Title	Summary	School (s)	Grades	Project Director	Amount	Subject
Kindergarten Smart Tables	Pilot and develop classroom activities for mutitouch, multiuser learning centers. Includes training.	Bridge Hastings	K	Tom Plati	$10,835	All
Elementary White Boards and Training	One Whiteboard to each of 5 Elementary schools to follow pilot program (Bowman, 2009) and training for Grades 3-5 teachers to become district leaders for intergrating whiteboard technology into the curriculum.	Bridge, Estabrook, Fiske, Harrington, Hastings	Grades 3-5	Tom Plati	$21,539	All
ELL Survival Kits	Kits to enable non-English speakers in Grades K – 2 to access self-directed supplemental language development in the classroom and to prepare students for full participation in classroom activities.	Bridge, Fiske	K-2	Catherine Murphy	$ 6,016	English Language Acquisition
Orchestrating Kids Through Classics	Visits to schools by members of Lexington Symphony Orchestra and performance for all grade 3.	All Elementary	Grade 3	Jeffrey Leonard	$ 5,000	Music
Lexington Now and Then	Curriculum and website development for Grades 3 – 5 for Lexington’s upcoming 300th Anniversary.	All Elementary	Grade 3	Barbara Manfredi	$ 6,850	Social Studies
Assistive Technology Toolkits	Provide Child Study Teams at every elementary school with multiple, low-tech assistive tools. Training and support for classroom teachers to determine appropriate uses for struggling students.	All Elementary	K-5	Rachel Kuberry	$ 4,952	All
Guide to Graphic Organizers	Development of grade and skill specific resource for all teachers. Graphic organizers are visual organizing tools to promote literacy and higher level thinking skills.	Estabrook	K-5	Jaimie Tingle	$ 3,918	All
Interactive Whiteboards	Interactive whiteboards, personal response systems, and training, to enhance Science and Social Studies instruction.	Clarke	6-8	Steve Flynn	$17,558	Science, Social Studies
iPods in Foreign Language	Expansion of pilot program (2009) for iPod technology to enhance foreign language instruction in all foreign language classrooms (Spanish, French and Mandarin).	Clarke	6-8	Catherine Brooks	$11,438	Spanish, French, Mandarin
Mimio Interactive Bar and Capture Kits for Health Class Teachers	Purchase, and training in use of whiteboard technology with the goal of developing a compelling, interactive curriculum on health issues for early teens.	Diamond	6-8	Jane Smith	$ 5,110	Health
Student Interactivity in Social Studies	Expansion of pilot program (2009) for Mimio System with Mimio Pad technology for differentiated instruction and immediate assessment of student comprehension.	Diamond	6-8	Howard Wolke	$18,831	Social Studies
Document Cameras in English Classes	Pilot the use of document camera technology for all English Language Arts classes.	Diamond	6-8	Rebecca Gruber	$ 3,975	English Language Arts
Interactive Learning in Foreign Language Classes	Interactive boards and personal response systems with training to enhance foreign language instruction.	Diamond	6-8	Joan Yarmovsky	$33,758	Spanish, French, Mandarin
Content Literacy in Grade 7	Create curriculum that assists students to effectively navigate and comprehend non-fiction, expository, and academic texts.	Diamond	Grade 7	Meghan Giannetto	$ 2,100	Reading and Englsih
Integrating Engineering into Earth Science	Develop curriculum to create scaled down inventions that rely on renewable energy resources.	LHS	Grade 9	Charlie Mixer	$ 2,700	Earth Science
eInstruction in the MST Classrooms	Document camera technology and personal response systems, with training, in MST classroom to increase engagement by students, provide immediate assessment and improve conceptual and factual understanding and analytical thinking for students.	LHS	9-12	Laura Smith	$13,128	Science, History, Art, English, Math
Mindfulness Strategies Initiative	Training for K-12 teachers in mindfulness-informed teaching and mindfulness-based stress reduction strategies	System-Wide	K-12	Jennifer Wolfrum	$ 6,000	All
Audio Book Collections	Audio book collections for library circulation to students at all schools.	System-Wide	K-12	Lynette Allen	$ 11,565	Library, English Language Arts
Lexington Public Schools Academy	Graduate-level courses for teachers taught by qualified LPS staff.	System-Wide	K-12	Phyllis Neufeld LEA President	$ 21,000	Professional Development
Primary Source	Membership provides professional development activities for LPS faculty.	System-Wide	K-12	Paul Ash	$ 9,500	Social Studies Curriculum and Professional Development
District-Wide Summer Workshops	Curriculum development by LPS faculty during summer vacation	System-Wide	K-12	Carol Pilarski	$30,000	All