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Approved Mini-Grants
Following is a list of Mini-Grants that have been approved to date for the 2009-10 school year:
- $92.50 for a DVD burner for the 1st grade to burn the pod-casts they've made throughout the year onto a DVD for each student to bring home
- $133.80 to Pam Vose for a 2-DVD video modeling program for children with HFA, Aspergers and other non-verbal learning disorders
- $1,268 to Mary Jane Johnston for two art display boards
- $364.42 for Children's Museum of Maine Outreach – The Story of Istar
- $62.50 for thank you gift certificates to the Mentors from the High School
- $293.67 for 3 sets of Jen Jacobson Mentor Texts – fictional writing support for the 3rd grade
- $500.00 for "Mr. and Mrs. Fish" (Deb and Jeff Sandler) to teach a segment for the Kindergarten.
- $509.82 for a projector mount and cables for Mrs. Sampson's classroom smart board
- $379.60 for "Brain Gym" DVDs and music CDs for each 1st grade classroom. The DVDs & CDs help to stimulate the brain and help students focus.
- $192.00 for the 4th grade to cover additional expenses for visiting artist Mimi Carpenter
- $868.81 each for 2 ceiling-mount projectors for Ms. Ham (3rd grade) & Ms. Vita-Taylor's (4th grade) classrooms. These projectors are compatible with smart boards
- $137.66 for a Bluetooth mouse for 2 4th grade classrooms to enable students to direct technology within the classroom
- $25.00 donation to the Cumberland County Co-Op Extension for an incubator "loaner" for the Kindergarten to raise chicks in the spring
- $1,212.00 for a membership to Ruth's Resources — a source of a loads of useful supplies for classrooms — for the entire school
- $1,938.46 for a smart board for 3rd grade teacher Cameron Rosenblum*
- $1,294.15 for two science kits of the solar system for the 4th grade science curriculum
- $98.28 to David Shields for his motivational pencil program – the kids really love it!
- $123.72 for Mentor fictionalal writing resource books for 3rd grade teacher support
- $393.15 for supplies and equipment for gym classes
- $4,000 for math support to bolster the 3rd and 4th math curriculum
- $344.65 for three years' worth of novelty items for the Kindergarten store to re-inforce the coin study program
- $977.25 to Ann Valente for a smart board projector and all necessary accoutrements to get it operational. Mrs. Valente was awarded the smart board with Scholastic Dollars but these items are essential for it to be fully-functional.*
- $101.98 for headsets for Mrs. Tweedy's room
- $836.47 to purchase two additional sets of Literacy Support for Literary Intervention lesson guides for use by the K-3 literacy teachers
- $155.45 to 1st grade teacher Julie Nickerson for three seat cushions for OT
- $209.41 for three sets of Jen Jacobsen mentor texts to support the 4th grade fictional writing program
- $500 for a therapeutic horseback riding program to benefit children in Pond Cove with special needs, co-funded by CEEF
* The PCPA budget has a distinct line item in its budget for $10,000 to fund innovative technology. These grants came out of this fund.
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