Wednesday afternoon the Clinton Community Educational Foundation handed out twelve grants worth over $9-thousand.
The CCEF made "surprise" visits to all the schools of the district Wednesday to hand out the grants. Evan Severson, Co-Chair of the CCEF explains they want the teachers to get creative with the grants. Severson is happy with the number of grants and the amount of money they were able to put into the schools this year.
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Severson calls the CCEF the Booster Club for education. Grant awards are submitted to the Educational Foundation once a year by district teachers and are capped at $1-thousand. Teachers are also allowed to partner and jointly request funding and thereby increase requested amounts to cover more expensive needs. He says they ask the teachers to keep the funds in the classroom to enhance the learning experience of the students.
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The CCEF is a supplemental way to provide the school district with things that are not budgeted but would enhance the learning experience of the students. Severson says with budgets getting tighter and tighter, the CCEF provides a nice boost to the school district.
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The Educational Foundation is a relatively new organization, being only approximately six years old. Foundation funds are made available primarily through the generosity of community members through their donations and fundraisers.
Check out www.dewittdailynews.com Monday for information on an ongoing fundraiser for the Foundation.
High School grant recipients. Front row: (L to R) are teachers Sue Woolen, Special Education; Nikki McDonald, Psychology and Kay Werts, Physical Education. Back Row: (L to R) are teachers Raymond Karcher and Brett Creager, both Industrial Arts and Foundation member Evan Severson
Grant award winners for the 2011-2012 school year are:
School/Teacher Grant Title
Lincoln School
Katie Donaldsen Brain Pop Jr.
Christina Soberalski Listening Center Audio Material
Donna Husted Fieldtrips and Technology: Beyond the Classroom
Washington School
Kerry-Rae Wagner Science, Stories and More
Webster School
5th Grade Teaching Team What’s Your Game Plan (Math Games)
Jennifer Immke Music Resources
Clinton Junior High
Kisha Maurer i>Clicker to Flicker Learning
Clinton High School
Brett Creager & Raymond Karcher Developing Skills in Pursuing Future Careers in Wood Working
Kay Werts Objective Data in P.E. – Heart Rate Monitors
Nikki McDonald Psychology – Create a Brain Activity
Nikki McDonald Psychology – Rorshach Inkblot Activity
Sue Woolen Successful Reading Improvement
