CHART: Schools Receive $13K in DEEP Grants

Teachers and faculty members attended the on Monday, April 9, to be presented with their grant certificate and a t-shirt from DEEP.

DEEP Treasurer Glenn Boutchie said this year the "ask" from faculty was the largest DEEP had seen. 62 grants, amounting to $31,758, were requested. The program was able to award 34 grants, at $13,607.

"We wouldn't be able to do this without the support of everyone coming to our events and functions," Boutchie said, reminding attendees that the next will be held in October.

School Committee member Eric Crane also noted the innovation behind each of the grant requests. "The creativity coming out of our classrooms is so impressive," he said.

School Committee member Connie Pawlak praised the teachers who submitted grants. "You are thoughtful, caring teachers," she said. "Thank you for all of your hard work."

Here is a look at the grants that were awarded:

Description School Amount Awarded Computer Aided Design Lab DHS $1500 Sounding Off DHS $402 Place Value at Primary Level Smith $250 Calculator Buy Back Program DHS $200 Box of Bones DHS $750 Volleyball Standards DHS $947 Based Learning DHS $480 Read Naturally Curriculum Center $496 Literacy Through Listening Riverside $250 ABA Resources Riverside $484 Graphic Novels for Reluctant Readers Great Oak $200 Graphic Novels for Reluctant Readers Thorpe $200 Graphic Novels for Reluctant Readers Riverside $200 Graphic Novels for Reluctant Readers Highlands $200 Graphic Novels for Reluctant Readers Smith $200 Life Skills & Transition Math DHS $500 Motivation Magic Riverside $300 Robotic Gyro Sponsors DHS $216 Enhancing Curriculum Thorpe $371 Musical Means for Inclusion Smith $450 Communities Riverside $500 Smartboard Doc Camera Great Oak $250 Smartboard Doc Camera Great Oak $250 Smartboard Doc Camera Great Oak $250 Meeting Mathematical Success in first grade classroom Smith $240 Teaching Social Thinking Skills Smith $415 Listening Center for 21st Century Smith $363 Document Camera for the Classroom Smith $496 Picture an Artist: Easels in the Art Room Holten-Richmond $300 K-5 Reading Eggs All elementaries $225 Painting and Drawing Easels Holten-Richmond $269 CD-ROM Listening Center for First Grade Thorpe $300 Photo Library Riverside $250 Mind, Brain & Education: Using Multifaceted Strategies to Support Students with Special Needs Great Oak $335 Whiteboarding: Engaging Students Holten-Richmond $338