The Friends of Confluence, a non-profit foundation that provides support to Confluence Charter Schools, awarded more than $75,000 in grants to teachers and staff to impact student experiences. Teachers and staff submitted grant applications in the spring to fund projects and opportunities in 2016-2017.
The grant program encourages teachers to think of project ideas that provide an education opportunity not covered within the general school budget; integrate technology into curriculum; promote parent involvement initiatives; foster collaborations; and demonstrate creative approaches to boosting student achievement.
In its first year for the Friends of Confluence grant, 39 applications were submitted; 26 were funded. Entries were reviewed based on criteria and a scoring guide; the grants were awarded on a merit basis. Projects and opportunities range from creating science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classrooms to bilingual libraries to books for staff professional development and more.
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Friends of Confluence grant recipients:
John Titsworth, Old North STEM Classroom $5,351
Yelena Juracsik
John Titsworth, Old North Technology Software, $3,894
Math Curriculum
Michelle Oyola, GCAA Flipping the Expected $1,603
Sara Schmittgens, South City Bringing Books Alive! $1,065
Deborah Meng, South City Bilingual Mini-Library, PreK-2 $577
James Young, Old North Gymnasium Sound System $8,519
Scott Mitchell
Jan Antrim, South City Leveled Literacy Intervention $7,936
Theresa Bates
Matthew Naes, GCAA Assessing Assumptions $12,000
Industry Standard Software
James Edmond, Elite Academy PBIS Reward Day $5,000
Maria Casaleggi, South City Elementary Book Battle $393
Andrew Goodin, GCAA Caine’s Arcade: Circuitry $1,000
Annette Chamberlain, CPA Project-Based Learning $873
7 Habits Highly Effective Families $263
Highly Effective Teens $1,898
New Teacher Orientation $335
Schools that Deliver $369
Reflective Practice $351
Schools, Districts & Systems $94
Nez Savala, Resource Office Confluence in the Community $1,500
Beth Cunningham, Old North Primary Math Lab $1,500
Deborah Bertish, South City 3-D Printer $1,200
Gloria Willis, Elite Supplemental Books $1,358
Shaire Duncan
Leslie Muhammad, Aspire Therapeutic Expression $1,969
Debra Bahr, Aspire Lego’s Technology, Math, Science $5,132
Eureka Math, Science $6,364
Matt Gandolfo, Aspire Makerspace, Design Thinking $4,485