2009-2010 EZ Grants Awarded |
| Grant Title | Description | Total |
Leveled Library
Jodi Wilhelm & Erin Christensen | Purchase materials for a centralized leveled (Fountas & Pinnell) library. Materials to be used school wide. | $5927.00 |
Cartoonist in Residence
Maxine Pippin &
Pierre-Henri Frevol | Cartoonist Jeff Johnson will meet with all grade levels to help students develop their drawing skills. Instruction will come in the form of group assemblies and classroom visits. | $2570.00 |
Toymaker Workshop
Kindy Team | In-house science workshop for all Kindergarteners | $1055.00 |
Greenhouse Enhancement
Erin Christensen | Funds to be used for garden bed building materials and rain barrels. | $1000.00 |
Pioneer Farms Trip
Katy Tallorin | Supplementary funds to offset some of the cost for parents. | $640.00 |
Outdoor Education Transportation
Whitney Emerson | Supplementary funds to offset some of the district-mandated transportation costs for parents. | $600.00 |
Relaxation Space
Tina Hickox | Biofeedback software and other materials for a relaxation space. | $351.95 |
Ellison Die Cuts
Martha Rames | Replace the cutting pad for the current die cut machine and purchase a few new die cut forms. | $200.00 |
Multi-sport Nets & Tennis Racquets
Scott Lowery | 3 pop-up multi-sport nets and two classroom sets of youth & jr. sized tennis racquets. | $1082.00 |
ELL Program Book Sets
Laurie Gogi | Nonfiction book sets to be shared with 1st, 2nd, 5th, & 6th grade classrooms to support themes in science & social studies (book sets are already available for grades 3-4). | $294.00 |
Social Studies Book Sets
Whitney Emerson | 6th grade social studies content trade book sets for guided reading. There is a very limited number of these book sets currently, but the entire grade uses these books. | $300.00 |
Read Naturally One Minute Readers
Toni Mickus | New district approved Read Naturally materials to be used for ELL, Safety Net students and shared with classroom teachers. | $1094.73 |
Student Council Advisor Stipend
Karen Dickens | The committee recommends funding for this program with the understanding that the Student Council leadership will assess the Council’s current programming and establish a new program that reaches more students and deepens student leadership skills. Karen Dickens to work with advisors to define the program. | $1000.00 |
Comb Binding Machine
Joan Livesey | Replaces old comb binding machine that can no longer be repaired. This tool is used by the entire staff. | $530.00 |
Literacy/Reading Center Materials
Lynn Bailie | 10 new classroom headsets & junction box for students to listen to individual Headsprout curriculum. Right now, they’re borrowing from the tech lab. | $124.85 |
Mathnificent Night | Additional funding to augment the $200 line item budget for Mathnificent Night. The total amount will be used to purchase approximately 30 new math games for Audubon. | $300.00 |
Book-It Workshop
4th Grade Team & Library | Funding to add additional workshops for Book-It Assembly in Jan. | $246.06 |
Toymaker Workshop
1st Grade Team | In-house science workshop for all 1st graders. | $1045.00 |
Toymaker Workshop
5th Grade Team | In-house science workshop for all 5th graders. | $702.50 |
Toymaker Workshop
2nd & 3rd Grade Teams | In-house science workshop for all 2nd & 3rd graders. | $1592.50 |