Connecting School Community& report to the community 2009-2010 2010-2011 Ithaca PublIc EducatIon InItIatIvE board of dIrEctors terry r. byrnes, President Jennifer Engel, Vice President susan Piliero, Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair+ deborah o’connor, Secretary impact Mary M. Grainger, Development Committee Chair david shoemaker, Public Relations Committee Chair ann caren, Endowed Awards Committee Chair frances h. Kozen, Community Collaboration Grants Chair Eric W. taylor, Red and Gold Grants Committee Chair Katherine anderson charles brodhead Kevin brew robert P. camacho* barbara holdsworth Julie c. langenbacher david r. lee Matthew Mackerer* Pat tempesta Gabriele Weber* BOARD lIaIsons Martha frommelt, Fine Arts Booster Group sandy true, Teacher Grants Committee Chair Thanks to the generosity of corinne frantz, Council of Ithaca PTAs brad Grainger, ICSD Board of Education community members like you, *through september 20, 2010 IPEI’s positive impact continues to +secretary/ Treasurer through september 20, 2010 expand throughout the Ithaca City IPEI committee Members (non-board members involved with program coordination, grants review, events and public relations) School District. We are fortunate t rish armstrong to live in a community that values randi beckmann lee donner education and participation — bridget duthie Jonathan Epps financial support as well as lauren faessler vivian fields Kim fontana through sharing of skills, corinne frantz Martha frommelt experiences, and knowledge. nancy Grossman carol hockett By giving teachers the chance brigid hubberman holly Kazarinoff to offer extraordinary raylene ludgate richard nowogrodzki opportunities for our students, Kathleen o’neil sarah Padula rochelle Proujansky we add real value to our schools Joyce Putnam rob ross and give students educational and diane shafer Kay tien cultural experiences that leave charles trautmann Gary Weissbrot a lasting impression. We invite you Marcie Wyant Photo crEdIts to read on and see what you cover: christine finnegan, Mary Grainger, 3d cinemation; p. 1 Martha frommelt; p. 2 sara auer Perry, andrea hazard; have helped us accomplish. p. 3 sara auer Perry; p. 4 nY coalition for healthy school food; p. 7 therese Zadi-sullivan; p. 8 andy Yale; p. 10 lauren McKown; p. 15 3d cinemation; p. 18 3d cinemation; p. 19 3d cinemation; p. 20 lesley Greene; p. 21 carol cedarholm, p. 23 Josh Woodard; inside back cover, susan Piliero; back cover: caitlin baxter, andrea hazard dEsIGn sunset design, Jane Macdonald PrIntInG arnold Printing grant programs connecting students and teachers with the world beyond each school inspire building is our core mission. IPEI infuses exceptional community I am hoping that we can continue resources into the classrooms to enhance the educational experiences of all students. We support teachers with great ideas and help them to find ways to support this type make the curriculum come alive. of project for our children, as it Teacher Grants with allowed every child to grow from Community Partners Grants given directly to teachers the enrichment experience. The are an excellent way to introduce Scientist in Residence program students to our community’s many wonderful resources. awards up also helped students to make to $1500 each are made to teach- ers with creative classroom project valuable connections between proposals that involve a community science and the other content partner and link with new York state learning standards. areas; language arts, math, social teacher Grants were awarded to 27 studies, and geography were teachers totaling $35,000 impacting 2400 students directly (some more integrated within each activity. than once) and over 4000 indirectly. It was a win-win for all. these grants were funded by our adult spelling bee, the charles E. —PRInCIPal treman, Jr., teacher Grant fund, and by gifts from community members. “Thanks very much for treman grants were selected by the providing our sTudenTs teacher Grant review committee wiTh These life-changing based on how well the proposal momenTs.” — Teacher matched the program’s criteria. a community Partner is any individual, business, organization, or col- lege department interested in working with a teacher on a classroom project or activity. We welcome potential community partners with ideas of how to work with teachers and students. Red and Gold Grants Grants of up to $500 each are allocated for proposals that strengthen and enrich the school experience but fall outside the teacher Grants criteria. they may be awarded to teachers, students, parents, or com- munity members. consideration will be given to all requests, but prior- ity may be given to those with lasting impact, affecting larger numbers of students, increasing effectiveness of learning, and/or connecting students to the community. durable materials or equipment purchased with grant funds become property of Icsd. sixty red and Gold Grants were made totaling $25,000. Community Collaboration Grants IPEI granted funds to four community organizations that are collaborating with the Icsd: the nYs coalition for healthy school food, Way2Go at cooperative Extension, Ithaca college Project look sharp, and family reading Partnership. 2 3 2009–2010 [ grants awarded ] grants awarded: Kids at the Creek: Continuity and Change. Kelly Stern / Fall Creek, Jed Jordan / Primitive Pursuits Teacher Grants with Community Partners Homespun Days. Andrea Volckmar / DeWitt, Carol Hockett / Seventh Grade Ecology / Team Building Project. Vito Brancato / Johnson Museum Boynton, The Floating Classroom, Tiohero Tours Drum Circles at CHES. Ross Mizrahi / Cayuga Heights, Story Art Workshop. Linda Duttweiler / South Hill, Andrea Hazard Baruch Whitehead Kids Read “Discover the Trail.” Sharon Ossont / Fall Creek, Andy Yale Humanities at I.H.S. in memory of John Caren. Mary Terese Graphic Design Comes Alive. Judy Cogan / Ithaca High, Dan Yokum Pasquale-Bowen / Ithaca High, Carol Hockett / Johnson Museum The Portfolio Project. Carol Spence / Ithaca High, Pam Drix / Charles E. Treman, Jr. Teacher Grants The Ink Shop Alley Art. Jocelyn Lutter / Ithaca High, Annemarie Zwack Mrs. McPuppet and her Beautiful Bookshelf. Judy Steele / Caroline, E-pals Language and Literacy Project. Nancy Thompson / Elizabeth McMahon / Mrs. McPuppet Belle Sherman, Cathrene Connery / Ithaca College Shapes, Shapes, Everywhere. Kathleen Downes / Caroline, Making Waves through Inclusion. Lydia Dolch / Beverly J. Martin, Carol Hockett / Johnson Museum Ithaca Youth Bureau, YMCA Welcome to Ithaca! Janet Abowd & Janet Bowman / Ithaca High, Fred Bonn / Tompkins Chamber of Commerce Red and Gold Grants The Influences of Urban and Graffitti Art on Fine Art. Danish Choir Visit. Art Loomis / Ithaca High Jocelyn Lutter / Ithaca High, Jay Stooks Conference: Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century. Dance is Joie de Vivre: Canadian Community Dance. Ira Rabois / Lehman Alternative Louise Yavelow / Fall Creek, Victoria Armstrong The World Around Us. Bob Novick / Northeast Building Community Connections. Christene White / Ithaca High, Ithaca Youth Bureau Current Events for Kids. Terri Stoff / Northeast Focus on Feeling. Jayne Port / Belle Sherman, Lauren Comly Digital Reading Buddies. Lynn VanDeWeert / Beverly J. Martin The Super Duper Awesome Skillage Veggie Garden of Doom and Listen Up, Readers! Allison Andersen / Fall Creek Broccoli. Wayne Gottlieb / DeWitt, Thomas Weiler Fall Creek Recess Project. Karen Keller / Fall Creek Building Academic Background & Vocabulary. Kathy Sholtys / Belle Sherman Digital Camera. Judy Cogan / Ithaca High Literacy-Rich Classroom. Brigid Cooper & Sean Goodman / Ithaca High Ceramics ’n Stuff. Jocelyn Lutter / Ithaca High Book Reviews at the Mall. Todd Crawford / Boynton Historical Atlases. Angela Affronti / Ithaca High Classroom Library Grant. Courtney Coffey / Caroline Bears For Buddies. Caitlin Baxter / Fall Creek Communicate via Storytelling. Sharon Nelson / Caroline “Turner to Cezanne” at Everson Museum. Christine Finnigan / Enfield Rejuvinate our Book Nook. Denise Sullivan / Fall Creek “when asked if They feel any differenT afTer eaTing The fruiT and TEAM Orchestra-Building Bridges to the Future. vegeTable snacks, sTudenTs across The grades are reporTing ThaT Aaron Buck / DeWitt They feel healThier, happier, sTronger, fasTer, and smarTer!” — CommuniTy parTner Listen to your Buds. Catherine Tuskey / Ithaca High Enfield Family Learning Fun. Nancy Lovell / Enfield Pizza Buddies. Sandy Rouleau / Northeast, Sal DeCaro A Tight KNIT Community. Therese Zadi-Sullivan / Enfield Living in the Living Environment. Joshua Woodward / Ithaca High, Sabrina Guarino Djembe African Drum Ensemble. Leslie Kurzweil / South Hill Characters Counts! The Whimsical Adventures of Thob and Thobina. John Simon Sing-Along. Anne Berrien / Pre-K Millie Clarke-Maynard / Beverly J. Martin, Cami Johnson Recycling & Composting Field Trips. Courtney Coffey / Caroline Hearing Stories Through Music: A Study of Peter and the Wolf. Vinyl Cutter and Instruction. William Sauve / Ithaca High Kelly Craft / Northeast, Phil Krasicky Bailemos Salsa! Claudia Miettunen / Ithaca High Imagining Ithaca as an Ancient Sea. Alicia Mayers / Fall Creek, Belle Community Drummers. Marge Ehly / Belle Sherman MOTE at PRI Book Series for 5th Grade Girls. Marilynne Sommers / South Hill Where the Wild Things Were: The Ecology of Mastadon in New “Writing Magic” Assemblies. Courtney Coffey / Caroline York. Mihal Ronen-Clay / Fall Creek, MOTE at PRI Reading for Change. Joanne Church & Lee Kaltman, DeWitt