Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation

Total $82787

Alder Creek M.S.
Total $14363

• Books - Shimmon
  High Interest, Low Readability Books - To purchase high interest, low readability books for the school library and for classroom use in order to expand the collection appropriate to low-level readers - $2725
• math fun and games - Eppolito
  To purchase a variety of math games to make learning more meaningful, exciting and fun. These games will become part of a math resource center in the library for all teachers to access. - $4058
• GPS: Maps, Weather and You - E Hilton
  To purchase GPS (Global Positioning System) units to be used in the exploratory class, “Cartography, Topography and Meteorology,” as well as for curriculum activities that meet the content standards for 6th grade math and science. - $3500
• Daily Bulletin Project - R Falk
  To purchase the video equipment needed for students to produce a quality daily video bulletin to be seen by the entire student body. - $3655
• Sensible Snacking - Smith
  To purchase a refrigerator and hot plate for a basic skills cooking class offered as an 8th grade elective class. - $425

Donner Trail
Total $535

• Books - Reed
  To Go Books -To purchase leveled books for students to take home for daily reading practice. - $535

Glenshire Elementary
Total $5026

• Leveled Reading Books - Reed
  To purchase supplemental and replacement books for Glenshire’s reading chain library. - $2400
• Kindergarten Book Bag Library - La point
  To purchase books to enhance and support take home book bags. - $907
• Costumes and Props for Reader’s Theater - T Ketron
  To purchase costumes and simple props to compliment the Readers’ Theater books. - $216
• Dictionaries and Thesauruses - A Batie
  To purchase dictionaries and thesauruses for the 4th-5th grade classrooms. - $1503

King's Beach Elementary
Total $9876

• Snowshoes - Hart
  To purchase 30 pair of junior snowshoes for K-5th grade students at Kings Beach Elementary. The snowshoes are used in Physical Education and outdoor survival skills curriculum. - $1414
• Health and Nutrition on the Move - Hart
  To purchase equipment including pedometers, heart rate monitors, stethoscopes, and nutritional/health videos for students to learn how to monitor vitals and gain an understanding of their own health and healthy life style choices. - $2270
• Books on tape - Molly Holiday
  To purchase books on tape in both Spanish and English to support literacy at home in the target language. Books and tapes will be sent home weekly to help parents support students regardless of their own literacy level - $2275
• Content and Literacy for Diverse Learners - House
  To purchase National Geographic emergent content readers with home support and audio in Science, Social Studies and Math - $2209
• Literacy and Math Based P.E. Equipment - Molly Holiday
  To purchase equipment for P.E. lessons that reinforces Language Arts and Math standards through movement for Kindergarten and 1st grade. - $1208
• Art Supplies - Fahrner
  To purchase items for an art cabinet for the popular Art Docent program which is re-starting. Items include art brushes, palettes for mixing paints, aprons, ink rollers and paper cutters - $500

North Tahoe HS
Total $4288

• Infant Simulator - Everist
  To purchase infant simulators to provide a hands-on experience for the new Child Development class offered at North Tahoe High. The infants cry at random and require 24-hour care. - $3122
• Laminator - Freested
  To purchase tools for teachers including a laminator, paper folder and paper cutter. - $500
• Snow Cone Scholarships - Bates
  Funding to purchase a snow cone machine so the AVID students can run a small business selling snow cones at school events. Currently they rent the machine. - $666

North Tahoe M.S.
Total $3280

• Supplemental Math Materials - Bendock
  To purchase supplemental math materials including overhead timers, white boards and math realia for the school site. - $2000
• Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada - McCready
  To purchase a class set of the new (2007) Field Guide to the Fauna and Flora of the Sierra Nevada. - $1280

Tahoe Lake Elementary
Total $2955

• LCD Projector and Screen - Brown
  To purchase an LCD projector and projection screen for the entire school to use. - $1579
• Accelerated Reading Program Tests & Labels - Verutti
  To purchase supplemental materials for the current Accelerated Reading Program used by the 1st through 5th grades. - $1376

Truckee Elementary
Total $22106

• Sagehen Outdoor Education Program - K Old
  To purchase materials needed for the Sagehen Outdoor Education Program experienced by district 5th graders. Materials include sleeping bags, daypacks, stream waders, thermometers, triangle dip nets and first aid kits. - $1198
• Avenues/High Point English Language Development Materials - Shaeffer
  To purchase supplemental Hampton Brown Avenues English Language Development materials that help provide a systematic and sequential curricular program to carefully educate and assess academic progress. - $11716
• Library Books - Paras
  To purchase graphic novels and non-fiction books relating to grammar, poetry and math for the school library. - $1072
• Classroom Dictionaries - Roland
  To purchase classroom sets of dictionaries for 3rd - 5th grade students - $1876
• Language Arts Games - Paras
  To purchase reading comprehension games for use in 3rd-5th grades. - $469
• Book Boxes - Cohen
  To fund book boxes, which create hands-on literacy experiences for children with disabilities. They create a thematic way for students to experience a story. - $775
• Stereo System for Music Room - R Whitaker-Haun
  To purchase a stereo system for the recording of live student classroom performances, duplication of CD’s and downloading music for curricular use. - $3000
• Digital Cameras - Bushway-Verkler
  To purchase ten digital cameras and 10 memory cards for the school site. - $2000

Truckee HS
Total $20358

• Research Resources - Robertson
  To purchase dictionaries, English/Spanish dictionaries, and thesauruses for the English as a Second Language students. - $673
• Enhancements of Arts through Technology - Retallach
  To fund the installation of an electronic projection screen previously purchased by Excellence in Education - $1000
• Forensic Science Lab Wear - Tallant
  To purchase lab materials to support a new Forensic Science course offered at the High School. The materials include microscope adapters, forensic vacuums, fingerprint rollers, fuming hotbox and bone microscope slides. - $5102
• US History books - Leep
  To purchase guide books for students preparing to take the A.P. US History exam. - $851
• Basic Skills Curriculum Enhancement - A Berry
  To purchase supplement materials for the curriculum used to teach basic reading and math to special education students. - $813
• California Geology - Smith
  To purchase large rock and mineral specimens for the 9th grade Earth Science course. - $2296
• Multicultural Faire - Driscoll
  To fund a multicultural faire for the student body with the goal of increasing cultural awareness and celebrating diversity. - $3900
• Woodshop CNC Router - Driscoll
  To purchase a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) router system for the woodshop program which would expose students to robotics, automation and the use of CAD and CAM software. - $5723