ACPS announced the winners of the Dream Fund awards this week, with 22 of the 67 requests that came in being funded.
Successful projects included everything from photographic materials to economic workshops, robotics and mentoring programs. Teachers who had put in requests were alerted last week as to whether their projects had been awarded the funds they needed to fulfill them.
The Teachers’ Dream Fund enables teachers to develop innovative programs and activities that they are unable to implement using current school resources. The program, which encourages out-of-the box thinking, resourcefulness and creativity also serves to inspire fellow teachers.
The Dream Fund was established in 2010 with an initial budget of $27,000. Since then the program’s budget has grown to $57,000 in FY 2016. Since the program’s inception the Teacher’s Dream Fund, has fulfilled the dreams of teachers by funding more than 135 projects in schools spanning all grade levels throughout the City.
This year’s awards will fund projects that: offer performance-based learning experiences; encourage collaboration between students, teachers, community leaders and parents; integrate technology and fitness activities; offer cross-curricula programs that incorporate art, music and dance; enhance the learning of science, technology and math concepts.
Congratulations to this year’s winners:
Awardee: William Donabedian
School: Francis C. Hammond Middle School
Project name: Robotics Project for Technology Club
Award amount: $1,408.33
Awardee: Maura Schuetter and Kelly Bucceri
School: Charles Barrett Elementary School
Project name: Legos for Learning
Award amount: $2,614.40
Awardee: Robert McDonough
School: George Washington Middle School
Project name: Let the Children Sing!
Award amount: $4,784.00
Awardee: Jessica Fundalinski & Katelyn Charbonneau
School: George Washington Middle School
Project name: Prexie Entrepreneur’s School Store
Award amount: $1,979.73
Awardee: Debra Kay Robinson Lindsay
School: Participating Schools Meet at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy for Rehearsals; Performance Venues Vary
Project name: Choral Ambassadors: The Alexandria City Public Schools Elementary Honor Chorus
Award amount: $2,388.44
Awardee: Mallory Sutherland
School: T.C. Williams High School
Project name: Hands-On Tasks Pre-Vocational Skills Master Sets
Award amount: $4,999.00
Awardee: Katharine McGinn
School: John Adams Elementary School
Project name: Economics Town
Award amount: $707.28
Awardee: Anthony J. DeSain
School: T.C. Williams High School
Project name: Augmented Reality 3D Topographic Map-Maker
Award amount: $2,308.77
Awardee: Sarah Blair
School: William Ramsay Elementary School
Project name: Series Books to Grow Avid Readers
Award amount: $741.20
Awardee: Brett Eanes
School: T.C. Williams High School
Project name: 25th Hour PE
Award amount: $4,880.00
Awardee: April Riser
School: Francis C. Hammond Middle School
Project name: FCH Battle of the Books
Award amount: $2,744.70
Awardee: Taki Sidley, Ben Lyon, Beth Coast, Leslie Rousseau, Nick Gust, Pamela Johnson, William Holt
School: T.C. Williams High School
Project name: PICTURE THIS!
Award amount: $1,768.48
Awardee: Charles Barrett Reading SEP Team
School: Charles Barrett Elementary School
Project name: Take-Home Literacy Kits
Award amount: $3,450.78
Awardee: Jennifer Ushe
School: T.C. Williams High School
Project name: Creative Circuits in STEM
Award amount: $3,446.70
Awardee: Kimberly Tinsley
School: John Adams Elementary School
Project name: A Year of Wonder
Award amount: $292.46
Awardee: Christina Bevilacqua
School: Francis C. Hammond Middle School
Project name: Books, Tea and Me
Award amount: $2,150.00
Awardee: Elizabeth Marsh
School: T.C. Williams High School
Project name: Students Voice Their Learning
Award amount: $1,499.50
Awardee: Stefany Guido
School: Patrick Henry Elementary School
Project name: Battle of the Books
Award amount: $634.72
Awardee: Robin Stewart
School: Jefferson Houston Pre K- 8 School
Project name: I Can Save the World
Award amount: $4,749.00
Awardee: Jennifer Cetlin
School: Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
Project name: Everything I Need to Code I Learned in Kindergarten
Award amount: $3,489.65
Awardee: Ana Bonilla
School: Charles Barrett Elementary School
Project name: Charles Barrett Mentoring Matters
Award amount: $3,525.00
Awardee: Debora Forrester
School: John Adams Elementary School
Project name: Effectively Utilizing Visuals to Help Students Access the Curriculum
Award amount: $2,108.45