2009 Excellence Fund Grants
(Awarded May 2009)

Elementary Visiting Author Program
Well known author and illustrator Chris Soentpiet will visit all third- and fourth-graders in November 2009.
Amount of Grant: $11,000

School of the Wild Tuition Assistance
Upper elementary students attend a multi-day outdoor enrichment activity at MacBride Nature Center.
Amount of Grant: $6,000 

Johnson County Reads Books
Multiple copies of the Johnson County Reads books are available for high school students to participate in the annual one book, one community project.
Amount of Grant: $500 

Silver Salute Reception
Annual reception to recognize retiring and 25 year teachers and staff.
Amount of Grant: $2,000 

Run for the Schools
A portion of Run for the Schools proceeds are distributed to each of the schools on a per pupil basis.
Amount of Grant: $8,000 

APPLE Grants
(Annually Providing a Positive Learning Environment)
Schools with the highest low income students receive $1,000 to support school/student activities.
Amount of Grant: $6,000

Goode’s World Atlas Sets              
College level classroom atlas set for each high school. Amount of Grant: $1800
 
Art Resource Books and DVDs 
PBS series Art in the 21st Century will be used by junior high and high school art students.
Amount of Grant: $1754

Folk Music Books and CD Sets 
Folk musician Dan Zanes’ music will be studied with K-2
students in the elementary schools.
Amount of Grant: $370

City High Café Support
Equipment purchased for a special education student business project at City High School.
Amount of Grant: $406

Maia Quartet Performances
This local string quartet will provide in-school performances for all 5th and 6th graders.
Amount of Grant: $7500

Trek Trikes for Adaptive PE Classes
Specialized trikes are provided for special education Physical Education classes.
Amount of Grant: $450

SMARTboard
Funding support is provided for the District’s first interactive
whiteboard system.
Amount of Grant: $1200

World Language Multimedia Equipment
High quality video and sound equipment used for
learning activitie in secondary school world language classes..
Amount of Grant: $3025

Field Trip Buses
Elementary Social Studies students from low-income schools receive bus transportation to the Old Capitol Museum or the Hoover Museum free of charge.
Amount of Grant: $1500

Electronic Music Keyboards
Four additional keyboards will be added to the two traveling classroom sets of keyboards previously purchased by the Foundation.
Amount of Grant: $4400

Multi-Lingual Phone Line
The District's Welcome Center receives a multi-lingual phone line that will provide school registration information in Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic for non-English speaking families.
Amount of Grant: $456

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