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Grant
Teacher(s)
Year School
Art
21st Century Porfolios
Beth Schwartz
2006 CHS
Fashion Business Leaders Guest Speaker Fund
Beth Schwartz
2006 CHS
Art Through History
JoEllen Petronzi
2005 Tuscan
Artist In Residence: Howard Stein, Sculptor
Ellen Hark
2005 SOMS
Living Art, Learning Art, Writing Art, Becoming Art
Suzanne Urban Ryan
2005 Jefferson
A Moment in Time- Changing Photo Exhibit of Students' Lives at Seth Boyden
Kris Harrison
2004 Seth Boyden
Knitting Together a Community II
Judith Symonds
2004 Seth Boyden
Marshall School Community Quilt
Angelica Allen
2004 Marshall
Integrating Art into the Academic Curriculum
Carol Lerner, Bernice Hall, Marlene Cutrufello, Michelle Harth
2004 Clinton
Folk Arts Come Alive in Clinton School
Irene Dunsavage
2004 Clinton
Imagining Tolerance
Linda Dangelo
2003 CHS
Mosaic Magic
Angelica Allen
2002 Marshall
American History Through American Art
Irene Dunsavage
2002 Clinton
Medieval Murals
Ellen Hark
2000 SOMS
At-risk students
Promote
Cindy Espersen
2001 CHS
Basic Skills
Learning Centers in Kindergarten
Bebe Greenberg
2003 Marshall
Listening Center
April Intile
2003 Marshall
We Are A Community
April Intile
2003 Marshall
Empowerment Zone
Barbara Jackson, Ana Reyes & Joyce Smith
2002 Tuscan
Philosophy for Children
Connie Bowsher
2001 Seth Boyden
Sand Table for Kindergarten Class
Beatrice Greenberg
2001 Marshall
Character Development
Learn to Earn
Lori Neetz, Linda Grasso
2006 MMS
Character Education Through Holocaust Exploration
Marci Gordon
2006 Tuscan
Advice Givers
Kimberly Vaccaro & Kate Pfeifer
2006 SOMS
MMS Video Club
Stephen Katz
2006 MMS
Creative Mentoring Connections
Michelle Reisman, Mary Abbamonte
2006 MMS
Anti-Bullying Club Program
Karen Weiland, Cindy Weiner
2005 South Mountain
Building Character Education
Cindy Weiner et al, South Mountain staff
2005 South Mountain
Middle School Anti-Bullying Program
James Jennings, K. Pfiefer & Karen Weiland
2005 SOMS
Learning to Care
Kelli Young
2005 Seth Boyden
Behavior Management Program
Stephen Katz
2005 MMS
Character Is Catching!
Lisa Shifrin
2004 South Mountain
Life Skills Video Library
Peter Trebour, Pieta Bellizia, Angel Mendise & Fran Mirabelli
2004 MMS
Behavior Management Rewards Program
Stephen Katz
2004 MMS
Documentary Film Project on Gangs and Gang Violence
Boris Gavrilovic
2004 CHS
Peacemakers in the World
Linda Yarborough
2003 Seth Boyden
Morning Messages
Brian Edgerton
2003 Seth Boyden
Developing School Library for Character Education
Diane Laden
2003 Jefferson
Maplewood Mentors
Detective Michael Morrison
2003 CHS
Group Mentorship
Michele Reisman
2002 MMS
Transition Enhancement
Peter Trebour & Karen Timberlake
2002 MMS
Tolerance Workshop
Pieta Cohen Bellizia
2000 MMS
Conflict Resolution
Teacher Training in Conflict Resolution
Judy LoBianco
2005 CHS
Drama
Dress for Success - Imaginative Play
Rosemary Jessell
2005 Marshall
Destination Live Theatre
Janet Bustrin
2005 CHS
Dramatic Play Area
Bebe Greenberg
2002 Marshall
Equipment
Promoting Reading through "Celebrity READ Posters"
Elissa Malespina, Mary Beth DiPrima, Joseph Fanning
2006 CHS
Health
Healthy Choices
Michelle Epstein
2006 MMS
After-School Weight Loss Support Group
Michelle Epstein
2005 MMS
Kid's Cook Club
Nancy Weinstein & Marian Buck-Murray
2004 Seth Boyden
Reliable, Fast Oximeter
Jean Johnson
2004 Jefferson
Student Health Fair/Get Smart and Stay Healthy
Michelle Epstein & Shirley Deeds
2003 MMS
Health Fair
Lorraine Borek
2002 Tuscan
Overcoming Adolescent Obesity
Michelle Epstein
2002 MMS
History
African American History Competition [State Tournament]
William Gaines, Melissa Cooper & Chandler Dennis
2005 CHS
Interdisciplinary
Times Like These
Julie DiChiaro-Getlan
2006 Jefferson
Graphic Novels for Motivating Reluctant Readers
Sharon Edelberg, Mary Sciano, Roberta Baltin, Suzanne Ng, Robin Rabinowitz, Janie VanOss
2006 All Elem Schools (3-5)
The Seth Boyden General Store
Terri Murphy, Carole DeSarno, Shelia Murphy
2006 Seth Boyden
Flat Stanley Project
Donna Grohman
2006 Marshall
Kinder-Cooking
Tracy Howard, Victoria Schodowski, Lori Simandl
2006 Marshall
Anyone Can Fly Museum Visit
Marion Power, Meta Johnson, Melanie Secor, Irene Dunsavage
2006 Clinton
Clinton Lunch Clubs
Patricia Noel, Karen Weiland
2006 Clinton
Digital Photography in the Classroom
Vicki Scodowski, Tracey Howard, Martha O'Connor & Barbara Bracey
2005 Tuscan
Fiber Arts continue at Seth Boyden
Judith Symonds
2005 Seth Boyden
Keepin' It Cool
Angela Mendise & Judy Stauber
2005 MMS
Picture Our World
Ellen Weisbord
2005 Marshall
From Me to We: A Magical Journey Through Movement and Learning
Julie DiChiaro-Getlan
2005 Jefferson
Humane Education
Beth Frascella & Jennifer Motz
2005 Clinton
Lunch and Learn
Patricia Noel
2005 Clinton
Music of Latin America
Barbara Eames
2005 Clinton
Forensic Science/ Biology Technology Application
Matthew Hall
2005 CHS
Crafty Reading
Dawn Geannette & Joanne Tesi
2004 Tuscan
Art and Music History
Claire Van Tine & Joellen Petronzi
2004 Tuscan
The Mind that's Mine
Karen Weiland
2004 Tuscan
Nancy Murray Memorial Daffodial Project
Innes Borstel
2004 South Mountain
Multigenre Language Arts Project
Phyllis Bivins-Hudson
2004 SOMS
Beauty Around Us
Louise Patterson
2004 Seth Boyden
Technology-Based Vocabulary Study
James Denham
2004 CHS
Math/Physics Cross-Curricular Project
Alexandra Somers
2004 CHS
Earth Cam, Maps and Remote Sensing in Environmental Science
Sharon Daur
2004 CHS
Rocketry
Karla Wiggings, Peter Smith & Karen Marcus
2003 SOMS
Books that Reflect Us
Kristopher Harrison
2003 Seth Boyden
Knitting Together a Community
Judith Symonds
2003 Seth Boyden
Mini-Nature History Museum
Vicki Arlein
2003 Seth Boyden
Integrating Art and Music into the M.I. Curriculum
Tina Lehn & Bernice Avella Popp
2003 Seth Boyden
Lights! Camera! Interaction!
Barbara Gervasio
2003 Marshall
Africa Quest
Ann Bodnar & Yolande Fleming
2003 Clinton
Making Connections through Puppetry, Poetry and Prose
Irene Dunsavage
2003 Clinton
Art and Creative Movement
Nicole Kelly
2003 Clinton
Coming to America, Coming to South Orange- Maplewood Schools
Katie Simpson & Arlene Aguirre
2003 Clinton
Landscape Design
Jack Martin
2003 CHS
Model Rocketry
Jack Martin
2003 CHS
Japanese Zen Garden
Anne Devonish & Janie Van Oss
2002 Tuscan
Fostering Literacy and Science Through Art
Irene Dunsavage & Mary Ellen Murray
2002 Clinton
Sun Garden
Louise Patterson
2001 Seth Boyden
"We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident"
Valerie Sharp
2001 MMS
Dance and Musical Theatre Workshop
Barbara Eames
2001 Clinton
CD Composers Music Project
Janie Van Oss
2000 Tuscan
Photgraphic Journeys
Barbara Schweitzer
2000 Clinton
Art & Literacy
Irene Dunsavage
2000 Clinton
Technology Support Special Education Project
Beth Stein & Janet Mandel
2000 CHS
Language Arts
"Fundations" & Mosaics for Reading Success
Marianne Hess, Anne Devonish
2006 Tuscan
A Leveled Library for Equity in Literacy
Rhena Jasey, Susan Jennings, Maureen
2006 Seth Boyden
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Play
Ann Bodnar, Yolande Fleming,Yalonda Kirkland
2006 Clinton
"Series"-ously Reading!
Bebe Greenberg
2006 Marshall
I Fluency Recorders
Christy Lisiura
2005 Tuscan
MMS Press
Eve Kingsbury
2005 MMS
Please Read to Me!
Bebe Greenberg
2005 Marshall
Discovering Ourselves Through Poetry
Janine Poutre & Ann Bodnar
2005 Clinton
Books on Tape
Serene Watkinson & Merle Hornstein
2004 South Mountain
Booktalk Bags for Genre Exploration
Roberta Baltin & Mary Sciaino
2004 South Mountain
W Fun!
Gabrielle Bailey
2004 SOMS
Culturally Relevant Big Books
Anne-Margaret Eiring
2004 Seth Boyden
Increasing Literacy
April Intile
2004 Marshall
Audio Card Language Learning Center
Stacy Brooks
2004 Marshall
Listen and Learn
Robin Rabinowitz
2004 Jefferson
Clinton Creations: A Student Literary Journal
Ann Bodnar
2004 Clinton
Interactive Poetry Workshop and Lecture
Nelson Trias
2004 CHS
Audio-Assisted Language Arts Enrichment
Kathy Lamkin
2003 Tuscan
Crafty Reading
Joanne Tesi & Dawn Geanette
2003 Tuscan
Book Binders Club
Anne DeVoish & Christy Lisuira
2003 Tuscan
Boyden Buzz
Kristopher Harrison & Linda Yarborough
2003 Seth Boyden
Increase Literacy by Updating and Expanding Class Library
Tamar Herman
2003 Seth Boyden
Achieve Reading Room
Angelica Allen
2003 Marshall
Turning on the Turned-Off Reader
Arlean Lambert
2003 Marshall
For the Love of Poetry- Part 2
Meta Johnson & Donna DelGuercio
2003 Clinton
Six+ One Traits- Books for Teachers
Sharon Edelberg & Kathleen Anderson
2003 Clinton
Alphabet Garden
Mary Ellen Murray & Janine Guida Poutre
2003 Clinton
Literature Circles
Darren Heiber
2003 CHS
Mosaic of Reading Club
Cheryline Hewitt
2002 Tuscan
Book Bags
Victoria Schodowski, Gail Jaffe & Martha O'Connor
2002 Tuscan
Author Visit
Lisa Winkler
2002 SOMS
"The Buzz at Boyden" Newspaper
Nick Klose
2002 Seth Boyden
Star Search
Antoine Green
2002 MMS
For the Love of Poetry
Meta Johnson & Donna DelGuercio
2002 Clinton
Poetry Power
Phyllis Bivens-Hudson & Karla Wiggins
2001 SOMS
Author Visit- Jacqueline Woodson
Lisa Winkler
2001 SOMS
Writer's Workshop for Grades 7 and 8
Pieta Cohen Bellizia
2001 MMS
Audio Library for the Resource Room
Diane Laden
2001 Jefferson
Writing Through Art
Bernice Hall
2001 Clinton
Race & Gender Bias in Elementary Literature
Hannah Edelman & Mary Murphy
2001 CHS
Audio Books
Janie Van Oss
2000 Tuscan
Star Ledger Education Project
Kathleen Anderson
2000 Clinton
Math
Math Challenge Club
Christopher Beattys & Jessica Blumenfield
2006 SOMS
Math Unwrapped
Patricia O'Neil
2006 MMS
CHS Math Team Library
Mark Wolfmeyer
2006 CHS
Extra Extra Game Show Math - Read All About It
Mark Richman
2006 CHS
Classroom Jeopardy
Janet Kahn
2006 CHS
LCD Projectors for Calculus
Gail Bressman, Mani Arguelles
2006 CHS
NJ Mathematics League
Yolande Fleming
2006 Clinton
NJ Mathematics League
Yalonda Kirkand & Yolande Fleming
2005 Clinton
Dancing Math (Math Prep for HSPA)
Mark Richman
2005 CHS
MMS Math Team/Algebra Project
Marquis Smalls
2004 MMS
NJ Mathematics League
Yalonda Kirkand & Yolande Fleming
2004 Clinton
Calculators for All
Mariann Balmann
2003 CHS
Music
CHS Guitar Club Recording Project
Phillip Lester
2006 CHS
Creating Student Composers
Barbara Eames
2006 Clinton
Newark Boys Chorus/Seth Boyden School Collaboration
Rise Yesowitz
2005 Seth Boyden
Keyboard-Computer Lab
Tom Langmaack
2004 SOMS
All About Strings
Jennifer iordache
2004 Jefferson
Creating a Music Library
Barbara Eames
2004 Clinton
Music Library Enhancement
Claire Van Tine
2003 Tuscan
LadySmith Black Mambazo
Risa Yesowitz
2003 Seth Boyden
WMMS Project Radio
Anna Herstatt
2001 MMS
Opera Workshop
Barbara Eames
2001 Clinton
Physical Education
Linking Technology to Fitness & Nutrition
Dean Witty
2006 CHS
Dance Studio Sound System
Kandice Point DuJour
2006 CHS
Project Adventure Debriefing Area
Robert Sutherland
2005 CHS
Fitness Super Circuit
Viola DeLuca
2005 CHS
Circus in a Backpack
Michael Iradi
2004 Jefferson
Project Adventure- Outdoor Course
Viola DeLuca
2004 CHS
Team Together
Julie Dichiaro-Getlan & Bonita Patterson-Samuels
2003 Jefferson
Portable Ballet Barres
Kandice Williams
2003 CHS
Health and Driver Education Materials and Tapes
Frank Bender
2003 CHS
Our Students are Climbing the Walls
Lisa Engeldrum
2001 Jefferson
Professional Development
Teachers Teaching Teachers: A Mathematics Worshop Series
Juliette Campasano, David Feldman, Beatrix Ospina Smith
2006 Both Midd. Schools
Dynamics of Interaction
Diane Laden, Emily Rodin McGrath
2006 Jefferson
Inspiration Through Paperbacks
Angelica Allen
2006 Marshall
Science
Teaching the Way they learn Middle School Social Studies and Science
Linda Grasso, Lori Neetz
2006 MMS
Invention Convention Workshops
Karen Weiland
2006 Seth Boyden & Tuscan
Bringing the Outside In: Weather in the Classroom
Brian Mlachak
2006 SOMS
Let's Find Out
Rosemary Jessell
2006 Marshall
EduGame-Interactive Classroom System
Sharon Daur, Matt Hall
2006 CHS
Students Teaching Students
Ira Cohen
2006 CHS
ESL&Connections Cluster Biology Technology Application
Larry Busichio
2006 CHS
MMS and the Newark Museum: Partnerships in Science
Loren Quinn
2005 MMS
Constructing Our Learning: Using Legos to Study Simple Machines
Brian Edgerton & Kelli Youn
2004 Seth Boyden
Experiencing Science- A Multi-Sensory Appproach
Roger Johnson
2004 MMS
A Natural Science Experience at MMS
Patricia Bergen
2004 MMS
Operation Chicken Little
Karen Porcelli
2004 Clinton
Project Astro Nova
Diane Grant
2003 SOMS
Video Crime Scenes- Forensic Science
Matthew Hall
2003 CHS
Earth Day Celebration
Kathleen Hester, Elizabeth Cicenia, Lynn McGlotten & Mary Pat Riordan
2002 SOMS
Arbor Light Box
Michele Stein
2002 MMS
Astro Nova
Diane Grant
2001 MMS
Invention Convention
Karen Weiland
  Clinton & Seth Boyden
Social Studies
Lenape Lifeways: Native American Prehistory and Culture
Michelle Rhodes
2006 Jefferson
America Alive in the Social Studies Classroom
Pieta Bellizia, Sarah Adelman, Ray Mantes & Valeri Sharp
2005 MMS
Immigration History/Immigration Stories: A Study of Immigration Patterns and Our Family Histories
Marian Power, Melanie Secor & Meta Johnson
2005 Clinton
Anytown Youth Leadership Institute
Beth Johnson & Jen Clark
2005 CHS
4th Grade Social Studies Text on Tape
Barbara Schweitzer
2004 Clinton
Anytown-Youth Leadership Institute
Beth Johnson & Jennifer Clarke
2004 CHS
State Cake
Serena Hopper & Merle Hornstein
2003 South Mountain
Social Sciences: Weed and Feed
Jane Leahy Rauen
2003 SOMS
MLK Silent March for Peace
Craig Rynar & Richard Palmgren
2002 MMS
Haitian Culture Appreciation
Katie Simpson & Arlene Kolin
2001 SOMS
Social Studies Enrichment
Patti O'Connell
2001 MMS
Special Education
Building The Resource Room Library
Barbara Burgess& MMS Resource room teachers
2006 MMS
Yoga for Special Kids
Dawn Geannette
2005 Tuscan
Special Education and the Importance of Community-Based Learning
Dawn Marie Thomas
2005 Clinton
Enrichmnent of Social Studies Curriculum through DVDs and Videos
Patti O'Connell
2004 SOMS
Speech Language/ Pathology Project
Heather Lichtman
2004 SOMS
Community-Based Instruction
Michael Iannella
2004 Clinton
Teacher Resource Center for Special Education
Tara Melchior
2003 MMS
Horn and Straw Therapy Programs for Speech Development
Deborah Blumenthal
2003 Clinton
Student Advocacy for the Millennium Conferences
Sharon McLean & Beth Stein
2003 CHS
The Harlem Renaissance
Ben Stein & Janet Mandel
2003 CHS
Teacher Resource Center for Special Education
Tara Melchior
2002 MMS
Behavior Strategies
Janie B. Quinn
2002 MMS
Staff Resources
Community Resource Manual
Karen Weiland & Cheri Golub
2001 SO/M School District
Student Initiated
Student Council September 11th Memorial Project
Carol Petralia, Hannah Edelman, Beth Dalzell
2006 CHS
Technology
Computer/Keyboard Lab Extension
Thomas Langmaack
2005 SOMS
College and Career Computer Grant for CHS Counseling Department
Sharon McLean & Lucinda Espersen
2005 CHS
Videos Microscope/ Presentation Pro/ GPS Compatible Projector
Hope Thomas
2005 CHS
Project Speak Out!
Suzanne Cicolello
2004 Tuscan
MMS Family Computer Camp
Valerie Sharp & Anna Herstatt
2002 MMS
World Language
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Loretta Graziano
2006 CHS
World Language Instruction for Transition and Special Ed
Juan Alicea
2004 MMS
Spanish Immersion Day
Carol Coe
2004 CHS
Le Francais Au Soleil
Carole Huynh
2003 SOMS
Enhancement of Student Performance through Use of Multi-Media
Linda Caviness & Michelle Kaufman
2003 MMS
Grant History by Category
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