2009-2010 Funds Granted
Smart Music Scholarships: Online tool which offers over 30,000 accompaniments and practice exercises of vocal and instrument music ($520 – SGMS & Park High)
Choral Octavos: Four new songs for each choir ($1,985 – SGMS & Park High)
Band Literature: Four new tunes for all levels ($1,000 – SGMS)
Artist in Residence Program: Students work with local artist to create primitive musical instruments with their own decorative embellishments ($3,780 -Eastside & Park High)
Mosaics: Students study art work throughout history and then incorporate ideas into designing works of mosaic art to permanently install at Park High ($1,000 – Park High)
New Pottery Kiln: Will provide increased capacity for firing of art projects ($2,410 – SGMS)
“A Sense of Place: Our Livingston”: Classroom set of new photo history of Livingston written by local authors that highlights a greater sense of our local history within the story of Montana ($539 – SGMS)
iPod a Book: Provide elementary students with an opportunity to check out audible books on iPods and follow along with a narrator ($3,000 – Eastside)
Latin: the Origin of Language: 8th grade mini-unit on Latin to assist with translation, deepening the awareness of grammar/sentence structure, and preparing for further foreign language study ($850- SGMS)
After School Enrichment Academy: Provides students who are not otherwise participating in sports or other activities an opportunity to participate in cooking, woodworking, pottery, and computer classes ($2,000 – SGMS)
Third-Hand Laminating Machine: Energy efficient laminator to be used by staff to preserve bulletin board materials, art work, etc. ($2,200 – Winans)
Digitizing Park High Annuals: Scanner and computer digitization station for annuals that are over six years old to post to the Montana Memory Project through volunteer help ($1,000 – Park High)
Literacy with Lexia: Site license and access rights for 25 students which can be utilized throughout the school by all teachers and grade levels. This computer-based program assesses student skill level, provides appropriate instruction and ongoing monitoring of student progress. It is useful for the remedial through advanced students ($14,915 – Winans)