Grants Awarded In Spring 2007
Grand Total: $134,139.00
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School
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Grant Information
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Amount
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Pond Cove School
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Pond Cove Mathematics Lab
CEEF and DLT, Multiple Grade Levels
Responding to the pressing need of assessment and support in mathematics, Pond Cove has been awarded major impact funding for the creation of a Math Lab, to be run by its own Math Lead Teacher. Students identified as needing additional instruction receive skill-specific targeted help until skills are mastered. Reinforcement of tools taught in the classroom, and collaboration with the classroom teacher will be foundations to the success of each student.
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$30,000.00
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Pond Cove School
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Pond Cove Greening
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, Multiple Grade Levels
This grant provides funds to create an outdoor classroom for experiential learning and an alternative play area adjacent to the playground. The outdoor classroom will be used to expand on different aspects of the science curriculum and to enhance the kids' learning of scientific concepts.
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$5,000.00
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Pond Cove School
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Early Literacy Intervention
Becky Swift, Multiple Grade Levels
This grant will provide intensive training to a Pond Cove teacher for early literacy intervention. The teacher will work individually with at-risk students who are not currently in the Reading Recovery Program but would benefit from this experience. The grant will build on and expand the success of the Reading Recovery Program.
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$3,800.00
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Pond Cove School
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Total Pond Cove School
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$38,800.00
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School
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Grant Information
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Amount
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Middle School
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Laptops for 5th Grade
Adam Killip, 5th Grade
Twenty-two apple laptops were purchased to be used by the entire 5th grade via a mobile storage cart. The laptops help overcome scheduling issues with the computer lab and replaced out-of-date laptops.
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$27,600.00
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Middle School
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Middle School Projection Technology
Holly Smevog, Multiple Grade Levels
The Cape Elizabeth Middle School will receive LCD projectors to be used to connect the work the students are doing on their laptops.
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$7,200.00
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Middle School
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Advances in School Nursing
Julie Tselikis, Multiple Grade Levels
This grant provides the funds for the school nurse to attend a national nursing conference covering such topics as diabetes, allergies, sports injuries, obesity, bullying and vaccination updates.
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$850.00
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Middle School
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Total Middle School
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$35,650.00
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School
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Grant Information
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Amount
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High School
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High School Achievement Center
CEEF and DLT, Multiple Grade Levels
Continued funding for the High School Achievement Center to help students of all achievement levels fulfill their academic and post-secondary goals and achieve their learning potential.
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$40,000.00
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High School
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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Residency
Tom Lizotte, Multiple Grade Levels
This grant will fund a residency and concert by Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, an innovative jazz orchestra that specializes in the music of Duke Ellington.
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$3,000.00
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High School
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The Digital Darkroom
Richard Rothlisberger, Multiple Grade Levels
This grant to Cape Elizabeth High School supplies the funds to purchase equipment to build a digital darkroom for the fine arts photography curriculum.
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$1,689.00
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High School
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Promoting Alternative Learning Styles Through Technology
Rachel Guthrie, Multiple Grade Levels
This grant provides funds to purchase a preamp digital output with a microphone. The equipment will enable students to record and then listen to music and isolate out various instumental pieces.
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$1,500.00
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High School
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Photometric Imaging of Space Phenomena
Kerry Kertes, Multiple Grade Levels
This grant will help expand on the collaboration between Cape Elizabeth High School and the Southern Maine Astronomers (SMA) Club. The work will use camera equipment purchased with a previous CEEF grant and lead to more exciting projects such as the "Photometric Imaging of Space Phenomena", which was showcased at a public photo exhibit at the Thomas Memorial Library.
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$1,500.00
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High School
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Total High School
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$47,689.00
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School
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Grant Information
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Amount
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All Schools
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Cape Schools Attuned to Differentiated Instruction
Shari Robinson, Multiple Grade Levels
Funds helped to send teachers from all three schools to the Dunn Institute, where they were immersed in the philosophy of Dr. Mel Levine. The seminar provided valuable instruction on how to put to work in the classroom the understanding that all children learn differently.
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$12,000.00
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All Schools
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Total All Schools
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$12,000.00
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