Wayland Public Schools Foundation
Recently Approved Grants
2007-2008
Grants - Professional Development (funded by HATS Off)
Building Our Skills as Instructional Leaders - K-5 teacher workshops on instruction through clear learning objectives and communication.
Implementing Writer's Workshop - Professional development to deepen literacy instruction in K-5 classrooms.
Success for All Students - Professional development addressing the achievement gap in our schools.
Writing and Literature Across Genres - Texts and teacher workshops to enhance elementary writing instruction.
Grants - Elementary, Middle and High School (listed alphabetically)
Balancing Life at the Middle School - Unicycles to promote positive interactions, physical activity and fun for student club.
Bones for the Historian - WHS presentation by archeologist/historian on disease in medieval populations.
Building a Repetoire for Personal Narratives - Storyteller in residence for 4th grade personal narrative witing and artistic expression.
Classroom Soundfield - Sound system for 6 grade classroom for presentations and daily instruction.
Collaborative Lab - Electronic whiteboard, laptop, camera for technology-enhanced instruction at HH.
Continued Success - Equipment and technology for student work in the HS Academic Center.
Digital Sound II - Digital recording equipment for MS students to produce music for classes and performances.
Evening with Barrage - HS strings workshop and "High Octane Fiddle Fest of eclectic music, song & dance.
Good Vibrations - A Theremin, a unique musical instrument for special effects and use by MS students.
Headphones - Headphones for K-3 classrooms to reduce noise in independent reading, writing & math.
Mathematical Connections & Extensions - Classroom library, resources and technology for elementary math program.
Midsummer Night's Dream - Professional stage production to bring alive 9th grade reading and studying of Shakespeare.
Mounted LCD Projectors for History - 2 additional projectors for presentations, use of images, graphs, i-net in HS hisory.
Potters Wheels - Additional wheels to increase art students' use/access.
Precision Grade Digital Balances -2 classroom sets of precision grade digital balances for use by 850 HS science students.
Quizdom Interactive Systems - Remote feedback system to increase HS science student participation and understanding.
Raising the Bar III - New chimes and vibraphone for HS band and jazz program.
Science Learning Labs - Hands-on materials for investigation, experiments, problem solving in 5th grade science.
Smart Classrooms in Math/English - Electronic whiteboards, projectors and cameras for multimedia instruction in HS classrooms.
Snap, Crackle, Pop! - Interdisciplinary poet-led workshop integrating HS poets, musicians, dancers and singers.
Star Watch Laser Pointer - Powerful pointer for 8th grade study of constellations.
Steel, Strings and Stories - Delta Blues guitarist/lyricist to connect culture, literature, and music for HS students.
Survival Story- Local historian/author to speak to HS students on his book and experience surviving disaster.
Technology Audit - Funding for study to assess current and future technology needs in Wayland's schools..
21st Century Teaching and Learning - Electronic whiteboards, projectors and cameras for multimedia instruction in MS classrooms.
Wayland FIRST - Funding for HS robotics club to compete and explore research and engineering.
Wayland Student Press - Publishing technology and equipment for award-winning HS press and journalist students.
The Yellow Dress - A series of HS presentations on domestic violence and a culminating performance.
2006-2007 Grants
> ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS
> MIDDLE SCHOOL
> HIGH SCHOOL
Mindstorms Robolab Program
Robotic kits that will allow fifth graders at Happy Hollow to design and
build an adaptive devise for a handicap person. Students will learn programming,
engineering and mathematics consistent with MCAS standards.
Sound System for Strings
A portable sound system for use in all three elementary schools that will
help students develop better listening and performance skills.
Everyday Mathematics Program
Essential materials provided for every elementary student and classroom allowing
for the implementation of the new standards based math curriculum.
Sensory Modulation Strategies for Children with Autism
Equipment for the physical and occupational therapy program to assist children
with sensory processing challenges.
Gymnastics Equipment
Training and safety equipment to support the existing elementary gymnastics
program at Claypit Hill and Happy Hollow.
Building the Loker Community
Artist in Residence, co funded with the Loker PTO.
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Other Languages Need Not Be Foreign
CDs and language learning software to expose members of the Sixth Grade Multicultural
Club to four Asian languages.
Introducing Global Positioning System Technology into the Science Curricula
GPS devices to improve hands-on mapping skills and data collection for Life
and Earth Science classes.
Hands-on Electric Circuits
Circuit boards that allow all 6th Grade Physical Science students to construct
simple electrical circuits.
Sow What? Plant Grow Carts for the Life Science Classrooms
Carts that allow students to grow plants from seeds and conduct more accurate
experiments on photosynthesis.
Resources for Rachel Louise Carson House
Materials for 7th grade community service project building boardwalks for
Wayland’s conservation trails.
Update Technology for World Languages
DVD/VHS recorder, LCD projector / iBook, and digital recorder to enhance
language instruction.
Improving Access to Math (FASTT Math)
Software program to improve retention of number facts.
Expanding Kurzweil for Learning
Scanner and learning lab pack that provides a comprehensive reading, writing
and learning software solution for the struggling reader.
Growing Teacher Leaders
Professional development seminars and support materials for House and Curriculum
leaders.
Understanding Young Adolescents
Professional seminars and workshops for all Middle School teachers to deepen
their understanding of adolescents and develop skills to reach them.
LCD Projector for Earth Science Classrooms
An additional projector to facilitate the teaching of Earth Science through
visual presentations.
New Technology for Social Studies
New software to coordinate with 6th and 7th grade geography curriculum.
Mobile Language Labs
iPods and speakers for each language faculty member to use in their classrooms.
Closing the Achievement Gap in the Future Planning Process
Computers in the guidance center for use by students who do not have access to computers at home.
A Place for Every Student to Succeed
Additional computers in the Academic Center for students to use for
academic support.
Communications Technology for Science Education
Computers and LCD projectors for the new science modular classrooms.
Smart Classrooms in Science Laboratories
“Smart” technology for each of the science labs, enabling use of
the Web, simulations, video and interactivity in science lessons.
Bigger, Faster, Stronger
Training for coaches and students in strength building and conditioning using
the weight room.
Guest Speaker Faraj Faraj
Palestinian from the West Bank will meet with 9th grade College World Cultures
classes.
Youth in Government
Mock Legislature convention at the State House.
Field Sketchbook Guest Artists
Using observation and drawing to hone and blend skills learned in Environmental
Science and Art.
Recording Technology for the 21st Century
Computer-compatible recording technology for the music department.
All Asia Day
Winter Week presenter, researched and planned by the 9th grade College World
Cultures classes.
Becoming More Active: Accessorizing the Promethean ActivBoard
Mounted projector for language classroom allowing for increased technology
and wireless interaction with students.
“The Case of the Crown Jewels”,
an Exploration in DNA Fingerprinting
Biology students will perform DNA fingerprinting using actual biotechnology
equipment.
Wayland During the Vietnam Era
With this dedicated laptop, students will act as amateur historians preserving
and archiving local history.
Poetry Slam/Visiting Poet
A performance during Winter Week to energize and inspire students to find
their voices as lyricists and poets.
Mobile Access to Digital Books
Audio textbooks and literature supporting the theory that hearing books increases
fluency and comprehension.
Statistics in Everyday Life
LCD projector and wireless laptop, for the mathematics department, to facilitate
access to the most current on-line data and demonstrations for statistics
students.
