Adapting Literacy Material for All Early Learners

To address the specific learning styles of preschoolers with disabilities, the staff at Millikin will adapt popular stories to make them easier to handle, manipulate, share and discuss. A device called the Bookworm will be purchased that allows speech output to be added to the pages of any book allowing children to hear the text read aloud. A family in-service will be held and copies of each story will be made for families to borrow and use at home for reinforcement. Funds will be used for the book adaptation supplies, Bookworm devices and refreshments for the family in-service.

Year: 2004-2005
Subject: Special Education
Amount: $1,000
Project Manager: Reeva Perse
School: Millikin Early Childhood Center

Supplies for Success

The grant will encourage more students to complete their homework by providing special education students with school supplies for home use.

Year: 2004-2005
Subject: Special Education
Amount: $500
Project Manager: Kathy Gill
School: Boulevard

CSI Monticello-Great Lakes Science Center Sleep-in

6th, 7th and 8th grade students will participate in an overnight at the Great Lakes Science Center. Using scientific methods, students will explore the center while solving a mystery. Funds will be used to help pay for student admission.

Year: 2004-2005
Subject: Science
Amount: $1,000
Project Manager: Lorraine Turner
School: Monticello Middle School

Heights High Robotics Club

The Heights High Robotics Team will build a robot to compete in the Skills USA Tech Prep Showcase. Funds will be used for parts and tools to complete the project.

Year: 2004-2005
Subject: Science
Amount: $500
Project Manager: Rob Rexroad
School: Cleveland Heights High

Outside the Museum Walls – Science to Go

Staff from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History will bring in four different classes/experiences to support and enhance the science curriculum while meeting the Early Childhood Science Content Standards. The program will be provided to 80 preschool students who will be entering kindergarten in the fall of 2005.

Year: 2004-2005
Subject: Science
Amount: $600
Project Manager: Lisa Evans
School: Millikin Early Childhood Center

75 years of Canterbury Tales

Canterbury will work with Kulture Kids Inc. to implement an interdisciplinary approach to celebrate the school’s 75th anniversary. Artists-in-residence will work with all classrooms throughout the school year to explore the history of their school and community through writing, performance, and the visual arts. A bound record of the history of the school will be produced and a student-produced performance event will be held in the spring.

Year: 2004-2005
Subject: Interdisciplinary Projects
Amount: $1,500
Project Manager: Serena Edwards
School: Canterbury Elementary

Silk of Heroes

After conducting research and writing on a personal hero, 7th graders at Wiley will create a silk scarf incorporating images and symbols of their hero. Funds will be used to pay for a visiting silk artist and for supplies to create the scarves.

Year: 2004-2005
Subject: Art & Music
Amount: $1,480
Project Manager: Heather Vokic
School: Wiley Middle School

Roots of American Music (ROAM)

Students will explore several citizenship standards through an arts integration program offered by Roots of American Music. Teachers will work with the artists to develop specific connections between the curriculum and the musicianís activities. They will create instruments work with maps and time lines write songs perform for families and the community keep journals and record a CD.

Year: 2004-2005
Subject: Arts & Music
Amount: $1,500
Project Manager: Angela Chapman
School: Boulevard