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 |
