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Enhancing the Learning of Neurodivergent Learners:  Teaching the Context of a Functional Naturalistic Activity

Enhancing the Learning of Neurodivergent Learners: Teaching the Context of a Functional Naturalistic Activity

The project aims to provide neurodivergent learners with a motivating, functional, generalization-driven weekly school activity.  The snack cart will provide students opportunities to build social and life skills in their community.   The Students will make/deliver …

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The project aims to provide neurodivergent learners with a motivating, functional, generalization-driven weekly school activity.  The snack cart will provide students opportunities to build social and life skills in their community.   The Students will make/deliver teacher order forms, stock the cart with materials, make the deliveries and collect payment. Our learners benefit from visual supports, so these will be developed for all tasks. IEPs goals will be embedded into the tasks including targeting math goals by working on counting and sorting supplies or social goals by engaging in conversations. We anticipate that after initial funding, the profits of running the Z Cart will cover the cost of future expenses.    

Applicant: Susanne Brueggeman

Schools: Zervas

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $3,252

Windows, Mirrors, and Glassdoors in Our Classroom Libraries

Increase the number of anti-bias children’s books in classroom and grade level libraries. Bowen staff will implement antiracist and culturally-responsive instruction and practices by making meaningful connections between what students learn in school and their …

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Increase the number of anti-bias children's books in classroom and grade level libraries. Bowen staff will implement antiracist and culturally-responsive instruction and practices by making meaningful connections between what students learn in school and their cultures, languages, and life experiences. In order to meet the diverse needs of every student, we will increase student engagement, implement well-structured units & lessons, adjust our practices, create safe learning environments and develop subject matter knowledge. Using resources including the social justice standards, Rebellious Read Alouds: Inviting Conversations About Diversity with Children’s Books, Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books, and other resources grade level teams will identify books to integrate into the curriculum and classroom libraries.

Applicant: Diana Guzzi

Schools: Bowen

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $2,000

Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Initiative

An initiative to train and create a CPS team that will provide consistent, collaborative team-based support for all students who may be struggling at school by utilizing the evidence-based Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) model.…

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Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Initiative new

An initiative to train and create a CPS team that will provide consistent, collaborative team-based support for all students who may be struggling at school by utilizing the evidence-based Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) model. We are looking for a fresh approach to supporting students who may be struggling. We believe that Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS), an evidence based model of psychosocial treatment, could be the fresh approach we are looking for. It enables kids and caregivers to better communicate in order to solve academic, social, or emotional challenges a child may be experiencing. It ensures that kids get what they need, and are treated equitably in schools when they are in need of support.

Applicant: arah Thorne and Kristyn Stem

Schools: Horace Mann

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $4,696.92

Fire Retardant Rugs for 5 Classrooms

2-K, 2-2nd Grade & 1-Reflections classrooms (5 in all) are having tiled floors installed. We are on the floor a lot for a wide variety of academic purposes (meetings, lessons, etc.). We are requesting fire …

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Fire Retardant Rugs for 5 Classrooms new

2-K, 2-2nd Grade & 1-Reflections classrooms (5 in all) are having tiled floors installed. We are on the floor a lot for a wide variety of academic purposes (meetings, lessons, etc.). We are requesting fire retardant rugs for these classrooms. The purchase of these rugs will allow for consistency across grade levels for the comfort and utility they bring to our classrooms which will promote equity related to student experiences. They will also help make our classrooms more functional and welcoming allowing for better student participation in classroom activities.

Applicant: Thomas Joyce

Schools: Williams

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $2,294.25

PeaceLove CREATORS Training

The PeaceLove CREATORS Training will allow meaningful, engaging, and exciting expressive therapy workshops for students with social emotional needs to be employed. The workshops can also used for students of all ages and for NPS …

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The PeaceLove CREATORS Training will allow meaningful, engaging, and exciting expressive therapy workshops for students with social emotional needs to be employed. The workshops can also used for students of all ages and for NPS staff. There is an increasing number of students with social-emotional learning challenges in schools; these children have trouble accessing the curriculum and support they need. They require instruction and guidance surrounding resources and skills to use in moments of dysregulation. The delivery of expressive arts workshops aims to improve mental health through artistic expression. The workshops provide resources and skills for mental health, self-regulation skills, and social-emotional learning.

Applicant: Olivia Cohen Milligan

Schools: Zervas

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $2,000

Classroom Library Diversification Project

I am looking to update our classroom library to include books that are accessible to readers of different levels that feature more diverse characters and stories. Providing students access to books at various reading levels …

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Classroom Library Diversification Project new

I am looking to update our classroom library to include books that are accessible to readers of different levels that feature more diverse characters and stories. Providing students access to books at various reading levels and in different formats (i.e. ebooks) promotes educational equity. These books can be used as tools to help students learn more about current events and important topics high schoolers are discussing with each other and, in many cases, in classes with their teachers. Reading about characters that look like them or have gone through life experiences similar to their own also prompted educational equity.

Applicant: Katie Augusta

Schools: NSHS

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $500

Supporting All Students Through Structured Literacy Routines

Providing students with high quality, diverse decodables necessary to provide structured literacy instruction. Every student has a right to become literate. We continue to see opportunity gaps between white students and BIPOC students. Aligned with …

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Providing students with high quality, diverse decodables necessary to provide structured literacy instruction. Every student has a right to become literate. We continue to see opportunity gaps between white students and BIPOC students. Aligned with the systemwide goals of NPS, we continue to work to close these gaps by holding all students to high standards and supporting each student with high quality instruction. We need the right materials to support all students. We have been searching for decodables to serve as windows and mirrors for students while also supporting their developing decoding skills.

Applicant: Amy Muilkern

Schools: Williams

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $1,059.11

Color Printer for Districtwide Special Education Program

Purchase a color printer to provide enrichment to our students. Presenting curriculum in color provide our students, especially with vision impairments, a more productive manner in which to access and understand the content of the …

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Color Printer for Districtwide Special Education Program new

Purchase a color printer to provide enrichment to our students. Presenting curriculum in color provide our students, especially with vision impairments, a more productive manner in which to access and understand the content of the curriculum. A color printer will provide our non and low readers pictorial materials that allow a clearer understanding of the material. It will also allow our students with vision impairments to access the curriculum at a higher capacity by contrasts that are easier for these students to see. Having multiple students with a variety of needs, a color printer will provide an obvious approach for all students in the program to access the curriculum equally.

Applicant: Darlene MacIntyre

Schools: Day

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $773.03

Just Right Reading Practices for All

How can all second graders have just right reading at home if not all have access to online resources? Decodable books, selected by their teachers to practice the skills they have learned at home! With …

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Just Right Reading Practices for All new

How can all second graders have just right reading at home if not all have access to online resources? Decodable books, selected by their teachers to practice the skills they have learned at home! With OG training for problem solving instruction!  During the summer of 2023, teachers will attend the Orton Gillingham professional development. At the completion of the professional development, second grade teachers will meet to modify and improve the scope of sequence of phonics instruction, including a more robust intervention available to a larger number of students. When the books arrive at school, teachers will sort and plan for the best times to send each set of books home with students.

Applicant: Karen Sandison

Schools: Horace Mann

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $17,905.76

Supporting Students with Structured Literacy Routines

Providing teachers and literacy staff with resources to support their on-going learning, as well as student materials is an essential part of high quality literacy instruction.

Supporting Students with Structured Literacy Routines new

Providing teachers and literacy staff with resources to support their on-going learning, as well as student materials is an essential part of high quality literacy instruction.

Applicant: Gena Rovelli

Schools: Franklin

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $2,557.93

Project Deep Pressure Pilot

The SteamRoller fills a necessary role in Stride classrooms. This tool provides deep pressure for students in a compact and non-disruptive way, leading to self-advocacy, independence and increased communication for students.  The SteamRoller is a …

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Project Deep Pressure Pilot new

The SteamRoller fills a necessary role in Stride classrooms. This tool provides deep pressure for students in a compact and non-disruptive way, leading to self-advocacy, independence and increased communication for students.  The SteamRoller is a compact, free-standing tool that can easily fit in a classroom. With a weight range of up to 300 lbs, it can be used across grades. This tool is innovative as students can self-propel through allowing for increased independence. It can be used as a preparatory activity, during a break or in conjunction with the “Zones of Regulation” curriculum, which has been introduced in a modified version to STRIDE students.  Steamroller

Applicant: Hayley Schiller

Schools: Zervas

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $816.24

Inclusive Play for EveryBODY

Our project goal is to purchase specialized equipment to facilitate physical therapy and APE treatments of students with complex impairments. At NECP we are fortunate to have a physical therapy and APE gym but our …

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Our project goal is to purchase specialized equipment to facilitate physical therapy and APE treatments of students with complex impairments. At NECP we are fortunate to have a physical therapy and APE gym but our equipment could be enhanced with products that allow increased access for more multiply involved students. Our student population has changed over the last few years and students have more complex needs. We do not have the specialized equipment to allow them to be fully included in all aspects of play. For example, children cannot play ball with their friends if they cannot grip the ball and/or see the ball coming.

Applicant: Ellen Alperin, Cory Floyd, and Angela Murgia

Schools: NECP

Date Approved: June 2023

Amount: $2,033.83

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