How to Request an Expense Reimbursement/Check for Invoice Payment:

• Review the FBMS Teacher Reimbursement Process

• Please fill out an FBMS TEACHER REIMBURSEMENT FORM (button above on the left)

• You can complete the form:

o Manually: print the above form, attached to an additional piece of paper with receipts taped.
Place in PTO reimbursement box in school office

o Electronically: email the completed form with receipts scanned as pdf to treasurer@fbmspto.org

 Remember:

•  The PTO does NOT reimburse sales tax - Click the button on the right above for a copy of the FBMS PTO TAX EXEMPT FORM

• Requests will not be processed without proper documentation/receipts attached to the completed form

• Requests received by Monday morning at 8 AM will be fulfilled on Friday of the same week. Requests made after Monday morning will not be processed until the following Friday.

• Reimbursement checks are placed in the PTO’s Box for pick up, located in the school’s front office

• Check for Invoice Payment:  The PTO can pay a vendor directly.  Please coordinate with the treasurer for these types of payments.  Proper invoice/documentation is required. All steps are the same in submitting that form.

Questions? Please contact:

Carly Bucko, Treasurer, treasurer@fbmspto.org

GRANTS REQUESTS

How to Submit a Grant Request:

• The grant period will be open from August 22 through October 1, 2023.

• All grants will be reviewed before any grants are approved. Priority will not be based on submission date.

• Each teacher may submit an individual grant request AND participate in a group request each school year.

• Only applications submitted online via the google doc will be reviewed. No printed applications will be considered.

• Each grant will be evaluated on its merits, its direct impact on student learning and teacher needs.

• There is no monetary cap on grants; however, those with value over the teacher supply fund ($300) are preferred.

• The application must be filled out completely; incomplete applications will not be considered.

• “School Supply” type items, such as markers, tablets, desks and chairs, will take low priority. (These types of items can be purchased with the $300 Teacher Supply Fund available to all FBMS teachers.)

• Hard assets that can benefit current students as well as future students are preferred.

• Conferences and training will be considered; however, such requests will require FBMS administration approval.

• Field trips will be considered upon an applicant's strong educational case in support for the trip and approval from FBMS administration

• For convenience, applicants can make their own purchases and submit a reimbursement request to the PTO Treasurer AFTER you've been notified that your grant has been approved. This option may decrease the time it takes for you to receive your requested item(s).

• Please be sure to provide all information necessary to order.

• Applicants will be notified of their status by the Grants Chair.

Questions? Please email:

Colleen Cockrum, Grants Chair, grants@fbmspto.org OR

Carly Bucko, Treasurer, treasurer@fbmspto.org