For Immediate Release
Friday, April 30, 2004
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:
| Recipient | Tracy Carolan |
|---|---|
| School | La Follette High School |
| Grant Name | Partnership for Achievement of Special Students |
| Amount | $8,471 |
| Recipient | Sue Deming |
| School | Glendale Elementary |
| Grant Name | Signed Readers: A Vital Literacy Link |
| Amount | $7,500 |
| Recipient | Jeff Hattori |
| School | Sherman Middle School |
| Grant Name | Port of the Future with e-Portfolios |
| Amount | $10,000 |
| Recipient | Kyle Jenson |
| School | Sherman Middle School |
| Grant Name | Summer Literacy Family Fun Nights |
| Amount | $2,295 |
| Recipient | Ginny Kester |
| School | West High School |
| Grant Name | Freshmen-Senior Mentoring Program and Honor Guard |
| Amount | $10,000 |
| Recipient | Mary Ellen LaChance |
| Department | Teaching & Learning Department |
| Grant Name | Reading Recovery Program |
| Amount | $10,000 |
| Recipient | Jan Lorch |
| School | Memorial High School |
| Grant Name | AODA/Violence Prevention Resource |
| Amount | $1,700 |
| Recipient | Barbara Rubin |
| School | Franklin/Randall |
| Grant Name | Partnering with Parents of Color |
| Amount | $9,720 |
| Recipient | Benjamin Senson |
| School | Memorial High School |
| Grant Name | Aircraft Construction Experience Project |
| Amount | $10,000 |
| Recipient | Phonekeo Siharath |
| School | La Follette High School |
| Grant Name | From Story to Screen: Digital Film & Media Production |
| Amount | $4,216 |
| Recipient | David Wasserman |
| School | Wright Middle School |
| Grant Name | Cyclops: 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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Last Modified: 2004-04-30
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