Funded Projects for 2024

1. Providing a laser cutter for the industrial and commercial design class at Phoenix Academy

2. Purchase a portable planetarium, a large digital portable globe, that can bring different planets and moons into classrooms at Mayo High School

3. Purchased braille items for a kit to be used in media classes district-wide

4. Provide math curriculum resources for the Kindergarten and Grade 1 students at Jefferson Elementary school

5. Fund the purchase of books for the "Launching into Literacy" book clubs for 3rd grade students at the Gibbs Elementary School

6. Provide career related books to use with the Xello software system to engage students in building self-knowledge, exploring career options, setting goals, and developing critical thinking skills at Sunset Terrace Elementary

7. Fund the purchase of items to create a "Reset Room" for student self-regulation at the Rochester Alternative Learning Center

Funded Projects for 2023

1. Provided robots that assist with hands-on lessons in coding using iPads and the database Code.org, a learning platform to provide coding experience for students K-12

2. Purchased whiteboards and magnetics erasers to provide vertical white board spaces within the classroom to encourage active thought and participation

3. A  climbing gym membership to provide experiential education and as an incentive for students with emotional behavior disorders

4. Using Project Get Outdoors, teach Environmental Education to Riverside Kindergarten and 5th Graders with teaching materials to support outdoor learning goals.

5. Purchased a set of bakery equipment for the secondary students at Phoenix Academy so students gain empowerment and entrepreneurial skills creating a school bakery

6. Through Moving to Mastery, a system of strategic movement breaks, stimulate learning readiness in the prepubescent brain