January 2009 Grant Awards
In this round of grants, $5,466 was awarded.Adam Cheyunski and Donnell Johnson at Kilbourne Middle School were awarded $299 to purchase a palm t/x handheld that will provide a portable management system that manages classroom operations, data recording, fitness evaluations, and student assessment.
Vicky Watkins, Laura Swabb and Kim Hayhurst at Wilson Hill Elementary School were awarded $500 to support the Junior Achievement Exchange City Experience by enabling participation of all sixth grade students. Students will learn and apply basic economic concepts through an integrated classroom curriculum by experiencing participation in a 10,000 square foot hands-on learning lab site. After six weeks of preparation work, students will actually set up and run their own city for a day.
This grant was funded by the Chamber J.A. Exchange City Fund held in the WEF
Jenny King at Brookside Elementary School was awarded $1,476 from the General Fund and $500 from Nichols/Hopper Fund to purchase an augmentative communication device which will improve and enhance communication between non-verbal special needs students and their peers and teachers.
Anita Heys at Slate Hill Elementary School was awarded $500 from the Nichols/Hopper Fund and $292 from General Fund to purchase an Epson PowerLite S5 LCD projector and a Ci70 Desktop set that will be used to utilize educational websites that integrate with lessons. These websites will teach, practice, research and reinforce concepts presented to ESL students.
Lori Gustina at Worthington Hills Elementary School was awarded $503 from the Nichols/Hopper Fund to purchase two Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices for the special needs students of Worthington Hills Elementary that will be used in the general music classroom enabling students a means for expressive communication.
Carrie Fritz, Allison Kestner, Julie Payne and Joanna Hemmer at Bluffsview Elementary School were awarded $508 from the Nichols/Hopper Fund to purchase sensory tools that provide sensory motor breaks which can be used with children in two Structured Communication Learning Centers, a Behavior Learning Center, and other children with sensory processing needs.
Kelly Kish at Worthington Hills Elementary School was awarded $493 from the Nichols/Hopper Fund to purchase sensory equipment for the use of students in the Daily Living Skills Learning Center to provide sensory input to achieve optimum learning levels.
Jessica Kane at Worthington Hills Elementary School was awarded $395 from the Nichols/Hopper Fund to purchase books that will be used with a specially designed literacy curriculum for students with disabilities. These books correspond with the Hands-On Reading curriculum.