Grant Awards 2003-2004
 

Title

Summary

School

Grades

Project Director

Amount
Mentoring Program Expands last year's program by funding training for new mentors and site-based seminar leaders, and providing mentoring for second year teachers. All All Kelly McCausland, LPS Director of Human Resources,
Vito LaMura, LEA President

$16,750
Visualizing Success for all Students Supports participation for 4 science teachers and 1 Math teacher in the Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology program and funds purchase of MIMIO hardware and software. LHS 9--12 Dr. Parul Kumar, LHS Chemistry teacher

$9,300
Expanded EdTech Online: Workshop Collaboration between Districts Enables 168 Lexington teachers to take online professional development courses through EDC, and participate with Cambridge teachers in online forum on best practices. All All Shelley Chamberlain, LPS Educational Technology Coordinator
Mary Werlin, Instructional Tech. Specialist

$6,240
Meru School Workshops on Arts and Culture of India Offers hands-on interactive experiences to introduce students to the stories, festivals, celebrations, culture and contributions of ancient civilizations of India . Bridge, Estabrook, Hastings , Harrington, LHS 1, 4, 9-12 Dr.Vanita Shastri, Executive Dir. Meru Ed. Found.
Mary Tambor, Social Studies Elem. Curr. Specialist

$4,700
Information to Go… Using new, improved and updated Library webpages Supports collaboration among 6 librarians representing all grade levels to develop, update, and improve LPS library webpages so they are consistent and aligned with the curriculum.  All All Susan Lum, Facilitator, LPS Dpt of Libraries & Information Technologies

$3,366
LEGO Bricks for Life -- Life Science, that is! Funds year three of a multi-year project to develop lessons using LEGO models to have students experience cellular processes kinesthetically. Clarke, Diamond, LHS 6--12 Dr. Kathy Vandiver, Diamond Science Teacher

$11,732
Personal Response System Funds teacher training and the purchase of a Personal Response System, which captures and opens for discussion student responses to conceptual questions, for implementation of peer instruction in Physics program. LHS

12

 Jacalyn Crowe, LHS Physics Dpt Coordinator
Cathy Abbot, Physics teacher

$2,924
LHS Tap Project Provides in-depth tap dance experience with instruction and performances for dance students in joint project with LHS Jazz music group. LHS 9--12 Thelma Goldberg, Dance Inn Founder and Director,
Anne Carey PE, Fine Arts, Dance Instructor LHS,
Jeff Leonard, Director of Bands And Jazz Studies

$4,800
Collage of Voices Expands upon a project showcasing a continuously changing mixed-media mural that reflects the concerns, feelings, and individualism of LHS students, teachers, staff, and family members. LHS 9--12 Karen Watson-Holton, Consultant,
Beth Kress and Beth Ribeiro, School counselors

$3,000
English Dept. Curriculum Project Compensates six English teachers who will work over the summer creating a blueprint, for Department use, to unify the teaching of English, 9-12, across all courses. LHS 9--12 Deborah Perry, English Teacher and Facilitator, Robin Strizhak, English Teacher

$11,187
Smartrooms Designates two classrooms for permanent Smartboard use and funds training for 8 team teachers to improve teaching techniques and integrate technology instruction across the curriculum. Clarke 7,8 Matt Mehler, Social Studies Teacher, Norma Gordon, Math Teacher

$10,912
Project Adventure Replicates a program, initiated at Clarke last year, which fosters teamwork and cooperation among students through non-competitive physical challenges. Diamond 6--8 Debra Rolfe, Phys. Ed. Teacher,
Jane Smith, Phys. Ed. teacher

$4,150
Probing Science Data Funds the purchase of probes for gathering data, enabling students to focus on modeling and explaining science experiments. Clarke and Diamond 6--8 Sue Collins, Technology Information Specialist,
Laura Krich, Science Dpt Chair Person, Diamond

$18,020
Literacy Extends a program to improve student writing and enable teachers to interact and exchange ideas about students’ work. Bowman and Hastings K-5 Dr. Malcolm Astley, Bowman Principal,
Lynn Stinson, Hastings Principal

$4,785
A+ Activities Promoting Learning, Understanding and Success (continuation) Extends for three years a successful program targeting METCO students for after-school enrichment in literacy, math, and science. Bowman, Hastings and Estabrook 1--5 Cheryl Prescott-Walden, METCO Director

$10,232
Technology in a Differentiated Classroom Purchases reading and math software for the creation of classroom learning centers to help teach, reinforce, or extend knowledge and allow for differentiated instruction. Estabrook 1--5 Linda Schaye, Instructional Technology Specialist

$5,361
Printmaking Studio 2004 Seeds a printmaking art program, which will connect the art of printing to language arts, science, and social studies, and explore the origins of printmaking in Japan and China . Estabrook 1--5 Lynne Geiger-Murray, Art Teacher

$3,835
Multi-cultural Book Bags Replicates a program in which children take home bags filled with books, music, song lyrics, games, recipes, and other activities representing cultures around the world. Bridge K-5 Jo-Hannah Katz, Grade 2 Teacher,
Lucia Gates, Guidance Counselor

$2,610
Specialists and Teachers Collaborating in Mathematics Education Enables 3 teachers and 8 specialists to adapt the second grade math curriculum to accommodate all learning styles and to develop a “Primary Guide to Differentiated Instruction in Everyday Mathematics” for future use and dissemination. Harrington

2

 Julia Hendrix, Math Specialist,
Denise Omobono, Grade 2 teacher

$6,970
Enlarging the Circle:  Creating Collections that Reflect our Community Purchases book, video, and music collections reflecting the diverse student community in a school with a large number of transitioning foreign students. Bowman K-5 Cathy Cote, Librarian
Malcolm Astley, Principal

$4,000
Differentiating Math Part II Supports the second year of a professional development project for teaching math to students of varying learning styles and abilities. All 1--5 Amy Martin, Math Specialist
Karen Tripoli, Math Dpt Head K-5

$6,001
Math Interest Centers for Year Two Teachers Enables teachers who have established Mathematics Interest Centers in their classrooms to focus on their students' use of the materials and further differentiate instruction. All K-5 Amy Martin, Math Specialist
Linda Menkis, Math Specialist

$3,648
All School Box City Brings to Hastings “Learning by Design,” a youth education program of the Boston Society of Architects; students participate in a multi-disciplinary, school-wide project to build a city out of boxes. Hastings K-5 Barbara Lockwood, Classroom Teacher,
Marcia Zichittella, Art teacher,
Jessica Steigerwald, Co-chair ACT committee

$6,000