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Funding for any new program is usually the first consideration. According to Villani (2002), the estimated costs of recruiting, hiring, and orienting a new teacher is between $5000 and $50,000, depending on the degree of professional development incorporated in estimating the cost of the  induction process. Therefore, the induction and mentoring program should be included as a line item in the school system’s budget. The following information contains other ways induction and mentoring programs can be funded.

• Funding and/or grants from the state

• Grants from local education funds and/or parent-teacher organizations

• Personnel sharing or reassignment

• Funding from state and/or local teachers’ associations

• Use of professional development monies in your budget

Grant Writing Resources

• The Foundation Center
  http://fdncenter.org/

• Introduction to Researching and Writing Grants
  http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/online/writing_grants.htm

• Grants.Gov
  http://grants.gov/

• SchoolGrants
  http://schoolgrants.org

• Non-profit Guides
  http://npguides.org/index.html

• Grant Proposal.com
  http://grantproposal.com/

• Education Place Grants and Funding
  http://eduplace.com/grants/

• The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
  http://www.woodruff.org/

• The School Funding Center
  http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com/

• The Spencer Foundation
  http://www.spencer.org/

The following website provides grant writers the opportunity to receive email responses to grant questions:
grantanswers@polarisgrants.org

Reference:
Villani, S. (2002). Mentoring programs for new teachers: Models of induction and support. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.