1999-2000 MINI-GRANT WINNERS

Lindsey Hicks, Edgewood ($300)
Title: Addition - Big Book of Edgewood's Construction Site
Purpose: To document the construction process of the new addition at Edgewood School.
The process would be photographed and compiled as a "big book".

Kenneth Holvig, Middle School ($1000)
Title: The STI: Into the Millennium and Beyond
Purpose: To provide access to the local community and the national educational community, multimedia highlighting the work of the Institute. This project will provide videotape, CD-ROM and Internet offerings to meet this need.

Sue Goldman, Sharon Waskow, Middle School ($500)
Title: Black History Through Literature
Purpose: To trace the history of the Black struggle for equality beginning with slavery and continuing to the present, through literature written by Blacks.

Kenneth Holvig, Andy Verboys, Middle School ($1000)
Title: ithink therefore iMovie
Purpose: To design a tutorial for the new iMovie video editing program as well as a series of curriculum projects using the iMovie technology .

Doug Rose, Len Tallevi, Middle School ($1000)
Title: Leadership and Learning Through Archetypes
Purpose: To combine character education and curriculum content to promote leadership skills in students through the use of archetypes.

Sara Berger, Christine Del Negro, Debbie Heyman, Fox Meadow ($1000)
Title: Team Teaching: Literature Based Instruction and Portfolio Assessment
Purpose: To conduct a year-long study at Fox Meadow to address the topics of team teaching within the framework of district English Language Arts Standards, by creating and implementing a defined series of literature-based activities using shared materials and collaborative teaching techniques and a portfolio assessment program.

Jeannette Stockton, Edgemont Junior/Senior High School ($1000)
Title: Photographic Book Arts
Purpose: To expand photography beyond yet another print. Using both photography and xerography, a series of artists and childrens books will be created combining assorted book models with photographic images by students.

Jennifer Batterman, FM, Audrey Clarkin, E, Ernie Collabolletta, HS, Elliot Cohen, MS,
Nancy Karagis, G, Diane Shein, QR, Andrea Tripodi, H and Jennifer Walker, HS ($1000)
Title: Addressing Student Concerns Before They Escalate
Purpose: To engage students who might not otherwise come to the attention of staff and offer them a connection within the school community. It will include those students who are progressing and do not demonstrate outstanding needs.