This snack pack program will provide weekend food items to students in need who are already part of the free/reduced lunch program. Food will be collected by the student body through various food drives and community resources. Lifeskills students will organize the donated non-perishable food products.
Grants - all (all)
PT Snack Packs
Elaine Carpenter, Pioneer Trail Middle School, $2,500
Attacking Bullying
Paul Giffin and Rhonda Strecker, Santa Fe Trail Middle School, $1,700
Teleconferencing nationally with other schools will help this group of students address the social issue of bullying. A field trip to meet and conference in Columbia, Missouri will be the culmination activity that will share their results in a poster and DVD production/campaign.
Promoting Youth Fitness
Matt Jones, Pioneer Trail Middle School, $980
Fitness bars will add a new training component for those younger members of the middle school assisting those who lack the ability to use traditional, heavier weights.
Girls' Weight Training
Sarah Hanson, Olathe North high School, $985
This all-girls weight training class started with 5 girls and grew to over 40 participants. The purchase of fitness bars meets the particular needs of these females replacing the heavier weights which are customarily in high school weight rooms.
Sensory Integration
Melissa Thomas & Shelle Ellis, Walnut Grove Elementary School, $1,000
Dizzy disks, rolling pins, ball tunnels, cuddle loops and wiggle seats are sensory input tools which are important to the overall behavioral, social, motor, and cognitive development of these early childhood disability students. Special Education teachers and occupational therapists will work together to incorporate kinesthetic learning into the everyday environment, increasing the ability to attend to task, learn new information and control behaviors.
Student Newspaper
Misty Lambeth, Countryside Elementary School, $837
Equipment purchased for the publication of a school newspaper will provide students with an opportunity to not only expand their skills in writing but also develop artistic talents through photography, design and layout.
Caught On Camera
Kelly Ralston, Santa Fe Trail Junior High School, $1,000
Flip video cameras will allow members of this school’s Freshman Legacy Club assist the school-wide implementation, education and maintenance of their Positive Behavior Intervention Support through the creation of “real life” videos portraying student examples of what positive behavior does and does not look like.
Math Triumphs
David Sasser, Prairie Learning Center, $2,685
This math program is specifically designed to help older students who are performing several grade levels below the average student to develop skills as well as confidence in their math abilities.
Flashmaster Math Manipulatives
Stefanie Parrish, Madison Place Elementary School, $1,000
These digital alternatives to flashcards helped teach basic math skills to fourth grade students, avoiding the devastating effect of not being able to quickly recall math facts has on students’ future math skills. This device is a fun way for students to learn basic arithmetic facts because it works similarly to handheld gaming units, being used at home without the necessity of parent assistance.
Action-Based Learning Lab
Tara Griffin, Madison Place, $1,000
Through concepts based on brain research that supports the link of movement and physical activity to increased academic performance, this series of physically active stations are each designed to prepare the brain for input and processing. During physical education class, students have the opportunity to be physically active while learning math facts and/or reading site words.