Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation

Total $71532

Cold Steam Alternative
Total $1339

• Multimedia Presentations - Jensen
  Funds for a computer projector to be used in multimedia presentations and year end "promotional" Projects by their high school students. The projector will also be available to any K-8th grade student at the site. - $1339

Glenshire Elementary
Total $14342

• Writer's Express - Schmidt
  This grant is to purchase supplemental language arts materials for all students in Glenshire’s 4th and 5th grades. The book and workbook, Writer’s Express, are state adopted texts that students and teachers can use as resources across the curriculum for writing, grammar and general learning skills. This grant will purchase a total of 216 books. - $4593
• Indoor River Project - Ackers
  Materials for the construction of an indoor river model based on Trout Creek, a local River system. The students will research, design and assemble a hands-on model of Trout Creek, with the help of project coordinator Jan Ellis. This will be a service learning project as well with hopes to display this model in the town of Truckee. - $500
• Accelerated Reader Test and Language Arts Material - Schmidt
  Purchase additional accelerated reader tests (software) for the 3rd through 5th grades. These tests have been used as part of our reading program to test comprehension. This program has been in place and used successfully at this site since 1998. - $387
• Literacy Manipulative Library - Woodard/ Gross
  To build a library of teaching tools to differentiate language arts instruction found in the Reading/Language Arts Framework for California. These literacy activities would provide individualized instruction in phonemic awareness, sound sorting, phonics, word building, high frequency words, spelling, sentence building, story writing and comprehension. - $1400
• Supplement Math Program - Dailey
  To build a library of teaching tools to differentiate language arts instruction found in the Reading/Language Arts Framework for California. These literacy activities would provide individualized instruction in phonemic awareness, sound sorting, phonics, word building, high frequency words, spelling, sentence building, story writing and comprehension. - $6360
• Ocean Currents - Stewart
  Purchase of Gems Kit for Ocean Currents and accompanying literature supplements to enhance the 5th grade science curriculum. - $1102

King's Beach Elementary
Total $6080

• Accelerated Reader in Spanish - Hagen
  Accelerated Reader in Spanish is a computerized reading program. The student selects a Spanish book at his/her ability level and utilizes the computer to test for comprehension. The student moves up a level if doing well or must practice another book at the same level if performance n the comprehension test is unsatisfactory. - $2200
• Improving Reading Comprehension Using Quality Literature to Teach Strategies - McCartney
  Books for teaching comprehension strategies more effectively in California Early Literacy Learning and Extended Literacy learning (Cell/ExLL) Classrooms. This includes ten books for each strategy area for the primary and intermediate grades that will be available to all teachers at the site on a checkout system. - $1950
• Total Fun and Fitness for Life Long Wellness - Hart
  This program is combining Physical Education Standards with developing student interests and skills for like long participation and application. Student strength balance, coordination, flexibility, rhythm postural control and cardiovascular fitness will be addressed with the creative use of balance/stability balls, aerobic steps and Yoga mats. Student progress and skill development required in state standards will be enriched and enhanced by a program that extends their learning during regular physical education classes and beyond. - $1930

North Tahoe HS
Total $12509

• Multi-Sensory Approch, Visual Supplement: Learning, Lecture and Discussion - Jurosky
  Three sets of new maps for the social studies department. Will be utilized by the students who take Global tudies, World Civilizations, U.S. History, Economics & American Gov't. as well as AP students, ESL students, Resource students and the general population. Additionally these maps can be written on. - $2191
• Multi-Sensory Approach, Visual Supplement: Learning, Lecture and Disscussion - Jurosky
  Three sets of new maps for the social studies department. Will be utilized by the students who take Global Studies, World Civilizations, U.S. History, Economics & American Gov’t. as well as AP students, ESL students, Resource students and the general population. Additionally these maps can be written on. - $2191
• Weight Room Refurbishment 2003 - Freeman
  Three sets of new maps for the social studies department. Will be utilized by the students who take Global Studies, World Civilizations, U.S. History, Economics & American Gov’t. as well as AP students, ESL students, Resource students and the general population. Additionally these maps can be written on. - $6013
• Stage/ Theater Arts Enhancement - Mitchell
  Construction tools for use in the NTHS/NTMS auditorium for construction of stage sets. This will engage the students with a hands-on technical aspect of theater arts which is part of the theater arts curriculum and are addressed in Calif. Advanced performing Arts standards. - $415
• Foreign Language Lab - Barnes
  Geared toward the AP Spanish student with potential benefits for all Spanish students, a listening and speaking lab will improve listening comprehension, productive speaking skills and overall language fluency. - $1699

North Tahoe M.S.
Total $5200

• Accelerated Math Program Expansion - Eckert
  Supplementing the current math program for students with different abilities and learning styles, with texts, visual aids, and hands-on-materials. To be used by the special education teachers at Truckee High School and any other students in Special Education whose teachers wish to use them. - $5200

Sierra Mountain M.S.
Total $5226

• Updating Reference Material - Ray
  Purchase up to date reference materials in English and Spanish for the school library. These materials will consist of books and CD-ROMs. - $1750
• Diversity of Life Course and Human Brain Senses - Hien/ Larson
  A mini course that consists of activities which includes a complete classroom set of the necessary science equipment, a teacher’s guide, a lab notebook, and a multi-media CD ROM. - $1663
• Building Bridges - Eppolito
  This grant would enhance the math enrichment, bridges portion of this elective course that supplements the CPM program. The “Building Big” video set and the K’Nex Comprehensive Bridge Set will give the students a chance to see how architecture and engineering are used in the world. Students explore the man-made wonders and then build their own bridges using some of the skills learned in math and science with every day materials. With the K’Nex kit students are able to plan and build model bridges while building a sense of camaraderie among the students. - $450
• Multi Media Cart - Schaffinit
  Students and teachers present their slide shows on this multi media cart using a laptop and a projector. - $1363

Tahoe Lake Elementary
Total $9403

• Musical Instuments - Norby
  This project will provide additional Orff Instruments (xylophones, met allophones) and guitars for T. L. E. School students. With the integration of the additional fourth and fifth grade students from the Rideout School the instructional needs of the forth and fifth grade students are currently not being met. The addition of these instruments will shorten the waiting time to use these instruments and provide a longer hands-on learning experience and less down time. This program will also help prepare the students for gaining the necessary musical skills to go onto Middle School Music program. - $2267
• Accelerated Math - Hardy
  Math materials for 1st through 3rd grade, consisting of computer software, math libraries, accelscan, support plan and flashcards to help accelerate the math standards. - $5386
• Movement Centers - Bourke
  Brain Gym, developed by Dr. Paul Dennison combines quick, simple task specific movements to encourage whole brain learning. “Movement Center” is a one-hour, once a week program where students rotate through various movement activities. These activities include fine motor skills, balance skills, body awareness in space skills, eye/hand coordination skills and gross motor skills. - $1750

Truckee Elementary
Total $8000

• Truckee Elementary Playground - Haneveld
  Installation of playground equipment. This new equipment will meet the needs of the students in that it will be safe and will be accessible for students with special needs. This playground will be appropriately sized so that fewer children will be standing in line, during high use periods waiting to play. - $4000
• Truckee Elementary Playground - Haneveld
  Installation of playground equipment. This new equipment will meet the needs of the students in that it will be safe and will be accessible for students with special needs. This playground will be appropriately sized so that fewer children will be standing in line, during high use periods waiting to play. - $4000

Truckee HS
Total $9433

• Visual Arts of Students in Public Places - Keigley
  This project will bring exhibits of the arts into the schools and community. A large prominent gallery will be built in the Truckee High School Library and a portable art gallery will be purchased for the use of the entire staff at Truckee High School. The portable art gallery will travel to other schools for Truckee High School exhibits. The portable art gallery will also be able to be loaned out to other sites. - $3010
• Interactive Sympodium and Projector - Lowder
  Funding for a video projector and sympodium for use in the science classrooms. The video projector allows images on the computer to be displayed on a large screen with excellent clarity. The sympodium is a table top interface which allows the presenter to write on the computer screen while facing students. - $4579
• Special Education Curriculum Development - Smith
  This project will provide students with special needs additional materials to practice basic skills in math, language arts and study skills as identified in their IEPs. These materials will assist in helping these students pass the high school exit exam. - $417
• Reading and Storytelling - Gordon
  Purchasing high-interest reading materials for Silent, Sustained Reading (SSR) to enhance basic reading skills. This will encourage struggling students to read for pleasure. - $300
• Tools to Hands - Robertson
  This grant will provide E.S.L. Students with calculators on a loan basis to use in their math and science classes. This grant will be used to buy thirty new T134 calculators. - $627
• Survival Math Skills - Whitten
  Supplementing the current math program for students with different abilities and learning styles, with texts, visual aids, and hands-on-materials. To be used by the special education teachers at Truckee High School and any other students in Special Education whose teachers wish to use them. - $500