Fishing equipment will be used to teach these challenged students the lost art and skill of fishing providing them an appropriate lifelong, relaxing, recreational skill as an alternative to troublesome after-school activity.
Grants - all (all)
Fishing for Fun
Judy Smith, Prairie Learning Center, $715
Rachel's Challenge
Becky Vrbas, Indian Trail Middle School, $4,800
Inspired by the life of Rachel Scott, the first victim of the 1999 Columbine shootings, this powerful assembly and training program for students, staff and parents in the community will address the real-life problem of bullying.
Parent University
Stephanie Dancso, Central Elementary School, $4,520
Evening parent training sessions will not only increase parental involvement at this Title I school but will also equip parents with essential skills needed to support their children's education and overall well-being making education a priorty for these families year round.
Fitness at Risk II
Tina Sollars, CHOICES Specialty Schools, $1,440
This at-risk specialty school will receive resistance training and hand-held weight equipment to expand their new physical education program promoting a further sense of well-being among these students who often times struggle with issues like substance abuse.
Book Pals
Dawn Mercer, Ridgeview and Northview Elementary Schools, $1,160
Every third grade student at these two elementary schools receive their own novel and a calendar as a road map for reading completion. Students will read the book independently, as a group, teacher read-aloud as well as with guest readers from the community. Students will have a weekly opportunity to discuss the book with their partner school book pal via post card, blog, email, or Skype providing a fun and exciting atmosphere for reading.
Visual Literacy Club
Misty Lambeth, Countryside Elementary School, $995
This after-school club will use art to help students improve their reading comprehension as well as writing strategies. One hour per week, students read a book, journal thoughts and questions, and then incorporate the story into a visual art project.
Etiquette and Fine Dining
Laura Fogt, Oalthe North High School, $1,320
Etiquette classes will give AVID students the confidence and skills they need in order to act appropriately in a formal business setting. The classes will culminate in a fine dining experience at the school's Culinary Arts restaurant.
Apples for Autism
Joan Workman and Natalie Browning, Prairie Center Elementary School, $1,550
Apple iPads and specialized applications will provide students with autism unlimited opportunitites to learn and communicate.
F.R.E.D. - Families Read Every Day
Lesley Sheldon, Rolling Ridge Elementary School, $2,400
This program promotes family involvement and the building of home-school relationships through involvement in a common experience focused around reading. Every family and teacher receives a copy of the same book and a schedule calendar for reading at home creating a shared reading experience for all staff, students, and parents at Rolling Ridge. Multiple daily activities will encourage families to read with their children at home several nights a week creating a "buzz" around school about the book and learning.
Individual Focus
Betsy Peterson, Forest View Elementary School, $1,065
This grant provides funds to purchase reading support materials for this school's H.I.K.E. (Helping Individual Kids Excel) program ensuring more students are on or above grade-level than ever before.