Here are a few ideas to help with tuition support for All Kinds of Minds training.

1. Contact local community civic organizations that give small grants to teachers and schools such as Civitans, Rotary, Lions Club, Kiwanis, etc. Offer to speak at their meeting. Bring Dr. Mel Levine's book A Mind at a Time and describe how your school wants to learn how all students learn. Ask the club for a matching grant to help with tuition.
   
   
2. Contact your college of education alumni association to see what scholarship or professional development funds are available.
   
   
3. The Chamber of Commerce, local Realtor's board or business forum may provide matching funds for scholarships to a school team in the community.
   
   
4. Ask your local teacher union or association if some funds are available for teacher professional development for members. Often, professional development funds are available for conference attendance or study groups. Offer to write an article for the local teacher newsletter following your Schools Attuned training. At a national level, check out the National Fund for Improvement of Education – a teacher grant making program from the NEA.
   
   
5. Education Week and Teacher Magazine list grant monies available to teachers for various study and professional development opportunities. Visit www.edweek.org or www.teachermagazine.org.
   
   
6. Educational and professional sororities and fraternities are also excellent sources for scholarship money.
   
   
7. Involve the local PTA or other community group. Sponsor a penny drive called "Schools Attuned Makes Good Cents." The donated change can support tuition, purchasing Dr. Levine's books or the Developing Minds video library.
   
   
8. Local merchants have community "give backs” to schools. Check with your supermarket or local Target for their education programs in your school.
   
   
9. See what ESEA funds can be used for professional development under the No Child Left Behind Act. Inquire about IDEA funds that will help teachers learn how to offer better "inclusion" programs.