The Cedar Rapids Symphony will come to Iowa City to present their Youth Concerts on Nov. 5, 2008 for all 3rd and 4th graders in the district. Additional private donations were also received for this project. Amount of grant: $14,000
This grant will purchase a set of election related books in a range of reading levels for each elementary school media center. Amount of grant: $1200
A 12 book series "How Artiists See" will be purchased for each elementary building art room. The books will be a valuable resource for the district's budding artisits.
Amount of grant: $2115
This program provides multiple paperback copies of the Johnson County Reads book "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" for City, Tate and West High Schools so that students may participate in a community reading activity. Amount of grant: $534
Guest author, Barbara O'Connor, will visit each of the elementary schools and discuss the writing process and what it is like to be an author. These visits make a lasting impression with students and encourage life-long reading and writing skills. This program is sponsored in part by Hills Bank and Trust Company and will impact all 5th and 6th grade students throughout the ICCSD. Amount of grant: $7,000
This program provides funding assistance for approximately 900 5th and 6th grade students for a learning experience that enhances awareness and scientific understanding of the natural world and their connection to it. This project is also sponsored by the University of Iowa Credit Union.
Amount of grant: $6,000
This project will provide students in grades 3-12 with speech enhanced word processing in the development of written literacy through the use of Fusion, a portable keyboard/ assistive technology device. Amount of grant: $6790
This grant supports the purchase of historical atlases for use by all students in grades 7-10. Unlike tradiational atlases, this resource provides a graphic overview of the historical eras in moth world and American history. Amount of grant: $2000
High quality speakers, receivers and CD players will be installed in four West High World Language classrooms. These will be used by teachers for listening acitivities which are an integral part of learming language skills.
Amount of grant: $1800
Through this grant, equipment will be purchased that will support improvements to the ICCSD Cable Channel 21 allowing for educationally based, student and teacher-generated content and production. Amount of grant: $2200
Transporation costs for an educational end-of-the-year field trip for students participating in the Fas Trac program at City High School are supported thorugh this grant.
Amount of grant: $2100
To keep in line with the Districts goals to improve literacy levels in the schools, high interest reading materials will be purchased for lower level secondary students. These books, magazines and novels are for use in English and Social Studies classes as well as for leisure reading by students.
Amount of grants: $5250
Author Will Weaver will visit secondary students in Language Arts and Industrial Technology classes during a three day visit. This grant supports Mr. Weaver's visit.
Amount of grant: $7000
Through this grant Desdamona, a spoken word artist accompanied by a beat box musician will perform for a large group at each secondary school. Workshops will also be conducted for secondary teachers on how to implement creative writing and performance skills in the classroom. Amount of grant: $3009
Retiring staff and those completing 25 years of service with the ICCSD are recognized at an annual reception. The University of Iowa Community Credtit Union also supports this event.
Amount of grant: $2000
Proceeds from the annual race Run for the Schools race registrations are distributed to every school in the district on a per pupil basis. Schools use this money for needs within their building.
Estimated amount of grant: $8000
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