Grant Winners for 2011-12 Academic Year
We are happy to announce the winners of the classroom mini-grants for the 2011-12 academic year. The foundation chooses creative and interesting projects spearheaded by teachers in the four-school system that will enhance a student's learning experience and are sustainable for years to come. The winners, totaling more than $3,000 in grant funding this year, are as follows:
Pathways to Reading, Houghton Mifflin Decodable Readers
Instructor: Laura Tobin, first grade, Eugene Field Elementary
Proloque2Go (iPad program)
Instructors: Barb Mackey & Robin Wilmes, special ed/SLP, Eugene Field Elementary
More Music in School and Community (purchase of ukeleles)
Instructor: Erika Lipiec, music, Eugene Field Elementary
Words Their Way (reading program materials)
Instructor: Michele Starke, third grade, Eugene Field Elementary
Adolescent Readers and Technology (books for e-Readers)
Instructor: Janet Jelavich, English II and Honors English IV, Maryville High School
Culture Corner (materials related to culture-centered activities)
Instructor: Sandra Wood, Spanish, Maryville High School
These grants are possible due to the generosity of Foundation support by alumni, friends and businesses. If interested in learning how you can be a part of the Maryville Educational Foundation, please contact us at SpoofhoundFoundation@gmail.com.
