CSF EDUCATION GRANTS
The purpose of the Chelmsford Schools Foundation grant program is to provide members of the Chelmsford education community with an alternative source of funding for valuable educational learning experiences or projects. The Foundation hopes to stimulate and reward creative learning initiatives that enrich the educational opportunities already available in our public schools.
Total CSF Grant Awards to Date: $36,122
Spring 2008 Grant Cycle
Total Awarded: $8,288
Grant Proposal Title: |
Grant Author: |
School: |
Writer's Workshop on Wheels (W-WOW!) |
Sandy Fee |
Center |
Mimio Magic - Interactive Technology |
Kathleen Osborn |
Harrington |
Charles Dickens From Prose to Drama |
Linda Hirsch |
McCarthy |
LCD Projector Acquisition |
Kathryn Chamberlain |
McCarthy |
Teaching Text Structures and Features |
Nancy Belanger |
McCarthy |
Ancient History Scrapbooks |
Flanagan |
McCarthy |
Teachers as Scholars |
Galante |
Chelmsford High School |
Fall 2007 Grant Cycle
Total Awarded: $6,050
Grant Proposal Title: |
Grant Author: |
School: |
Outdoor Garden Classroom at Westlands School |
Rose Lerer |
Westlands |
Guided Reading Room Books |
Jennifer DeFalco |
South Row |
Kindergarten Writing Centers to Promote Literacy |
Anne Stagnone and Robyn Kenney |
South Row |
McCarthy Math Lab SMART Board |
Marsha Kelly |
McCarthy |
Videoconferencing (MOTE Marine Laboratory Distance Learning Program) |
Sheila Kelly |
McCarthy |
Projecting the Future: A Multimedia Classroom |
Adam Felzani |
McCarthy |
Engineering the Future |
Gregory Orpen |
Innovation Academy Charter School |
Center School's Outdoor Classroom and Nature Trail |
Steven Silvestri |
Center |
| Music Performance Recording Equipment | Christina Whittlesey | Parker |
Spring 2007 Grant Cycle
Total Awarded: $8,445
Grant Proposal Title: |
Grant Author: |
School: |
Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling |
Veronica Gadbois |
McCarthy |
Stereo Replacement for Music Room |
Megan Errgong-Weider |
Center |
“I Can Read” Library Books for Emergent Readers |
Irene Hannigan |
South Row |
Professional Learning Communities: A Next Step for South Row |
Irene Hannigan |
South Row |
Mathematics Through Picture Books |
Diane Grove |
Innovation Academy Charter School |
Momentum in Mathematics |
Colleen Beaudoin |
Harrington |
Brainpop Across the Curriculum |
Carol Comins |
Parker |
The Importance of Changes |
Sasha Douglas |
Innovation Academy Charter School |
Fall 2006 Grant Cycle
Total Awarded: $4,025
Grant Proposal Title: |
Grant Author: |
School: |
McCarthy Middle School Lecture Hall Projector |
Sharon Giglio |
McCarthy |
Reading Social Studies Trade Books |
Donna Martin, |
McCarthy & Parker |
Cross Curriculum Literature I |
Mary Moriarty, |
McCarthy |
Bully-Proofing Our School |
Sue Yates-Scott |
Westlands |
Family Learning Initiative |
Joan Stroedel, |
Westlands |
Spring 2006 Grant Cycle
Total Awarded: $7,392
Grant Proposal Title: |
Grant Author: |
School: |
Implementation of reading program "Reading with TLC" |
Dena Weick, |
Byam |
Second Grade Developmental Reading Program (TLC) |
Ellen Shields |
Center |
Shakespeare for Fun |
Donna Hussey |
Parker |
Building Nonfiction Literacy |
Mary Skelton |
Westlands |
Supporting Our Support Staff |
Irene Hannigan |
South Row |
Note: The TLC Developmental Reading Program was made available to all 5 elementary schools as it was determined to be more cost-effective to offer the program in-town for all reading staff and K-1 teachers. |
Fall 2005 Grant Cycle
Total Awarded: $1,922
Grant Proposal Title: |
Grant Author: |
School: |
Literature-Based Peer Orientation |
Patricia Doherty |
Harrington |
K-1 Developmental Reading Program (Telian-Cas) |
Susan Abrahamson |
Center |
Effect of Comprehension Strategies for Expository Text… |
Karen Dwyer-Tower |
Parker |