Scholastic Network Pilot
November 1, 1994 by Reaching Heights
Teachers and students explored and used information available through telecommunications with two subscriptions to the computer resource Scholastic Network.
Year: 1994-1995
Subject: Technology
Amount: $617
Project Manager: Elizabeth Shriver
School: Roxboro Elementary
Reaching the Eighth Grade Reader
November 1, 1994 by Reaching Heights
Funds were used to purchase books for eighth graders to gain exposure to a wide range of young adult authors. They reviewed and discussed their books and together developed the summer reading list for in-coming eighth graders. Team members: Elizabeth Shriver project manager; Denise Lewis Deborah Straniero Lynn Kittredge teachers; Anna Marie Tabernik principal.
Year: 1994-1995
Subject: Reading
Amount: $1,050
Project Manager: Elizabeth Shriver
School: Roxboro Elementary
Mobile Media Center
November 1, 1994 by Reaching Heights
A mobile lending library and computer software provided additional strategies for participants in the district’s pre-school programs to develop reading skills. Team members: Beth McIntyre (project manager), Emily Gobetz, Lisa Evans, Lorene Varley (Early Childhood Staff), Deborah Peet (Early Childhood Coordinator).
Year: 1994-1995
Subject: Reading
Amount: $1,200
Project Manager: Beth McIntyre
School: Millikin Early Childhood Center