The Sandtown Foundation proudly
announces the award recipients for the 2008-2010 school year.
Smart Boards:
Sponsored the purchase of 10 smart boards to enable interactive, student
centered learning. The smart board will allow an overhaul of the
classroom tools for teachers. The E-Instruction Mobi portable white
board will assist teachers in providing similar learning experiences to
local community students. Other schools are deploying these tools and
this assures our children will have access and be on par with other
students. Project was sponsored by Lynda Lee Osborne at Randolph
Elementary School. Randolph Elementary was awarded a grant of $3,400.
Star Math
is a computer based software that is designed to determine the math
level of each student, measure individual and class progress and
forecast results on standardized tests with accurate, reliable and
efficient assessments. The project is sponsored by Clatrina Lane at
Stonewall Tell Elementary School. It is expected that over 150 students
will benefit from this program. Stonewall Tell was awarded a grant
of $2,548.30.
Oratorical
Contest.
Nikkole Flowers is the sponsor of this contest at Sandtown Middle
School. This program is designed to focus on strengthening the
written and oral presentation skills of middle school students. This
contest will be open to all of the students at the school in the next
school year. A grant of $500 was awarded to Sandtown Middle School.
This year the Foundation
focused on awarding grants had an academic focus. Our mission is to
enhance the learning experience of our local schools. We are so proud of
the work our awardees are doing and commend them on fulfilling a
critical need in our community. We celebrate their efforts because if
not them, then “WHO” would take on this task for our children.
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