Grand Total Fall 2010: $29,351.66

School

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Pond Cove School

Learning Communities at Work
Tom Eismeier, Grades K-5
A two-consultant team will visit Pond Cove with the goal of assisting in strengthening the collaboration among teachers to integrate classroom instruction with special education and reading specialist interventions. The desired outcome is to increase the effectiveness of Pond Cove's reading program K-5 and will be measured through assessment results.  

$9,600.00

     
     

Pond Cove School

Total Pond Cove School

$9,600.00

 

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 Middle School

Chewonki Outdoor Experience
Charlie Carroll, Grade 6 

Funding off-sets parent-driven fundraising efforts to pay for portion of off-campus learning program previously in budget but recently cut.  The grant will provide $10,000 over three years.  A matching anonymous grant will help the legacy of this much-loved 6th-grade program.

 $6,666.66
     

Middle School

Bookmaking with Art/Paste Papers
Marguerite Lawler-Rohner
A professional development grant which will result in the gained knowledge of the craft for the art teacher who will in turn train parent volunteers who will help students. One goal is for all students to create their own paste paper portfolios to encourage them to bring home artwork; something often overlooked at middle school.

$700.00

 Middle School
Serving Technology Natives - Completion of Technology Goals for the Fifth Grade
Matt Whaley/Steve Connolly
Funds would purchase technology items to outfit the fifth grade classrooms currently lacking in state-of-the-art technology. Rooms will ultimately have LCD projectors and "Smart" technology tools to enhance learning using modern teaching devices.
 $5,950.00
     
     
     

Middle School

Total Middle School

$9,983.33

 

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High School

High School Outing Club
Christopher Drake, Advisor
The creation of an outdoor club for high school students, to foster the love of outdoors and teach important skills.

$1,650.00

High School

CEHS Composting System: Biology, Environmental Science, Life Skills
Sue Guerette, CEHS Science and Environmental Club Advisor
Establishment by the CEHS Environmental Club of a simple composting and recycling system for the HS. Funds from CELT, the club's existing treasury and CEEF will provide two composting/recycling/trash stations for the high school.

$1,000.00

High School

Jimmy Higgins: A Life in the Labor Movement
Ted Jordan, CEHS Social Studies Teacher
Funds will maing a one-man show to the high school, to teach students through a stage performance about the labor movement period in the United States.  Senior citizens will be invited to the performance and be encouraged to discuss their own experiences with students.

$300.00

High School

Storytelling Performance of Homer's Odyssey
Lisa Melanson, CEHS English Teacher and Achievement Center
Funds will bring a professional storyteller to the CEHS to perform the Odyseey orally.  Understanding this difficult classic text will be enhanced through the oral medium.

$440.00

 

 


High School

Total High School

$3,390.00

     

 

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CEMS/CEHS Collaboration

 

CEMS/CEHS 

Pyramid Response to Intervention Workshop
Jeff Shedd & Steve Connolly, Multiple Grade Levels
Professional development for 10 educators to attend a two-day conference on professional learning communities. PLCs provide a framework for collaboration and attention to student results and clear steps for helping when students don't learn.

$3,045.00