|
Title |
Summary |
Schools |
Grades |
Project Director |
Amount |
Areas |
Assessment
Material and Strategies for Differentiating
Mathematics Instruction |
Gives
teachers access to assessment software aimed at improving
differentiated math instruction and provides a series
of after-school workshops to give training and follow-up
to K-5 teachers. |
System-
wide elementary |
K-5 |
Karen
Tripoli, K-5 Mathematics Department Head |
$3,600
|
Technology/Math
|
| Bringing
Drum Circles to Lexington |
Funds
a 5-day workshop led by a world class drum facilitator
for the purpose of training 30-40 members of LPS staff;
trainees will then lead drum circles in their school classrooms
and communities. |
Bridge
Elementary School |
K-5
|
Deborah
Side, Music Specialist; Irene Gilbride, Music Specialist |
$8,387
|
Performing
Arts / Music |
Getting
to the Heart of Learning: Social Competency Through the
Open Circle Project
|
Provides
funding for materials and the training of professional
and support staff in the Open Circle social competency
program designed to help students develop skills in communication,
self-control and interpersonal problem solving. |
Estabrook,
Hastings, and Harrington |
K-5
|
Joni
Jay, Estabrook Principal; Christine Zendeh, Counselor;
Lynne Stinson, Hastings principal |
$47,292
|
Social Competency |
Ongoing
Staff and Training
Consultation in the Open Circle Competency Program
|
Expands
the Open Circle social competency program from individual
classrooms; the goal is to increase the use of Open Circle
strategies and techniques throughout the entire school
building |
Bowman
Elementary School |
K-5
|
Matthew
Studley, Classroom Teacher; Rosanne Barbacano, Classroom
Teacher |
$7,350
|
Social
Competency |
| Video-on
Demand Replication |
Funds
a one-year license for Video Streaming, a technology that
gives teachers the ability to access over 4,000 educational
video titles and video clips as a way to enhance the curriculum
and address multiple learning styles. |
System
- wide elementary |
K-5 |
Mary
Werlin, Instructional Technology Specialist Bridge and
Fiske Schools; Caryn Werlin, Library Media Specialist |
$4,305
|
Technology |
| Culturally
Sensitive Care |
Purchases
translation software for a pilot program to improve communications
between school nurses and students/parents with limited
English skills for the purpose of improving health outcomes
for students. |
Estabrook |
K-5 |
Katherine
Johnson, Estabrook Nurse; Kathy Shelburne, LHS Nurse;
Jane Franks, LPS Nurse Leader |
$2,339
|
Diversity/
Technology |
| Advancing
Anti-Bias Programs |
Funds
workshops and ongoing training for staff on the Clarke
Anti-Bias Committee to advance the work already done in
the areas of anti-bias/diversity awareness; workshops
will be held by accredited consultants from EMI (Empowering
Multicultural Initiatives). |
Clarke |
6-8 |
Nancy
Hsu-Law, Science Teacher; Jody Petner, Social Studies
Teacher |
$6,562
|
Diversity |
| The
Boston Book Club |
Supports
a one-year program to develop a book club for Boston students
and their parents to increase academic achievement through
reading, literacy and parent-student communication. Meetings
will be held in Boston and will be open to all interested
Boston and Lexington families at Diamond and Clarke Middle
Schools. |
Diamond
Middle School |
6-8 |
Amy
Timmins, Diamond English Teacher; Alice Madio, Diamond
Reading Teacher |
$2,552
|
Language
Arts/Reading |
| “OWNING
UP” Young Women’s Workshops |
Funds
the formation of separate weekly after-school workshops
for 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls focusing on anti-bullying
strategies and issues around gender equity; two Diamond
staff members will be trained in the “Owning Up”
curriculum to support the workshops. |
Diamond
Middle School |
6-8 |
Abigail
Maxton, Diamond Guidance Counselor; Amy Timmins, Diamond
English Teacher |
$5,260
|
Diversity |
| Technology
Integration in the Learning Center at Clarke Middle School |
Enhances
the scope of activities at the Clarke Learning Center
by funding the development of lesson plans and the purchase
of a laptop PC and projector. A key goal is to upload
the lessons to a “Study Smart” web site that
students and their parents can access from home.
|
Clarke
Middle School |
|
Cynthia
Bruckman, LHS Learning Center Teacher |
$5,067
|
Technology |
| All
in One – Searching LHS Online Catalog to Find Websites |
Funds
the development by LHS librarians of a catalog of quality-tested,
pre-selected websites that provide rich materials relating
to high school curricula across all academic disciplines.
Website catalog will be accessible to all students and
staff in the Lexington Public Schools, including elementary
and middle school students. |
LHS |
9-12 |
Susan
Lum, LHS lead Librarian; Carol Hebner LHS Librarian |
$1,980
|
Technology |
| Beyond
the Language Lab: Improving Fluency using iPods |
Provides
funding to pilot the use of voice recorders with iPods
and iBooks to increase foreign language fluency; the technology
will be used by students for listening and speaking practice,
and by teachers to assess students' progress.
|
LHS |
|
Senor
Daniel Shadbegian, LHS Foreign Language Teacher; Senor
Jose Ramos, LHS Foreign Language Teacher |
$6,748
|
Technology |
| Chinese
Curriculum Development Project |
Supports
curriculum development of the units on China in the World
History I and II classes and the semester elective on
China for grade 12. An LHS social studies teacher will
travel to China for field study, professional development
and the acquisition of hands-on materials. |
LHS |
|
Robert
Collins, LHS Social Studies Teacher |
$4,400
|
Social
Studies/ History |
| Computer
Animation |
Provides
support for a new semester course in Computer Animation
using sophisticated multimedia software; grant will fund
the purchase of Intuos drawing tablets and PC Pens which
connect directly to the computer and allow students to
create their own animation. |
LHS |
10-12 |
Sean
Hagan, LHS Visual Arts Teacher |
$6,271
|
Technology,
Visual Arts |
| Earth
Science: A Differentiated Option for AIM Freshman |
Supports
the development of an Earth Science course for special
needs students in the 9th grade AIM program and funds
purchase of Apple Science Mobile Labs to increase student
access to the computer-based laboratory component in Earth
Science. .
|
LHS |
9 |
Dr.
Patricia Bonnet, LHS AIM Science Teacher |
$15,564
|
Science
and Technology |
| Geology
in Action: Recording Earthquakes in Real Time at LHS |
Expands
the 9th grade Earth Science curriculum by funding the
purchase of a seismograph, as well as the services of
an expert-in-residence who will train LHS Earth Science
faculty in the use of the seismograph, assist in teaching
and curriculum development, and work with individual students
doing research. |
LHS |
|
Dr.
Sarah Damassa, LHS Earth Science Teacher |
$8,238
|
Science |
| How
We Assign and Correct Writing |
Supports
the compilation of a comprehensive booklet by the faculty
of the English department that will serve as a guide for
assigning and correcting student writing assignments.
Topics covered will include rubrics, characteristics of
a common vocabulary for correction, and the most effective
and efficient methods of grading writing. |
LHS |
9-12 |
Kathleen
Coleman LHS English Teacher |
$10,692
|
Language
Arts / Writing |
| Lexington
Public Schools Academy (LPSA |
Funds
the setting up of an LPS Academy (LPSA), a pilot project
promoting an innovative approach to professional development.
During the 2005-2006 school year LPSA will offer 3 courses
to LPS teachers at a nominal cost, each taught by LPS
faculty members who also teach at local universities.
|
All
|
K-12 |
Vito
LaMura, LEA President; Len Swanton, LEA Secretary |
$8,000
|
Professional
Development |
| LPS
Mentoring Program |
Continues
funding of mentoring program for new teachers, which includes
one-on-one mentoring of beginning teachers by experienced
veterans, on-site seminars, and ongoing evaluation. |
All |
K-12 |
Director
of Human Resources |
$19,750
|
Professional
Development |
| Meru
Professional Development Workshops |
Supports
the Meru Foundation programs on Indian culture by providing
professional development workshops for teachers to equip
them with the background and tools to teach the topics
previously disseminated via LEF grants |
All |
K-12 |
Mary
Tambor, Social Studies Specialist; and Vanita Shastri |
$4,430
|
Professional
Development/ Diversity |
