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On April 21, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Rockville Centre Education Foundation approved the grants as listed below for the Rockville Centre School District. Thirteen of the 26 received proposals have been approved for full or partial funding for the 2010-11 school year. These grants total $30,853.
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2010-11 RVC Education Foundation Grants
*1. High School Winning Wars: Air and Submarine Power $1363
and Middle School in World War II and Beyond
Laurie Burke Supporting a trip for 30 students in grades 7-12 to the
Chris Colesanti USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum led by the military
historian and college professor who guided the Gettysburg program in 2009.
2. High School Scholars in Cyberspace 2 $3000
Carol Burris Piloting interactive, on-line IB courses
John Murphy (Economics, Business and Management,
and Technology in a Global Society) that would not otherwise
be offered at the HS. Five students will take
classes in this first-time offered program with students
from across the US as well as from other countries.
3. Middle School Starlab $13, 550
& District-wide
Supporting the purchase of Starlab, a
Matthew Greenberg portable planetarium, to be used to complement
and deepen the curriculum and student engagement in
the sciences as well as in other curricular areas.
4. Middle School Voracious Reader Award $225
Ronnie Dien Recognizing 6 students who have excelled
in the school’s independent reading program
by awarding them bookstore gift certificates and
listing them on a plaque in the lobby. (2/grade)
*5. District-wide Video-conferencing for Every 1st Grader $2505
Joseph Gallina Making it possible for all first graders in the district to
participate in a virtual field trip to the Indianapolis Zoo
where they will take part in a workshop called “The Mitten”
(based on the classic winter tale by Jan Brett).
6. District-wide Critters in the Cold $1470
Laura Moore Enabling all kindergartners to participate in a virtual
Christine Dodd field trip to the Antarctic and Arctic regions to discover how
animals adapt to extreme weather; sponsored by the Ann
Arbor Hands-On Museum.
*7. Covert Author in Residence $1000
Jennifer Boehm Supporting the residency of children’s author
Chris Figaro Eve Feldman to help reading and writing come
to life for 2nd grade students by working with them
in the story development and writing process.
8. Hewitt Mentor Program $350
Supporting materials for a new program
Lisa Panebianco- connecting at-risk students with trained adults who
Yearwood provide academic and emotional support in a safe
and nurturing environment.
9. Hewitt Book of the Season $1500
Elizabeth Pryke Purchasing books that will enhance students’
reading experiences, promote character education,
and model critical thinking technique for teachers in
grades K-5 through the participation of the school’s
principal who, every month, will present a book to each
classroom, read it and discuss it with the students.
10. Riverside Learning Garden $1265
Andrea Schlezes For the creation of an outdoor, dynamic
environment in which students K-5 can discover, experiment,
nurture, and learn from real-life experiences rather than textbooks.
11. Watson We are the World, We are the Children $2025
Susan Kahan Supporting a school-wide program using the
Tricia Montemarano arts, technology, stories, games and food to
Alisa Toth familiarize students (K-5) with the diverse and
varied peoples of the world so that students gain
an understanding, appreciation, tolerance and
empathy for others.
12. Watson Global Awareness through Drama $600
Melissa Schlaks Expanding upon the school’s K-5 literature
program by providing multicultural books
which in turn will increase students’
repertoire of literature that is retold and
interpreted through drama.
*13. Wilson Wilson School Greenhouse Horticulturist $2000
Kara Spinelli Funding the residency of a horticulturist to deepen and
expand the third and fourth-grade, hands-on science curriculum
utilizing the outdoor classroom funded last year by the
RVC Ed. Foundation. (All grades will participate to some degree)
*RVC Education Foundation RISE Project (Residencies Inspiring Students in Education)
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Some of our past grants have funded:
- A student proposal to redesign the high school student paper
- A school-wide project integrating environmental studies and action into various aspects of the curriculum
- The innovative use of technology for teaching ESL students
- Creation of a moot courtroom in the high school
The Foundation seeks proposals that enhance the excellence of the Rockville Centre School system. Proposals are evaluated according to the following criteria:
• Description and rationale behind the proposal (What the project is and why there is a need)
- Potential impact across grade, department, school or community
- Integration into the school program
- Demonstration or articulation of long-term benefits
Coordination with the administration is essential and must be articulated in the grant application.
Please submit applications via e-mail to Richner5@aol.com. Be sure that the cover page of the proposal is filled out, signed by your principal and submitted in hard copy form to Christopher Pellettieri.
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