Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation

Total $74575

Donner Trail
Total $6874

• Winter Survival - Donner Trail
  Winter Survival Skills Equipment for Donner Trail Program. Transceivers, sleds for hauling equipment/rescue demostration, shovels, probes ect. Will benifit all students in the TTUSD who will attend the program. - $6874

Glenshire Elementary
Total $7659

• Building Reading Skills for grades 4&5 - Dion/ Echols
  Phonics and Fluency Programs to develop and implement a comprehensive reading program to help fourth and fith grade students not yet meeting the Language Arts Standards in reading. - $3216
• Star Math Computer Software - Schmidt
  Star Math Software is to be used as an assessment tool for 3-5th grades. Software provides specific information about the math skills of each student, allowing the teacher to accurately plan for their student's needs in math. - $800
• Hands on Work Jobs for Kindergarten - Pilaar
  Materials specific to early childhood for creating purposeful work jobs that support district goals and state standards for math and language. Hands on math and language manipulatives. - $1343
• Book Bags Home Reading Program - Highfill
  450 leveled reading books for the 1st and 2nd grades for the home reading program. - $800
• Movement Centers - McMullen
  Fine Motor and Balance Equipment for Glenshire's Movement Centers. Brain Gym activities which help maximize learning. - $1500

King's Beach Elementary
Total $5190

• Peaceful Playground - Hart
  Playground Equipment which will provide students and staff with safe, fun student centered playground which provides many choices and high student participation in purposeful play. - $1770
• Books on Tape for Home - Wernette
  Books on tape that will assist struggling readers in English in grades 3-5. They would recieve practice at home with their reading skills. This grant would focus on those kids who are reading at 1st grade level or lower. Would help the limited English speakers and those who's parents don't speak or read English. - $1280
• Cell Support Materials - McCartney
  Books and Materials to support the California Early Learning Literacy Project. - $640
• Dissecting Scopes - Wernette
  6 dissecting scopes (one for each grade level), a video camera attachment to view what is under dissecting scope's lens to be viewed on a TV screen and prepared slides. - $1500

Lake Tahoe/Rideout
Total $6315

• Teaching Tolorance - Perkins
  This program will focus on Charactre building, values,caracture traits, grief and anger management. This program gives students tools for better communication, tolerance and acceptance. - $700
• Microscopes - Verkler
  Purchase of 14 Brock Magiscope Microscopes for the 4th and 5th Grades at Rideout. They will be used to enhance the various science units such as: Watershed Studies, Composting, Crayfish Life Cycles and Geology. - $2276
• Literature Circles - Dailey
  Books for small reading groups followed by discussion. Books are for multi-level classes and remedial readers. These books correlatewith California State Standards in Social Studies Science. - $1177
• Special Friends - Mullen
  Expressive toys, toys which act out aggression, toys of imaginative play and games which directly involve the child and aide in cooperative play. These items support the Special Friends Program. - $375
• Reading Circles - Verutti
  Books for Grades K-3 to be used in the Reading Circle Program. Books are purchased in groups of 8, that fall within all the various levels of reading. Books are purchased to motivate and stimulate the children to become "readers". - $1287
• Playground Equipment - Brolliar
  Equipment will provide more outside activities for PE classes and recess. Will also be utilized along with the Peaceful Playground Program. - $500

North Tahoe HS
Total $9598

• School Cameras - Heidelberger
  Cameras to allow more students access to photography and yearbook. - $1050
• Recording System - Nordby
  Recording system to replace old outdated system. System will enable both the middle and high school music students to record at a professional quality sound level. Will greatly benefit students applying for honor bands, All-State and scholorships. - $4000
• Musiacl Production - Parada
  Royalties, costumes and set assistance for Production of musical "Sugar". - $4000
• Exploring the Globe - Everist
  18 World History Maps that cover the time periods between Ancient Empires and WWII. - $453
• Sing, Dance and Eat Tacos - Klaich
  3 CD collection of Authentic Traditional Folk and Contemporary Songs that students will use to assist in vocabulary & grammar acquisition as well as fantasitc pronunciation in all Spanish Levels. - $95

North Tahoe M.S.
Total $5149

• Leveled Reading Books - Fansler
  Leveled reading books will be used to target the assessed reading levels of students who are below grade level. Books to be used in small groups. - $2149
• Technology for All-Moseley - Freested
  Color Laser Jet Printer and scanner to be used with the graphic design class. Equipment will be housed in the library accessible to all students. Also will be used for publishing programs for middle school functions. - $3000

North Tahoe M.S. & H.S.
Total $1600

• The Stacks - Von Der Ahe
  Book displays and Book on tape to benefit both Middle School and High School. To enhance and create a welcoming atmosphere to students. Better book and magazine display prove to be more enticing for students to pick up a book if they can see the cover. - $1600

Sierra Continuation H.S.
Total $4890

• Computer Assisted Education - Driscoll
  Biomedical Technology Module paces students through assignments using computer applications to explore the workings of the human body. They perform lab tests on different types of samples, learning about the advances in testing technology as they go. This module will also enhance the school's School to Career program for students who do internships and apprenticeships at the hospital. - $4890

Sierra Mountain M.S.
Total $11911

• Just Read - Zonca
  This project will supply the ESL classroom with an assortment of reading materails to build a class library. Students will have access to materials both at school and at home. Goal is for skill building, reading for pleasure and family involvement. - $800
• Geology with John Wesley Powell - McKechnie
  Wesley Powell's, Eploration of the Colorado River and It's Canyons, along with the thematic unit "Watershed Geologic History" will be used to teach sith grade science and language arts. Will bring revelance and unity to teaching California Standards in both subject. - $400
• Sensible Snacking - Smith
  Convection oven to add to baking to the existing exploratory class. - $400
• Music Stand Replacement - Humphreys
  Replace old worn music stands and provide new sheet filing system. - $8234
• ASAP Technology - Becker
  Computers and printers for the Academic Support Assistance Program. Alternative education program for students who are "falling through the cracks," in the mainstream middle school classroom. Designed to get kids back on track with their academics. - $1939
• Computer Programing - Maas
  Logo and Basic computer programming which will teach students to design, develop and present computer programs that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom. - $138

Truckee HS
Total $15389

• Laboratory Enhancement - Smith
  Purchase 14 Lab Tables for Science Experiments. - $6400
• The Pixel Program - Coleman
  Computers for the Pixel Program are aimed at engaging students in the production of graphic communication. The materials are used as a way of enhancing their academic skills and employability opportunities. Computer technology to generate printed media and web sites. - $4877
• Video Production and Editing - Roland
  Video Equipment for a video production and editing class. - $4112