Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation

Total $43815

Donner Trail
Total $2000

• Weather Station - Reed/ Hansen/Finney
  This weather station is designed to work in conjunction with the Glenshire Elementary and North Tahoe High School weather stations with Excellence in Education has already funded. We would like to give seed money for this project with a plan to seek additional funds from outside groups such as Alpine Winter Foundation, area TV stations, Sierra Snow Lab, or CalTrans. Weather info from this critical area could provide for an array of sources to enhance road condition info. - $2000

Glenshire Elementary
Total $3829

• Home Reading Books - Gauthier
  Books will be sent home to encourage parents to read to their kindergarten aged children. These books are designed specifically for young readers. - $529
• Accelerated Reading Program and Reading Chain Books - Markheim
  Homogeneous groups of reading levels are formed in reading chains where formula phonics, comprehension skills, learning to read and reading to learn techiques are assimulated into a reading aloud program. Accelerated Reading allows students to self-test for reading comprehension and progress at their own ability level. - $3000
• Glenshire Elementary Yearbook - Reedy
  none. - $300

King's Beach Elementary
Total $1700

• Music and Movement - Holiday/ La Point/ House/ Milis
  These Kindergarten teachers have designed a physical education program for its students that incorperates the use of music to promote movement education. The equipment will also be utalized to teach concepts in language, math, science, and social science as well. Rhythmic instruments, a parachute, matts, balls, bean bags and other equipment will be purchased along with a storage cart so it can be easily transported from room to room. - $1700

North Tahoe HS
Total $4336

• - O'Lear/ Lewis/ Reed/ Brolliar/ Horowitz/ Gill/ Jackson
  Joan O'Lear's ESL students have very little if any formal education. They are typically illiterate in their native language and have no proficiency in other subject areas. A variety of educational materials will be purchased for Ms. O'Lear's class so students can progress in their education while learning english at the same time. Their will be a tutorial relationship with Danny Brolliar's class at Tahoe Lake Elementary and a science class to foster self esteem, multicultural diversity and reinforce concepts. The higher math abd science classes will be teamed with sheltered or esl classes to enhance curriculum. - $2242
• Television Screen fro Writing Instruction - Roberts
  A large screen television monitor will be used to display student writing for evaluation and discussion. Writting models can be sued for comment and edification to give students a chance of achieving their greatest writing style and voice. The teacher has already purchased components necessary to modify her computer into a screen monitor which will accept info both from disk and direct typing. - $1500
• Opportunity to Alpine Ski - O'Lear
  none. - $300
• The Stock Market Game - Eppolito
  none. - $294

North Tahoe M.S.
Total $11583

• Computer and Software - Moseley
  This equipment will be used for graphic design, spreadsheet and publishing techniques which will enhance language arts, social studies and math classes. - $2400
• Counsler/ Parent Materials - Hale and VIPS
  This grant will fund an annual subscription to Home and School's Middle Years, -a publication of resources for educators, Succeeding in Middle School Module and Study Skills for Success Worksheets. These materials include a parent involvement newsletter for middle grade parents, a teachers guide for improving study skills and videos aimed at improving self esteem and ucceeding in middle school. The videos will be available to teachers and parents and will also be shared with SMM. - $1239
• Adopt-a-Watershed Curriculum and Kits - Fahrner
  These materials will be used to establish a comprehensive program in the seventh and eigth grade classes. Adopt-a-Watershed is a hands-on science curriculum which spans Kindergarten through twelfth grade. - $938
• Snowshoe Equioment - Lefevers
  A set of snow shoes will be purchased for the school and used by the outdoor Education class, science teachers and Physical Education teachers. - $2590
• Computer - Turner
  The nearly 100 students who choose band as an elective are not able to access the computer elective. This teacher will incorporate computer learning skills into her core curriculum by connecting it into a TV screen. - $2291
• Tale of a Tree Case - McNair
  A case will be built to house a portion of the Big Tree Trunk. Historical markings and weather information will be identified and on dysplay in the school hallway. - $525
• Landscaping Project - VIPS
  This energetic group of parents initiated a landscaping project at both the Middle and High Schools to enhance the appearance of the schools, giving students more pride in their school as well as giving them a place to meet outside. Students were involved in the design of the Paver portion of the project and as well as the estimates for materials and supplies. - $1000
• Student Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing - Mosely/ Tokubo/ Thomas
  none - $300
• Quilting Project - Tokuo/ Thomas/ Moseley
  none. - $300

Rideout
Total $1550

• "A Hop Through History" - Syverud/ Lamb/ Livernois
  Students get a first hand account of American History through this musical performance. The musical begins with a chant about Native American Tribes and leads into a rap about early European explorers. From there the play revolutionary war and the formation of the Constitution. - $1250
• From Colony to Country Puppet Show - Tavernier/ Wickland
  none. - $300

Sierra Continuation H.S.
Total $3152

• Baby Think It Over Program - Spor/ Sura
  The baby think it over program utilizes life-like computerized "dolls" which stimulate actual infant behaviors over long periods of time. Teens assigned to care for the dolls are expected to be responsible for all areas of care twenty-four hours a day for a designated period of time, usually 2 or 3 weeks. Twenty-three percent of the student population has been directly involve in a teen pregnancy or teen parenting situation. - $1352
• Computer Rebuliding Class Materials - Solvason
  These funds will purchase a personal computer system rebuilding projectfor the Advanced Technology class. The project will first be introduced to the process and proceduresin buliding a computer system then a larger scale undertaking will occur where the students will rebuild a multitude of donated computer systems to be distributed within the educational community. - $1800

Sierra Mountain M.S.
Total $3300

• Mathematics Enrichment - Burnett/ Smith
  A new mathematics curriculum has been adopted at SMM that stresses problem solving and local thinking while maximizing a hands on approach. The educational math games reinforce these concepts and will also be used in the Hour of Power, an after school homework club. - $300
• Chamber Ensemble Music - Humphreys
  With a goal to provide students with a chamber ensemble program, solo and ensemble literature will be purchased to begin a library of musical scored from which students are able to perform. SMM is unable to provide music education in orchestral piano, guitar and choral ares. - $3000

Tahoe Lake Elementary
Total $4086

• SPECTRA Art Program - Hart
  The SPECTRA art program is a slide based educational art curriculum that involves all learning styles and engages students in creating successful and meaningful artwork. After viewing slides, discussing the technique, cultural and social significance students are guided through a grade appropriate hands on lesson. - $500
• Leveled Reading Materials, Nutrition and Cultural Diversity - Thomas
  Nutrition education is presented in a way that exposes students to the many cultures and eating habits in the world. "Everybody Cooks Rice" is a creative way to use literature to teach about nutrition and multi-cultural topics. The book tells about the use of rice in Vietnam, Puerto Rico, India and other countries. In addition this teacher has requested leveled reading materials since she is a new teacher and does nogt have sufficient reading materials in her classroom to meet all reading ailities. - $500
• Weather Station - Hardy/ Wickland
  A weather station will be situated outside Tahoe Lake School enabling students to monitor weather patterns. Students will also be given the weeks "Forcast" during morning announcements. - $1200
• "Doc" - Wickland
  Bill Wickland volunteers his time at both Tahoe Lake and Rideout Schools to comliment their science curriculum with an innovative and entertaining science curriculum. Funds requested are for materials only. - $1000
• State Capitals and States - Brollier/ Wickland
  Stencil map to be repainted on school grounds - $300
• Washoe Indian Camp Replica - Lynn/ Wickland
  none. - $300
• Magical Birthing Process with Chicks - Norby/ Randall
  none. - $286

Truckee Elementary
Total $4800

• Internet Equipment - Nicholls
  Truckee Elementary has been working towards hooking up to the internet for the past four years. This will enable students to access the most current information availble and witness historical events such as NASSA missions. We will provide funding for the Ethernet cards which provide inter-computer communication. - $3000
• Outdoor Garden - Shaeffer
  This teacher has spearheaded an effort to not only landscape an extensive area around the portable classrooms but to also incorporate science in form of gardening, cooperative learning, mathmatics and language arts activities. - $1000
• Science Videos - Franey
  Since our district no longer has acsess to the 5000 videos at the Placer County Office of Education this teacher has requested funds for a library of videos that can be shared with Glenshire Elementary. This will provide a visual learning experience for students to compliment the hands on the curriculum. - $800

Truckee HS
Total $3479

• Water Monitoring Equipment - Smith
  Mr. Smith Advanced Placement Biology class, physical science, reg biology classes and life science classes would start monitoring the bodies of water close to the high school for signs of water pollution. The test to be completed will be O2 concentration, ammonia, chloriform bacteria.... - $3479