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	FORESTRY & SCHOOL FORESTGRANT PROGRAM COVER PAGE
Administering Organization Sitka School District	Mailing Address (Street, City, State, Zip) 3579 School Lane, Sitka, WI 55555
Eligibility: Corporation (nonstock, nonprofit) or public agency (check appropriate box). Public School District ¨ "Friends" Group ¨ Municipal Government ¨ Service Club ¨ CESA ¨ Conservation organization ¨ State Agency ¨ Youth Organization ¨ College/University ¨ Nature Center/Museum/Zoo ¨ Tribal Government ¨ Labor Union ¨ Cooperative Extension ¨ Professional association ¨ Lake district ¨ Other (Specify) ___________________ Wisconsin Nonprofit Corporation Number or LEA ID Number (Please do not use federal non-profit number or federal employer identification number). __________1234________________________________
Project Director/Contact Person Sue McWilliams	Daytime telephone area code/number 222-333-4444	Fax area code/number 222-333-4445	Email sue@sitka.k12.wi.us
Mailing Address (if different from above) Street, City, State, Zip		If different addresses, send mail to: ¨ Admin. Organization ¨Project Director
Project Title An Education Plan for the Foxwood School Forest
Grant Request: $ __5,000______ Matching Funds: $ __4,584_ ___ Percent Match: ___91______%	Project Start Date:_July 1, 2008__ Project End Date: December 31, 2009	What EE2010 goal does the project address? Select one. ¨I ¨II III ¨IV ¨V ¨VI
WI Legislative Assembly District of Administering Organization ___6_______ WI Legislative Senate District of Administering Organization ____2________		Assembly District(s) of Target Audience 6	Senate District(s) of Target Audience 2
	CERTIFICATION
If this project is approved, the undersigned certifies that the organization will participate as indicated in the narrative and will provide the matching dollars by cash, services, or in-kind contributions between July 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008. None of these grant funds will be used to supplant existing funding.
Project Director Sue McWilliams	Signature Ø Sue McWilliams	Title Curriculum Coordinator	Date signed 1/9/2008
Primary Grant Writer Sue McWilliams	Signature Ø Sue McWilliams	Title Curriculum Coordinator	Date signed 1/9/2008
Chief Executive Officer Allan Forest	Signature Ø Allan Forest	Title District Administrator	Date signed 1/12/2008
	REQUIRED ABSTRACT Limit to space provided.
The school forest should be used to enhance classroom instruction through experiential outdoor education that meets state education standards, integrates environmental education into the curriculum, and demonstrates sustainable natural resources management. However, very few Sitka classes currently utilize Foxwood School Forest. A major reason for this is lack of familiarity with the school forest and the opportunities that it presents to enhance classroom instruction. An education plan that details opportunities and provides connections to the classroom curriculum and state education standards will provide the Sitka staff with the framework upon which future curriculum and lessons can be built. The Sitka School District will form a School Forest Education Plan Task Force (a subcommittee of the School Forest Committee) and charge it with drafting and validating a school forest education plan. Support services will be provided by the Wisconsin School Forest Education Specialist. The plan will be reviewed by Sitka teaching staff, School Forest Committee members and the Sitka School Board.