Literacy Fund Grant – Organization Application "*" indicates required fields Step 1 of 9 – School Information 0% Organization InformationFull Name of Organization*Your full name* First Last Your role at the organization*Your e-mail address* Full Address of Organization* No. & Street Name City Province AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Postal Code Does your organization have charitable status?* Yes No Please indicate charitable registry number*Tell us about your organization, your mission, and overall vision*Official web address of your organization Social media links for your organizationUse the plus sign beside the text field to add additional lines for each social media link – including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn Add RemovePlease list the following information for each of the priority schools that you support that would be funded through this grant application request: School Name Eligible grades served by school Total number of students in eligible grades Actions Edit Delete There are no schools. Add school Maximum number of schools reached. Total Number of students across ALL of your priority schools in eligible Grade levels (JK to 8)?*I hereby indicate that the above listed schools have been informed of and have granted permission to submit this application to the Indigo Love of Reading Literacy Fund Grant.* Permission granted Letter of interest support*Please submit a Letter of Interest, signed by the Principal or lead administrator of each of your priority schools confirming their support of this grant application on their school’s behalf. Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, jpg, Max. file size: 100 MB. Does your organization have established literacy programming in place for your priority schools?* Yes No What is your organization’s approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?This question exists for information-gathering purposes and will not affect your eligibility. Additional InformationThe Indigo Love of Reading Foundation help to build partnerships between organizations and local (or remote) Indigo stores to provide additional assistance using grant funds (e.g. Purchasing books and educational resources, book curation, etc.) and for hosting special events over the duration of the three-year program.In the event that your organization is selected as a 2025 grant recipient, what store location would you like to be partnered with?* 604: 1st Canadian Place – 1 First Canadian Place, Unit SM18, Toronto 785: Ajax – 90 Kingston Road E., Ajax 176: Amherst Centre – 142 South Albion Road, Amherst 774: Ancaster – 737 Golf Links Rd, Unit #1, Ancaster 205: Angrignon Le Carrefour – 7077 Boul. Newman, LaSalle 146: Avalon Mall – 48 Kenmount Road, St. John’s 702: Barrhaven – 125 RioCan Avenue, Unit #N1, Nepean 959: Barrie – 33 Mapleview Drive West, Unit C0001, Barrie 280: Bay and Bloor – 55 Bloor Street W., Toronto 317: Bayshore Shopping Centre – 100 Bayshore Drive, Unit T15, Ottawa 564: Beaches – 2169 Queen Street E., Toronto 931: Belleville – 390 Front Street N., Belleville 345: Bramalea City Centre – 25 Peel Centre Drive, Bramalea 927: Brampton – 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton 276: Brant – 1250 Brant Street, Unit 102, Burlington 439: Bridgewater Mall – 421 Lahave Street, Bridgewater 737: Brossard – 9320 Boul. Leduc, Brossard 977: Burlington Centre – 777 Guelph Line, Burlington 962: Cambridge – 355 Hespeler Road, Unit 8, Cambridge 534: Carlingwood Shopping Centre – 2121 Carling Avenue, Unit #23, Ottawa 406: Centre at Circle and Eighth – 3322 8th Street E., Saskatoon 937: Charlottetown – 455 University Avenue, Unit #11, Charlottetown 98: Cherry Lane Shopping Centre – 2111 Main Street, Penticton 566: Chilkoot Centre Shopping Mall – 36 Chilkoot Way, Unit #120, Whitehorse 964: Chinook – 6455 Macleod Trail, Unit L1, Calgary 942: Conestoga – 550 King Street N., Unit N10, Waterloo 771: Coquitlam – 2991 Lougheed Highway, Unit #38, Coquitlam 154: Corner Brook Plaza – 44 Maple Valley Road, Unit #30, Corner Brook 142: Cornwall Square – 1 Water Street E., Cornwall 77: Cottonwood Mall – 45585 Luckakuck Way, Unit #45, Chilliwack 196: County Fair Mall – 475 Granville N., Summerside 234: County Fair Mall – 9256 Commercial Street, New Minas 414: CrossIron – 261055 CrossIron Blvd., Unit H, Rocky View 906: Crowfoot – 66 Crowfoot Terrace N.W., Calgary 770: Dalhousie – 5005 Dalhousie Drive N.W., Calgary 914: Dartmouth – 41 Mic Mac Boulevard, Dartmouth 259: Driftwood Mall – 2751 Cliffe Avenue, Unit #1160, Courtenay 405: East Point – 41 Fashion Drive, Saint John 535: Edmonton Intl Airport – 1000 Airport Rd., Edmonton 47: Eglinton Square – 1 Eglinton Square, Unit #18, Toronto 558: Elgin Centre – 417 Wellington Street, St.Thomas 411: Erin Mills Town Centre – 5015 Glen Erin Drive, Mississauga 553: Fairview Mall – 1800 Sheppard Avenue E., P.O. Box 23, North York 218: Festival Marketplace Shopping Centre – 1067 Ontario Street, Unit #G3, Stratford 923: Fredericton – 1381 Regent Street, Fredericton 239: Georgetown Market Place – 280 Guelph Street, Unit #25C, Georgetown 984: Georgian Mall – 509 Bayfield Street Unit H10A, Barrie 932: Gloucester – 2401 City Park Drive, Gloucester 410: Grandview Corners – 2453 – 161A Street, Unit #10, Surrey 789: Granville – 2505 Granville Street, Vancouver 780: Guelph – 435 Stone Road West., Guelph 793: Halifax – 188 Chain Lake Drive, Halifax 221: Halifax Shopping Centre – 7001 Mumford Road, Unit #202, Halifax 408: Heritage Greene – 1783 Stone Church Rd. E., Unit #1, Stoney Creek 592: Heritage Place – 1350 – 16th Street E., Unit G1, Owen Sound 152: Highland Square – 689 Westville Road, New Glasgow 958: Hillcrest – 9350 Yonge Street, Unit# Y010, Richmond Hill 926: Innes – 2025 Mer-Bleue Road, Orleans 933: Kamloops – 1395 Hillside Drive, Unit #4, Kamloops 922: Kanata – 400 Earl Grey Drive, Unit #1, Kanata 916: Kelowna – 2271 Harvey Avenue, Unit #1240, Kelowna 407: Kenaston Common – 1590 Kenaston Blvd., Winnipeg 153: Kildonan Place – 1555 Regent Avenue W., Winnipeg 941: Kingston – 945 Gardiners Road, Unit Y011, Kingston 88: Kingsway Mall – 1 Kingsway Garden Mall N.W., Edmonton 903: Kitchener – 225 Fairway Road S., Kitchener 369: Lambton Mall – 1380 London Road, Sarnia 788: Langley – 20015 Langley By-Pass, Unit #115, Langley 415: Laval – 900 Le Corbusier Blvd., Laval 159: Lawson Heights – 134 Primrose Drive, Saskatoon 934: Lethbridge – 701 – 1st Avenue S., Lethbridge 164: Lime Ridge Mall – 999 Upper Wentworth Street, Hamilton 298: Lindsay Square – 401 Kent Street W., Unit #45, Lindsay 511: Lloyd Mall – 5211 – 44th Street, Unit #151, Lloydminster 740: Londonderry Mall – 1 Londonderry Mall N.W., Edmonton 54: Lougheed Town Centre – 9855 Austin Avenue, Unit #171, Burnaby 74: Lynden Park Mall – 84 Lynden Road, Brantford 728: Mapleview Shopping Centre – 900 Maple Avenue, Unit #B14, Burlington 57: Market Mall – 3625 Shaganappi Trail N.W., Calgary 985: Markville Mall – 5000 Highway 7 East, Unit 1210L, Markham 451: Masonville Place – 1680 Richmond Street N.,Unit LO44B, London 963: Mayfair – 3147 Douglas Street, Unit N116, Victoria 151: Mayflower Mall – 800 Grand Lake Road; unit #13, Sydney 149: Medicine Hat – 3292 Dunmore Road S.E. Unit# 303, Medicine Hat 762: Metrotown – 4700 Kingsway, Unit #1174, Burnaby 56: Midtown Plaza – 201 – 1st Avenue S., Saskatoon 409: Milton – 1180 Steeles Avenue E., Milton 913: Moncton – 499 Paul Street, Dieppe 428: Mount Sinai Hospital – 600 University Avenue, Toronto 961: Nanaimo – 6670 Mary Ellen Drive, Nanaimo 261: Nelson – 1107 Lakeside Drive, Unit #118/120, Nelson 784: Newmarket – 17440 Yonge Street, Newmarket 759: North London – 86 Fanshawe Road E., London 413: North Town Centre – 9450 – 137th Avenue N.W., Unit #186, Edmonton 157: Northgate Mall – 489 Albert Street N., Regina 148: Northgate Shopping Centre – 1500 Fisher Street, North Bay 703: Oakville – 485 Trafalgar Rd, Oakville 912: Oshawa Centre – 419 King Street W., Unit #1135, Oshawa 739: Park Royal – 900 Park Royal S., West Vancouver 108: Parkland Mall – 277 Broadway Street E., Yorkton 257: Pembroke Mall – 1100 Pembroke Street E., Unit #208, Pembroke 12: Pen Centre – 221 Glendale Avenue, Unit #104, St. Catharines 114: Peter Pond Mall – 9713 Hardin Street. Unit #200, Fort McMurray 930: Peterborough – 873 Lansdowne Street W., Peterborough 73: Pickering Town Centre – 1355 Kingston Road, Unit #154A, Pickering 82: Pine Centre Mall – 3079 Massey Drive, Prince George 761: Pinecrest – 2735 Iris Street, Ottawa 170: Place dOrleans – 110 Place d’Orleans Drive, Orleans 282: Place Montréal Trust – 1500 Avenue McGill College, Montreal 794: Pointe-Claire – 6321, aut. Transcanadienne, bureau 141, Pointe-Claire 910: Polo Festival – 695 Empress Street, Winnipeg 220: Prairie Mall – 11801 – 100th Street, Unit #104, Grande Prairie 924: Red Deer – 5250 – 22nd Street, Unit #10, Red Deer 344: Richmond Centre – 6551 No. 3 Road, Unit #1516A, Richmond 982: Rideau Centre – 50 Rideau Street Unit 135C, Ottawa 975: Robson – 1033 Robson Street, Vancouver 581: Royal Bank Plaza – 200 Bay Street, Unit #137, Toronto 308: Scarborough Town Centre – 300 Borough Drive, Unit 768, Scarborough 87: Seaway Mall – 800 Niagara Street N., Welland 229: Sevenoaks Shopping Centre – 32900 S. Fraser Way, Unit #312, Abbotsford 909: Shawnessy – 16061 Macleod Trail S.E., Calgary 965: Sherway Gardens – 25 The West Mall, Unit#3038, Toronto 902: Sherwood Park – 2020 Sherwood Drive, Unit #120, Sherwood Park 262: Shoppers Mall – 1570-18th Street, Unit #69D, Brandon 279: Signal Hill – 5570 Signal Hill Centre S.W., Calgary 290: South Common – 1837 – 99th Street N.W., Edmonton 769: South Keys – 2210 Bank Street, Ottawa 786: South London – 1037 Wellington Road, London 775: South Point – 3227 Calgary Trail N.W., Edmonton 168: Southgate Centre – 814-5015 111 Street NW, Edmonton 925: Southland Mall – 2625 Gordon Road, Regina 412: Southtrail – 4916 – 130th Avenue S.E., Unit #170, Calgary 976: Square One – 100 City Centre Drive, Unit 1-706, Mississauga 917: St Albert – 445 St. Albert Trail, Unit #30, St. Albert 797: St Catharines – 285 Geneva Street, Unit G3, St. Catharines 253: St Clair Shores – 194 Commercial Blvd., Tecumseh 943: St Johns – 70 Kenmount Road, St. John’s 905: St Vital – 1225 St Mary’s Street, Unit #85-87, Winnipeg 46: Station Mall – 293 Bay Street, Sault Ste Marie 935: Sudbury – 1425 Kingsway Road, Sudbury 731: Sunnyside Mall – 1595 Bedford Highway, Unit #25A, Bedford 104: Tamarack Centre – 1500 Cranbrook Street N., Unit #155, Cranbrook 79: TD Square – 317 – 7th Avenue S.W., Unit #T-159, Calgary 117: The Village Shopping Centre – 430 Topsail Road, Unit #131, St. John’s 983: The Well – 486 Front Street West, Unit–UG4, Toronto 757: Thunder Bay – 797 Memorial Avenue, Thunder Bay 102: Timmins Square – 1500 Riverside Drive, Timmins 287: Toronto Eaton Centre – 220 Yonge Street, P.O. Box 304, Toronto 264: Totem Mall – 9600 – 93rd Avenue, Unit #1640, Fort St. John 175: Truro Mall – 245 Robie Street, Truro 715: Upper Canada Mall – 17600 Yonge Street, Newmarket 782: Vega – 3050 Vega Blvd., Mississauga 107: Village Green Shopping Centre – 4900 – 27th Street, Unit #720, Vernon 920: West Edmonton – 8882 – 170 Street N.W., Unit #1384, Edmonton 202: Westland Market Mall – 70 McLeod Avenue, Spruce Grove 435: Westshore Town Centre – 2945 Jacklin Road, Victoria 783: Westside – 9952-170th Street, Edmonton 141: Willowbrook Shopping Centre – 19705 Fraser Hwy, Unit #456, Langley 798: Windsor – 3100 Howard Avenue, Unit T-15, Windsor 758: Woodbridge – 3900 Highway #7 W., Unit #1, Woodbridge 211: Yarmouth Mall – 76 Stars Road, Yarmouth 278: Yonge and Eglinton – 2300 Yonge Street, P.O. Box 2466, Toronto 286: Yorkdale – 3401 Dufferin Street, Unit #29, Toronto Are you aware if any of your partner schools have previously applied to the Literacy Fund Grant?* Yes No Not sure Indicate which year(s):* 2024 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Are you aware any of your priority schools previously been awarded a Literacy Fund Grant?* Yes No Not sure How did you find out about the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation?(Check all that apply) loveofreading.org Indigo.ca In an Indigo, Chapters or Coles store Adopt a School program A former Love of Reading Literacy Fund grant recipient or applicant The Indigo Love of Reading Community Response Fund program School Board/Trustee Other You selected "Other". Please define:* Section A: Tell us about your school communityILOR Key Decision-Making Factor: Community Need – how the quantifiable data and anecdotes from your school community directly link to your school’s literacy challenges.1. Tell us about the current literacy levels of the school partners you would be reaching through this grant. In doing so please cite any relevant local or national research, test scores (reading inventories, qualitative/quantitative surveys, report card data, etc.) to support your current reality.*2. Please speak to how the demographic landscape of your school community may have impacted your reason to apply for this grant. In doing so, please cite any relevant information to support your statements.*Some examples of information you can provide that help to paint a picture of the scope of need faced by students and families in your school community(ties): Average Median family income within your school community The percentage (%) of lone-parent (also referred to as single-parent) families in your school community The percentage (%) of students in your school community that speak a language other than French or English in the home The percentage (%) of students in your school community that self-identify as Indigenous (I.e. Aboriginal, First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) The percentage (%) of people/families in your school community who have a post-secondary certificate, diploma, or degree (e.g. university, trade school, college, etc.) The percentage (%) of people who moved from one residence to another at least once in the last year (e.g., family moved to a new apartment) The percentage (%) of your students’ families needing financial support to by school supplies and/or enable their child to participate in school activities (e.g. field trips and clubs)? The percentage (%) of students that access nutrition programs through your school Any special learning designations or indexes such as the TDSB Learning Opportunities Index (LOI) that apply to your school. When citing a special learning designation or index, please ensure you are describing the criteria that define the designation. *For any metrics provided you must state the source of this information. This can be derived from a number of different sources, eg. Census data (Stats Can), family/caregiver surveys, school board data, etc. 3. Please share any other relevant information about your priority schools, and why you feel it would benefit from an Indigo Love of Reading Literacy Fund Grant.* Section B: Current access to books1. How do students in your partner schools currently access books in their communities (i.e. school or community libraries, literacy resources external to your school)?*2. What strengths exist in the current system?*3. What gaps/challenges exist in the current system (you can note details such as the average age of library books in your schools, lack of funding to purchase new/relevant/diverse books, distance of your schoola to the nearest public library or community centre, etc.) ?*4. In general, how would accessing new books through the Literacy Fund Grant help you enhance resources for your students?* Section C: Project summary and needILOR Key Decision-Making Factor: Vision and Objectives – how your project will address both immediate gaps and long-term literacy engagement. Note on scale/scope of your proposed project: Participation in the Literacy Fund Grant program represents a multi-year commitment with funding being provided over a 3 year period in annual allotments commencing in September 2025. Your proposed project should therefore represent a scale and scope where both short- and long- term impacts can be tracked that have the potential to reach a wide number of students (if not all students) at your priority schools. To help inform your project summary and need review this checklist of critical gaps and consider using student voices in identifying gaps (e.g., student surveys)Project name*Please indicate the objective(s) of the ILOR Literacy Fund Grant program that your project will fulfill for your priority schools:* Improve School Literacy Infrastructure and Inventory ((increase access to a greater number of relevant literature and reading resources in an enhanced learning library environment) Increase student Literacy Engagement (increase student engagement with literacy and reading to develop a life-long love of reading) Enhance student Literacy Achievement (improve reading level outcomes; more readily meet curricular expectations through expanded access to books) Enhance student and educator skills (i.e. increase student/educator skills within certain thematic areas such as: Indigenous Knowledge, DE&I concepts, Environmental literacy, STEM, etc. through books) Enhance community engagement (involvement of parents, family and community members) around literacy initiatives at your schools) Enhance student school engagement (increase overall student engagement with their library/school over time through expanded access to literature) Tell us about your literacy project idea and how the project satisfies the objective(s) of the ILOR Literacy Fund Grant program that you indicated in the previous question.*In answering this question, feel free to describe the programs you currently run that support student literacy in the schools you’re looking to support.Why is your literacy project needed? What critical gaps are being filled?*Please cite any school-based performance data and/or research that support your response. Section D: Project planNote that funding is allocated in early September of 2025 with subsequent annual allotments being distributed to schools over a period of 3-4 school years.What major milestones (outcomes) will your literacy project achieve?List and describe up to five (5) MAJOR MILESTONES your organization will achieve in partnership with your schools over the 3-4 years of the grant to execute the main goals of your literacy project When listing supporting activities that will help achieve each of your milestones, please keep your descriptions short/concise wherever possible Please include a general timeline that outlines the duration of when you will execute your activities to achieve each milestone Please list any staff members, special committees, or community members (e.g. Intervention teams, Parents associations, etc.) that may be working to help your schools accomplish each milestone Please see a sample project plan HERE. Milestone archieved Supporting activitiy (ties) to achieve milestone When (dates) Who’s responsible? Actions Edit Delete There are no milestones. Add milestone Maximum number of milestones reached. CONFIRMING CAPACITY: Please list any past grants you’ve received that you feel speak to your capacity to execute on the Indigo Love of Reading Literacy Fund Grant*CONFIRMING SUPPORT: The Indigo Love of Reading Literacy Fund Grant is most successful when students, teachers, and parents are involved. Please indicate how you plan to build support from these groups to execute your project.*Please indicate how you plan to build support from these groups to execute your project. Please consider the following in your response: What strategies have you used in the past to encourage engagement with your school communities? What have been some of the successes as well as challenges with building bridges between your partner schools and their surrounding communities? How would you build a community of support to ensure this grant is best used by the schools you would be supporting?Turnover plan*Many schools will experience turnover in key roles (e.g. principal, librarian, educators on school literacy teams) in the course of the multi-year Literacy Fund grant process. Describe the general transition plan that you would put into place in the event there are key staffing changes at your school over the duration of this grant program. Anticipated Challenges*What challenges do you anticipate facing in implementing your literacy project? Please describe how these challenges might impact the success of your project and outline specific strategies you will use to address them. (e.g., obstacle: time limitations due to competing school priorities; actionable plan: scheduling regular team meetings to ensure alignment and progress tracking) Section E: Project BudgetIn this section, you will be asked to identify and describe all the items/services that your school will need to purchase with your grant funding to support execution of your project plan. Recipient schools are part of the grant program for 3 years. 90% of the funding is set up as a corporate account to buy books from Indigo Books & Music Inc. at a 30% discount. 10% of the funding is given in the form of a discretionary cheque to fund special literacy events or initiatives (eg. read-a-thons, literacy based-school trips, author visits) at your school that stir the imagination of the students in a way that will help inspire a love of reading. You can view a sample of a project budget plan HERE.How will you spend the grant funds on books (your 90% allotment)?When completing your budget, please consider the following criteria carefully: Identify and describe ALL the book items that will be purchased with the grant funding to support your literacy project; please keep your descriptions as concise as possible Your budget items should directly relate to the project summary (Section C) and project plan (Section D) of this application Feel free to use the supporting notes column to contextualize your book costs Please note that books purchased through grants funds are at a 30% discount to the listed price. For example- a book found at Indigo with a $10.00 regular listed price can be purchased at $7.00 (with the 30% discount applied) with your grant funding When listing a budget item, please ensure you have researched current costs of the item to the best of your ability and you have considered any operational funding that you may already be set to receive to finance the cost of your item Budget Item Description of the item Grant funding amount in Canadian funds ($) Supporting notes Actions Edit Delete There are no Items. Add Item Maximum number of items reached. How will you spend the grant funds on supporting literacy resources (your 10% allotment)When completing your budget, please consider the following criteria carefully: Identify and describe ALL the items/services that will be purchased with the 10% portion of your grant Your budget items should directly relate to the project summary (Section C) and project plan (Section D) of this application Feel free to use the supporting notes column to contextualize any listed item costs Please note that this portion of the grant cannot be used to pay for items such as salaries, major furniture upgrades, capital investments (playgrounds, building additional rooms, etc.), or school textbooks Your 10% discretionary amount CAN be spent on items like school trips, student awards for literacy initiatives, professional learning opportunities for teachers, author visits, etc.: items/ services that will help to bolster a love of reading culture in your school When listing a budget item, please ensure you have researched current costs of the item to the best of your ability, and you have considered any operational funding that you may already be set to receive to finance the cost of your item Budget Item Description of the item Grant funding amount in Canadian funds ($) Supporting notes Actions Edit Delete There are no Items. Add Item Maximum number of items reached. Book budget*This should be 90% of your budgetSupport budget*This should be 10% of your budgetRemaining allocation*Please ensure your number is $0 or above before moving to the next section of this application Section F: Project impactILOR Key Decision-Making Factor: Sustainability – how your school plans to maintain and scale the impact of the grant beyond the 3-year period.1. Who are the groups of people that will benefit from your project?*Please check all that apply Students at your school Student’s parents, caregivers, other family members Educators Community members (not parent/caregivers) Other Please specify other groups2. Please estimate how many individuals (e.g. # students, # teachers, # parents/caregivers, # community members, etc.) will be directly involved, participate and benefit from your literacy project?*3. What is your plan to create awareness or promote your literacy project? Tell us about the communication tools (e.g. emails, social media, newsletters, etc.) that you will use.*4. How will you track and measure the success of your project?*Please refer to the application guide for examples of qualitative and quantitative indicators that you may want to use to evaluate the success of your project.5. Please specify if there are certain benchmarks that you are looking to lift (eg. reading and writing scores in your standardized testing) and to what degree would you look to lift these benchmarks through the support of the grant?*6. The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation works with grant recipients to track quantitative and qualitative change in key impact areas. Examples of key impact areas include improvements in variety of books, student literacy engagement, and student literacy achievement. Recipient schools will be required to complete an annual report each year of the grant that will require collaborative input from teachers, students, librarian/library staff, and other stakeholders. Please review the information HERE to see a sample of some of the quantitative (metrics-based) and qualitative (reflection-based) questions that your school will be asked if you are chosen as a recipient of a literacy fund grant. After reviewing this information, please answer the following questions:A. Does your school have sufficient capacity to collect this kind of data over the next three years of the grant?* Yes No Please specify the barriers that will allow you to answer some or all of these questions*B. Does your school currently collect information quantitative/qualitative data of this kind?* Yes No Please elaborate on the quantitative and/or qualitative data that you currently document that aligns with Love of Reading’s reporting requirements.7. Describe any current literacy-focused programs, initiatives, or partnerships in place at your school community(ties). Explain how these efforts align with your school community(ties) goals to enhance literacy and foster a love of reading.*8. How does your school community(ties) plan to maintain and scale the project after the grant ends?* Section G: Enriching the Ecosystem of Learning at Your SchoolIn this section we are inquiring if there are any specific curriculum areas you are seeking to enhance through the books provided in this grant. This information is gathered to support the Foundation in providing schools with free access to thematic book lists, curriculum linked book guides, professional learning opportunities and specialized trainings on these topics should schools be interested in pursuing them. You will not be scored on this section.Please list all the curricular areas (e.g. DE&I, Indigenous Knowledge and Worldviews, Environmental literacy, Social Emotional Learning, etc.) and any school-wide goals you may be seeking to enhance with books acquired through this grant and generally how you are hoping these resources will support critical learning opportunities for your students and/or educators.* Section H: Community InvolvementThe creative community project will be evaluated using a 1 to 5 scale rubric, assessing various aspects of the project on a scale from “needs improvement” to “exceptional.” This rubric ensures clear and consistent evaluation based on predefined standards. At the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation we truly value youth voice, in addition to hearing from other members of your school community such as educators, school staff, parents/caregivers about your culture of literacy. We ask that you use this portion of the application as an opportunity to share a creative project that highlights your school’s need for additional funding and your vision for how the grant would support transformational change around literacy at your school. There are two options for submitting this creative community project component:1. A video that captures the values of your school, its commitment to literacy, and need for funding. Your submission should include interviews/reflections from your school community, including: Your school principal A student or group of students at your school Teacher(s) at your school, including any librarians/library staff (if applicable) Community members external to your school (eg. parents/caregivers) The video should be a maximum length of 5 minutes Link to videoShare a video link from an online video storage such as YouTube or Vimeo. Please ensure it is viewable as a guest user. Upload videoUpload a video in MP4 (h264/h265) format Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: mp4, m4v, mov, mkv, Max. file size: 100 MB. OR 2. A PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation or Google/Word document that captures the values of your school, its commitment to literacy, and need for funding. Your submission should include the following voices: Your school principal A student or students at your school (you may consolidate letters, quotes or reflections from students) Teacher(s) at your school, including any librarians/library staff (if applicable) Community members external to your school (eg. parents/caregivers) You are welcome to integrate multimedia components such as photos and video within your presentation that reflect your school’s culture of literacy and need for funding. Link to slide/documentShare a link from an online storage such as Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or Box. Please ensure it is viewable as a geust user. Upload slide/documentUpload a slideshow, document or PDF Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: pptx, ppt, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 100 MB. Please enter the email address(es) of the people to whom you would like a PDF copy of your grant application sentSeparate email addresses with a commaPlease note that once you have submitted your school’s application, the submission will be final.Schools will not be able to revise their applications once submitted. If you have further questions please contact the Foundation at loveofreading@indigo.ca. Please refer to the Creative Community Project Criteria in the Application Worksheet.
