Grant History
District Wide Grants
2017-2018: Down the Dirt Road Blues - Artist in Residence
2016-2017: Band Song Commission; Social and Emotional Learning
2015-2016: 4th Grade Summer School Read for Success
2013-2014: Water for Sudan – A Long Walk to Water
2012-2013: 4th Grade Exploration of Mississippi
2011-2012: School-wide PBIS Kick-off | Dinosaurs Unearthed | Language Personal Learning Tool | Whisper Phones
Annual Family Museum Field Trip (K & 2nd)
Annual Major Saver Award: 2012 - 2019
Bettendorf High School
2019-2020: Visiting Science Scholar: Kelsey Sundet PRIDE GRANTS: Crocheting Mats for the Homeless; Poetry Coffeehouse; National History Day; Vaping Cessation Group; Learning Latin; E-sports Team
2018-2019: Visiting Science Scholar: Sean McVey PRIDE GRANTS: National History Day Competition; Biochemistry connections; Guided Stress Alleviation; Intro to Car Maintenance; Basic Sewing; Outdoor Environmental Conservation; Cooking on your own 101
2017-2018: Visiting Science Scholar: Ryan Goff ; Fresh Films
2016-2017: Visiting Science Scholar: James Wetzel; Standing desks; Swivel Robots
2015-2016: Visiting Science Scholar: Ryan Park; School Makerspace
2014-2015: Visiting Artist: Dean Kuglar Sculpture Presentation | Visiting Science Scholars: Dr. Mikka Appel and Dr. Christine Sharis – gift to Stem Club | Stem Club
2013-2014: Visiting Science Scholar – gift to BHS Industrial Tech/Robotics | Visiting Science Scholar: Bryan Arnold, Toyota | Come Together for Music Education
2012-2013: Visiting Science Scholar – gift to BHS Science Dept. | Visiting Science Scholar: Jeff Hanley, NASA | Visiting Artist: Nina Weiss Prismacolor Colored Pencil Seminar | By Candlelight: Hearing the Story in the Author’s Own Words | Favorite Teacher award to BHS Pete Bruecken for Science Dept.
2011-2012: Visiting Artist – Zentangle Seminar & Silver Clay | Incoming 9th Grade At-Risk Transition | Visiting Science – BHS Science Dept.
Previous Grants: Collaborative Inflatable Sculptures, Video Analysis,Calculators for Math Class , Math Department, Student Council Leadership Conferences, Video Projector-Spanish Language Dept., Oral Assessment Using Interpersonal Skills, New Photographic Equipment, Author Visit Spring, Oral History Night, Transition T-shirts, Debate Tournament of Champions
Bettendorf Middle School
2019-2020: Project-Based Learning Podcasts, Reading and Writing Rocks!
2018-2019: Art Immersion; BMS Library Read & Ride; Paws for Effect-Therapy Dog
2017-2018: 8H3 Flexible Seating; BMS Dinner Club; Cancer Doesn't Care
2016-2017: Hololens: Augmenting the Future of Learning; The Story of the Untold; Pollinator Prairie Restoration; Enticing Readers
2015-2016: The Discovery of King Tut; Social Media and Social Justice; Reverberation Show Choir; Connecting with Families, Night of Thanks and Giving; Mobility and Movement for our adapted PE kids; Smart Art for middle school
2014-2015: Field of Greens Community Garden | Stem Club | A Zen-sational Courtyard | What is Essential
2013-2014: Reading the Bones/Mystery Cemetery | Our Learning Utopia | Going Green – To The House | Avoid the Summer Slide; Visit Your School Library this Summer | Using iPads to Reinforce 21st Century Skills in BMS Band | Hightower Aquaponics | BIONIC (Believe It Or Not I Care) | Choose2Matter: What Breaks Your Heart | Visiting Science Scholar – gift to Robotics | Finnessy Innovation Award: Greenhouse Effect to Aquaponics
2012-2013: Academic Legacy Scrapbook | Gaga Pit | TV for Authentic Audience | From Greenhouse Effect to Aquaponics | After School Culture Club
2011-2012: Technology for Collaborative Learning in BMS Band | Finnessy Innovation Award: March Madness Book Read
2010-2011: March Madness Book Read | Finnessy Innovation Award: Inflatable Art Sculptures
Annual Parent Link Major Saver Award: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Previous Grants: Success Through Attendance, Reading Recovery, Weekly Reader, Therapy Dog, Yearbook Club, Band Bash, Music Performance Assessment & Literacy Tools, Chapters & Chow Literature Club, Motivating the Unmotivated Student
Grant Wood Elementary
2019-2020: GW Parent University, Letters from Home
2018-2019: Learning at their Fingertips; Grant Wood on the GO
2017-2018: We will BEE Readers; Flexible Seating for the GW Library
2016-2017: Family Maker Days; Yoga/Mindfulness to Improve Mood, Behavior and School Culture
2015-2016: Journey for All "If you believe it, you can achieve it"; Reading Fair
2014 Favorite Teacher Award – Dan Bartell
2012-2013: Grant Wood News, Weather & Sports
2011-2012: Grant Wood Therapy Dog $1000
Previous Grants: Introducing Nutritional Education, Harness the Power of Learning Promethean Boards, LEGO Mindstorm NXT, sets & necessary parts, Karla’s Korner, Read All About, Science On the Move, Literacy Connections-The Arts, Social Studies Non-Fiction Books, Classroom Mounted TV’s & VCR’s, Garden/Habitat Area
Herbert Hoover Elementary
2019-2020: Outdoor Classroom
2018-2019: Don't just think outside of the box, BREAKOUT of It!
2017-2018: Expanding Expression; The Fountain of Youth
2016-2017: Learning at their fingertips: Hands-on Technology Tools
2015-2016: Special Needs Scooters; Flourescent Light Covers
Previous Grants: Poetry Books, Therapy Dog, Tumblebooks E Books, Harness the Power of Learning Promethean Boards Read Naturally CD’s, Take Home Library, Vacuum for Daily Living, Books on Cassette
Mark Twain Elementary
2019-2020: Sensory Spaces
2015-2016: Can you Hear Me Now
2014-2015: Read and Ride | Finnessy Innovation Award – Reading for Excellence
2013-2014: Differentiating Interventions through Technology Integration | Reading For Excellence Family Literacy Event
2010-2011: Learning in Motion
Previous Grants: Alternative PR Programming, Learning Laboratory Project White Boards Drums, Percussion Instruments & T-shirts, “Mark My Time” Digital Bookmarks, Club 55-Media Center, Click, Music Enhancement Project
Neil Armstrong Elementary
2015-2016: Get FitBit!
2014-2015: Read Around the World in 180 Days
2013-2014: Stand Up, Don’t Stand By | Million Minute Reading Challenge
2012-2013: Standing to Learn | Slow Down & Learn
Previous Grants: After School Drama Program, Therapy Dog, Old to New, Past to Future Mural Project, Copies of Effie’s Image, Armstrong Children’s Peace Chorus Reads Naturally, Welcome to Armstrong Baskets
Paul Norton Elementary
2016-2017: Starbucks for students: Creating a flexible learning environment
2015-2016: STEM from the start; Once Upon a STEM Night
2013-2014: Favorite Teacher Award – Joyce Jackson, Guidance
2012-2013: Art Room Mimio Acquisition | 4th Grade Exploration of Mississippi – district wide
2010-2011: Therapy Dog
Previous Grants: Math in the Classroom, Reading Grant Print Shop Deluxe 15 & licenses/50 users, Read Naturally, Simon’s Hook, Nine Essential Skills for the Love & Logic Classroom, Project Read, Compasses for Everyday Math
Edison Academy
2019-2020: The Power of Positivity, Experiencing Mindfulness in a World Filled with Trauma
2017-2018: 3D Printer for Edison Makerspace