I wrote a couple grant's for our school. I was on the site council at the school so I knew a little about their budget. I mentioned to the principal that I was open to writing some grant's if she wanted me too. She sent a memo around school telling the teachers that if they wanted help writing grants or came across an interesting one to call me.
I would talk with your prinicpal and ask if the district has a grant writer on staff. Mention that you are open to working on some. I would ask that everyone was aware of what you were doing though. The superintendant's secretary had not been aware that I was writing grants on behalf of the school. When I went down to the district office to get the superintendent's signature she made me feel like a renegade mom.
Telling me that Mr XYZ does not just sign things because a parent brings something to him. I had to go through proper channels. I felt about two feet tall. I tried to explain that the principal asked me to write the grant, showed her the principals signature and left the proposal for her to follow through with. I decided not to write grant's anymore after that.
