Grants
One of the goals of the Foundation is to provide grants that give teachers an opportunity to put innovative ideas into practice that would not otherwise be possible through the district's normal operating budget. Grants are effective because they put funds directly into the classroom. The Foundation provides annual grants to as many requests as the current funding level allows.
The Education Foundation relies on the generous support of individuals, families, organizations, and businesses to provide the funding required for these grants. Money is raised during our annual golf outing and is supplemented with earnings from the endowment fund
Awarded for the 2006 - 2007 school year:
$521 to Davenport kindergarten for 9 sets of math manipulative's. Each set features 252 bugs, worms, and frogs to sort by color, shape and size, an activity book, sorting tray and tackle box for easy storage.
$2810 to Davenport first grade for an advanced visual projection system. The system will include an Elmo digital presenter, an NEC projector, notebook computer and a presentation cart. Unlike an overhead projector, the Elmo can project any type of printed document, or 3-D object. It can even display microscope slides in the microscopic viewing mode.
$1415 to Kingston second grade for Exploring Where and Why by Nystorm. In this hands-on program, students explore the community as a whole, with emphasis on goods & services, producers & consumers, government, economics, and geography. The program includes globes, desk maps, wall maps, relief models, atlases, markers, a teacher guide, CDROM and a mobile cart.
$2110 to Kingston third grade for a Multi-Media LCD projector, laptop computer and presentation cart. These will enable the teachers to display graphically enhanced lessons, and make it easier for the students to view the lessons.
$668 to Kingston second and third grade music for a Bass Metallophone and a Soprano Metallophone. These instruments made by Suzuki Orff are sturdy and timeless. The instruments help teach melodic and rhythmic accompaniment, note reading and ensemble instrument playing. Children also love to play them.
$296 to Kingston second and third grade physical education for Ages Golf equipment. This equipment not only introduces the students to golf but teaches physical fitness, hand-eye coordination, etiquette and math skills. The golf unit will also provide support in developing core values such as being honest, positive, and most importantly a team player.
$856 to the Genoa Elementary fourth grade for books which will supplement the Social Studies and Language arts curriculum. Through these books the students have the opportunity to learn about the history and people of each region as these books travel through time.
$700 to Genoa Elementary fifth grade for an Elmo Visual Presenter, which will allow teachers (as well as students) to instantly project any material for classroom viewing. The visual presenter is a tool that promotes instantly sharing student responses which in turn promotes student engagement. Students of all levels gain knowledge and confidence by having to present their work in front of the class.
$2110 to Genoa-Kingston Middle School for a multi-media LCD projector, laptop computer, and presentation cart. The use of an LCD projector will allow them to turn a teacher-centered activity such as lecturing or taking notes into a dynamic, participative experience. This projection system will be used primarily in Reading, Language Arts, and Math.
$196 to Genoa-Kingston High School Science Department for six Aneroid Sphygmomanometers. Students will develop a better understanding of the mechanics of the circulatory system; specifically how the blood pressure readings provide information about the condition of the arteries.
$3000 to the Genoa-Kingston High School Math Department for a LCD projector, a laptop computer, and a presentation cart. This technology will help them project lessons, show graphical changes that relate to transformations of equations and functions, and project sample problems. They will also be able to maximize the use of their software programs: Geometer’s Sketch Pad and TI SmartView.
$250 to Genoa-Kingston High School Computer Club for a Mindstorm Robot Kit with an advanced processor and sophisticated sensors. Kits like the Mindstorm will help the students learn about robotics and programming. Additionally, after the students have the chance to build and work with the Mindstorm, they would like to take it to the Elementary Schools to demonstrate it’s abilities to younger students.
$1600 to the Genoa-Kingston High School Journalism Department for an iMac computer running Adobe Creative Suite 2 software. This computer will help the growing need of the High Schools yearbook/newspaper staff to produce quality publications.
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