Mini-Grant Recipients
2011-2012

Foundation Grant Awards 2011

$1,000 Enlarging the World of Reading
Foreign Language Grant
Jennifer Lee/Dena Faith
Fulton High School
The Foreign Language Department will be utilizing several iconic children’s stories to immerse students in the
target language. A document camera (Elmo) will allow the images to be enlarged. The stories will then be used to
teach specific vocabulary and grammar. In addition, students will be able to study authentic artifacts such as
money, transportation tickets, menus, product packaging, and other pertinent materials too small or fragile to pass
around utilizing the document camera.

$1,000 Bear Broadcasting: Take Two
Casey Echelmeier
McIntire Elementary
Continuation 2nd Year
Fourth and fifth grade students will enhance their communication skills through the development of monthly
broadcasting of news segments. These broadcasts will include monthly PBS (Positive behavior Support) lessons,
monthly vocabulary focuses, McIntire special events, librarian book talks, relevant historical events and facts, as
well as interviews of interesting people within our district and community. Students will work collaboratively to
choose, create, and produce monthly news segments as well as visit various media outlets to observe strategies in
broadcasting news to the public.

$1,000 Breakfast Club
Connie Epperson, Helen Jarvis, Mary Osburn
Bartley Elementary
This program is designed to teach students to take individual responsibility and accountability for their success as
learners. The goal is to change student behaviors which negatively affect learning and replace them with more
responsible behaviors. These intentional non-learners who engage in one or more of the following behaviors:
repeated failure to complete assignments, tuning out in the classroom, intentionally being off-task with behavioral
disruptions, and lacking effort in work; will meet with volunteer teachers before school to complete homework,
learn/improve study skills and habits, create/improve organizational skills, and set goals for their academic
success.

$1,000 Breakfast, Books, & Blogs
Fifth Grade Teachers
McIntire Elementary
This program will promote great books, in-depth discussion, and new friends. The first part of the program is
Breakfast with Books, where student will choose 1 of 5 different books to read and discuss once a week before
school. They will then create iMovies that will be placed on the Breakfast, Books, and Blog website that will be
attached to the 5th
grade section of the McIntire webpage. These will be viewed by parents and students. The
second part of the program is to generate excitement and recruit more student participation through the blog and
repeat.

$500 Famous Missourians
Teresa Kucera
Bush Elementary
Fourth graders study Missouri history and famous Missourians as a part of their curriculum. In this program
students will choose a famous Missourian to research. Research sources will include the Internet, encyclopedias,
reference materials, guest speakers, and a field trip to the capitol. Students will then write a biographical report
and speech on this person as well as dress like this person on the day of the museum. This project encourages
students to develop and enhance reading, writing, and socialization skills.

$500 We Both Read
Linda Williams, Amy Crane, Connie Adams
McIntire Elementary
This project will help to foster parent involvement in reading with struggling readers. It targets students that have
been identified as needing Tier 2 and Tier 3 reading intervention. Take-home-and-read materials are written in an
interactive format so that a child can take turns reading aloud with a parent or tutor. Ultimately, this increased
and pleasurable reading activity will result in increased enthusiasm for reading as well as increased
comprehension, fluency, and support for children’s decoding skills.

$500 Picture This – Part III
Carol Robertson
Fulton High School
Continuation 3rd
year
This project will allow science students to continue to use cameras for stop-action videos for mitosis/meiosis,
photodocumentation for microscope specimens in diffusion/osmosis experiments, in identification of stages in the
cell cycle and of DNA and protein gel electrophoresis, and videos of student verbal quizzes and other assessment
methods. This provides students the ability to “acquire the knowledge and skills to gather, analyze, and apply
information and ideas” (MO Performance Standard 1).

$500 Reading: The Foundation of Success
Betty J Bill
Fulton High School
This project will allow the FHS Special Education Department will continue their involvement with the Reading Is
Fundamental (RIF) program. In the past, the US Department of Education along with corporations, foundations,
community organizations, and private citizens have provided 3 books per year for these students’ personal
libraries. Due to budget cuts the FPS Foundation will fund the continuation of this project which will motivate
them to read and increase their learning potential. Reading inspires learning, leading to better grades and higher
graduation rates. This project will inspire these students to become lifelong readers through the power of choice.

$500 Back to the Revolution Writing Project
Mona Steffens
Fulton Middle School
This project will be a joint endeavor between the communication arts department and the social studies
department. Students will learn about notetaking, bibliography, and the parts of a story in communication arts
classes. They will learn about the American Revolution in social studies courses. They will then develop a story
that utilizes a time machine to travel back in time to view a specific topic and person from that time period. When
stories have been revised and edited they will make a hard-cover edition of their stories.

$500 RUS (RU Safe?)
Jan Bailey
Fulton Middle School
Continuation 3rd Year
This project continues the work of the eighth grade students in creating and presenting Internet safety workshops
for students, parents, and the community. Students first become knowledgeable about the subject in class and
then determine the most effective way to deliver their message. The tasks include research, designing the RUS
logo, making posters, emergency cards, brochures, podcasts, multimedia presentations, making community
contacts, technical support, and presenting their information effectively

2014 – 2015 Grant Recipients

Juanita Heider	$500
Bush Elementary	R.A.I.L.S. Club
The RAILS Club will allow low-achieving students to choose on-level, high interest fiction and nonfiction books to read, check out and take home. Students will meet at designated times (before or after school) to chat with their peers and/or teacher about the books they are reading. This will occur on a daily basis and each participant will learn to set goals and keep reading logs.
Beth Houf, Billy Cannon, Courtney Blackwell	$500
McIntire Elementary	McIntire 5^th Grade Hornet Ambassadors: Leading for The Future
This program is designed as a collaborative experience between the facilitators (Mrs. Houf, Mr. Cannon, and Mrs Blackwell), the 5^th Grade Hornet Ambassadors, the 5^th grade McIntire teachers, the Fulton Middle School staff, and the Fulton Community. The Ambassador Program will provide leadership development. Students will make a commitment to lead by example; demonstrate safety, respect, and responsibility; and engage in service by using effective communication, human relations, and leadership skills.
Casey Echelmeier	$500
McIntire Elementary	I’m a 21^st Century Learner!
4^th grade students with develop and enhance their 21^st century skills through the use of Web 2.0 tools. The programs of Minecraft For Education and GoAnimate will be used to help foster critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and connectivity. These skills are necessary for 21^st century success. Through the development of these skills, the students will also increase their application of higher order thinking skills and promote rigor and relevance through meaningful, authentic, problem-based learning activities.
Teresa Alison	$500
Bartley Elementary	Busy Bees
This is the continuation of a program started 2 years ago designed to reduce the amount of bullying behavior exhibited by 2^nd and 3^rd grade girls. The girls meet in small groups during lunch to discuss relationships, self-image, and personal strengths. It helps girls “work things out” during times of conflict and decreases the number of cliques formed in these grades.
Jan Bailey	$500
Fulton Middle School	FMS Broadcasting Club
This is a continuation grant that supports the work of the FMS Broadcasting Club which has 2 components: video and radio. Last year the grant supported the club by allowing them to purchase video cameras, tripods, microphones, headphones, jumpdrives, etc. which allowed the students to photograph and video all FMS activities. This year the grant will allow the Club to pay 2 subscriptions for clean and appropriate top 40 hits which will be played on the radio station.
Morgan Kraus	$750
Bartley Elementary	Cruising Through Chromebooks In 2^nd Grade
The purchase of 3 chromebooks will move the class toward a 2:1 ratio for the use of technology for many different activities, including research and writing assignments as well as instant feedback from the teacher and their peers.Chromebooks will effectively allow students to use their creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills and will be incorporated into all lessons. In addition this will provide more opportunities for more students to access technology and build confidence with working on a computer.
Katie Marshall-Bishop	$750
Bartley Elementary	Cruising Through Chromebooks In 2^nd Grade
The purchase of 3 chromebooks will move the class toward a 2:1 ratio for the use of technology for many different activities, including research and writing assignments as well as instant feedback from the teacher and their peers.Chromebooks will effectively allow students to use their creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills and will be incorporated into all lessons. In addition this will provide more opportunities for more students to access technology and build confidence with working on a computer.
Lisa Swan	$1,000
McIntire Elementary	Assistive Technology for Diverse Learning Needs at McIntire Elementary
This grant will provide funding for the purchase of much needed assistive technology and augmentative/alternative communication equipment for the Special Needs Classroom at McIntire Elementary. This equipment will support the instructional curriculum, encourage academic achievement, and enhance learning opportunities for the students with minimal verbal communication abilities.
Amy Jolly	$1,000
Fulton Middle School	Student Led Coffee Shop
This grant will allow FMS special education students to run a coffee shop which will provide coffee, tea, and hot chocolate to MS and district staff, parents, and members of the community. Students will learn life skills which will help them transition to post-secondary life. The students will open the shop 3 days a week and complete learning objectives 2 days a week that will enable them to operate a successful business.