A team of five elementary music teachers will explore, develop, and pilot a K-5 scope and sequence of ukulele music lesson units with the goal of establishing the ukulele as a standard general music classroom instrument. Throughout the 21-22 school year, the team will share their work and experiences with the full elementary music department during fine arts department professional development meetings and will make a recommendation to the department in May, 2022, with a plan of action to establish an elementary ukulele program in Newton Public Schools elementary music programs.

Applicant: Kathleen McIntosh

Schools: Pilot: Bowen, Burr, Franklin, Mason-Rice, Ward

Date Approved: May 3, 2021

Amount: $6843

A new curated a set of books for K-3 teachers to use as a supplement to their literacy instruction and their SEL and anti-racist instruction.

Applicant: Brenna Green

Schools: Cabot

Date Approved: May 3, 2021

Amount: $2632

Create classroom environments with the goal of promoting wellness, integrates social and emotional learning experiences and universal instructional practices for all students.

Applicant: Stephanie Lefever, Toni Kelly and Shelia Morris

Schools: Franklin

Date Approved: May 3, 2021

Amount: $2580

The All Are Welcome project will bring fiction texts to the Angier Library that features Asian American and Pacific Islander main characters.

Applicant: Liz Donovan

Schools: Angier

Date Approved: May 3, 2021

Amount: $1140

This collection of books will lead to discussions and action that will highlight our similarities and differences in our classrooms, while respecting and protecting each other through and through.

Applicant: Carla Uzell

Schools: Memorial-Spaulding

Date Approved: May 3, 2021

Amount: $1140