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| School Name |
2009/2010 ISEI Grant Description |
Amount
of
Grant* |
| Allis Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of five wireless Netbooks and a modem which will enable small groups of students to have technology embedded into content. This is being done in conjunction with a Leadership Greater Madison project. |
$769 |
| Chavez Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of a SMART Board for the REACH classroom. |
$812 |
| Cherokee Middle |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of Vernier Science sensors, promoting hands-on visual learning. |
$1,300 |
| Funds will be used toward the purchase of audio books and audio players in 7th grade language arts literature circles. |
$1,457 |
| Crestwood Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of an EducationCity.com Mathematics Subscription in both English and Spanish providing classroom and computer lab access for all students to a broad spectrum of math activities. |
$947 |
| East High |
Funds will be used to purchase equipment which will enable participation in the Trout in the Classroom program allowing students to raise trout from eggs, engaging in hands-on science and community service. |
$2,100 |
| Funds will be used to purchase two "Flip" video cameras and two digital cameras so that students can interact in the target language with a number of other students - inside and outside East High. |
$860 |
| Elvehjem Elementary |
Funds will be used to help fund the visit of Artist-in-Residence Maurico Robalino. |
$591 |
| Emerson Elementary |
Creation of Math fluency story books to be used with manipulatives to meet kindergarten story problem standards. |
$249 |
| Funds will be used to create a puppet unit enabling students to make culturally relevant puppets that correspond to different myths and folktales. |
$249 |
| Funds will be used to purchase books which students earn by reaching their reading goals and are then allowed to take home, thus building at-home fluency skills. |
$249 |
| Hamilton Middle |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of two Aver CP300 document cameras and two Epson Data Projectors, enabling the Modern Language Department to set up a 'presentation station' and the 6th grade team to show student work to all students at once, making an immediate positive impact. |
$2,344 |
| Hawthorne Elementary |
Funds will be used for a 2nd and 3rd grade paper-making project which focuses on the history and science of making paper and involves students in all steps of the process. |
$346 |
| Funds will be used for the production of the mini-musical "Dig It!" which explores the wonders of ancient civilizations through archeology. |
$200 |
| Funds will be used to purchase blank, hardcover books and supplies for 2nd grade students to create their own personal narrative, fictions piece, nonfiction piece and one of their own choice. |
$200 |
| Funds will be used for the creation of 'snapshot autobiographies' for 4th and 5th grade special education students. |
$94 |
| Funds will be used toward the creation of tiles for the new school kiosk outside of the school. |
$280 |
| Huegel Elementary |
Funds will be used to support the After-School Instructional Support program which focuses on students who are at least one year below grade level in math and/or literacy. |
$883 |
| Jefferson Middle |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of six Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS receivers enabling new and innovative ways to implement measurement/graphing/mapping standards in Science and Social Studies courses. |
$702 |
| Kennedy Elementary |
Funds will be used to establish the Walk and Talk program which will provide each student with a pedometer and increase physical fitness. |
$302 |
| Funds will be used to expand and evaluate the Peer Mentoring program. |
$302 |
| Lake View Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of six Dance Dance Revolution pads to be used within the Dance and Nutrition Create Education (DANCE) program which supports focus and engagement and physical fitness through the use of dance. |
$600 |
| Funds will be used to establish a Spanish Club for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. |
$198 |
| Lapham Elementary |
Funds will be used toward an entire-school field trip to see a performance at the Overture Center. |
$340 |
| Funds will be used to purchase enough xylophones to reduce the need to share, increasing time available to work on skills. |
$340 |
| Funds will be used to purchase voice recorders and headphones enabling students to develop and conduct interviews in interest areas as part of a literacy project through Neeble: The Kid Magazine. |
$240 |
| Lincoln Elementary |
Funds will be used to establish a reward system meant to recognize students who perform positive behavior, great effort, leadership, honesty, unity and teamwork resulting in positive behaviors becoming habit. |
$811 |
| Lindbergh Elementary |
Funds will be used to support a positive behavior system (PBS) and include the purchase of photo paper and ink for pictures of students exhibiting the monthly trait including respect, responsibility, safety, cooperation and productivity. |
$586 |
| Lowell Elementary |
Funds will be used for the development of Math and Literacy Interventions for struggling students. |
$744 |
| Marquette Elementary |
Funds will be used for installation of tiles around the school gardens as part of the Nature Photography Artist-in-Residence program. |
$250 |
| Funds will be used for the Women's Herstory project to teach 4th graders and SAPAR students about women's social issues related to Wisconsin history. |
$100 |
| Funds will be used to purchase four movement cushions to assist students who are agitated or very active to increase attention during instruction. |
$100 |
| Funds will be used to support the purchase of manipulatives for the math program to be used by all students. |
$470 |
| Memorial High |
Funds will be used to establish the Biology and Physiology of Flavor Project which will enable Biology and Culinary Art students to cultivate, harvest and winterize herbs and then infuse them into olive oil through a pasteurization process. |
$520 |
| Funds will be used to purchase enough yoga mats for every student in the 9th grade class for behaviorally challenged students. The students use the good behavior choices they learn in yoga in the halls, cafeteria, classrooms and community. |
$376 |
| Funds will enable English teachers to establish a library of high interest novels which can be assigned to students who don't have their own books for Guided Reading. |
$303 |
| Mendota Elementary |
The Mendota PTO contributed $1,615 enabling Mendota to award 15 grants for a variety of projects from the purchase of headphones for use in the keyboard lab in the music room; to the purchase of materials to support new writing initiatives; to the creation of a literacy center of books on CD to build fluency, vocabulary and expression. |
$1,655 |
| Midvale Elementary |
Funds will be used toward an all-school trip to attend a performance of Sones de Mexico following a one-day residency visit from the Sones de Mexico troupe. |
$478 |
| Funds will be used for an end-of-the-school-year trip for 2nd graders to Boulders Climbing Gym to help the kids "climb into 3rd grade." |
$333 |
| Muir Elementary |
Funds will be used to establish a Playground Patrol Program as past of the Peaceful Playground project, providing 5th grade students with leadership opportunities. ** |
$824 |
| Funds will be used to purchase a document camera to be used throughout the school to support a more interactive instructional model. |
$600 |
| O'Keeffe Middle |
Funds will be used to enable 6th graders to have jazz dance training and for the 8th graders to have social dance training as part of the physical education curriculum. |
$1,895 |
| Orchard Ridge Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase Mentor Texts to support mini lessons as part of the Calkins Units of Study for teaching writing. |
$250 |
| Funds will be used to purchase exercise balls as a seating option for 2nd grade students with the goal of increasing attention. |
$250 |
Randall
Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase Project Wisdom materials. Project Wisdom is a library of thought-provoking, inspirational messages which are used to uplift and encourage the entire school population each morning. |
$569 |
| Sandburg Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the 4th and 5th grade overnight filed trip to Upham Woods. |
$665 |
| Schenk Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase t-shirts which are awarded to Students-of-the-Month who have displayed the school character traits and serve as models for other students. |
$956 |
| Sennett Middle |
Funds will be used to purchase two round gathering tables to be used in the outdoor classroom making outdoor Science classes and other learning possible. |
$1,139 |
| Shabazz City High |
Funds will be used for Service-Learning Experiential Support affording students state-wide and national experience and service work. |
$3,238 |
| Shorewood Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the replacement of outdoor climbing equipment. |
$2,108 |
| Spring Harbor Middle |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of three Avermedia ELMOS and presentation carts. ELMOS are document cameras, opaque projectors, scanners and still cameras rolled into one and enable teachers to display 3D objects on a computer screen, TV monitor or through a data/video projector. |
$2,111 |
| Funds will be used to purchase three sets of "ChartArt" which are thirty-two traceable images for flip-charts recommended by the Adaptive Schools Conference. |
$66 |
| Stephens Elementary |
Funds will be used to bring authors to the school, provide students with writing materials and help publish books as part of a new Writing Club. |
$357 |
| Funds will be used toward the hiring of a yoga instructor who specializes in teaching children with the goal of helping students relax, focus and increase confidence. |
$250 |
| Funds will be used to purchase fine-tipped pens for students to use during their writing workshops. The use of pens will be fun and motivating for the students according to a MMSD Lucy Calkins workshop. |
$200 |
| Thoreau Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the establishment of a Future Problem Solvers after-school club for 4th and 5th graders. The club will promote learning, critical thinking and teamwork among students. |
$600 |
| Funds will be used to purchase 6 reference books and 24 sets of materials to provide interventions to help students maintain appropriate behavior in school through student self-regulation of emotions and behavior. |
$1,595 |
| Funds would be used toward a year-end trip to a Milwaukee Brewer's game for all safety patrol participants. The trip provides incentive for student participation and to be conscientious about their safety patrol duties. |
$400 |
| Funds will be used to support the participation of five classes of 3rd and 4th grade students in the Terrace Town project in which teams of students build model communities for display at Monona Terrace. |
$450 |
| Toki Middle |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of a document camera and presentation cart which will be available to all staff to improve overhead technology to assess student growth as well as display student work. |
$733 |
| Van Hise Elementary |
Funds will be used toward supporting an Artist-in-Residence for an all-school Clay Stomp. |
$661 |
| West High |
Funds will be used to sponsor a school-wide celebration of African American History month. The celebration will feature ethnic foods, music, and performances. The program will be held during the school day in February to maximize student, staff, and community participation. |
$1,101 |
| Wright Middle |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of interpretation equipment to accommodate the increasing number of Spanish speakers attending school events and meetings. |
$720 |
*Amount of grant indicates actual interest income available from the individual school endowment. Total amount of grant may include funding from other sources in addition to the actual endowment proceeds. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, funds from PTO/PTA, fundraising event proceeds or endowment income carried over from the previous year.
**February 4, 2010: Muir ISEI funds were designated to go for Peaceful Playground equipment and a document camera. Muir received a donation last spring to support the Peaceful Playground initiative and the school purchased the needed equipment. The District supplied Muir with a document camera. The Muir ISEI committee would like to use the $1, 424 to support the purchase of a mobile SMART board. The total purchase price would be over $1,424 ISEI grant amount. Muir would cover the balance of the cost through the use of technology and formula funds. Principal Kailin believe that this purchase would further the same goals initially outlined in the grant.
| School Name |
2008/2009 ISEI Grant Description |
Amount
of
Grant* |
| Cherokee Middle |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of two Smartboards. |
$2,343 |
| Crestwood Elementary |
Grant will be used towards funding conversational Spanish language training for staff. Staff members will volunteer to take the class after school for 6 weeks. Books will be paid for with proceeds from the Book Fair. |
$460 |
| Grant will be used to purchase an AutoCad software package as part of the Woodland Restoration and Environmental Education Program. Grade 4/5 students, using loaned GPS units, will define property boundaries and topography; identify trees and their characteristics and native plants and their locations within a specified area. |
$365 |
| East High |
Funds will be used toward the FCE Kitchen remodel and to purchase equipment for the commercial kitchen and Culinary Arts Program. |
$1242 |
| Funds will be used to support the work of the AODA Student Leadership Committee. |
$971 |
| Elvehjem Elementary |
Funds will be used towards to sponsor a visit from author John Coy. Mr. Coy will speak with students about writing, being an author and demystifying the process of making a book. He will hold a writer's workshop for older students. |
$587 |
| Gompers Elementary |
Funds will be used to reinforce and support Above the Line behavior management and the Five Finger promise. Pictures of students will be taken as they demonstrate various Above the Line behaviors. Pictures will be enlarged and displayed with captions throughout the building. Paper and photography time are being donated by a parent. |
$593 |
| Hamilton Middle |
Funds will be used to develop an Orienteering Course in order to teach students compass skills, map reading, map making and competitive orienteer racing that develops group cooperation as well as improving physical fitness. |
$700 |
| Funds will be used to purchase an ELMO machine. The ELMO is an overhead/opaque projector/LCD projector which allows for immediate picture/video type quality of student work and teacher demonstrations that have never been so easily observed by students. Magnification allows connection to microscopes to show the slide to the entire class at one time. |
$1,000 |
| Hawthorne Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase "Boomwhackers" which are musical tubes that can be used in a number of ways. |
$160 |
| Funds will be used to purchase a collection of "Math in Literature" books. |
$230 |
| Funds will be used to enable teacher Lori Kluetzman to set up weekly take home math activities for students to do with their families and to support math development at home. |
$215 |
| Funds will be used to purchase books and other supplies in order to do follow-up activities following an Artist-In-Residence visitor from West Africa |
$100 |
| Funds will be used to purchase DVDs which teach science and social studies topics in both English and Spanish so that English as a Second Language students can absorb the concepts in their native language before watching it with the rest of the class in English. |
$270 |
| Huegel Elementary |
Funds will be used to help sponsor a visit from author and illustrator Rick Chrustowski in March. His varied techniques motivate students to think of themselves as illustrators and writers. |
$803 |
| Jefferson Middle |
Funds will be used to help fund the Mad City Challenge, a 7th grade activity based on the concept of the Amazing Race and the Eco-Challenge. Students utilize their work in Social Studies with map reading, background knowledge, and problem solving skills to maneuver their way around Madison. |
$650 |
| La Follette High |
Funds will be used to purchase high interest books for students. The books appeal to young adults and deal with real issues that are of interest to students. Students who often do not have books at home are allowed to check them out of the classroom. |
$308 |
| Funds will be used to enable Speech and Language Clinician to purchase a 27-inch monitor to be used with a concept web/mapping program. The large screen will allow students to view the entire diagram on a single screen. |
$358 |
| Lake View Elementary |
Grant will be used to purchase a router and color printer to enable students to readily access and download images and pictures to enhance projects and research. |
$515 |
| Funds will be used towards the purchase of a standing desk. The standing desk allows students who need movement while they learn to complete tasks. The standing desk will assist students in optimizing their learning and increase their engagement. |
$280 |
| Lapham Elementary |
Funds will be used towards a first grade class trip to Cave of the Mounds and Blue Mounds State Park infusing the science unit "Pebbles, Sand and Silt" with hands-on experience. |
$396 |
| Funds will be used to purchase drums so that an entire class can participate in the drum unit of instruction. |
$396 |
| Leopold Elementary |
Funds will enable students to produce a monthly news broadcast that will be placed on the school website. |
$650 |
| Funds will be used to enable photo documentation of important events that occur during the school year. Photos are posted on public bulletin boards and will be shared via the school website. |
$131 |
| Lincoln Elementary |
Funds will be used to enable a study of hip hop culture through the use of music, art and dance. |
$777 |
| Lowell Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase books for classroom libraries that represent a variety of diverse cultures. The books will help support the new school-wide reading incentive program which requires each child to read 20 minutes per night. |
$672 |
| Marquette Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase one copy of "Spelling Mastery Teacher's Guide" for school-wide spelling program. |
$165 |
| Funds will be used towards a field trip for the entire 4th grade to Milton House. This is part of the unit on the underground railroad and Wisconsin History. |
$235 |
| Funds will be used to purchase New Currents program for fifth grade instruction in current events, civic awareness and social justice. |
$250 |
| Memorial High |
Funds will be used to enable students in woodworking classes to design, produce, assemble and finish 20 bookshelves. Students will assist Lussier Community Education Center staff in delivering the bookshelves, filled with books, to families who may not otherwise have children's books in their homes. |
$675 |
| Funds will be used for the feeding and care of a variety of reptiles and amphibians in the Biology classroom. The reptiles and amphibians are used daily by a variety of staff and students. |
$150 |
| Funds will be used towards an April, @009 Art Gallery Show which will feature the artwork and ideas of JMM ESL students. Access to the art studio and art training will be offered to help students produce artwork. |
$100 |
| Mendota Elementary |
Grants will be used to purchase and fund: classroom library books; board and card games for indoor recess; maps for social studies; teacher and read aloud picture books from Lucy Calkins series not found in the bookroom; Flat Stanley Project; math board and card games as an interactive way to engage/learn; 4/5 overnight camping trip for community building |
$1,527 |
| Midvale Elementary |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of a color printer for the building. Many staff use photos of their students and classroom activities to enhance their curriculum, especially to motivate student writing. |
$777 |
| Muir Elementary |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of instructional materials for students working above grade level in math. Interested in purchasing materials that will keep accelerated learners moving on their learning path in an appropriate, challenging and engaging manner. |
$1,202 |
| O'Keeffe Middle |
Funds will be used to support Phase I of "Project After - 75 years of Education and Community - Marquette/O'Keeffe School." This five-year project will research school history, celebrate traditions and nurture the historical school site. Phase I focuses on installing a new fence, preparing the ground for planning and finalizing site plan. |
$1,901 |
| Orchard Ridge Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase books for all teachers to use as part of the MMSD "Writing Strategies" program. The book selection will meet the needs of all students and will enable children to think of themselves as authors. |
$250 |
| Funds will be used towards the establishment of a Listening Center for use by students, volunteers and ESL staff. Students are able to follow-along in a book while listening to dialog or text from a CD or audio cassette. |
$125 |
| Sandburg Elementary |
Funds will be used to help write and publish an updated version of Sandburg's history and to create a new booklet of activities for use in Sandburg Woods covering key standards in several curriculum areas. |
$225 |
| Funds will be used to purchase a third digital camera for use by students and staff. The two existing cameras are always checked out and in constant use for research projects, student power point presentations and filed trip photos. |
$250 |
| Funds will be used to purchase Parcheesi games for the first grade class of 28 students. Parcheesi is an ideal game for students to learn math facts up to 12. |
$185 |
| Schenk Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the development of a clay mural to beautify the building and develop a sense of community among staff and students. An actual Clay Stomp will be held in June where students, staff and parents mix tons of clay for the mural with their feet. |
$500 |
| Funds will be used toward the Audio Book Take-Home Project. Books, stories and conversations will be recorded by staff and will be distributed to families as identified by the intervention specialist team. |
$337 |
| Sennett Middle |
Funds will be used for the "Equity: A Photo Tour of Our Students' Lives" project. Disposable cameras will be sent home with students who are representative of Sennett's population. Each student will take 2-3 pictures depicting what is important to them or what symbolizes their life. A PowerPoint presentation with students' words and photos will be created and shown to staff. |
$160 |
| Funds will be used towards the purchase of outdoor picnic tables for staff and student use for lunches and outdoor classes. |
$500 |
| Funds will be used towards a 2-day visit from guest artist Craig Grabhorn who will work with classes on silk screening and printing student-created logos and icons. |
$274 |
| Shabazz High |
Funds will be used for Service-Learning Experiential Support. Some Service-Learning experiences will afford Shabazz community members state-wide and national experience and service work. The experiences are woven into curriculum, allowing students to receive a broader experience in their learning. |
$3,015 |
| Shorewood Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase additional books for the Book Room to help expand the collection to include multi-cultural books that represent the student enrollment more proportionally. We need to purchase many more books to meet the needs of our voracious readers if we are to continue using best practices for literacy instruction. |
$2,019 |
| Spring Harbor Middle |
Funds will be used towards the Mobile Ark presentation to the entire student body. The group brings rare and endangered animals from around the world to school and share an important environmental message to all. |
$580 |
| Funds will be used to purchase five site licenses from the Reading for Meaning program to target lowest readers. The program helps to enhance basic comprehension skills. |
$300 |
| Funds will be used to purchase 8 scan converters (Aver keys) which connect a computer and a television to display computer signals. They will be used in classrooms to share computer-generated presentations, PowerPoint presentations and slide shows. |
$681 |
| Stephens Elementary |
Funds will be used to hold a monthly yoga class for a 4/5 classroom, helping to promote emotional and physical well being. |
$150 |
| Funds will be used towards the purchase of a data projector which will be used to project student projects, staff development presentations, school-wide assemblies, classroom projects, etc. |
$713 |
| Thoreau Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the first stage of an improved playground outside the main entrance to Thoreau along Nakoma Road which students in all grades use. |
$424 |
| Toki Middle |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of two video cameras with tripods and a DVD recording device which will be used by the entire school for Unified Arts presentations, Language Arts and Social Studies classes. Toki currently does not have any camera equipment. |
$719 |
| Van Hise Elementary |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of "Math Backpack" materials for upper elementary math fluency activities for kids to bring home and work with their families on to further develop number sense. |
$133 |
| Funds will be used to purchase two carts that hold math manipulatives and other materials for the primary Instructional Block program. Materials can then easily be transported to different spaces for instruction. |
$400 |
| Funds will be used towards the purchase of Chinese and Spanish bilingual dictionaries. |
$100 |
| Wright Middle |
Funds will be used to enhance and expand "Make a Difference Day" activities. Funds will be used to provide transportation and help cover the cost of materials. |
$752 |
| School Name |
2007-08 ISEI Grant Description |
Amount of Grant |
| Black Hawk Middle |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of a new Data Projector for the Science teachers. |
$624 |
| Chavez Elementary |
Funds will be used towards sponsoring guest artist Dan Covarrubias who will run a long-term graffiti art project in conjunction with the Chavez hip-hop music and dance project. |
$614* |
| Cherokee Middle |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of reading materials for 7th and 8th grade Social Studies and Science low-level, high interest and grade level appropriate material for ELL and struggling readers. |
$1385 |
| Funds will be used towards sponsoring Artist-in-Residence Amy Climer, a fiber artist who will work with 6th and 7th grade students. |
$160* |
| Crestwood Elementary |
Grant will be used towards funding the Bird Identification and Observation Project which is a pilot for the Audubon Bird Mentoring Program. |
$300* |
| Grant will be used to fund a naturalist guide for the night hike on the 2nd and 3rd grade overnight trip to the School Forest. |
$250* |
| Funds will be used towards the purchase of materials to develop a best practices professional library to assist staff members in staying current in best practices in the teaching of literacy and math. |
$115* |
| East High |
Funds will be used to support the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Program which focuses on students who will be first generation college students. AVID Program helps 25 students develop academic habits; provides them with the experience of college visits, and enables them to engage in test preparation and work with college tutors. |
$1,401* |
| Emerson Elementary |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of a color, network-able printer to support several school-based projects that support learning, engagement and relationships at Emerson. |
$615* |
| Gompers Elementary |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of a climbing wall that will be used by all students during Physical Education classes, Family Fun Nights and other community events. |
$559* |
| Hamilton Middle |
Funds will be used toward the purchase of 10 chess sets for 6th graders. |
$200 |
| Funds will be used toward the purchase of 3 Panasonic GS320 Mini DV Camcorders to be used by students in the creation of the Hamilton in-house broadcast class. |
$1484 |
| Hawthorne Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase two MP3 players and headphones to be used in literacy center to help increase reading skills, fluency and introduce different cultural backgrounds. |
$120 |
| Funds will be used to sponsor an Artist-in-Residence. Students will see the Sones de Mexico perform at the Overture Center. The grant will pay for the dance troupe to visit Hawthorne, spending a morning teaching songs and dances. |
$300 |
| Funds will be used to purchase sets of Science, Math and Social Studies DVDs which have the same programs in both English and Spanish. The Spanish Bilingual Research Services staff member will watch the DVDs with the Spanish-speaking students and lead discussions in their native tongue. These students will then watch the DVDs in English with the rest of the class, helping them better understand the concepts and leading to more class participation. |
$219 |
| Funds will be used to purchase books, maps and other materials to introduce diversity and cultural pride in the kindergarten classroom. A portion will be used to start a garden plot for the class as part of a science unit on roots. |
$162 |
| Jefferson Middle |
Funds will be used to help fund the Mad City Challenge, a 7th grade activity based on the concept of the Amazing Race and the Eco-Challenge. Students utilize their work in Social Studies with map reading, background knowledge, and problem solving skills to maneuver their way around Madison. |
$540* |
|
Lake View
Elementary |
Grant will be used to fund a grade 4/5 trip to a high ropes course as part of the stress challenge curriculum. |
$250* |
| Funds will be used towards the purchase of classroom sensory kits to be used when students need to calm and refocus. Will help prevent transitions to an OT/PT room. |
$207* |
| Funds will be used to create 12-15 inspirational posters reflecting Lake View’s diversity and what they believe about education and their school. |
$250* |
| Lapham Elementary |
Grant will be used to fund a field trip to the Overture Center for all second grade and combined first and second grade students to see “Freedom Bound” as part of their American History lessons. |
$687* |
| Lowell Elementary |
Funds will be added to the $7,000 grant from the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission to fund the Putting the Unity Back Into Our Community Artists-in-Residence Program involving a singer and songwriter, storyteller, and textile and graphic artist. |
$595 |
| Marquette Elementary |
Funds will be used to establish a book group for interested staff. The group will read Still Learning to Read, guided by district Literacy Instructor Mary Jo Zeigler and then have the opportunity to exchange ideas and implement new strategies. |
$229 |
| Funds will be used to purchase enough Math manipulatives so that every Math student struggling with basic number concepts will be able to work on problems independently. |
$229 |
| Grant will be used to help fund presentation to the 4th grade students by Wisconsin Indian Debra Morningstar. Presentation kicks-off the Wisconsin Indian unit of study. |
$229 |
| Mendota Elementary |
Grants will be used to purchase and fund: film and processing for home/school class book; fabric for quilting geometry unit; Rock-n-Read program materials; magnetic dry erase boards; fiction, non-fiction and poetry picture books; playground equipment for new classroom; Listening Center tape player with 4 headphones; two-sided magnetic white boards for literacy block; photos of students throughout the year; prints for School Museum Arts Program; |
$1,220* |
| Midvale Elementary |
Funds will be used towards taking the entire Midvale student body to the Overture Center for the performance of the African Children’s Choir which will help to achieve the goal of exposing Midvale students to the cultures of their classmates. |
$683 |
| Muir Elementary |
Grant will be used to help fund a social skills curriculum called Second Steps/Steps to Respect Program. |
$448* |
| Funds will be used to help purchase picture books to be shared in the Book Room. The books will be used by classroom teachers during writing instruction. |
$398* |
| O’Keeffe
Middle |
Grant will fund Social Dancing for 8th graders, which the Oprah Winfrey Show funded last year. Students learn important social skills as well as steps and dance patterns. |
$960 |
| Funds will be used to purchase six MP3 players to use with 6th grade basic and emergent readers, taking advantage of the Madison Public Library’s digital audio collection. |
$480 |
| Funds will be used to purchase single and multiple copies of Spanish language translations of popular elementary and middle school fiction to be used by ELL and Spanish language learners. |
$187 |
| Orchard Ridge
Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase books to use as part of the MMSD’s “Comprehension Strategies” program. |
$200* |
| Funds will be used to purchase reptiles for pilot project in the 4/5 classroom. |
$200* |
| Funds will be used to help pay for day and overnight trip to the MacKenzie Environmental Center for 4/5 students. |
$119* |
| Sandburg Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the expenses associated with the 4/5 grade overnight trip to MacKenzie Environmental Center. |
$250
pro-rated* |
| Sennett Middle |
Funds will be used towards hiring professionals to train the Voice of Youth, a student improvisational group who teach other students through social justice stories, skits, etc… |
$500* |
| Funds will be used for an art class silk screening project. |
$178 |
| Shorewood Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase additional books for the Book Room to help expand the collection to include multi-cultural books that represent the student enrollment more proportionally. Will also seek to increase the number of books for high-functioning kindergarten and first grade readers. |
$2,019 |
| Spring Harbor Middle |
Grant will be used to help fund a multi-cultural wall painting for the front entry of the school. |
$938 plus $500 carry-over* |
| Stephens Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase a child-friendly digital camera to facilitate the REACH (Responsive Education for All Children) experience. |
$35 |
| Funds will be used to purchase a Painted Lady Butterfly Garden to provide a visual way for the kindergarteners to learn about the butterfly life cycle. |
$50 |
| Funds will be used to purchase materials and manipulatives for math intervention purposes in some of the 2/3 classrooms. |
$300 |
| Funds will be used to subscribe to “Time for Kids” magazine for all the 1st grade classrooms. |
$193 |
|
Thoreau
Elementary |
Funds will be used towards the purchase of a climbing wall which students in all grades would use in physical education classes. |
$600 |
| Funds will be used to purchase new games for the after-school Math Club. |
$540 |
| Funds will be used to help fund the UNITY support group for African-American and biracial families. |
$250 |
| Funds will be used towards the purchase of CD players so students can use the Math CDs developed by Thoreau Music teacher Rhonda Schilling. |
$35* |
| Van Hise Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase instructional materials specific to the Four Block approach, a new approach for math instruction. |
$350 |
| Funds will be used to purchase leveled material for the Book Room. |
$225 |
| West High |
Funds will be used to sponsor a school-wide cultural event for African American History Month. |
$712 |
| Wright Middle |
Grant will be used to help fund the Wright Beautification Project which will utilize the 6th graders focus on social action in the environment. |
$576* |
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School Name |
2006-07 ISEI Grant Description |
Amount of Grant |
|
Black Hawk Middle |
Funds will go toward the purchase of a SMART board for
use in Math classes |
$592 |
|
Chavez Elementary |
Institute a family "Math Fun Night." Funds
will be used for supplies to make games and inform
families |
$296* |
|
Purchase K-5 videos that promote best practices in
writing resulting in a more common approach to writing
across the grade levels |
$399* |
|
Cherokee Middle |
Contribute toward the purchase of SMART boards and
projectors for 7th grade Science and Math |
$2,849* |
|
Fund Visiting Artist Amy Arnold who will work with 5
Cultural Arts Classes |
$600* |
|
Purchase four AVerKey 300 Gold Computer-to-TV Converters
allowing computer presentations on TV screens |
$720* |
|
Crestwood Elementary |
Funds will be used to hire a Technology Integration
Educational instructor to lead a seminar for all staff
on computer, internet, KidPix, spreadsheet, PowerPoint
and digital camera application. |
$500* |
|
East High |
Funds will be used for expansion of the multi-cultural
center program throughout the school. Working with the
new Black Student Alliance they will work to increase
publicity and develop an "Inspiration Week" in
the spring. |
$1,111 |
|
Gompers Elementary |
Funds will be used toward the sponsorship of Ballet
Folklorico artist-in-residence |
$410 |
|
Hamilton Middle |
Continue implementation of H3 (Hamilton
Half-hour Homeroom) by purchasing books and equipment
which will be used to train staff and design
H3 curriculum that is interactive and
meaningful |
$498 |
|
Establish the Robomaster's Robotic Challenge as part of
the 8th grade applied technology curriculum. Teams will
design and create a robot that will perform a task or
solve a problem. |
$1,077 |
|
Hawthorne Elementary |
Purchase Rosetta Stone software to support ESL students.
Purchase personal dictionaries for 25 students. |
$260 |
|
Fund project in which students investigate
their own family history and culture. Funds will be used to
produce color copies of family photos to create collages. |
$100 |
|
Huegel Elementary |
Fund transportation for After School
Instructional Support program |
$588 |
|
Lapham
Elementary
|
Purchase Special Sensory Swing - AirWalker
Therapeutic Swing to be used in Sensory Room |
$250 |
|
Establish The Linus Project which involves each
student sewing/hemming fleece blankets to give to newborns at
local hospitals and delivering them in person |
$250 |
|
Provide funds to cover the cost of transporting
two groups of first graders to the UW to visit Allen Gardens and
greenhouses as part of the New Plants curriculum. |
$250 |
|
Lincoln Elementary |
Fund Chinese Acrobat performance |
$325 |
|
Fund Hip Hop Group performance |
$325 |
|
Marquette Elementary |
Funds will be used to bring in a Native
American guest speaker as part of the "Our Native Heritage"
unit |
$250 |
|
Implement two "Math Nights" - one
just for parents and one for students and their families |
$250 |
|
Mendota Elementary |
Playground equipment for Peaceful Playgrounds |
$200* |
|
Classroom books for reading/spelling games |
$200* |
|
Classroom library books for new K teacher |
$200* |
|
Picture film and processing |
$100* |
|
Multicultural books for classroom library |
$100* |
|
SPARC bag item replacements |
$150* |
|
Picture books that model 6 comprehension
strategies |
$150* |
|
Cameras, film development, envelopes and
postage for Flat Stanley Project |
$150* |
|
54 two-sided magnetic white boards |
$450* |
|
ABC books form incoming kinders |
$150* |
|
Games and puzzles |
$150* |
|
Midvale Elementary |
Purchase films for staff study groups centered
around race and equity issues |
$150 |
|
Create a first-of-its-kind school yearbook |
$500 |
|
Muir Elementary |
Purchase playground equipment in order to
initiate the Peaceful Playground program |
$850* |
|
Purchase leveled books to help stock the Muir
Bookroom which benefits all teachers and students |
$495* |
|
O'Keeffe Middle |
Purchase multicultural books to try to engage
struggling readers |
$100 |
|
Fund building and installation of new training
"stations" for new PE equipment |
$320 |
|
Purchase Hip Hop paperbacks which provide
background information on the genre. Can be studied as poetry,
geography, reading and writing |
$409 |
|
Fund the research and preparation of foods from
various civilizations being studied in "Journey Across Time." |
$200 |
|
Purchase 100 calculators so that every 6th
grade student is prepared to fully participate in the Connected
Math Program and the Force and Motion Foss Kit. |
$400 |
|
Sennett Middle |
Create a sculpture, flower, and plant garden
space in front of the school building. Students will help plan,
create, make, maintain and work on the project throughout the year |
$500* |
|
Sherman Middle |
Purchase trade books for the all-school portion
of the integrated exploratory unit entitled "The Art of
Living." |
$751 |
|
Shorewood Elementary |
Funds will go toward the purchase of K/1
Science Kits thereby eliminating the need to share materials. |
$1,828 |
|
Stephens Elementary |
Purchase xylophone for Music Room |
$280 |
|
Thoreau
Elementary
|
Purchase books, CDs, DVDs and create music
tracks to further the development of the Hip Hop Math project |
$500* |
|
Purchase a GamePlan music curriculum for 2nd
grade |
$400* |
|
Purchase overhead calculators to help grades 3-
5 teachers communicate math concepts |
$340* |
|
Develop a curriculum plan for after-school
Spanish classes |
$300* |
|
Van Hise Elementary |
Software package to use with students with
disabilities |
$80* |
|
Purchase 7 sets of books for the Book Room |
$210* |
|
Provide healthy snacks for the entire school |
$210* |
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School Name |
2005-06 ISEI Grant Description |
Amount of Grant |
|
Mendota Elementary |
Digital Camera |
$247* |
|
Reader’s Workshop Appreciation – selected titles
for SAGE grade 3. Focus on building a classroom library |
$183* |
|
Reading Promotion and Engagement with Library Activities |
$199* |
|
CD and Tape Players for Kindergarten |
$200* |
|
Readers Theater Scripts and Poetry Books – increase
fluency and comprehension |
$100* |
|
Dictionaries for First Graders – 51 books |
$109* |
|
Literacy Center Magnetic Words for First Graders |
$74* |
|
East High |
Partnership for East High Publications - formation of a
partnership between journalism portion of the process and
technology students and staff in order to improve production |
$1,394* |
|
Midvale Elementary |
Funds will be used to purchase two videos and one book that
will be used to teach personal safety, anger management and
friendship skills |
$150* |
|
Funds will be used to create a collection of musical
instruments and music materials to be shared by 8
kindergarten classrooms |
$459* |
|
Lincoln Elementary |
Purchase a new refrigerator to store HomeGrown Lunch
Initiative snacks |
$300 |
|
Display of more culturally relevant and student-appropriate
photography, pictures and artwork throughout the school |
$309 |
|
Chavez Elementary |
Purchase K-5 instructional videos which promote best
practices in writing. |
$350* |
|
Defray costs associated with sending teacher to
“Realistic Mathematics Education” conference |
$150* |
|
Falk Elementary |
“Courage Celebrations” tubs will contain items
that will support a sense of community and relationships,
honoring the ‘Above the Line’ behavior plan. |
$500* |
|
Hawthorne Elementary |
Service Learning Club – Energy Efficiency Project |
$200* |
|
Hawthorne Gardens – purchase seeds and plantings for
13 garden plots |
$100* |
|
World Drumming Project – enable music teacher to
obtain drums and drumming instruction from UW- Milwaukee |
$200* |
|
Sennett Middle |
Exploratory Class Field Trips – will provide community
experiences to students who ordinarily wouldn’t get
them. |
$500* |
*Total amount of grant includes funding from
other sources in addition to the actual endowment proceeds. Other
sources may include, but are not limited to, funds from PTO/PTA,
fundraising event proceeds or endowment income carried over from the
previous year.
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School Name |
2004-05 ISEI Grant Description |
Amount of Grant |
|
Mendota Elementary |
Use multi-cultural award winning literature in guided reading groups to extend curriculum goals. |
$174.13 |
|
Purchase math games enabling students to work in small groups. |
$150 |
|
Provide materials for students to make flower boxes, extending FOSS science unit |
$150 |
|
New Heights Reading Program builds fluency and comprehension through the use of audio tapes. Used grant to purchase portable walk mans so that students may listen to tapes at their seats. |
$100 |
|
Purchase sight word and vocabulary instruction materials to enrich current Words Their Way program. |
$135 |
|
Purchase warp thread and weft yarn in order to use new loom. |
$200 |
|
Purchase flash cards which will be sent home with students on a rotating basis in order to increase ability and knowledge of basic math facts. |
$182 |
|
Purchase sleds and flag football equipment to foster sharing and minimize behavior problems during lunch and recess. |
$160 |
|
Shorewood Elementary |
Purchase a second set of FOSS/STC Learning Systems materials enabling implementation of two-year science curriculum. Additional materials will help to avoid unacceptable curriculum gaps and wasteful overlaps. |
$2,766.11 |
|
Cherokee Middle |
Purchased audio-visual equipment to be used by the school AV Club to record and document a diverse range of school events and performances. |
$1250 |
|
O'Keefe Middle |
Grant dollars will be used to provide incentives to support programs designed to increase attendance, improve behavior, and increase academic motivation. Funds would be accessed by pupil services personnel across the academic year to assist with individual student support efforts. |
$225 |
|
Funds will be used for recognition of and awards for minority students in grades 6, 7 and 8 with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. This group of students will be positive role models for younger students. |
$400 |
|
Funds will be used to provide transportation for all 6th grade students to performances at the Overture Center. Currently just 4 or 5 students per class are able to attend performances. |
$400 |
|
Funds will be used to enable entire 6th grade class to travel to the Milwaukee Public Museum for a field trip. |
$400 |
|
Funds will be used to reinstate the O'Keeffe 2K run/walk as a school project. |
$175 |
|
Sherman Middle |
Funds were used to help pay for the all-school "Two Week Challenger" during which all students select one or two projects that challenge them. Project also included an all-school book read and an all-school assembly which featured a key note speaker. |
$1,018 |
|
Hamilton Middle |
Funds were used to purchase computers for the mini-labs |
$1,190 |
|
Black Hawk Middle |
"Let People Know We Are Blackhawk" project will provide a school sign which will generate pride, good will and a welcoming atmosphere within the neighborhood. |
$550 |
|
Glendale Elementary* |
Funds were used to purchase a popcorn popper. The popper will be used to generate revenue of t-shirts and indoor recess games. It will also provide healthier treats and rewards for classrooms. |
$500 |
|
Huegel Elementary* |
Funds will be used for the development and implementation of the Love and Logic classroom philosophy |
$1,000 |
|
Funds will be used for the revitalization of the Huegel prairie and outdoor classroom. |
$200 |
|
Lapham-Marquette Elementary* |
Funds will be used to provide materials, supplies and refreshments at three school-wide math events. |
$250 |
|
Funds will enable school-wide violence prevention curriculum. |
$272.73 |
|
Funds will be used to begin a school-wide yoga program. |
$234 |
|
Purchase of a soprano diatonic metalophone for the Lapham Music Room. |
$234.35 |
|
Marquette staff will be trained and given the opportunity to practice communication and conflict resolution skills as set forth by the Integrated Affective Curricula. |
$250 |
|
Funds will be used to incorporate information about Wisconsin's Underground Railroad in the 4th grade social studies curriculum. |
$190 |
|
Stephens Elementary* |
Project Read At Home will benefit each first grade student by providing "just right' books for beginning readers to take home each night to read with an adult. |
$500 |
*School set funds aside to use to make grants while waiting for four quarters to pass prior to the endowment generating interest. |
