Accomplishments 2015-2016
The Foundation’s major focus this year was completing the playground campaign and installing the new playground, and WE DID IT! Students now enjoy a beautiful, accessible playground with a court for foursquare and basketball, safe and fun climbing equipment and swings, spinners, “slide mountain” with a fort, a giant chessboard, a track, sports supplies, a Buddy Bench dedicated to our counselor, Ms. Brenda Stroman, who passed away this school year, and lots of room to run and play.
Grants - The Foundation approved the following grants:
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Funding the purchase of sensory materials and a kidney-shaped table for the third grade inclusion classroom for Ms. Noel ($430)
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A grant to the Media Center following the hugely successful fall Little Shop of Stories book fair, which supported the purchase of a new World Book Encyclopedia set and 22 DVDs to accompany Common Core exemplar text materials as well as new books for circulation ($2000)
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A grant to the Media Center following the also hugely successful spring Little Shop of Stories book fair, which will support the purchase of new reference materials (atlases, dictionaries, thesauri, etc.) and other new books for circulation ($2000)
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Professional development grants totaling over $3900 for:
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Partial funding for Ms. Snyder to attend a training opportunity with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya
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Registration, travel, and accommodations for Ms. Fuller, Ms. Bringslid, and Ms. Robinson to attend Greg Tang’s Third Annual Math Plus Conference in Kansas City, Missouri
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Registration for Ms. Baldwin to attend the Summer Education Conference at the Woodruff Arts Center in collaboration with the High Museum, Woodruff Symphony, and the Alliance Theatre
Ms. Christine Baldwin, attending a professional development seminar at the High Museum of Art.