|
Grant Title |
Grant Amount |
Brief description |
| Classroom
Management Materials for Substitute Teachers |
$130 |
Materials to assist substitute teachers in
being more effective in the classroom
(High School & Middle School) |
| Advanced
Placement Summer Institute - Training for Development of Studio Art
Portfolios |
$1,045 |
To enable art teachers to more effectively
assist art students in the development of their portfolios
(Professional Development - High School) |
| Graphing
Opportunities for Students in Grades K - 3 |
$3,800 |
Provides software tools for creating,
exploring, interpreting and printing graphs, allowing the integration of
computer graphing into many subject areas
(Florence Roche, Prescott, Swallow Union - Grades K-3) |
| High School
Band Instruments |
$6,879 |
Provides two baritone saxophones to
accommodate new band students, as well as maintenance for band instruments
(High School) |
| National
Science Teachers Association Convention |
$3,111 |
Enables entire High School Science team to
attend this national forum for information on up-to-date science
information, techniques, labs and technology, to be held in Boston this
year
(Professional Development - High
School) |
| Middle School
North Mural Project |
$2,100 |
Allows students to work with professional
artist and teacher Sharon Wooding in the creation of a permanent mural for
the hallway of the Middle School North building
(Middle School) |
| "Wild About
Weather" |
$500 |
Funds a presentation by educator Keith
Michael Johnson about weather, including weather-related science "tricks"
to demonstrate the forces of nature
(Prescott - Grades K-2) |
| Enhancing the
9th Grade Orientation Program |
$7,240 |
Provides new programming and materials to
support the 9th grade orientation program, which welcomes all
incoming freshmen and introduces them to the High School through a variety of
interactive socializing and team-building experiences
(High School) |
| "The Gizmo
Guys" |
$2,300 |
Funding for workshops and a performance by a
comedy juggling troupe who encourage creative thinking and teamwork
through integration of math & science concepts, as well as physical
education, theater, and music
(Florence Roche & Prescott -
Grades 3 & 4, and community-at-large) |
| Technology for Physics Lab
Group Size Reduction |
$4,900 |
Provides lab equipment to reduce group
sizes in Physics classes, allowing for more hands-on lab experience
(High School) |
| WeatherBug
Achieve Program |
$2,370 |
Funding for the re-installation of the
District's existing WeatherBug Tracking Station and for participation in
the "Achieve" program, which allows students to track real-time weather
data in support of Math, Science, Geography and Technology curricula
throughout the District
(Middle School & entire District) |
