Supporting Bremen Public Schools
Building the Foundation
The Partnership was born when Rose Shoemaker, an involved Bremen parent with a successful background in foundation building for schools and hospitals, set her sites on BPS. With close collaboration with the administration and the enthusiastic support of the school board, the Partnership offered their first round of grants in the Spring of 2024. Through private and corporate donations, the Partnership directs funds to the school for vetted and approved projects as well contributing to the Bremen Public School Endowment with the Marshall County Community Foundation. In addition to the granting program, the Partnership provides financial support to like-minded groups and initiatives inside the school system. The goal is to expand our programs and grow our support-base.
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NEWS
Spring 2025 Grants Applications Open
March 2025
Applications are now being accepted for the Spring round of teacher's classroom and extracurricular grants. The window of acceptance ends on April 25th and applications can be requested at bpspartnership@bps.k12.in.us or downloaded from this site..us
Book Fair
March 2025
Again this year the Partnership helped put books in the hands of grateful students who might not otherwise have the means to purchase them at the annual Book Fair.
BPS Education Endowment Fund
December 2024
A founding initiative of the Partnership is to grow the school's endowment fund managed by the Marshall County Community Foundation. In December of 2024 The Partnership made a contribution of $5,000 to the fund, which generates interest and dividends that provide a steady and growing source of income for the school annually.
Fall 2024 Grants
November 2024
Our Fall grants were a huge success with 16 recipients awarded over $11,000. Athletic equipment, specialized decodable book sets for our elementary classrooms, band instruments, supplies for our day care and registration fees for extracurricular competitions were all funded by this round of grants among several other needs within the school.
Spring 2024 Grants
May 2024
The Bremen Partnership for Education awarded it's inaugural round of teacher's classroom and extracurricular grants on May 6th. In total, 7 grants were awarded for a total of $6,600 to a variety of classroom initiatives and extracurricular programs. Among them, were contributions for the Bremen Band and Emerald Guard, curriculum and materials for 3 classroom initiatives and furniture for the developmental pre-school. Grant applications are submitted for approval by administration and department heads and awarded after review by an independent committee.
Food Insecurities Grant
May 2024
In collaboration with the BPS administration, the Partnership was able to complete and submit an application to the Indiana Association of Public Education Foundations (INAPEF) for a food insecurities grant on behalf of the Bremen Bags program, ultimately winning $2,000 . The Bremen Bags program is an organization dedicated to ensuring no BPS student is without food over weekends when school meals are not provided.
Book Fair
March 2024
In March, the Partnership helped put books in the hands of deserving and grateful children with a contribution to the annual Book Fair. Teachers and organizers identified students who might not otherwise have the means to purchase books with a desire to learn and read. In some cases, books were donated to entire families!
Teacher & Classroom Grants
Our teacher and classroom grants help provide programming, materials and equipment to our educators. Requests are submitted for specific needs or ideas with detailed budgets and costs.
Extracurricular Grants
These grants encompass everything from athletic and academic teams to clubs and school-sponsored student organizations. Funds can be used for equipment, registration fees, programming or anything else that enhances the student experience.
BPS Endowment Fund
The BPS Education Endowment Fund is managed by the Marshall County Community Foundation. Investment income and interest can be used to improve the school and enhance the student experience. The Partnership is dedicated to investing a portion of it's proceeds to the endowment each year and donations can be made directly to fund as well.
NOW Grants
Certain needs for our teachers and school-sponsored organizations are immediate or emergent. The Partnership is open to help in these circumstances outside of our normal granting cycle, where able and approved by the administration.