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FALL 2023
$165,834 | 24 Grants

DISTRICT $50,772 / 4 Grants

Decodables for our ELLs | $15,647

This grant will provide all ESL teachers with complete sets of Flyleaf&#8217 decodables to meet the diverse needs of all ESL readers in kindergarten through fifth grade. This grant will also provide 9 sets each of Emergent, Reading Series 1, and Reading Series 2 decodables for the two new sections of first grade at Brayton and Franklin.

 

Applicant(s):

Abigail Emerson

Staci Caplan

Caitlin Crimmins

 

School(s):

Primary Centers

All Elementary Schools

 

Grade/Area:

Grades K-5/ESL Students/Grade 1 Students at Brayton and Franklin

Healing Hounds | $2,400

Healing hounds will provide time with Certified Creature Comfort Therapy Dogs during times of instructional, emotional and behavioral need.

 

Applicant(s):

Lauren Banker

Amy Herber

 

School(s):

Washington Elementary

High School

 

Grade/Area:

Grades 1-5 & High School

Building Dynamite Readers| $22,897

The purpose of this grant is to provide k-2 students and teachers with a rich set of decodables that consist of fiction and nonfiction to strengthen the alphabetic principle, phonics, fluency, and comprehension.

 

Applicant(s):

Abigail Emerson

Staci Kaplan

Abigail Emerson

Caitlin Crimmins

 

School(s):

Primary Centers

All Elementary Schools

 

Grade/Area:

Grade K-2

Sound Systems for Elementary Music Classrooms | $9,828

This grant seeks to provide versatile and quality sound systems to all elementary music classrooms.

 

Applicant(s):

Rachel Lapinski

 

School(s):

All Elementary Schools

 

Grade/Area:

Grades 1 - 5/Vocal, General, and Instrumental Music

ELEMENTARY $81,486 / 11 Grants

Promoting Family Literacy | $762

This grant is to purchase more Spanish and bilingual books for the Brayton library for students to read and share with their families.

 

Applicant(s):

Courtney Kaczynski

 

School(s):

Brayton Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 1-5

Living Voices: Bringing the History of the Ellis Island Immigrant Experience and the Holocaust to Life| $1,700

Living Voices will provide a multisensory experience, bringing history to life with actors, archival film, and photos, and providing students with a window into the experiences of people who came through Ellis Island, who began new lives in the United States as immigrants, and who lived through the Holocaust

 

Applicant(s):

Denise Touhey

Stephanie Major

Christina Inghilterra

 

School(s):

Brayton Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 3-5

Canine Companions: Therapy Dogs Providing Comfort and a Reading Audience| $$4,000

Therapy dogs will provide a comforting and calm audience for students to practice reading aloud and managing their emotions.

 

Applicant(s):

Alexis Esposito

Rebecca Penza

Kathy Gawrys

 

School(s):

Brayton Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grades 1-5/Resource Room/Counselor's Office

Fostering School Community with a Digital Bulletin Board | $2,886

The Brayton School digital bulletin board would centrally display school information, promote internal events, highlight student achievements, celebrate diversity within the school community, and support school pride.

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Applicant(s):

Shane Zeigler

 

School(s):

Brayton Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 1-5

Take a Breather: Reset & Re-enter | $2,392

This program provides sensory soothing and calming centers in related arts/special area classrooms to provide each child a chance to retake a breather, reset, and re-engage with learning.

 

Applicant(s):

Lea Audino

Andrea Sadow

Diane Silvester

 

School(s):

Franklin Elementary

Washington Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 1-5

Ready to Learn - Everywhere and Anywhere! | $1,864

This grant will provide first graders with the tools necessary to make all of the space in our classrooms conducive for comfortable working and learning.

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Applicant(s):

Emily Bean

Rosaly Kovach

 

School(s):

Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 1

Can You Hear Me? | $8,981

The purpose of this grant is to enhance learning with the use of  FrontRow Juno FM systems in classrooms.

 

Applicant(s):

Caitlin Gabriele

Carli Van Riper

Katherine Melilli

Brooke Tepper

Carole Stubeck

 

School(s):

Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 1-3 & Library

Adjustable desks that promote student productivity and well-being | $26,847

The purpose of this grant is to get adjustable desks to allow students the flexibility to sit or stand during the school day.

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Applicant(s):

Kelly Reynolds

Caitlin Gabriele

Carli Van Riper

 

School(s):

Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 3

First Grade Therapy Animal Reading Buddies | $600

Therapy animals will provide a comforting, soothing environment for readers to practice reading aloud.

 

Applicant(s):

Kristin Cacicedo

Rosaly Kovach

Emily Bean

Brooke Tepper

 

School(s):

Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 1

Adjustable Desk for Student Productivity & Well-Being | $26,296

The purpose of this grant is to get adjustable desks and chairs to allow students to sit or stand while working.

 

Applicant(s):

Elizabeth Fox

Jennifer Lowe

 

School(s):

Washington Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 3

Mindful Morning Tubs| $5,158

Create a variety of Mindful Morning Tubs that are filled with activities for students to ease into their day and get the most out of their learning time in school.

 

Applicant(s):

Jennifer Lowe

Andrea Sadow

 

School(s):

Washington Elementary

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Grade/Area:

Grade 3/Mindfulness & Preparing for a Day of Learning

MIDDLE SCHOOL $19,209 / 4 Grants

Photography Club | $4,921

For this grant, we are seeking materials to help launch a photography club at LCJSMS.

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Applicant(s):

Brian Steger

 

School(s):

LCJ Summit Middle School

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Grade/Area:

Grades 6-8

Open Scied curriculum trial | $10,253

We will run 2 units of the open science curriculum using active science to supply training and supplies to implement it.

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Applicant(s):

Thomas O'Dowd

 

School(s):

LCJ Summit Middle School

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Grade/Area:

Grade 6-7/All middle school science teachers training

Solar Eclipse Glasses/Models | $3,285

As students in the middle school learn about moon phases, solar eclipses, and lunar eclipses, we want them to have the opportunity to view the total solar eclipse that will take place on April 8th, 2024.

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Applicant(s):

Meredith Cohen

 

School(s):

LCJ Summit Middle School

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Grade/Area:

Grades 6-8

OlÈ! Let's dance Flamenco | $11,444

Students enrolled in Intermediate Spanish will enjoy a live demonstration of Spanish culture through authentic Flamenco dance & music.

 

Applicant(s):

Melissa Sarracino

 

School(s):

LCJ Summit Middle School

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Grade/Area:

Grade 8/Intermediate Spanish

MIDDLE SCHOOL and HIGH SCHOOL $5,000 / 1 Grants

Using Padlet to Engage Learners & Support Critical Thinking, Collaboration, and Creativity | $5,000

Padlet is an online collaboration tool that allows users to create, collaborate on, and share digital bulletin boards where they can post text, images, videos, and other multimedia content.

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Applicant(s):

Carrie Odgers Lax

Nicole Finnegan

 

School(s):

LCJ Summit Middle School

Summit High School

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Grade/Area:

Grades 6-12

HIGH SCHOOL $9,367 / 4 Grants

Percussion Instruction and Assembly with Rolando Morales-Matos |$700

Mr. Morales-Matos will teach the students how to play the drums with latin beats and will then lead the students during a Carnival parade. The art teacher will be working with the students to create over-sized, paper mache Carnival masks.

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Applicant(s):

Vanessa Hernandez

 

School(s):

Summit High School

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Grade/Area:

Grade 9-12/Spanish

Connecting the Music World to SHS:Brockett Parsons & Rob Lewis Music Residency| $4,800

Brockett Parsons and Rob Lewis would utilize their extensive music industry experience to inspire, challenge, and guide our  aspiring instrumentalists, singers, and songwriters in a 2 day residency involving  all of our performance ensemble and music classes.

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Applicant(s):

Alex Bocchino

 

School(s):

Summit High School

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Grade/Area:

Summit HS Music Students

Albert.IO | $3,368

Albert.IO AP study tool.

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Applicant(s):

David Howarth

 

School(s):

Summit High School

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Grade/Area:

Grade 10/US I Classes

Flangoo|$499

Stream Digital Short Stories and Novels in Spanish in the World Language Class

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Applicant(s):

Vanessa Hernandez

 

School(s):

Summit High School

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Grade/Area:

Grade 9-12/Spanish

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