The Brainerd Public Schools Foundation would like to announce that over $25,000 was awarded within the 4A Granting (academics, activities, arts, and athletics) Program and another $4,600 was awarded from the Connie and Gary Grittner Gifted Fund for gifted and talented needs within K-12 classrooms.
All grant awarded educators will be recognized at the Big Event 2015 on Feb. 7 and the public is invited.
Tickets and event information are available at www.bpsf.org
The 4A grants include:
Baxter Elementary, Bose speaker for music, $400.
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Brainerd High School (BHS), 3D printer, $2,900.
BHS South Campus, Warrior Outlet art/cards project, $300.
Brainerd Learning Center, Create Our Art inspirational posters, $500.
Districtwide music, East Asian bins, $1,084.
District-Wide Math Curriculum, $3,700.
ECSE Birth - age 3 - Promoting Early Literacy, $700.
Forestview, Simple machines, $618.
Forestview, Aquatic exploration ROV, $1,080.
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Forestview, Bridge building, $800.
Forestview, Athletics golf iPad, $550.
Forestview, Language Arts, $3,707
Forestview, projector for visual arts, $1,000.
Garfield, 2nd Step curriculum, $2,249.
Garfield, Classsroom Ind. Reading Libraries, $992.
Harrison, Increasing reading and writing excitement, $150.
Lowell, iPad, $550.
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Lowell, Audio books, $900.
Lowell, Leveled Books, $1,062.
Lowell, Boys and Books, reading recovery books, $750.
Nisswa, Home to School Kiwi pack books, $400.
Riverside, Books for at-risk Title I, $722.
Riverside, Take home game, $700.
The Grittner Gifted and Talented Fund grants are as follows:
Lowell, Legos and Writers Block, $1,600.
District-wide, Camp YaYa, $3,000 .
