Title	Summary	School (s)	Grades	Project Director	Amount	Subject
Early Childhood Curriculum Training	Training in the Tools of the Mind, a core curriculum in the development of both cognitive and social-emotional self regulation.	Lexington Childrens Place	LPS Preschool	L. Billings-Fouhy	$8,900	Early Childhood Readiness
K-5 Social Thinking Lesson Plans	Develop lesson plans to teach children to think about their own and their peers' behavior and to use strategies for dealing with these behaviors. Complements Open Circle.	Hastings	K-5	K. Morin	$4,584	Social and Emotional Development
Grade 4 Student Response Systems	Student response systems (clickers) and training for quick feedback and response to student needs.	Estabrook	4	A. Taddeo	$ 4,772	All
Brain Gym Kinesthetic Instruction	Movement and kinesthetic instructional techniques to improve learning.	Estabrook	K-5	C. Kimball	$ 5,810	All
Native Language Books for ELL Students	Collections of books for English Language Learners in their native languages.	All Elementary	K-5	K. Kishpaugh	$ 9,000	Science, Social Studies, English
Mentor Program	Formal mentor training for Hastings staff to enhance support for risk students.	Hastings	K-5	L. Lipsitz	$ 2,250	All
Lexington Symphony for 3rd Graders	Lexington Symphony performance, orchestra tour and musical history for all LPS 3rd graders	All Elementary	3	R. Hawkins	$ 5,000	Performing Arts
Interactive Whiteboards	Interactive whiteboards and training in their use to enhance instruction.	All Elementary	4-5	T. Plati	$28,800	All
Interactive Tables for Primary Grades	Expand program after successful pilot at Bridge and Hastings using multitouch, multiuser learning centers.	Bowman, Estabrook, Fiske, Harrington	K-1	T. Plati	$20,100	Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies
iPads for ELL	Facilitate language acquisition for non-native speakers.	Clarke	6-8	S. Flynn	$12,306	ELL
Document Cameras in English Classes	Expand this technology, after a successful pilot, to all members of Diamond English Department.	Diamond	6-8	A. Timmins	$ 5,155	English and Reading
Project Adventure Training & Equipment	Low element components, accessories and training for a proven phys-ed/leadership program. Training will include Clarke to support 2003 Project Adventure grant.	Diamond	6-8	E. O'Brien	$13,292	Physical Education
Interactive Whiteboards and Clickers for Science Rooms	3 interactive whiteboards, personal response systems, and training in their use to enhance science instruction	Diamond	6-8	V. Franks	$ 20,100	Science
E-Readers at Middle and High Schools	Pilot program making e-readers (electronic books) available for checkout.	Clarke, Diamond, LHS	6-12	C. Kelly	$ 13,675	Libraries/Language Arts
ILP Curriculum Development: Social Thinking	4-year, comprehensive, social thinking curriculum and implementation for LHS students with social cognition challenges.	LHS	9-12	L. Dahill	$4,089	Intensive Learning Program
Streamline Science Fair Entry Documents	Resources to streamline application process for Mass State Science and Engineering Fair.	LHS	9-12	W. Hagins	$1,000	Science
Weather Monitoring Station	Scientific grade weather monitoring station.	LHS	9	S. Wilkins	$7,190	Science
Interactive White Boards	14 interactive whiteboards and training in their use for 19 teachers (representing all academic areas) to enhance instruction.	LHS	9-12	T. Plati	$ 64,150	All
Lexington Now and Then, Social Studies Mini-Units	Year 2 of project, preparing for Lexington's 300th anniversary (Year 1 was grades 3-5). Develop social studies activities to explore local history, and then post lesson plans and student work to a preliminary on-line resource site called Lexington Now and Then.	Elementary and LHS	K-2, AP American History, and Field Research Courses	J. Hundley	$ 10,480	Social Studies
Summer Workshops	Curriculum development by LPS faculty during summer vacation	System-Wide	K-12	C. Pilarski	$30,000	All
Primary Source Membership	Membership provides professional development activities for LPS faculty.	System-Wide	K-12	C.l Pilarski	$9,500	Social Studies Curriculum and Professional Development