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Spring Grants 2006

Total $44216

Alder Creek M.S.
Total $5634

  • Dictionaries - M Kehoe
    To purchase dictionaries and thesauruses for students in the 7th grade. - $2319
  • Math - B Hansen
    To purchase “Accelerated Math” software for a newly designed 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. - $3315

Glenshire Elementary
Total $3192

  • Books - K Echols
    To purchase books used for small group reading instruction in the 3, 4 and 5th grades. - $2892
  • Karaoke - Waters
    To purchase a karaoke machine which is used for the lunchtime reading enrichment program - $300

King's Beach Elementary
Total $816

  • Books - Bendock
    To purchase literature books that have been recommended by the publisher to enhance the state adopted math program for K-8th grade - $816

North Tahoe HS
Total $7807

  • Books - Mitchell
    To purchase class sets of non-fiction contemporary books to enhance the AP English Language and 12th grade curricula. - $857
  • Books - Moretti
    To purchase new vocabulary books that are current and align better with the material tested on the SAT. - $6400
  • Camcorder -
    To purchase a site camcorder for NTHS. - $550

North Tahoe M.S.
Total $2540

  • lego - M Kahlich
    To purchase “Lego Robotics” for students to build, design, program and test Lego Mindstorm Robotics. - $2540

Truckee Elementary
Total $11393

  • Prism Microscopes - S. Kuttle
    To purchase Prism Microscopes used for “hands-on” science learning. - $1427
  • Books -
    To purchase leveled reading books for the second grade literacy program. - $1757
  • Projector - Bushway-Verkler
    To purchase a LCD projector for the Truckee Elementary community. - $1074
  • Reading software - K Belden
    To purchase the Edmark Reading Program software, which is the primary reading program for the Special Day Class population. The software provides students with more opportunities to work independently - $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. - $1179
  • Handwriting - M. Patrick
    To purchase materials for the “Handwriting Without Tears” program which provides easier learning methods for students to learn manuscript and cursive writing. - $260
  • Easels - M. Anderson
    To purchase easels which encourage shared reading, interactive writing and English Language Development. - $3269

Truckee HS
Total $12834

  • Chemistry equipment - Lowder
    To purchase equipment for the AP Chemistry classes to use. - $5559
  • Woodworking - W Burns
    To purchase equipment and tools for the Woodworking Technology class to use. - $4147
  • Special education - Whitten
    To purchase materials for the “Listen to Words and their Meanings” program that helps special education students master the correct pronunciation, spelling and meaning of words. - $2043
  • Weather and astronomy - Kirschner
    To purchase network licenses for Astronomy and Meteorology programs that allows students to work at their own rate through a digital format of visual, oral and spatial learning styles. - $155
  • Hands on Science - S Newman
    To purchase materials for creating hands-on, experiential science projects. - $930