Eugene schools get record number of grants.Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard In a ceremony this morning, the Eugene Education Fund will hand out a record number of grants, including at least one to every school in the district that asked for one. The 10-member EEF EEF Engineering Employers Federation (UK) EEF Egyptian Expeditionary Force EEF European Employee Forum EEF Environment Electronic Friends EEF Exponentially Embedded Family EEF Energy-Efficient Family board and a panel of seven community members selected the top 55 grants out of 89 proposals, EEF executive director David Meredith said. The grants total $83,852 - about $2,000 more than last year's total. "More has come in" overall, Meredith said. "Last year was a record year and that pace is continuing now." Most schools received one grant, but a handful got as many as four. The grants include $300 to help Cesar Chavez Noun 1. Cesar Chavez - United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927) Cesar Estrada Chavez, Chavez Elementary throw a birthday party for its namesake, $1,980 for new microscopes at Sheldon High, $2,000 for a music studio at Jefferson Middle and $2,000 to buy hand-held computers for Adams Elementary students. For the second year in a row, the EEF is also publicizing a list of the "Top 10 Almost-Funded" proposals in hopes of soliciting additional donations to cover those before the end of the year. Last year, the top three of those - including $9,000 for after-school programs - got funded. Approximately two-thirds of the grants pay for existing programs and projects, many of which EEF has funded for years. The remainder are brand new. While a school's socioeconomic status socioeconomic status, n the position of an individual on a socio-economic scale that measures such factors as education, income, type of occupation, place of residence, and in some populations, ethnicity and religion. is not among the formal criteria considered in the grant process, the EEF board gave considerably more to the district's most disadvantaged schools. Parent fund-raising - which often pays for field trips, guest artists and other "extras" - lags dramatically at schools with high numbers of low-income students. "The theme for the whole group was, how do we get some more to the schools where those students can't go on a field trip," said board member Heidi Pollock, a Gilham Elementary School elementary school: see school. parent. Meredith said 49 percent of the dollars went to the one-third of schools with the highest poverty rates. River Road-El Camino del Rio Del Rio (rē`ō), city (1990 pop. 30,705), seat of Val Verde co., W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Acuña, Mexico; founded 1868, inc. 1911. and Howard Elementary, at or near the bottom of that socioeconomic scale, received four grants apiece, totaling $5,000 and $4,872, respectively. More affluent schools received a maximum of $2,000, and often less. The only four schools that did not submit grant applications this year were Awbrey Park, Eastside, Hillside and Spring Creek A spring creek is a stream that flows from a spring. Spring Creek may refer to any of the following specific places:
Pollock, who has been on the board for three years, said she was more impressed than ever by the caliber of the applications. "What I like to see is when they really benefit the entire school as opposed to a one-shot deal," she said. Formed by parents and teachers in 1993, the EEF is a private nonprofit foundation that raises thousands of dollars each year for Eugene schools from individual and corporate donors. So far, fund-raising this year totals $446,892, about on pace with last year's record-shattering total. The bulk of funds for the grants comes from donations not earmarked for particular schools. The EEF also applies 5 percent of designated donations to the grant fund. The recipients and awards are: The district: Hands-on experiments in physical and life sciences for all elementary schools, $6,400; and a radio encoder that allows students to broadcast from anywhere, $2,000 Adams Elementary: New biographies promoting reading and culturally diverse role models, $500; and hand-held computers that let students take notes and collect data, $2,000 Buena Vista Elementary: New computers that use current educational and graphics software, $1,500; and math manipulatives that teach fundamental concepts, $482 Cal Young Middle School: Math manipulatives to teach competence and confidence, $498 Charlemagne at Fox Hollow Elementary: Visiting scholars to broaden knowledge of the French-speaking world, $1,225 Cesar Chavez Elementary: Field trips in Lane County to enrich education, $2,000; and celebration commemorating Chavez's birthday, $300 Churchill High School: Tape recorders to enhance language proficiency Language proficiency or linguistic proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. As theories vary among pedagogues as to what constitutes proficiency[1], there is little consistency as to how different organisations and encourage conversation, $1,400 Coburg Elementary: An assistant to add one day a week to library staffing, $2,000*; instructional software to teach keyboarding, $456; and new computers to allow Internet access See how to access the Internet. and test-taking, $1,941 Corridor Elementary: More guests can attend musical matinees by and for students, $2,000 Crest Drive Elementary: Making the surrounding watershed the site of a science curriculum, $2,000 Edgewood and Evergreen elementaries: Spanish instruction includes visits by bilingual community members, $4,000 Edison Elementary: Coaching for students and teachers in computer technology, $2,000 Family School: Field trips, $2,000; and material support for annual Circus McShirkus, $500 Gilham Elementary: More than 1,000 books to build specific reading skills, $1,679 Harris Elementary: Field trips to enrich the arts and sciences, $1,205; and xylophones for every student, $2,074 Bertha Holt Elementary: New software to help students brainstorm and organize writing projects, $500 Howard Elementary: Drumming and drum performances to teach cultural differences, $500; Lewis and Clark-theme incentives to encourage reading at home, $1,892; a Native American component to go along with the study of salmon, $500; and student travel to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry  This article or section reads like a and may need a .Please help [ to improve this article] to make it in tone and meet Wikipedia's . in Portland, $1,980 International High School: A simulated international conference involving all sophomores, $1,517 Jefferson Middle School Jefferson Middle School is a middle school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The middle school is home to the football team the Elks, which has won more conference champs than any other middle school in Tennessee. : A studio to provide piano lessons and instruction in recording technology, $2,000 Kelly Middle School: Individualized instruction Individualized instruction is a method of instruction in which content, instructional materials, instructional media, and pace of learning are based upon the abilities and interests of each individual learner. in accelerated math This article refers to mathematics software published by Renaissance Learning. For topics related to mathematics in education, see Mathematics education and Alternate usage. Accelerated Math for seventh-graders, $1,998 Kennedy Middle School Kennedy Middle School can mean at least two things:
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Magnet Arts Elementary: Museum and ethnic restaurant visits for first- and second-graders, $450; and recording technology and digital music production skill-building, $1,960 McCornack Elementary: Second- through fifth-grade production of "Annie!", $1,365 Meadowlark meadowlark, common North American meadow bird of the family Icteridae, also called meadow starling. Unlike other members of the family, which comprises blackbirds, grackles, orioles, and others, the meadowlark does not travel in large flocks, and it eats harmful Elementary: Movement and music to boost learning readiness, $1,870; and integration of wireless laptop computers into curriculum, $1,870 North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school of about 1,200 students in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located at 200 Silver Lane near the Santa Clara area of Eugene.[1] North Eugene's mascot is the Highlander. : Leadership roles for students of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color , $2,000 Opportunity Center: Experiential education  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. to build leadership and
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Parker Elementary: Reading fluency to boost overall comprehension and confidence, $1,900 River Road Elementary: Audio books for reading instruction, $500; mathematics-related literature to augment new curriculum, $2,000; Spanish-language materials to build capacity in English, $500; and amplification for P.E. instruction and school assemblies, $2,000 Roosevelt Middle School: Field and lab-based activities at Hatfield Marine Science Center, $490 Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. : Support for on-campus preschool that teaches early childhood education, $2,000 Spencer Butte Middle School: An integrated science and language arts class that sends students 100 feet up into trees, $500 Twin Oaks Elementary: Wireless connections to improve school's computer-on-wheels, $480 Willagillespie Elementary: Updated computer lab, $2,000 Yujin Gakuen Elementary: Hand-held computers to teach written Japanese, $589 * These were selected not by the board and panel, but by outside donors who wanted to pay for them. GRANT AWARDS Today's ceremony: 9:30 a.m., Auditorium, Education Center, 200 N. Monroe St. The Parker Elementary School Choir, an EEF grant-supported program, will perform. For information: Visit www.eef.lane.edu for a complete list of funded grants and those remaining. |
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