you requesting from the Laura Bush Foundation to fund your proposal? Please use whole numbers only; no commas, decimals, or fractions:: $5000 Agree_to_evaluation: Yes Agree_to_promotion: Yes

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<h2>PART II: THE HEART OF THE PROPOSAL</h2>

22. How many students are there in the school this year? : 440 23. How many books are there in the library collection? : 12000 24. How many books per student does that work out to?: 26 25. What is the distance to the nearest public library? Please choose one from the pull-down menu of distances:: more than 5 miles 26. Does your school have a certified school librarian?: Yes

(A) Position Description:: (B) Is this person full-time or part-time in the library?: (C) What is this person's education and experience?: Library Media Training: Experience in the library job:: Second_Responsiblity: If yes, please tell us what that responsibility is in 25 words or less::

27. Does the person responsible for the library (certificated librarian or not) have support staff such as aides, para-professionals, parent/community volunteers, or other help?: Yes If yes, please describe that help in 25 words or less:: There is a full-time media clerk that works in the media center.

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(A) Total library book budget provided by the governing body for the 2012-2013 school year (this would include any monies allocated directly from the district as well as moneys allocated through the principals budget for the building). : $6,160.00 (B) Total library magazine/serial budget provided by the governing body for the 2012-2013 school year (this would include any monies allocated directly from the district as well as moneys allocated through the principals budget for the building).: $6,160.00 (C) Total money from other sources used for books or magazines, such as grants, monies from parent organizations, an educational foundation, book fairs, other fund-raising activities, etc. : $4,000 (D) What does all of this work out to on a per-pupil basis for the year?: $/pupil: 14

29. Will the person filling out this application be the person responsible for carrying out the activities described in the grant proposal plan below?: No If no, who will be responsible? Please list the name, title, and experience of each person who will have responsibility for implementing the proposal: Last name: Franklin First name: Debra Title:: School Librarian Media Specialist

other_school_info: Fairview Elementary is a rural oublic school located in Habersham County. We are considered a Title 1 school. Over half of our students receive free or reduced lunches. Our school has done exceedingly well on our standardized tests in the past few years. We have a staff of hard working and caring individuals who truly love their students and teach from their heart. Our county is currently in a budget crunch. Our state wants us as teachers to improve our students learning experience by implmenting the new Common Core Georgia Performance Standards. However, due to lack of funding we have not been able to purchase the books that the state has based the new frameworks on. By receiving grant money from the Laura Bush foundation we would be able to purchase the books that our teachers need to properly implement the frameworks.

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abstract_10: My proposal addresses all of these goals. The books that we want to purchase with the grant money will help students become more proficient and fluent readers. Without this money our students will not be able to fall in love with these wonderful stories because they will not have access to them. budget_outline_25: I want to purchase the books that the frameworks are using. I would like to buy each teacher a set of the integrated texts and each class a set of the entended texts that the frameworks specifically use and build the lessons and skills around that the students will need to become successful thinkers and readers. 33. What gave you the idea for this proposal?: I got the idea for this proposal when I as a teacher was told to implement these frameworks but realizing the books were not available at the school for the teachers and the students. When asking administration to purchase the books I became aware of the dire situation that the school system budget was in. The funds are simply not there to be able to purchase the books needed for the students in our school. 34. How were the specifics of the proposal developed?: I developed the specifics based on the need of books for the frameworks as well as the number of students who need the books and teachers who need the materials. 35. If you do receive a grant to implement your proposal, how will you measure and evaluate its impact on the students, on the library, on the school?: The students test scores and ability to perform the task items that the frameworks implement will be the indicator of the impact the books have had on the students. 36. What is your schools Federal Employer Tax Identification Number?: 123456789

<h2>PART V: AGREEMENTS AND PRINCIPAL'S CERTIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION</h2>

37. I,: djskjhdjhsfh, Date: : 10/17/2012

<h2>PART VI: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</h2>

"My lifelong passion for books and reading began when I was a little girl. This new Foundation provides yet another opportunity to share with America's children the magical world of books and reading." -- Laura Bush

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