For Immediate Release
Friday, April 30, 2004

Aristos Scholars and Grants Announced

The Aristos Scholars and Grants Program has awarded eleven grants totaling $77,842 to Madison Metropolitan School District teachers, and has selected twelve staff members to join the Aristos Scholars, a district think tank.

Aristos grants are awarded annually to support creative initiatives in the areas of student engagement, learning, and/or relationships. Aristos Scholars have a demonstrated record of innovation, project implementation, creative thinking, and they exhibit a district perspective and vision.

Grant recipients are:

RecipientTracy Carolan
SchoolLa Follette High School
Grant NamePartnership for Achievement of Special Students
Amount$8,471

RecipientSue Deming
SchoolGlendale Elementary
Grant NameSigned Readers: A Vital Literacy Link
Amount$7,500

RecipientJeff Hattori
SchoolSherman Middle School
Grant NamePort of the Future with e-Portfolios
Amount$10,000

RecipientKyle Jenson
SchoolSherman Middle School
Grant NameSummer Literacy Family Fun Nights
Amount$2,295

RecipientGinny Kester
SchoolWest High School
Grant NameFreshmen-Senior Mentoring Program and Honor Guard
Amount$10,000

RecipientMary Ellen LaChance
DepartmentTeaching & Learning Department
Grant NameReading Recovery Program
Amount$10,000

RecipientJan Lorch
SchoolMemorial High School
Grant NameAODA/Violence Prevention Resource
Amount$1,700

RecipientBarbara Rubin
SchoolFranklin/Randall
Grant NamePartnering with Parents of Color
Amount$9,720

RecipientBenjamin Senson
SchoolMemorial High School
Grant NameAircraft Construction Experience Project
Amount$10,000

RecipientPhonekeo Siharath
SchoolLa Follette High School
Grant NameFrom Story to Screen: Digital Film & Media Production
Amount$4,216

RecipientDavid Wasserman
SchoolWright Middle School
Grant NameCyclops: biCYCLe OPportunitieS
Amount$3,940

New Aristos Scholars are:

Doug Buehl, Teaching and Learning;
Mariana Castro, Educational Services;
Cynthia Chin, East High School;
Pat Delmore, O'Keeffe Middle School;
Mary Hyde, Leopold Elementary School;
Christine Jensen, Cherokee Middle School;
Steve Olson, West High School;
Kendra Parks, Memorial High School;
Shawn Schroedl, Teaching & Learning - TAG;
Marcia Standiford, Media Production;
Carlettra Stanford, Glendale Elementary School;
Lisa Stein, Lincoln Elementary School

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