Don Goff Innovative Instruction Award Guidelines

All applications submitted by the deadline will be evaluated by a preliminary team of evaluators. The final award determinations will be made by a second committee including family of Don Goff. All applicants will be notified by e-mail when their application is received by the Foundation office.
All submissions must use the online process. Hard copies will not be accepted.
Complete the online COVERSHEET. When completed, the Coversheet will contain all necessary identifying information. It is critical that you use the same title on your cover sheet and application. Evaluation and scoring will be performed with the Coversheet removed to ensure a non-prejudicial process.
NOTE: DO NOT INCLUDE WITHIN THE PROJECT PROPOSAL OR ATTACHMENTS YOUR NAME OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT COULD IDENTIFY YOU, THE SCHOOL, OR CLASSROOM. THIS INFORMATION WILL DISQUALIFY THE PROPOSAL
Complete the online APPLICATION starting with the title. Complete each section, paying attention to and effectively explaining each bulleted point. It is recommended that you compose, copy, and paste your work however, you are free to compose in the text box. There is no word count or character restrictions. You may save your work and return to it later. When completed use the submit button. Once submitted, you will not be allowed to make changes to your project proposal.
Principal approval is required. Your submission is not complete until he/she sends BCPEF a confirmation email stating the project title and your name. An easy way to do this is to send your principal an email requesting approval of your project, stating the title. The principal forwards that email to [email protected] stating his/her approval. Of course, the principal can simply send an original email with the validating information to [email protected].
The Don Goff Innovative Instruction Award will be announced at convocation at the 2023-2024 opening of school. Upon official receipt of the award, recipients may purchase only materials specified in the proposal. The BCPEF Executive Director must approve any changes in use of funds. Project funds may not be over-spent. Funds not spent will revert to BCPEF. Projects must be completed, and final expenditures made by April 15, 2024.
When making purchases, use school purchase orders. After materials have been received, complete the Reimbursement Request by May 1, 2024 (use the online form or download and print ) and attach all invoice copies. Submit to school bookkeeper who will submit to BCPEF for the school to receive reimbursement.
The award recipient must write a letter thanking the family of Don Goff for supporting the project through BCPEF, enclosing photos or class artwork or other materials as appropriate. Appropriate addresses will be provided through BCPEF. Send a copy of the letter to BCPEF.