The 2010 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
Congratulations to the 2010 winners (Click here).
Please join us at the 2010 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards on May 19, 2010.
Competitive Grants Program
The Milton Foundation for Education is pleased to announce the winners of the grants for the Fall of 2009. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to award $20,024.75 to teachers to make possible innovative programs and opportunities that are beyond the reach of the school system's budget. Congratulations to our recipients! Click here for more.
Fall 2009 Competitive Grants Winners
| Title | Teacher(s) | School | Description | Funded |
| Webster's for Wordmasters | Anne Kelley | Collicot Elementary | Purchase an updated set of Webster's Student Dictionaries. Students will be able to access accurate definitions of their Wordmasters vocabulary. | $87.25 |
| Bad Wolf Grant | Sarah Rothenberg | Collicot Elementary | Purchase musical plays geared toward the Early Elementary population. The students will study literacy and character development as well as develop confidence and pride. | $550.00 |
| Guided Reading Books | Rina Chen, Jennifer Whelan, Anne McIntyre, Jennier Rhodes, Marlene Mason | Collicot Elementary | Purchase books to be used in the classroom as part of the Readers' Workshop Initiative. The students will have access to a wider variety of level appropriate books. | $1,000.00 |
| Books, Books, Books | Zeina Hamada | Collicot Elementary | Purchase books to be used in the classroom as part of the Readers' Workshop Initiative. The students will have access to a wider variety of level appropriate books. | $1,000.00 |
| Language & Literacy Rich | Janis Powell, Brenda Rogers | Cunningham Elementary | Purchase books to be used in the classroom as part of the Readers' Workshop Initiative. The students will have access to a wider variety of level appropriate books. | $1,000.00 |
| Board Maker | Carla Eigen, Katie Nelson | Cunningham Elementary | Purchase the software program which incorporated pictures & symbols with text to improve student's comprehension. | $1,000.00 |
| DT Trainers | Tracy Attaya | Elementary SPED | Purchase this software program for students with academic delays to enhance and track their progress with fundamental skills | $1,160.00 |
| Simple Machines | Melissa Todd, Mary Bodkin, Becky Warner, Rachel Harris | Glover Elementary | Purchase non-fiction texts about physics and forces. The students will practice reading non-fiction while studying technology and engineering. | $1,101.60 |
| Reader's Workshop French | Koudedji Koita | Glover Elementary | Purchase books to be used in the classroom as part of the Readers' Workshop Initiative. The students will have access to a wider variety of level appropriate books. | $1,000.00 |
| Literacy Opportunities | Simone Rogan, Martine Murphy | Glover Elementary | Purchase books to be used in the classroom as part of the Readers' Workshop Initiative. The students will have access to a wider variety of level appropriate books. | $1,000.00 |
| Tools for Fidgety Kids | Melissa Arbour, Jenny Yoon, Elizabeth Spitz, Maureen McCarty | Tucker Elementary | Purchase a variety of therapy supplies & the Occupational Therapist will create tools to help "fidgety" kids stay focused on their school work. | $1,000.00 |
| Wonderfully Exciting Books - French | Alex Leite, Sarah Slater | Tucker Elementary | Purchase books to be read at home as part of the Readers' Workshop Initiative. The students will have access to a wider variety of level appropriate books. | $1,000.00 |
| Wonderfully Exciting Books - Grade 1 | Stephanie Pushies, Sarah Slater | Tucker Elementary | Purchase books to be read at home as part of the Readers' Workshop Initiative. The students will have access to a wider variety of level appropriate books. | $1,000.00 |
| Wonderfully Exciting Books - Grade 2 | Stephanie Pushies, Sarah Slater | Tucker Elementary | Purchase books to be read at home as part of the Readers' Workshop Initiative. The students will have access to a wider variety of level appropriate books. | $1,000.00 |
| Hairy's Inheritance | Dr. Karen Spaulding | Pierce Middle School | Purchase lighting and watering systems and planting supplies. The students will study genetics, plant biology, and natural selection using Wisconsin Fast Plants which have a 40 day life cycle. | $955.10 |
| Bell Sets | Lauren Kapalka, Dawn Sykes | Pierce Middle School | Purchase bell sets (mini xylophones). The students will have a hands on experience while studying music notation and composition. | $809.70 |
| Making Math Relevant | Melissa Webber, Julie Cramer, James Moonan | Pierce Middle School | Purchase one year of Scholastic MATH Magazine. The students will be able to apply real-world examples of mathmatics. | $839.39 |
| Listening Centers | Dave Querzoli | Pierce Middle School | Purchase listening centers for the 7th grade inclustion team. The students will work on their fluency, phonemic awareness, & reading comprehension. | $1,000.00 |
| Roots & Shoots | Jeffery Stoodt | Pierce Middle School | Purchase a membership, allowing the students to participate in "service learning", combining science with real world experiences. | $100.00 |
| SmartMusic | Dr. Noreen Diamond Burdett | Milton High School | Purchase SmartMusic Software. The students will be able to get feedback and be able to track their progress as they practice. | $279.80 |
| Robotics Team | Barbara Plonski, Bryan Hurwitz | Milton High School | Purchase Robotics Kits for the new Robotics Team. The students will study advances in electronics, software, and robotics. | $1,000.00 |
| Audio Library | Maggie Clark | Milton High School | Purchase 5 MP3 players, a selection of audio books, & "hard copies" of the books. This will help students who are not excited about reading or struggle with reading skills. | $441.91 |
| Technology Highway Beep, Beep | Kathleen Kelley | Milton High School | Purchase interactive DVDs and movie titles to supplement the Humanities Dept resources. The students will have access to current technology while learning about history. Also requested to buy a scanner in order to convert printed resources into DVDs. | $1,000.00 |
| Odyssey Live! | John Radosta | Milton High School | Provide funding for a one-man show of The Odyssey for all 9th graders and Latin classes. The students will have a better understanding of the difficult book they are reading. | $700.00 |
