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.
Check out photos from this year’s Beyond the Box Grant winner!
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
