The Lansing Educational Foundation offers several Educate the Pride Mini-Grants annually. To obtain a grant application, please click the "Educate the Pride Mini-Grant" link at the bottom of the page. The grant applications will be scored in accordance with the scoring rubric shown below.
The LEF offers Project Grants to teachers at each school building. To obtain a Building Project Grant Request Form, please click this application link.
Your application will be scored on several criteria:
- How innovative is the proposed project?
- Is the proposed project a fine arts or academic project?
- Is the proposed project in alignment with the LEF Mission and Vision statements?
- Does the proposed project enhance the district curriculum?
- Does the proposed project enrich daily learning?
- Is the proposed project in alignment with District policies?
- Is the proposed project in alignment with grade level and state/district standards?
- Does the proposed project foster collaboration and/or partnerships between school staff and/or community?
- How will the teacher monitor the results of the project for student achievement/learning?
- Is the grant proposal complete?
To download the official scoring rubric, click the "Grant Rubric" link below.
At the end of the school year, an End-of-the-Year Report must be submitted in accordance to LEF procedures. The Report form can be downloaded by clicking this End-of-the-Year Report links.
District Project 2011-2012 Report Form
Educate the Pride 2011 - 2012 End of Year Report Form
Elementary School:
Barb Alonzi & Kate Benson - Get up & move Felicia Yoakam - Sharing reading through technology Sara Mulford - Chess in education Terri Dominick & Kendra Morris - Enhance, adapt & modify Angie Grady & Phylicia Knapp - Literay book clubs Andrea Schultz & Phylicia Knapp - Earthworks Felica Yoakam & Andrea Schultz - Math for state testing, year 2 Connie Evans, Jackie Llamar, Brandi Lynn & Kim Rosenthal - Students measure up Barb Alonzi & Kate Benson - MTSS Small groups Barb Alonzi, Debbie Beall, Tracy Carney, Chris Robles, Sara Mulford, Sue Anderson & Debbie Ryan - Preferred Activity Time Vickie Kelly, Kendra Toedter, & Michelle Watkins - LEGO early simple machines Cynthia Cioppa & Janet Moorehead - iPads for learning Lynda Schimke & Amy Turner - iPad Mary Ann Austin & Michelle Forge - Neo 2 boards Barb Robinson & Caress Counts - Integration of technology Vickie Kelly & Michelle Watkins - Implementing iPad2 into classroom Vickie Kelly, Andrea Rothmeyer & Kendra Toedte - Implementing iPad2 into classroomr Jane Plessi & Patti Boe-Cackler - iPad2 Linda Dehner & Sara Martin - Read, Read, Read!!
Middle School:Susan Murphy - More power reaches reluctant readers Karen Averill - Kindles in library Jennifer Kolb & Debra Hutton - Backpack buddies Becky Harris & Sherri Schwanz - Finale music writiing Julie Slater & Chris Elliot - Getting fit in the den Jennifer Kolb & Timothy Hoffman - Wavering waves Jacob Reeser - Technology
High School:Luke Johnson & Jonnie Brice - HS Music lab Carla Scovill & Larry Goodman - Staged for Success Guy Gardner & Jonnie Brice - Virtual stage manager Building Grant:
- Marianne Walker - Kansas bullyig prevention
- Katie Smith - Bullying prevention training
- Debra Hutton - Lansing CARES Task Force
To download the Educate the Pride Application for school year 2011-2012, click this application link.Home Page
Updated: January 2011