Covid grants awarded to date
| Grant Title | Project Director | Grant Description | School(s) | Grades | Main Subject Area | Total LEF Funding | Approval Letter mailed |
| Tangy Tuesdays - Weekly Math Puzzles for Fun and Engagement. | Linda Menkis, K-5 Math Department Coordinator | Subscription for supplemental math materials, puzzles, worksheets for Grades K-5 at 5 elementary schools. | Bowman, Bridge, Estabrook, Harrington, Hastings | K-5 | Math | $2,953.75 | 10/19/20 |
| Bridge School Cushions | Meg Colella, Bridge School Principal | Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, rugs had to be removed from classrooms per CDC guidelines. This grant supports individual floor cushions that will to give students an option for working in a space, other than their desk, still 6 feet apart. It would allow them the opportunity for providing another learning structure that might help them stay engaged and feel that their individual learning needs are being met. | Bridge | K-5 | All | $2,175.00 | 10/26/20 |
| Technology to Enhance Remote Teaching and Learning (Monitors & Headsets) | Meg Colella, Bridge School Principal | This grant supports staff who are part of the RLA program or do not have access to short throw projectors while teaching at Bridge by providing them with a second monitor to see all of their students at once and noise canceling headphones. | Bridge | K-5 | All | $1,764.79 | 11/2/20 |
| Fiske: RLA Math Manipulatives | Michele Carter | This grant supports math manipulatives for RLA students that will greatly enhance the understanding of adding and subtracting double digits and attributes of shape. | Fiske | K_5 | Math | $174.00 | 11/13/20 |
| Traveling Writing Folders for Hybrid Students | Amy Shew | This grant supports traveling writing workshop folders for Fiske First Grade Hybrid students. These heavy-duty folders will allow students to transport their writing and writing resources between in school and remote works. | Fiske | 1st | Writing | $137.00 | 11/13/20 |
| Virtual Mission to Europa via the Christa McAuliffe Center | Rebecca Edelman | This grant supports virtual missions and space camp experience for students. In a normal year, this would’ve been a field trip to the Christa McAuliffe Center Framingham State. These virtual missions will focus on teamwork, problem solving, communication, and decision making, which are all skills that are vital for student success in learning. Additionally, this program directly connects to all of the science practice standards we are covering this year | Diamond | Science | $720.00 | 11/13/20 | |
| Clarke Table Tennis Project | George Shannon | This grant supports the Clarke PE team with their effort to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions and adaptations. Table Tennis will be added to the PE curriculum as an option for a less intense and inclusive activity while still allowing students to learn motor skills and fitness concepts. | Clarke | K-5 | Phys. Ed | $2,786.95 | 11/13/20 |
| 8th grade math curriculum videos | Josh Frost | This grant supports creating 30 videos that align with the 8th Grade math curriculum. These videos are incredibly helpful to students who need more help or need to go over a topic again especially during their asynchronous weeks. | Clarke and Diamond | 8th | Math | $1,300.00 | 11/13/20 |
| Additional Classroom Libraries to Bring Books to RLA Students | Caitlin Ahern, Coordinator of Professional Learning & Special Projects | This grant pays for libraries for the newly created and unexpected RLA classrooms across three elementary schools. Having regular access to a range of interesting, engaging, books at the appropriate reading level is critical to developing strong reading skills and a love of books. This grant allows for print books to be sent home to Remote Learning Academy (RLA) students. | All elementary | K-5 | Reading | $33,000.00 | 11/13/20 |