Putnam City - Public Schools Foundation

Approximately $20,000 is being distributed to ten Putnam City schools to increase student achievement and enhance educational offerings, thanks to grants awarded by the Putnam City Public Schools Foundation. Each year, the Foundation awards grants to help schools meet goals in the district's comprehensive local education plan and the No Child Left Behind Act. Schools receiving Foundation grants are Capps, Cooper, Mayfield and Western Oaks Middle Schools, Putnam City West High School, James L. Dennis Elementary, Lake Park Elementary, Windsor Hills Elementary, Hefner Middle School and Harvest Hills Elementary.

Capps, Cooper, Mayfield and Western Oaks Middle Schools
Grant Writers: Carrie Brunk and Diana DeSpain

Changes and Challenges
$8,000.00
Over 3,000 students grades six through eight will be affected through the Lions-Quest "Skills for Adolescence" positive youth development and prevention program. It contains multi-disciplinary activities that teach essential life skills, and will influence the students' growth and character development.

Putnam City West High School
Grant Writers: Nancy Kuntz

EOI-Evaluating Objectives Instantly
$4,000.00
Putnam City West will purchase four Classroom Performance Systems, which are wireless response systems that communicate between handheld student "clickers" and the teachers' receiver units. These systems will allow the teachers to instantly see whether or not the students comprehend the concept being taught.

James L. Dennis Elementary School
Grant Writers: Randy Utt and Shera Steinhoff

"Exploring" the Possibilities
$1,324.42
This grant will allow for James L. Dennis Elementary to purchase Red Brick Learning and National Geographic books which focus on explorers and Native Americans. Third, fourth and fifth grade students will improve in reading fluency and increase vocabulary in the content areas of math, science and social studies.

Lake Park Elementary School
Grant Writers: Kelli Chastain and Katherine Bishop

"I'll Be in My Office"
$1,410.75
Students at Lake Park Elementary in grades preK-5 will be introduced to an "office" filled with models of good writing, graphic organizers, and materials that will stimulate their creativity. They will be taught how to comprehend non-fiction text at an earlier age, as it is typically not introduced to students until late elementary and beyond.

Windsor Hills Elementary
Grant Writers: Deborah Anderson and Mauricio Lenis

Reading is SWELL
$3,000.00
Windsor Hills Elementary School will develop a family resource room with computer programs, books, and books-on-tape to limited-English speaking families and students. ELL (English Language Learner) teachers will host parent-student "breakfast" meetings in the resource room to guide the students and parents through the programs, answer questions, and demonstrate materials. The families will also be allowed to check out materials to take home and practice new words.

Hefner Middle School
Grant Writers: Adrienne Hauck and Alisha Myers

Staying Fit Adaptive Style
$1,800.00
Hefner Middle School will purchase adaptive physical education equipment for special education students. Regular education students will be assisting, allowing them the opportunity to grow and develop mentally and physically alongside the special needs children.

Harvest Hills Elementary School
Grant Writer: Vickie Wilson

Writing All the Live Long Day
$425.00
Teachers from Harvest Hills Elementary will attend a three hour training session presented by dynamic teacher, Audra Plummer. During her training, she will provide group instruction, give examples and explain procedures for incorporating writing into the existing curriculum for grades K-5. Participants will be introduced to various writing activities using literature, free writing, journals, and word hunts.