CPSF awarded the following educational grants for the 2004-2005 school year.

Media Centers ($30,000)

Douglass High, Hickman High, Rock Bridge High, Jefferson Junior High, Oakland Junior High, and West Junior High; each received $5,000 for Media Centers

Animal Excursion Program ($15,000)

Request submitted by:
Sara Torres

Commonly referred to as the “Critters Program,” this provides inspiration to students in all Columbia Public Schools, grades K-12 through the use of animals in curriculum.

Critter Program ($14,000)

All Elementary Schools

Improving the Academic Achievement of Social Studies: Grades 1 and 3 ($6,804)

Request submitted by:
Judy Trujillo

The purchase of additional literacy titles to be placed in already existing Social Studies kits in all 1st and 3rd grades throughout the district.

Classroom Performance System for Science Students ($5,885)

Hickman High

Notable Women of Missouri Biography Project ($5,866)

All Elementary 4th Grades

Dance into Fitness ($4,942)

Request submitted by:
Christy Hopper

An energetic, interactive dance program to improve cardiovascular fitness for students at Rock Bridge High School (after providing one to Hickman High School in 2005).

Dance into Fitness ($4,235)

Hickman High