PTO Grants

Thank you to all Heath community members that submitted proposals for the 2021 Fall Grant Cycle. We received 15 grant proposals! It was wonderful to see how each supported the primary mission of the Heath PTO, which is to promote the best possible education and educational environment for Heath School students. We were pleased to be able to fully or partially fund 10 of the proposals. See the names of the funded proposals below.

The deadline for submission was Friday, November 12, 2021, and so we are no longer accepting grants for this cycle. Notifications were sent on November 26, 2021. We will open up a new grant cycle in the spring.

The Heath PTO leadership and grants committee work with Dr. Sevelius to approve as many proposals as possible, adhering to District spending guidelines and the PTO Bylaws.

Please contact the Heath PTO (contact@heathpto.org) with any questions or feedback.

PTO Grants Awarded in Fall 2021

Thank you to all the community members that submitted a proposal. Your ideas to improve our school and your motivation to see them through help make our Heath community one that continues to grow and thrive.

Thank you to the Grants Committee, which included Heath parents Matt Belisle, Mike Mello, and Eli Silk, Heath principal Asa Sevelius, and Heath parents and PTO leaders Kathryn Murphy, Kathleen Meehan, and Chis Weeks. We appreciate you volunteering your time to consider each proposal carefully.

1. Art on the Wing (Hockensmith)
2. Books for 2nd Grade Unit on Community and Maps (Shashoua)
3. Castle of our Skins: Celebrating Black Artistry Through Music (Huntley)
4. Grant for Physical Education Equipment for K-8 (Stewart)
5. Heath School Model UN (Terry)
6. METCO Connections Middle School Meetings (Shashoua)
7. Pineapple Project Performance (Koocher)
8. Sensory Supports for Students with Special Needs (Dillon)
9. Student Council Initiatives (Patel)
10. The 4th Grade Book Awards (Ouellette)

PTO Grants Awarded in Spring 2021

1. Mindfulness for 5th and 6th Graders
2. Gardening at Heath School
3. Heath t-shirts for all 2021/2022 incoming kindergarteners
4. Summer Reading Books for Staff
5. Mindfulness in 7th and 8th Grade Health
6. NASP Convention Boston 2022
7. Staff Spiritwear
8. Tenacity Challenge (Academic Competition)
9. World Language Bulletin Board
10. Massachusetts Children's Book Award
11. Book Award Programs
12. Science Supplies for 7th and 8th grade
13. Climate Change in the High Arctic
14. Heath's Maker Space for STEAM Projects
15. Rainbow Club and GSA Support
16. Zones of Regulation- School-wide social emotional support
17. 3rd Grade Second Step Curriculum
18. Specialized Reading Professional Development for Special Education Staff
19. Autism Resources for Heath
20. METCO Connections Special Activities
21. Young Scholars Program Workshops
22. West African and Japanese Drumming Workshops
23. Dad’s Read
24. Metco Girls Book Club
25. Abstract Thinkers (previously Sitting at the Table)
26. Books for K-2 Classrooms
27. Basketball Hoops PE Grades K-8
28. Equipment for PE Grades K-8