Art/ Music

Band Accessible to Everyone

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Excellence in Education and other community organizations contributed funds to purchase musical instruments for North Tahoe Middle and High School’s band program. These instruments will increase the instrument rental fleet, making band participation more accessible to students.

Amount Funded: $25000
Grant Applicant: D. Nordby
Grant Applicant: S. Gilberti
Grade: High School
Site: North Tahoe M.S. & H.S.

Arts for the Schools

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

To aid the program funding for Arts for the Schools which brings valuable educational and developmental artistic experiences to the students of TTUSD. Arts for the Schools engages students in discovering their creativity and imagination by applying art to real life issues.

Amount Funded: $25000
Grant Applicant: M. Kauffman
Grade: All Grades
Site: District Wide

Replacement Kiln Lid

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Funding to purchase two replacement kiln lids for the school’s art kilns.

Amount Funded: $680

Costumes and Props for Reader?s Theater

Grant Cycle: Fall November 2007
To purchase costumes and simple props to compliment the Readers? Theater books.
Amount Funded: $216
Site: Glenshire Elementary
Grade: Elementary School
Grant Applicant: T Ketron

Stereo System for Music Room

Grant Cycle: Fall November 2007
To purchase a stereo system for the recording of live student classroom performances, duplication of CD?s and downloading music for curricular use.
Amount Funded: $3000

Art Supplies

Grant Cycle: Fall November 2007
To purchase items for an art cabinet for the popular Art Docent program which is re-starting. Items include art brushes, palettes for mixing paints, aprons, ink rollers and paper cutters
Amount Funded: $500

Music

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2003
Materials to complete music curriculum at GES. Purchase of Teacher Support Systems and CD packages. Students will explore music through a variety of activities and experiences. The curriculum series allows for this through the use of movement, listening, hands on playing of instruments and singing
Amount Funded: $1996
Site: Glenshire Elementary
Grade: Elementary School
Grant Applicant: a Bliek

Watershed Mural

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2003
Create and install a watershed mural at KBE. Request is for Tiles and Material. Total Project cost is $3,025.00. Many collaborating partners in this project include Local Artists, Arts for the Schools, USFWS and SWEP
Amount Funded: $675

Ceramics

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2005
Grant request is to replace the Truckee High kiln, which is no longer working, and to acquire a slab roller so students can produce murals for the walls.
Amount Funded: $5885
Grant Applicant: Keigley
Grade: High School
Site: Truckee HS

Donnie Dirt Play

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2005
Grant request is to provide spiral bound copies of the Donnie Dirt play to other school sites in the TTUSD. Having professionally bound scripts will provide a longer shelf life. The Donnie Dirt play meets the standards for Visual and Performing Arts for students kindergarten through sixth grade.
Amount Funded: $250
Site: Donner Trail
Grade: Elementary School
Grant Applicant: Reed
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