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"It is a wonderful experience to see our grants take life in the hands of our teachers and students."
-PFFL Board Member

 

Pedometers:
"The children in BRS Physical Education will have exciting new experiences learning about fitness... Thanks again for giving me the financial resources to implement this in our program. "
-Tom Micucci, BRS

 

"We are thrilled that our grant proposal Thinking Outside the Box is being funded ...We look forward to Bedford Road School students interacting and developing critical thinking. Thank you for supporting our vision and extending the learning opportunities for the children of Pleasantville."
-Stephanie Palmer &Melissa Brown, BRS

 
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2008 Grants for Excellence in Education

Technology in the Classroom (Mary Prevost and Virginia Nalbandian).
PHS enters the new era of math education: a classroom set of laptop computers will allow math students to learn interactively and independently.

$32,352

Thinking Outside the Box (Melissa Brown and
Stephanie Palmer).
A selection of educational and creative games for BRS teachers to integrate into their classrooms.

$2,349

Pedometers (Tom Micucci).
Nordic Walkers (Robert Jordan).
The emphasis is on life-long fitness as BRS and Middle School students learn the importance of walking as a daily activity.
$1,430
$1,188

Slab Roller (Ruth Weyland and Mary Lynne Bonforte).
Ceramic artists at PHS will be able to take their work to a higher level with this addition.
$2,074

Jazz Music Library (Tom Heintzelman).
These arrangements will allow PHS musicians to broaden their repetoires -- and all that jazz.
$1,930

Second Step (Tracey Carriera, Greg Kemp, Jane Mwanza, Deirdre Vedovino-Reilly, Susanne Wilson).
A program to help BRS teachers integrate empathy, impulse control, anger management and problem solving skills into their classes.
$1,341

Video Messaging System (Students: Laurie Zane, Stephanie Corvino and Angelica Schwartz; Faculty Advisor: Joanne Pugliese).
PHS students will get “the 411” on what is happening in their school.

$880
Total:
$43,544

The Grants Process

Every year, starting in October, the Pleasantville Fund for Learning offers grant applications to teachers and students. Each applicant must provide details of the proposed grant including its purpose, scope (which students will benefit and how) and, of course, the amount. Applicants must also determine if there are any other potential funding sources (particularly the School District budget) and how the success of the grant will be measured.

In January, the Grants Committee of the PFFL receives these applications and begins the evaluation process. We often meet with the applicant and with school administrators to refine the request, find out if there are any alternative ways to fund the grant and determine its importance to the students of our District.

Our Grants Committee spends long hours deliberating which grants we will fund. We base this upon factors such as: how much money we have to grant; how much "bang for the buck" the grant has; which students will benefit and how; how many years the grant will impact our schools. We try to balance grants among schools, across disciplines and throughout the student body.

In the spring, we make the awards to the students and teachers who have been chosen. The grant money can only be spent on what was proposed. The PFFL continues to monitor how the money was spent, and follows up to see the success of each grant.

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