Discovery Charter School
2026–2029 Strategic Plan
Grant Strategy
People, Operations & School Capacity
Growth requires operating capacity as well as classrooms. This category frames the staffing, systems, administrative support, and launch costs needed to increase enrollment, expand services, improve execution, and support the school's broader strategic plan.
Grants
4
Initiatives
0
Pipeline Value
$115K
Funds Needed
$0
Why This Category
Grants here should be used as capacity-building money: launch costs, staffing, recruitment, professional support, systems, incentives, or new roles that help Discovery grow and improve. We should still be careful about building permanent obligations on temporary money, but we also should not pretend compensation is off limits.
What Falls Under It
Staffing & Compensation. Recruitment, retention, salary supplements, stipends, bonuses, incentives, hard-to-fill positions, specialist support, and short- or multi-year staffing initiatives.Student Services. Launch or expansion of counseling, special education, intervention, enrichment, family support, and other services that allow Discovery to serve more students effectively.Enrollment & Family Growth. Recruitment, outreach, open houses, onboarding, communications, and systems that help more families find, choose, and successfully enter Discovery.Administrative Capacity. Project management, grants administration, development, communications, data systems, authorizer work, facilities planning, and temporary capacity for major initiatives.Educational Operating Expenses. Curriculum, instructional materials, classroom supplies, substitutes, specialist services, and other direct educational costs that funders may be willing to underwrite.