Grants Database

Welcome to the Excellence in Education grants database. To search for past grants, choose a cycle and enter a year. For sites, select an individual, crtl-click to select mulitple (Mac: opt-click) or choose 'all'.

Science Leveled Readers

Grant Description
February, 2011

Funded leveled readers that focus on the science standards being taught.   

Amount Funded: 
$1000

Life Cycles

Grant Description
February, 2011

   Funded materials to make costumes for the second grade “Life Cycles” (metamorphosis and  adaptation) musical play.  (funded by  a partnership with the Truckee Tahoe Airport District)  

Amount Funded: 
$250

Marcy Cook Math Centers

Grant Description
February, 2011

   Funded supplemental math games and materials to enhance the math program and help reach all level of learners.   

Amount Funded: 
$531

Marcy Cook Tile Boards

Grant Description
February, 2011

  Funded Marcy Cook tile boards to be used for independent work during math time.  

Amount Funded: 
$335

Read Naturally

Grant Description
March, 2011

  Funded Read Naturally leveled selections to help practice vocabulary and comprehension.   

Amount Funded: 
$985

Wireless Headphone System

Grant Description
February, 2011

Funded a wireless audio center with headphones for students to listen and work at their own level.  Partially Funded $200 of $340

Amount Funded: 
$200

Poetry Books

Grant Description
February, 2011

Funded notebooks for students to create personal poetry books.   

Amount Funded: 
$132

Solar Power Car

Grant Description
February, 2011

  Funded solar toy cars for students to build and explore the power of solar energy.  Partially Funded $500 of $974

Amount Funded: 
$500

Letter Tile Kits for Word Building

Grant Description
February, 2011

  Funded kits that allow students to create short words and end with longer ones in a constructivist and scaffolded word-building activity.   

Amount Funded: 
$999

Fourth Grade Living History

Grant Description
February, 2011

Funded supplies for Fourth Grade Living History Days including leather cording, wax, twine and felt. 

Amount Funded: 
$500

Flip Cameras

Grant Description
February, 2011

Funded Flip Cameras for students and teachers to video and critique themselves in the classroom or on fieldtrips. Flip Cameras easily download onto a computer. 

Amount Funded: 
$980

Kindergarten Supplies

Grant Description
February, 2011

Funded various reading, writing and art supplies for Kindergarten.

Amount Funded: 
$278

Thermal Book Binder

Grant Description
February, 2011

  Funded a Thermal Binder, which allows students and teachers to bind and publish books.   

Amount Funded: 
$240

Children's Dictionaries for Third Grade

Grant Description
February, 2011

  Funded sixty dictionaries that are third grade appropriate.

Amount Funded: 
$887

Clay in Kindergarten

Grant Description
February, 2011

  Funded clay and glaze to be used for Kindergarten art projects. 

Amount Funded: 
$946