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Title

Summary

School (s)

Grades

Project Director

Amount

Subject

Exploring Foundational Number Concepts/ Independent Learning Stations

Grade 1, 2, and 3 teachers will attend a summer institute in number operations and participate in after-school meetings to implement mathematics-learning stations.

All Elem

1,2,3

Julia Hendrix, Linda Menkis

$11,639

Math

Formative Assessments

A consultant will train teachers in designing, administering and evaluating formative assessments.

All Elem

K-5

Dr. Lynne Sarasin

$24,500

All

Revisiting Big Backyard

K-4 BBY nature walks will be evaluated, reformatted, and updated.

All Elem

K-4

Fran Ludwig

$13,547

Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Math

Orchestrating Kids Through Classics

Members of the Lexington Symphony Orchestra will visit grade 3 classrooms to demonstrate instruments, and all grade 3 students will attend a concert at Cary Hall during school hours.

All Elem

3

Walter Pavasaris

$7,410

Music

Bowman School - Sagam School Partnership

Bowman’s partnership with the Sagam School in Yala Township, Kenya, will be broadened and enhanced through Service Learning.

Bowman

K-5

Mary Anton-Oldenberg

$8,000

All

Bowman Smart Board Project

A Smart Board will be installed in the Bowman library to enhance learning and familiarize students and teachers with this technology.

Bowman

K-5

Melinda Loof

$7,033

All

Bowman Language Literacy Task Force

A team of Bowman teachers will research best practices, identify trends in Bowman student achievement, and meet with teachers to share appropriate grade-level research and practices.

Bowman

K-5

Rosanne Barbacano

$9,240

Language Arts

Singing to Learn

Six teachers will develop music and lyrics, record singing them, and use them with students to reinforce math and literacy skills.

Bowman, Bridge

K-5

Cheryl Forsythe, Diane Sullivan, Martha Rogers

$4,135

Music, Literacy, Math

Increasing Student Engagement and Motivation to Enhance Learning

The interactive white board and the interactive notebook will be used to increase student motivation, engagement, and interest.

Bridge

K-5

Jade Reitman

$8,349

All

Bridge Traverse Climbing Wall

A traverse climbing wall will be installed to help students develop strength, coordination, and motor planning skills.

Bridge

K-5

Russell Bosbach

$6,802

Physical Education

Bridge Intervention Period

A summer workshop for Bridge staff will establish a daily scheduled period for intervention at each grade level and develop assessment data-based lesson plans to address student needs.

Bridge

1-5

Meg Colella

$4,950

Literacy, Language Arts

Three Sisters Garden

A vegetable garden will be added to the butterfly and colonial gardens.

Bridge

1,2

Lucia Gates

$1,300

Science

Executive Functioning

Training will be provided for teachers, administrators, and parents in understanding executive functioning skills and their effect on academic success.

Estabrook

K-5

Martha Batten

$7,388

All

Concentration Kits

Teachers will be trained in the use of materials and instructional methods for a program that supports students' ability to attend and concentrate.

Fiske

K-5

Robin Fishkind

$5,400

Math, Language Arts

Printmaking Curriculum at Hastings

A Conrad printing press will be installed in the art room to broaden students' printmaking experiences and help them work independently.

Hastings

1-5

Katie Bettencourt

$4,022

Art

eInstruction in the Middle School Curriculum

Classroom Performance Systems and laptops in three classrooms will monitor student performance and inform teaching practices.

Clarke

6,8

Edward Davey

$8,680

Social Studies, Math, Science

Creating Common Formative Assessments

Three workshops for all Clarke staff will be held to train in the use of common formative assessments and then create them in Professional Learning Communities.

Clarke

6,7,8

Steven Flynn

$5,625

All

Integrating Technology in the Clarke English Department

Two or three LCD projectors will be installed in English classrooms to enhance learning, and a workshop will be held to develop websites.

Clarke

6,7,8

John Chamberlain

$7,000

English

The World in Our Foreign Language Classroom

Three LCD projectors and sound systems will be purchased for foreign language classrooms to enhance learning via the Internet.

Diamond

6,7,8

Christine Goulet

$9,000

Foreign Language

Creating Common Formative Assessments

Three workshops for all Diamond staff will be held to train in the use of common formative assessments and then creating them in Professional Learning Communities.

Diamond

6,7,8

Joanne Hennessy

$5,625

All

Sophomore Year Seminar Curriculum Revision

The current sophomore seminar curriculum will be revised to provide developmentally appropriate information and resources.

LHS

10

Cynthia Tang, Lester Eggleston

$4,146

Guidance Counseling

Interactive White Boards for Latin and French classes

Interactive white board technology will be installed in two foreign language classrooms to enhance learning, and a workshop will be held to develop enhanced curriculum.

LHS

9-12

Michael Fiveash

$18,687

Foreign Language

Recreational Activities

Equipment will be purchased for a course that features a diverse selection of lifetime activities.

LHS

9-12

Steven Solly

$3,952

Physical Education

E/scape

Materials will be bought and supervision provided for students to care for landscaped areas at LHS in an after-school program for community service.

LHS

9-12

Nancy Sofen

$4,115

Science,Community Service

Peer Instruction Methods in All Physics Classes

InFocus projectors and personal response systems will be purchased to measure student conceptual understanding.

LHS

12

Jacalyn Crowe

$6,510

Physics

Spanish Language in Context II

Materials will be bought and a curriculum developed for year 2 of a program for students who have difficulty learning a foreign language.

LHS

9-12

Anne Chavez

$5,000

Foreign Language

Visiting Poets

Poets will visit English classrooms to collaborate and speak about poetry and writing, and students will write poetry.

LHS

12

Kathi Macklis

$5,000

English

Social Cognition Curriculum Development

A comprehensive social-emotional pragmatics curriculum will be developed for Intensive Learning Program students.

LHS

9-12

Danielle Luce

$3,240

ILP

Re-Envisioning Earth Science—Earth Science by Design

LHS Earth Science faculty will attend a summer workshop using the "backward design" model to modify and implement the present curriculum

LHS

9

Avon Lewis

$4,650

Earth Science

An Event Apart

Two teachers will attend a 2-day conference in Boston on curriculum development in web design.

LHS

10, 11, 12

Sean Hagan

$1,790

Math, Art

District-Wide Summer Workshops

The third year of a system-wide summer curriculum and instructional development workshops will be held.

All

K-12

Dr. Lynne Sarasin, Carol Pilarski

$27,000

All

Primary Source Membership

Membership will be resumed in Primary Source, a program that provides faculty and administration with access to programs and travel/study professional development opportunities.

All

K-12

Dr.Paul Ash, Dr. Lynne Sarasin, Carol Pilarski

$9,500

All

Lexington Public Schools Academy

For the fourth year, LPS staff will teach professional development offerings to LPS teachers for graduate and salary credit.

All

K-12

Phyllis Neufeld, LEA President

$21,600

All

Technology Training Center

A technology-equipped center for staff training in technology will be created.

All

K-12

Fran Salter

$13,575

Technology

Uniform Web Pages for School Libraries

An easily recognizable and uniform series of web pages will be developed for LPS libraries

All

K-12

Harriet Wallen, Kris Foti

$4,132

All

Professional Development

Professional development opportunities will be offered during the school year, with LPS paying for substitutes.

All

K-12

Carol Pilarski

$27,000

All