The Bronxville School Foundation continued its tradition of strong support for educational innovation by presenting the Board of Education with a roster of 22 grants totaling $210,499. The Board accepted the gift "with gratitude." Asked how many teachers participated in the grant application process, Superintendent David Quattrone said that most proposals involved team collaboration. Teachers in grades K-2 submitted a bookbinding project. High School science teachers requested additional digital microscopes.Other faculty members also pursued the acquisition of technology - long a priority for the Foundation. The second grade team proposed an expansion of SmartBoard installations, as did Middle School special educators. Bolstered by successful experience with "response clickers" that support instant feedback in classrooms, the fourth and fifth grade teams requested additional Senteo systems.
The Foundation also approved grants that extended the School's global initiative in new ways, including a partnership with the Asia Society aimed at improving the "global competence" of all students and leadership development, K-12 language arts development through ongoing work with a consulting organization, LitLife; and support for international travel and service projects. (The LitLife grant was approved in anticipation of the loss of state funding for Bronxville's Teacher Center.)
