CPSF awarded the following educational grants for the 2002-2003 school year.

Digital Technology School Based Business ($4,086)

Douglass High – Technology equipment and software enhance learning, and seed money started a school based business focusing on training in marketing, accounting, public relations, and design.

Non-Fiction Genre Study Kits ($4,000)

Parkade Elementary – Non-fiction books and materials enhance learning in reading, writing, and science.

Non-Fiction Inquiry Kits ($4,000)

Mill Creek Elementary – Non-fiction inquiry kits expand instruction of language arts, science, and social studies.

Calculating Literacy ($4,000)

Midway Heights Elementary – Literacy centers, volunteer/student activities and increased parental involvement using the new books and materials improve reading and math skills in kindergarten through third grade.

‘Greatest Hits’ Author Kits ($3,700)

Cedar Ridge Elementary – Author study boxes introduce students to a wide variety of current children’s authors. Classrooms shsare the kits containing several book titles, related materials and enrichment ideas.

SMART Board with Data/Video Projector ($3,567)

Gentry Middle School – The SMART Board functions as a fully interactive computer interface for whole class use, allowing students and teachers to use the touch-sensitive surface to open and control PC applications.

S.T.E.P.(Special Tools to Enhance Performance) ($1,670)

Paxton-Keeley Elementary – Reading camp is designed to use high-interest fiction and non-fiction books relating to the natural environment to help prevent the reading level regression that often occurs during the summer.

Summer Reading Camp 2002 ($1,179)

Russell Boulevard Elementary – Reading camp is designed to use high-interest fiction and non-fiction books relating to the natural environment to help prevent the reading level regression that often occurs during the summer.

The Anti-Bully Club ($918)

Shephard Boulevard Creek Elementary – Students learn to identify bullying characteristics and behaviors and explore strategies that are helpful to both the bully and victim in resolving their conflicts in a postivie manner.