| FUNDING
SOURCE/GRANT | JUSTIFICATION | APPLICATIONS |
Title
I, Part A
Improving the Academic Achievement
of the Disadvantaged |
Support
student reading and math achievement | - Post
state reading standards in every classroom
- Post
state math standards in every classroom
- Display
rubrics and grading expectations
- Utilize posters
to encourage peer editing and cooperative learning
- Post
your mission statement and strategic plan throughout the school
- Recognize
individual progress with customized awards
- Create
progress tracking awards
- Use math manipulatives
to classify, reinforce and organize key learning concepts
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Reading
First - Title I, Part B
Student Reading Skills Improvement Grant |
Support
student reading achievement | - Use
letter manipulatives to promote alphabet recognition (early readers and English
Language Development students)
- Create manipulatives of 100 most frequently-used
English words (early readers and English Language Development students)
- Promote
phenomic awareness and decoding skills through "Big Book" creation of
teaching materials
|
Comprehensive
School Reform - Title I,
Part F |
Support
enhanced involvement of parents | - Create
posters to encourage parental involvement through volunteering and Parent/Teacher
Organizations
|
Title
II, Part D
Enhancing Education through Technology |
Advance
the integration of technology in the classroom | - Teach
students how to use touch screen technology to produce academic products
|
Title
III Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students |
Support
English Language Development instruction | - Incorporate
bilingual cutouts on bulletin boards
- Create bilingual classroom visuals,
school signage and awards
|
Title
IV, Part A
Safe and Drug-Free Schools |
Promote
awareness of school policies and programs | - Customize
drug prevention and intervention posters (use the school name and mascot to help
students relate to messages)
- Reward
students with "I Am Drug-Free" stickers and awards
- Utilize
creative manipulatives as part of the novelty pillar of differentiated instruction
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Title
IV, Part B
21st Century Learning Centers |
Communicate
with students, parents and the community | - Display
character education posters in the classroom
- Motivate students through
the use of progress charts and graphs
- Create posters to communicate school
program activities
- Use posters to increase awareness of community literacy
courses for parents
|
Title
V, Part D
Gifted and Talented Education |
Support
differentiated instruction | - Create
posters outlining multiple-step processes as part of the complexity pillar of
differentiated instruction
|
IDEA,
Part B
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
Support
Individualized Education Program (IEP) requirements for visuallyimpaired/special
education students | - Enlarge
worksheets
- Communicate through the use of large bulletin board displays
- Create
large graphic organizers
|
FFE
List (Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment and Construction |
Communicate
through the use of building signs and posters | - Create
building signage to assist students, teachers and parents
- Post rules and
expectations in every classroom
|
The
Partnerships in Character Education Program |
Support
school, state and community character education initiatives | - Post
anti-bullying messages throughout the school
- Create posters to define
and encourage positive attributes such as attitude, respect, citizenship, fairness,
responsibility, trustworthiness
- Reward good character and good behavior
through the use of awards and stickers
|
Parent/Teacher
Organizations |
Raise
funds through parent, teacher, student and community involvement | - Create
posters to communicate fundraising programs and events such as book fairs, school
carnivals, car washes, community yard sales and fun runs
|
Association
of Student Body departments |
Raise
funds and encourage school pride | - Create
and sell customized posters and banners for profit—Prom and Homecoming Dances,
graduation, athletic teams/players, birthdays, community business sponsors
- Create
and sell customized bumper stickers for profit—school name and mascot, student
of the month, honor roll members, school athletic teams
|
Literacy
Grants/Program Funds |
Support
goals and key concepts of awarded grants | - Motivate
students with personalized reading awards
- Create charts to communicate
program goals and progress
- Reinforce key learning concepts by enlarging
strategies and reminders
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General
Budget |
Help
teachers, administrators, volunteers and staff work more effectively and improve
student achievement | - Save
time by utilizing pre—designed poster, award and bulletin board templates
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