Beyond the Books Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011-2012 grant awards. There were a total of 76 applications submitted from District 87 and Unit 5 Schools. Of these, 45 were selected for funding. The total amount of all grants awarded was $27,495.
Beyond the Books Educational Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation whose goal is to provide a long-term, self-sustaining financial base to fund projects so students can experience innovative academic programs that go beyond normal tax support. Each spring teachers are encouraged to apply for the grants for the next school year. Since 1992, $366,566 has been awarded to support 542 projects.
Elementary Schools
Benjamin
Angela Hatfield, Jennifer Gibson – $575 – Broadcasting Leaders
Brigham
Linda Kitterman – $300 – Can Do! Science
Fairview
Lisa O’Dell, Julia Laudeman, Mary Renollet – $1,875 – Picture Perfect Mini-Lessons
Mary Renollet, Erin Olson – $1,431 – Reaching ALL readers across the genres
Fox Creek
Stephanie Banks – $300 – Exercise Balls Equal Engaged Learners
Stephanie Banks – $300 – Cutting the Wires that Bind Us
Nicole Henderson – $1,839 – Ready, Set, Click!!
Amy Schumacher – $750 – ExerLearning Lab: Wii Like to Learn & Move It!
Amy Schumacher – $300 – Teaching Math with a TWIST
Glenn/Fairview
Colleen Moore – $265 – Nutrition Games
Hoose
Christa Hoder – $1,000 – Read Away with a Playaway
Oakdale
Sara Stickling – $300 – I Need Some Space!
Oakland
Amy Oberts – $640 – Reading Never Sounded So Good
Prairieland
Sonya Cail – $887 – iPad for Speech and Language Learners
Carol Johnson – $300 – “Flashy” Flash Cards
Prairieland/Sugar Creek
Marylynn Meredith, Nathan Ford – $1,054 – What do I want to be when I grow up: A look at various art careers
Sheridan
Kristi Sutter – $575 – It’s In the Bag
Stevenson
Christine Baldwin – $226 – Stamp it in, Stamp it on, Stamp it out!
Lisa Clover – $300 – Wii Can Too!
Katharine Corley – $300 – tap…jingle…ding…Did you HEAR the sounds in that word??
Katharine Corley, Eric O’Grady – $300 – Cooperative Exploration is for EVERY Child Here
Monica Estabrook – $2,000 – Welcome to the Art Studio
Carolynne Scott – $298 – Literacy Tutor at Your Finger Tips
Carolynne Scott – $195 – Terrific Technology Teaching Tools and Treasures
Sugar Creek
Tara Bennett – $283 – Parents as Partners in Early Literacy Development
Tara Bennett, Tracy Hitchins – $300 – Light It Up With Science!
Tracy Hitchins – $278 – Hands-On Literacy and Learning
Stacey Panizo, Tara Bennett – $275 – See it, Hear it, Say it!
Karen Showalter – $588 – iPad, iPractice, iSucceed
Priscilla Steers – $220 – Rev Up Those Fine Motors!
Washington
Susan Anderson – $84 – Kicking It With Kwanzaa
Latrice Ryan – $184 – Smart Technology
Jamie Wolfe – $130 – Read for Speed!
Junior High/Middle Schools
PJHS
Courtney Knowles – $300 – Putting Audio Books in the “Ears” of Our Readers
High Schools
BHS
Rebecca Frangella – $300 – The Book Bistro
NCHS
Jeff Christopherson, Mike Roller – $300 –Glass Bending Lab
NCWHS
Trevor Chapman – $540 – iPad in the Classroom!
Berny Chiaro – $2,130 – Empowering Students Through A Program of Service Learning and Mentoring
Kevin Enderlin, Tom Parton, Olivia Newbold – $500 – Developing Greenhouse Employability Skills in Students With Cognitive Impairments
April Schermann – $2,400 – Inspiring Students to Succeed in Algebra Using Color and Connections
Beth Smith, Grace Traynor, Julie Hinman – $1,499 – Digital Gallery
Lisa A. Tomlin – $294 – What’s with the water?
Lisa A. Tomlin – $200 – F(ph)un with pH
Lisa A. Tomlin – $80 – Scanning for Success
Jerritt Williams – $300 – Video Game Design, Development and Programming
