4/11/2022
The Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) is pleased to announce and summarize grants that were recently approved for the 2021-2022 academic year. Attached is a summary of seven new grants totaling $21,400.
We are very grateful for the generous community support the FBE receives that enables us to provide this well-deserved support for Belmont Public Schools.
LEARNING EXCELLENCE GRANTS
| Applicant |
Target School |
Award Title |
Grant Purpose |
Target Area |
Amount |
|
Jessica DeFrances
|
All Elementary
|
Digging Deep in Fractional Concepts using Multi-Sensory Techniques
|
to purchase additional math manipulatives for all elementary 4th grade classes to use in small group instruction that builds conceptual understanding of computation with mixed numbers
|
Mathematics
|
$1,030
|
|
Deborah McDevitt, Rebecca Silver
|
Chenery
|
Grade 7 Culturally Responsive Classroom Grant - the Caribbean and Asia
|
to purchase book and puzzles to better include diverse voices and learning styles in the Grade 7 World Geography Caribbean and Asia units
|
Social Studies
|
$2,612
|
|
Vanessa Bullard, Jonathan Marks
|
Chenery
|
Modeling DNA / RNA with MIT's Edgerton Center Kits
|
to purchase Model DNA and RNA kits for the Grade 8 Science Curriculum
|
Science
|
$2,400
|
|
Victoria D'Annunzio, Mari Brito
|
Chenery Middle School
|
Free Voluntary Reading Library
|
to purchase books to set up a library so seventh-grade students in World Language classes can access a variety of engaging books they can read during Free Voluntary Reading time
|
World Language
|
$3,898
|
|
Marnie Wolfe, Jacqueline Duane
|
Butler
|
Intervention is a WIN
|
to fund additional paired texts to support the comprehension needs of grade 2 students to bolster their discussions and awareness of text structure, as well as building content knowledge
|
ELA
|
$2,740
|
TOTAL: $12,680
|
INNOVATIVE TEACHING INITIATIVE GRANT
| Applicant |
Target School |
Award Title |
Grant Purpose |
Target Area |
Amount |
|
Kathryn McLeod
|
Belmont High School
|
Belmont Attends the Computer Science Teachers Association Annual Conference
|
to fund the registration fee for the Belmont High School computer science teacher to attend the Computer Science Teachers Association annual conference, which runs from July 14-July 17 in Chicago
|
Science
|
$325
|
|
Elizabeth Baker
|
Chenery Middle School
|
OpenSciEd Training and Materials for Grades 7 & 8
|
to fund a consultant to bring in- depth training for one OpenSciEd unit for both 7th and/or 8th grade teachers and to pay for teacher materials
|
Science
|
$8,395
|
TOTAL: $8,720
|
TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED IN WINTER 2022: $21,400
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