Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation

Funding to purchase literacy easels for small group instruction in the Special Day class.

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

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

To purchase an LCD projector and projection screen for the entire school to use.

Software to be used by all students focussing on language arts and math skills. New Software will be correlated to state standards and will meet key competencies for each grade level. The software will integrate technology skills school-wide

To purchase materials for the ?Handwriting Without Tears? program which provides easier learning methods for students to learn manuscript and cursive writing.

To purchase accelerated reading tests and labels to expand and enhance the accelerated reading program already in place.

Grant is to provide brochures and signs to education the public about Best Management Practices (BMP) and to share our demonstration garden to all who are interested.

Grant is to fund music stands. Music stands are necessary for a top quality performance of the reader?s theater productions. The stands hold the script in place and lend an air of ?importance? to the performers and audience.

Word Please. Grant is to fund collegiate dictionaries. Many of the books used for Reading Circle are at a 5.5 reading level and higher. The vocabulary is rich and the young readers are eager to learn what the words mean but often the intermediate dictionaries don?t list the words in question.