Kathy Hill Memorial Outstanding Leadership Award Application
The Kathy Hill Memorial Outstanding Leadership Award is named after much-loved educator Kathy Hill. Kathy devoted herself to students in the Billings Public Schools for thirty years, primarily as a teacher at Rimrock School and as a counselor at Will James Middle School. Kathy was passionate about helping students be their very best, and she provided outstanding leadership and encouragement to those around her.
The Leadership Award provides funds for educators serving students in kindergarten through 8th grade to improve their leadership skills. Examples of leadership awards could be, but are not limited to, defraying the costs of:
Universal Requirements
Selection & Notification
Final Evaluations of Project
Receipt of Grant Money
Continue the Online Application Process.
The Leadership Award provides funds for educators serving students in kindergarten through 8th grade to improve their leadership skills. Examples of leadership awards could be, but are not limited to, defraying the costs of:
- Sending an educator to a leadership conference or course.
- Bringing in a motivational speaker to a school to work with educators.
- Sending an educator to receive an award that involves leadership skills.
- Sending an educator to lead a workshop at a conference.
Universal Requirements
- Applicants must be Billings Public School personnel.
- Applicants must use the online application process and each section of the grant application must be completed for consideration.
- Completed applications must have the appropriate authorization.
- Grant applications should focus on improving leadership opportunities for educators.
- Applicants must serve students in K-8th grade.
- More than one grant proposal can be submitted from each site. An educator may collaborate on more than one proposal for separate/independent projects.
- Funded projects must be implemented within the 2022-23 school year.
- Grant funds are NOT available for projects already completed.
- Salaries and stipends are not eligible for funding.
Selection & Notification
- A screening committee will review the grant requests for selection and final approval.
- Notification and other correspondence will be directed to the project administrator.
- Notification of awards will occur in late April 2022.
- Final decision on grant awards will be the sole judgment of the Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools Board.
Final Evaluations of Project
- The project administrator will be required to complete an on-line follow up form at the completion of the project or at the end of the project school year.
- The form will be completed on-line by the date indicated in the award winner notification letter.
Receipt of Grant Money
- Please allow up to four weeks for your funds to be available at your school after notification has been received.
- If the approved project funding is increased or decreased, you will receive notification in the winner's award letter.
- All grant funds are transferred to Billings Public School's business office upon approval.
- All materials purchased through each grant are the property of SD2. Any unspent dollars must be returned to the Education Foundation by June 1, 2023.
- Please contact the Education Foundation at foundation@billingsschools.org or 281-5149 with questions.
Continue the Online Application Process.