Teacher(s): Chad Gilbertson, Denise Jorud, Donna Evink, Christi Converse, Kimra Kirksey, Amy Revering School(s): Miltona Magnet Elementary Students Impacted: 149 - K-5th grade Amount Funded: $4,500 The learning tools this grant will provide will be utilized to bring more collaborative learning … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Joe Hurlbut School(s): Garfield Elementary School Students Impacted: 20-30 - 5th grade Amount Funded: $120 Funding will provide for the purchase of technology software to help students create a digital portfolio to support oral and written language arts curriculum. … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Chad Gilbertson, Denise Jorud, Donna Evink, Christi Converse, Kimra Kirksey, Amy Revering School(s): Miltona Magnet Elementary Students Impacted: 149 - K-5th grade Amount Funded: $1,022 Previous grant funding has enabled Miltona students to travel to places throughout the world by … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Haley Kalina School(s): Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: 950 - 6th - 8th grade Amount Funded: $5,000 Funding will provide the foundational equipment for a Makerspace that will be utilized by all students. Students will be able to access these materials through their … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Elizabeth Billberg School(s): Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 25 - 3rd grade Amount Funded: $1,400 This grant will fund the purchase of items for a mini-maker space. This space will hold hands-on materials and activities focused on technology, engineering and the making of … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Kim Froemming School(s): Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 1,200 - 9th - 12th grade Amount Funded: $6,000 This grant will fund the development of a Makerspace where students can build, collaborate, and problem solve. It will be partitioned into three main areas: … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Ben Kettler School(s): Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 25-30 - 2nd grade Amount Funded: $2,314 Funding will provide for the purchase of LEGO Robotics sets that come with a curriculum tied to math, reading, science, writing, and engineering standards. The lessons are … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Andrew Steiner School(s): Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 576 - 11th and 12th grade Amount Funded: $6,290 Funding will provide for the expansion of current Agriculture programming at Alexandria Area High School to include a Plant Breeding and Biotechnology course … [Read more...]

  Teacher(s): Katie Dummer and Lukas Gotto School(s): Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: 300 - 8th grade Amount Funded: $1,050 (2 individual grants - $525/each) Funding will provide for classroom sets of Virtual Reality headsets that will enable eighth grade social studies … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Susan Nienaber School(s): Lincoln Elementary Students Impacted: 75- Kindergarten Amount Funded: $1,200 Funding will support design and implementation of safe, age-appropriate makerspaces embedded in kindergarten classrooms. The spaces will extend kindergarten language arts, … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Stacy Denny School(s): Early Education Center Students Impacted: 3-5 - Birth to Preschool Amount Funded: $3,495 This grant will provide for the purchase of a communication device for trials with students with limited to no expressive language and will be used to enhance proficiency … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Connie Good School(s): Early Education Center Students Impacted: 150 - Preschool Amount Funded: $3,600 This grant will provide for the purchase of new musical instruments and science equipment to support the implementation of science and music enrichment opportunities in 3-4 year … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Mikayla Genereux School(s): Woodland Elementary Students Impacted: 136 - Kindergarten and 1st grade Amount Funded: $1,750 Funding will provide for the purchase of sensory tools and additional materials to make six classroom sensory tool kits. Sensory tool kits in the classrooms … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Barb Walswick School(s): Lincoln Elementary Students Impacted: 490 - Kindergarten through 5th grade Amount Funded: $1,900 This grant will be used to add a classroom set of outdoor education backpacks for an enhanced experience of utilizing the outdoors to expand science learning … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Joelle Burreson, Rhonda Blaser, Lynn Johnson, Kayla Noble School(s): All Elementary Schools Students Impacted: 1,760 - Kindergarten through 5th grade Amount Funded: $5,301 Funding will provide for the purchase of twelve iPads to be divided between four elementary music programs to … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Alicia Wagner School(s): Woodland Elementary Students Impacted: 450 - Kindergarten through 5th grade Amount Funded: $5,000 Funding will provide for the creation of a Makerspace lab for all grade levels. A makerspace is a physical location where students share resources and … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Barb Walswick School(s): Lincoln Elementary Students Impacted: 490 - Kindergarten through 5th grade Amount Funded: $3,812 This grant will fund the purchase of iPads for the science classroom to allow young scientists to access apps, programs, and interactive websites to enhance … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Meg Simon School(s): Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 75 - 11th and 12th grade Amount Funded: $5,554 This grant will support a more authentic learning space by funding the purchase of two patient services consoles and two Pocket Nurse computer carts to support the … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Joelle Burreson, Rhonda Blaser, Lynn Johnson, Kayla Noble School(s): All Elementary Schools Students Impacted: 1,758 - Kindergarten through 5th grade Amount Funded: $5,000 Funding will provide for the purchase of twelve iPads which will enrich the learning experience and allow for … [Read more...]

Teacher(s): Brenda Hintermeister School(s): Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 500 - Kindergarten through 5th grade Amount Funded: $7,646.38 The purpose of the Climbing Wall is to provide a unique opportunity for students to challenge themselves both mentally and physically in a fun and … [Read more...]