The Bronxville Board of Education accepted $250,000 in Foundation grants at its May 15th meeting. Teachers, students, and parents submitted grant applications earlier this spring, and Foundation Board members reviewed the grants after dialogue with each applicant and administrative input. The approved grants encompass a range of requests designed to improve the academic program, professional development, and the learning environment. This year's grants included a rock climbing wall, a mobile TV production unit for the video club and class, a new scoreboard for the gym, and the District's first foray into e-readers. Students and teachers will be able to use the e-books for research, class projects, and independent reading. The Foundation also will provide funds for document cameras at grade 3 and a teaching garden for Elementary science.Several grants focused on the learning environment, including installing a basketball hoop on the playground, beautification of the Middle School's first floor, and additional displays for the Character Counts program. Professional learning activities also received support, including a collaboration with Harvard's Project Zero around the assessment of critical thinking, instructional coaching programs, and department-wide participation at certain conferences.
Dr. Charles Cain, the Board of Education's liaison to the Foundation, complimented both the faculty for the range and quality of proposals and the Foundation for its work to shape the proposals and add significant value to the School's educational programs.
