November 2014 Recipients
21 Grants Totaling $18,500
Adams, Sarah: Keane – $1,040
Funds will be used for science presentations by the Scotia Glenville Traveling Museum. They want to offer 8 programs in grades K-2.
Bee, Jennifer: MPMS – $978.29
To purchase shoulder rests for use by all violin & viola students in the orchestra.
Britt, Carrie: MPMS – $942.30
She will buy a class set of Howard Zinn’s A young People’s History of the United States.
Chimielowiec, Lindsay: SHS – $769.00
She will buy a second rolling glass mirror for her alternate classroom space in the auditorium. At least 150 students will use it.
Cohen, Susan: Keene & Van Corlaer – $1,345.92
Funds will be used to buy a year’s subscription to Music Express Magazines for students & teachers including CD’s. She will also buy 2 Suzuki Q chord autoharps. These will provide badly needed textbooks.
Dill, Denee: Woodlawn – $2174.61
She will buy 3 iPads to integrate technology with the various subjects she teaches. They will be used as video cameras, audio recorders, multimedia notebooks, etc.
Foley, Karen & Sheila Mc Phearson: Pleasant Valley – $750
They want to start a Girls on the Run Program. Money is for registrations, materials, etc. Assessment will be the completion of forms for the Girls on the Run program.
Gleason, David: SHS – $769.90
His percussion program has expanded greatly (over 100 kids) and drums need repair and replacement, so he want to buy more and better drums.
Hart, Jennifer: MPMS – $700.00
The money would be used to subsidize some of 48 students going to Washington D.C. They will also buy group t shirts which promote group cohesion and help teachers keep track of them.
Hawk, Krista: SHS – $500
She needs to replace three broken keyboards in the piano lab.
LeBarron, Barbara: FDR – $340
It will be used for transportation to and admission costs for a trip to Mabee Farm. They use this experience to help them create a Living Museum of Colonial Times.
Macey, Laura: SCLA – $495.25
She will buy uniforms for servers to wear when they serve guests. It will raise the bar a bit and pictures will be taken for use in portfolios.
Mark, Elizabeth: MPMS – $896.82
She wants to fund the Connecting with New York State’s History project. She will use the money to pay for field trips to Ft. William Henry for 30 ESL students.
Parrella, Stephanie: Van Corlaer – $250
She will use the money to buy multiple copies of books from the Scholastic Book Club each month. At the end of the year each student will get a bag of 10 books for summer reading.
Poli, Jennifer: SAMSS – $1000
She wants to purchase fiction and non-fiction high interest low level books for students.
Raetz, Michelle: Washington Irving – $700
She will buy 10-15 tickets for Jekyll and Hyde at Proctors. It will give disadvantaged students a real theater experience and they will compare the play to the short story which they will read.
Schneider, Jim: SHS – $3200
The money will be spent to buy a three year contract for use of Overdrive, which allows staff and students to get ebooks and audio books.
Stewart-Mannino, Michelle: MPMS – $828.80
She will buy 20 copies of a young adult novel written by a MPMS alumna. They will be read and discussed in a book club setting for 20 8th grade girls. There will be an author visit and a skype experience
Tebbano, Marcella: Fulton – $528.80
She will purchase equipment that will increase movement and core strength by providing sensory opportunities in her Adoptive PE Class.
Whittel, Holly: Elmer – $143.00
She will buy 2 sets of Short Books to support the literacy development of her students. She has a special class of 12 but would also share the materials with the first grade teachers.
Williams, Elicia: Keane – $390.00
The money will be used to transport students to the Iroquois Museum. They will participate in two programs and do written summaries of what they learned.
