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’ 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