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Teacher Grants

The Orcutt Children’s Arts Foundation (OCAF) is dedicated to ensuring that every student in the Orcutt Union School District has access to a high-quality arts education. OCAF does not believe that arts instruction should be limited to a single class or unit; instead, we support integrating the arts across the entire curriculum.

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To further this mission, the OCAF Board of Directors has voted to increase monthly art grant awards from $300 to $500. If additional funding is needed for a specific arts project, the Board is also willing to review proposals to help provide further financial support for special arts education initiatives.

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Celebrating students' artistic and creative talents offers meaningful opportunities to highlight what students understand and can achieve, while also demonstrating how arts learning aligns with the school district’s broader educational goals.

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OCAF remains committed to fostering an arts-rich learning environment throughout the Orcutt Union School District.


If you need additional information, please feel free to contact OCAF.


ocaf@orcutt-schools.net
805-938-8966

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OCAF Teacher Grant Application

This grant is intended to assist teachers in offering classroom enrichment programs in the visual and performing arts. The goal is to promote the arts in a rich and meaningful way through the specific teaching of the arts discipline.


Suggested projects include funding guest artists to provide classroom instruction, providing a trip to a theatrical performance, or sponsoring a dancer to teach students. Preference will be given to multi-teacher collaborative projects for an entire grade level, giving each teacher the option to request up to $500. This grant is not intended to supplement classroom supply budgets or support other curricular subjects.

Please select the discipline for which you are requesting funding
Dance
Digital Media
Fine Art
Music
Theatre
Other
School site(s)

Teachers are asked to present the grant request at an OCAF board meeting, scheduled for the third Monday of each month. Applications must be received at the office one week in advance. Please plan for a three to four-minute presentation. Four grants will be considered each month on a first come first served basis. Applications submitted in April or later will be considered for the following school year. Please designate which month you’d like to present.

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