Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation

Total $92350

Alder Creek M.S.
Total $14895

• Habitat restoration - Mock
  To purchase landscape materials (trees and shrubs) as part of a place-based service learning experience. Students are directly involved in planning, gardening and maintaining an area of the school campus which is in need of restoration. - $2282
• Atlases - Larson
  To purchase atlases for 7th and 8th grade students. - $2482
• Disabilities to Possibilities - L Furr
  To purchase materials such as blindfolds and Service Learning books to aid disability awareness lessons. Students will have the opportunity to experience a variety of disabilities first hand through structured group lessons that are designed to simulate various disabilities. - $1642
• Math - B Hansen
  To purchase “Accelerated Math” software for developing a supplemental math program for students needing extra math support. Accelerated Math software provides daily assessment feedback to help personalize instruction and manage student math growth effectively. - $7068
• Reading and Drawing House Plans - Murphy
  To purchase drafting boards, scale rulers and layout stencils for the school to life standards based unit, “A Blueprint for Geometry.” - $924
• Karaoke - McMullen
  To purchase a karaoke machine, music stands and microphone stands as a creative means to “hook” and inspire 8th graders interest in reading. The students will participate in “live performances” of poetry and theatrical scripts. - $497

Donner Trail
Total $315

• Calculators -
  To purchase hand-held solar calculators that augment math and science curriculum across all grade-levels. - $315

Glenshire Elementary
Total $6160

• Risers - Waters
  To purchase new risers which enhance the visual and performing arts opportunities at Glenshire Elementary. - $2892
• Weather station - M Bockius
  To purchase thermometers and kid friendly weather instruments to update Glenshire Elementary’s Weather Station. - $727
• Projector - M Bockius
  To purchase a projector for Glenshire Elementary’s staff. A projector allows teachers to bring the Internet into the classroom, reinforce weekly computer instruction and allow teachers to utilize current programs that are on the server. - $1581
• Basket making - Markheim
  To purchase materials for a hands-on learning basket weaving experience. The students learn to weave a basket as a part of a local history lesson on the Washoe and Pauite Native American tribes. - $200
• Stepping stones - Reedy
  To purchase supplies for creating cement stepping stones with imprints of local animals, plants, animal tracks and poems about the environment. - $760

King's Beach Elementary
Total $22160

• Physical education - Hart
  To purchase tumbling mats, wobble boards, foam balance beams, Lolo balance balls, agility ladders and hurdles for physical education. The equipment appeals to all developmental levels, kindergarten through 5th grade, and aligns with the California Elementary Physical Content Standards. - $3959
• White Boards - Bendock
  To purchase write and wipe lapboards which are used as teaching tools in the elementary curricula. They allow teachers to do “guided practice” and “check for understanding.” - $2535
• Books - House
  To purchase books on tape for students take home use. The grant also covers the purchase of blank cassette tapes and a dubbing machine so copies can be made and shared amongst all students. - $1666
• Ski equipment - Wernette
  To purchase replacement cross-country ski equipment for kindergarten through 5th grade students. - $7000

North Tahoe HS
Total $2850

• Spanish readers - K McCart
  To purchase Spanish leveled reading materials for 9th through12th grade. Studies have shown when learners read and are read to in the target language their comprehension skills increase. - $2850

North Tahoe M.S.
Total $2955

• Reading - Freested
  To purchase books and supporting materials for eight different literacy programs that will challenge students of every reading skill level. - $2955

Sierra Continuation H.S.
Total $3000

• Math software - J Spoering
  To purchase a web-based math remediation software package for below level math students. The software helps students who are performing under grade level catch up in basic math and pre-algebra skills. - $3000

Tahoe Lake Elementary
Total $3270

• Reading - Brown
  To purchase accelerated reading tests and labels to expand and enhance the accelerated reading program already in place. - $2511
• Handwriting - Rockwell
  To purchase materials for the “Handwriting Without Tears” program which provides easier learning methods for students to learn manuscript and cursive writing. - $759

Truckee Elementary
Total $19906

• Yoga mats -
  To purchase equipment such as pedometers, heart rate monitors and yoga mats to aid physical education instruction for 3rd through 5th grade. - $3000
• Math - Blesse
  To purchase math games which support the 4th and 5th grade math curriculum. The games reinforce math concepts taught in the classroom and allow students to practice their skills. - $1000
• Reading - J. Lawrence
  To purchase picture cards, “realia” and games which promote the development of early reading and phonemic awareness at the kindergarten level. - $3000
• Ski equipment - Theis
  To purchase replacement cross-country skis for the physical education program. - $1100
• Easels - M. Anderson
  To purchase easels which encourage shared reading, interactive writing and English Language Development. - $3541
• Books - K Warren
  To purchase first grade leveled reading books. The books provide a balance between the step-by-step phonetic approach to reading and the whole language literature approach. - $2186
• Books - Arington
  To purchase 1st and 2nd grade leveled reading books in Spanish and a matching set in English. In order to help English language learners develop as readers in both languages, books in English and Spanish are provided so students can read at an independent level. - $2000
• Computer books - K Old
  To purchase the “Start to Finish” program, which provides teachers and parents a tool to assist struggling readers with decoding, reading fluency, comprehension and written language. - $1079
• Cameras - Bushway-Verkler
  To purchase digital cameras for Truckee Elementary. Digital cameras in the classrooms support the district’s technology standards and enhance many different projects. - $1000
• Earobics Software - K Old
  To purchase earobics software that focuses on literacy skills students need to learn in order to read. - $2000

Truckee HS
Total $16839

• Presentation system - Ackers
  To purchase a permanent presentation system for Truckee High’s auditorium which is used regularly by students, teachers and community members. The grant will fund a motorized projection screen, mounted projector and permanent presentation system. - $4630
• GPS system - Tallant
  To purchase GIS and GPS tools to enhance the Earth Science, Environmental Science and Physics curriculums - $2245
• Physics eqiupment - Lowder
  To purchase laboratory equipment for College Prep and Advanced Physics classes. - $5306
• Projector - Smith
  To purchase an HV-5100 Digital Visual presenter which allows overhead projection in color and three dimension. - $2558
• Projector - Neumann
  To purchase an LCD projector which enhances visual instruction in the classroom. - $2100