glasrud family fellowship  

Kendall Rutherford - Tanzania

In 2004 Ted Glasrud, a 1933 graduate of White Bear High School, and his family made a generous contribution to the Foundation by establishing the Ted Glasrud Family Endowment.  Mr. Glasrud was instrumental in helping to organize and create School District 624 and acted as the first School District 624 School Board Attorney.

Sarah Swobada - Spanish Teacher

Mr. Glasrud and his family have been generous with many philanthropic contributions to their hometown community of White Bear Lake. Ted Glasrud and his wife, Lorraine Glasrud, along with their children Sharon Glasrud, Theodore G. Glasrud, and Debra Lentsch, have asked that the Glasrud Family Gift be used to create annual "Glasrud Family Fellowships" for teachers within the White Bear Lake Area School District.  Fellowships are awarded to teachers for personal professional growth with the hope that these awards will allow teachers to pursue professional development which would otherwise not be possible and can benefit student learning and classroom enrichment.

Applicant Eligibility & Grant Terms

Application deadline: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Who May Apply:

  • Applications will be accepted from educators, or groups of educators who are currently employed by the White Bear Lake Area School District (including but not limited to teachers, social workers, counselors, and psychologists). If you are unsure whether you are eligible, please call the Foundation office.

  • Prior to completing this application for approval, you have verified that your building principal and/or district directors ie: (curriculum, technology, student support, and equity) do not have the necessary funds to support this request.

  • Grant applications seeking to fund college credit will not be considered.

Selection Process:

The White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation’s Program Committee will review Glasrud Family Fellowship Grant applications and make recommendations to the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation (WBLAEF) Board of Directors for final approval. This committee will select those proposals which best exemplify innovative experiences and personal and professional growth for a teacher or groups of teachers. The experience should also benefit and enhance student learning.

Types of Fellowships:

  • Individual Fellowship: Individual teachers may apply for a grant of up to $3,000.

  • Team Fellowship: This fellowship is a maximum $3,000 per team. Team members do not have to be from the same school. Teams may not apply individually.

Terms:

  • A professional experience that falls on a school day must be approved by administration prior to applying. Costs to obtain a reserve teacher must be included as an expense.

  • Money awarded does not cover requests for obtaining college credits, teacher/clerical stipends, food, or student activities.

  • Projects are funded for twelve months. Any remaining funds in your fellowship account after twelve months will be returned to the Foundation.  It is also expected that Glasrud Fellows will remain in the district for at least one year following completion of the Fellowship.

  • If a recipient is not employed by the district at the time the award is funded, the funds will revert to the Glasrud Grant fund, or in the case of a team grant, the funds will be redistributed among the other members of the team.

  • In the case of a team-based proposal, a lead applicant must be designated to assume overall responsibility for the project, and all correspondence will be directed to that person.

  • Products purchased with the Glasrud Grant fund become the property of the district, not the individual(s). The products must remain in the building or department.

  • Partial grant funding: It is not always possible for the selection committee to fully fund a grant request. Please indicate in the application if partial funding will allow you to complete the requested development experience. The committee understands that there are some requests that require full funding in order to be completed. Your answer to this question will not negatively affect consideration of your request.

  • Expenses are reimbursed after submitting a reimbursement form with copies of the receipts to the WBLAEF office. CLICK HERE to submit the reimbursement request.

  • A written results-based evaluation of the project or a 3 to 5 minute presentation to the Foundation Board must be submitted or scheduled with the WBLAEF office within two months of the project’s completion. CLICK HERE to submit the evaluation.

Questions? - Please contact the WBLAEF office at 651-407-7696.

APPLY HERE

Complete the online application below. Please have your building principal review the project prior to submitting this application, with agreement that the project aligns with district goals.