Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation

Social Skills Instruction for Special Needs Students - Funding to purchase "Circles 1 & 2," programs designed to teach students with special needs social skills.

To purchase a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) router system for the woodshop program which would expose students to robotics, automation and the use of CAD and CAM software.

To purchase infant simulators to provide a hands-on experience for the new Child Development class offered at North Tahoe High. The infants cry at random and require 24-hour care.

To purchase a refrigerator and hot plate for a basic skills cooking class offered as an 8th grade elective class.

To purchase supplemental materials for the current Accelerated Reading Program used by the 1st through 5th grades.

Purchase of Everyday Life Skills- Super Class Set for Special Day Classes. Includes Student Texts and workbooks. Teachers edition, resource library, surveys and video series. This program provides activities for transition from High School to the Real World

The Sensible Teenager-Larson & Teachout Cooking and Sewing equipment for Elective Wheel. Equipment allows students the hands-on opportunities with Math (Measuring, Temperatures, proportioning) language skills (reading recipes, directions and shopping lists), Science (mixtures and interactions of ingredients).

CPR Manikins for lifelong, lifesaving skills to use in emergency situations. Will be used during unit in CPR and first aid.

Grant request is to purchase 400-450 leveled reading books to be used in the home reading program ?book bags.? The book bags are sent home with the students as a tool to reinforce their emerging skills as readers

To fund a program that works with students who do not qualify (by state standards) for speech therapy classes. The focus is on single sound articulation errors.