SOMEF: Large Grants

South Orange-Maplewood
Education Foundation(SOMEF)
Large Grants awarded Fall 2006

Requests for grants classified as "large grants" are for amounts over $1500.

School	Name of Applicant	Project Title	Objectives
CHS & Montrose	Nicholas Santoro	Renovation of the Domareki Art Gallery at CHS	Purchase new lighting instruments, floor material, paint, curtains and seating for the Domareki Art Gallery at CHS. Installation and labor will be supplied by the District. This project has been partially funded by a joint sponsorship between SOMEF and the Pierro Foundation.
Marshall	Angelica Allen	Family Literacy Kits	Purchase Family Literacy Kits that teachers will send home with students. This will encourage parents to engage in literacy activities with their children and increase dialogue between teachers and parents. It will help families become more involved in treading with their children and get parents involved in a partnership with teachers to encourage success for their child.
SOMS	Marge Mingin	Updating SOMS Library - Weed/Feed	Update four sections of the South Orange Middle School library, specifically the 900's, 300's, 500's and 600's. REplace outdated and worn books with materials that meet the needs of middle school students in terms of up-to-date information, appropriateness of reading level and relevance to the curriculum.
South Mountain	Ellie Esposito, Terri Paisner, Gayle Schaefer-Gelo and Sara Juhlin	The Cozy Corner Listening/Reading Center	Equip each of the four second grade classrooms at South Mountain Elementary School with bean bag chairs, CD listening center equipment and audio books to create a cozy, conducive environment for listening and reading.
Hybrid	Dawn Geannette	Pictures Say a Thousand Words	Purchase digital cameras with print capability will allow teachers in self-contained special education classrooms to: create instructional social stories using students in action; provide visual supports for lessons; document student work and use in writing projects; memorialize students' progress; and to capture teachable moments on film.