Past Years’ Grants

2019-2020 Approved Grants (total = $72,596)

Tisdale School

  • Supporting Diverse Student Needs in a Mainstream Classroom: $6,500
  • Kindergarten Exploration Station: $2,111 awarded to Ms. Browning, Ms. Nagy & Ms. Smith

Hubbard School

  • Let Children Play Natural Playground: $10,000
  • Kindergarten Wood Blocks: $987 awarded to Ms. Kertesz

Dater School

  • Dater Musical:  $7,000
  • Dater Dateline: $7,000
  • Students Run Ramsey: $875 awarded to Ms. Rosenblum & Ms. Diakos

Smith School

  • Smith Musical: $3,295
  • Character Education Clubs: $9,300
  • Gizmos & Gadgets Club: $2,659 awarded to Mr. Poage
  • Challenge Course: $1,000 awarded to Mr. Franchini

Ramsey High School

  • Culinary Arts Garden Expansion: $5,000 awarded to Ms. Iervolino
  • Ram Redesign Art Project: $4,918 awarded to Ms. Robertson
  • Writing Center Contests: $650 awarded to Mrs. Rodriguez & Mr. Lacherza
  • Shakespeare Festival of NJ: $2,300 awarded to Mrs. Rodriguez & Ms. Murray
  • Freshman Transition Program: $1,500

District

  • RULER Training/K-12 Social Emotional Learning Program: $6,000

Sprint for Our Schools Participation Awards:

  • $1000 to Dater School
  • $500 to Hubbard School

2018-2019 Approved Grants (total = $75,885)

    Tisdale and Hubbard Schools

    • Indoor Climbing Walls: $9,646

    Hubbard, Tisdale & Dater Schools

    • Orff Music Program: $7,722 awarded to Mrs. Korduba, Ms. Kelly & Ms.  Campbell

    Dater School

    • Digital Sound System: $3,362 awarded to Mr. Jacbosen
    • Dater Musical:  $7,000
    • Dater Dateline: $7,000
    • Students Run Ramsey: $800 awarded to Ms. Rosenblum & Ms. Diakos

    Smith School

    • Smith Musical: $3,233
    • Character Education Clubs: $8,630
    • Gizmo and Gadgets Club: $942 awarded to Mr. Poage
    • STEM Education/Rube Goldberg Program: $4,050 awarded to Mr. Truppi
    • STEM Cart: $6,500 awarded to Mr. Kalman

    Ramsey High School

    • Writing Center Contests: $1,000 awarded to Mrs. Rodriguez and Mr. Lacherza
    • Freshman Transition Program: $1,500

    District

    • Enhanced Parent Academies with Podcasts: $8,000 awarded to Mr. Biggan
    • Tuition for 10 teachers to attend Paramus Summer Institute: $5,000

    Sprint for Our Schools Participation Awards:

    • $1000 to Dater School
    • $500 to Hubbard School

    Tisdale and Hubbard Schools

    • Google Expedition Classroom (Virtual Reality): $14,000
    • Poetry Power @ Tisdale: $4,300 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Ms. Dunne and Ms. Ebeling)
    • plus $500 to Hubbard for 2nd highest participation rate in the 4th Annual Sprint for Our Schools

    Dater School

    • Dater Musical:  $6,000
    • Ramsey Alive: $7,000
    • plus $1000 for highest participation rate in the 4th Annual Sprint for Our Schools

    Smith School

    • Smith Musical: $2,400
    • Character Education Programs: $7,896
    • MakerSpace After School Program: $768 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Mr. Poage)
    • GRIT After School Program: $1,607 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Mr. Franchini and Mr. St. Thomas)
    • Technology Education/Tetrix Robotic Engineering: $9,750 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Mr. Truppi

    Ramsey High School

    • Writing Center Contests $1,000

    District

    • Tuition for 6 teachers to attend Teacher’s College Columbia University Summer Institutes: $5700


    Tisdale and Hubbard Schools

    • K-3 Makerspace: $9000 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Mrs. Chanatski, Mrs. Pandise, Mrs. Cedola)
    • Osmo in the Classroom at Tisdale (Speech): $198 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Mrs. Volpe)

    plus $500 to Hubbard for 2nd highest participation rate in the 3rd Annual Sprint for Our Schools

    Dater School 

    • Dater Musical:  $7,000
    • Ramsey Alive: $5,385
    • 3D Print Space: $2,200 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Mrs. Schinski and Ms. Butler)
    • Osmo in the Classroom (Speech): $198 (Innovatie Educator grant awarded to Ms. Kenduck)

    plus $1000 for highest participation rate in the 3rd Annual Sprint for Our Schools

    Smith School

    • Smith Musical: $2,400
    • Character Education Programs: $7,898
    • Digital Maker Space/ Computer Classroom Makeover: $10,000 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Mr. Kalman)
    • FriendsGiving Lunch:$200 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Ms. Rothe)

    Ramsey High School

    • Writing Center Contests $1,000
    • Virtual Reality Experience in Biology: $6,000 (Innovative Educator grant awarded to Mrs. Benson)

    RHS & Department of Special Services 

    • Ramsey Independence and Transition Education Program (RITE): $5,000

    District

    • Tuition for 5 teachers to attend Teachers College Columbia University Summer Institutes: $4750

    District Grants 2015-2016

    Tisdale and Hubbard Schools ($8000)

    • Family Math Night ($4,000 for each school)

    Dater School ($12,524)

    • Dater Musical (four stipends for $1,265.75 each) Total: $5,059
    • Ramsey Alive (one stipend for $5,412 and one for $1,353) Total: $$6,765
    • Writer’s Symposium $700

    plus $1000 for highest participation rate in the 2nd Annual Sprint for Our Schools

    Smith School ($19,128)

    • Smith Musical $2,404
    • Character Education Programs $7,974
    • Sound System Equipment (antennae & microphones) $8,750

    Ramsey High School ($6,000)

    • Writing Center Contests $1,000
    • Equipment for Video class and production $5,000

    RHS & Department of Special Services ($6000)

    • Building Capacity and Supporting Students with Disabilities $6,000

    Innovative Educator Grants 2015-2016

    Donna Volpe  (Tisdale):  “Articulation LAB for R t I” ($600)

    Mary Pat Weir & Anna Wiezik  (Hubbard):  “2 Stand Up For Learning Desks” ($900)

    Erik Jacobsen (Dater):  “Dater School Xylophone” ($1459.99)

    Dale Poage (Smith):  “Gizmos & Gadgets” ($560)  

    Suzanne Wilson (Smith):  “Chemistry of Urinary System” ($650)

    Keith Nixon (RHS):  “Advanced Photography & Video Production”  ($1,354.50)

    Jennifer Herrada (RHS):  “Online Accounting I and II Courses Upgrade from Pen and Paper to Technology Integration” ($2,406.25)

    Tisdale School (Total = $5,951.72)

    • iPad Security Cart- 1428.72
    • 11 iPads- $4,189.00
    • 11 iPad Slim Tough Cases- $334.00

    Hubbard School (Total = $5,951.72)

    • iPad Security Cart- 1428.72
    • 11 iPads- $4,189.00
    • 11 iPad Slim Tough Cases- $334.00

     Dater School (Total = $11,824)

    • Ramsey Alive weekly television show: $6765
    • The Dater Musical: $5059
    plus an extra $1000 for highest participation in the “Sprint for Our Schools” 5K & Fun Run

    Smith School (Total = $10,076)

    • Theater Arts Program: $2,334
    • Character Education Program: $7,742

    Ramsey High School (Total = $7500)

    • Character Education Initiative: $2,800
    • Courtyard Improvements/ Project Never Forget: $2,200
    • Speaker Honorariums: $1,500
    • Writing Center Prizes & Center Upgrade: $1,000

    Special Services (Total = $795)

    • Kids on the Block Puppet & Script: $795

    District Wide (Total = $14,400)

    • Teachers College Columbia 2015 Summer Institute 18 faculty members (3 per school plus admins).

    Innovative Educator Grants:

    Tisdale: “BookPublishing/Literacy & Mathematics Grade 1” $1,000 (Carisa Bartley & Patricia Zachmann) 

    Hubbard: “Kindergarten Garden” $900 (Maureen Farrell Nagel)

    Dater: “Community of Writers”  $700 (Kathleen Collins)

     Smith: “Paradise Plants” $550 (Jennifer Rothe)

    High School: “A Study of Two Dimensional Mechanical Waves” $758.10 (Patrick Spangler)

    Mary A. Hubbard Elementary: $3,625.00
    • New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences Traveling Education
    • SmartBoard (partial)
    Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary: $3,485.00
    • New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences Traveling Education
    • Apple TV Systems
    John Y. Dater Elementary: $11,824.00
    • Ramsey Alive = $6,765.00
    • The Dater Musical = $5,059.00
    Eric S. Smith Middle School: $9,222.00
    • Theater Arts Program = $2,288.00
    • Character Education Program = $6,934.00
    Ramsey High School: $9,043.69
    • Speaker Honorariums = $1,000.00
    • Writing Center contests = $500.00
    • Culinary Arts Room Upgrades/Equipment = $7,543.69

    Hubbard: $6,247.50
    • Author Residency and Book Publishing Initiative
    Tisdale: $6,959.50
    • Author Residency and Book Publishing Initiative
    Dater: $9,820
    • Ramsey Alive
    • Dater Musical
    Smith: $8,888
    • Theater Arts Program
    • Character Ed Program
    Ramsey High School: $7,500
    • 2 complete sets – Proximas, Smart Boards, cables, hardware

    Hubbard: $6,575
    • Project Impact week long Circus Science program
    Tisdale: $6,575
    • Project Impact week long Circus Science program
    Dater:  $13,820
    • Ramsey Alive
    • Dater Musical
    • Partial funding of Intramural program
    Smith:  $10,304
    • Character Education Program
    • Theater Arts Program
    Ramsey High School: $9,876
    • Phase 3 of auditorium sound/lighting system
    • Smart board

    Hubbard:   $6,147.50
    • Earth Day Bottle Cap Art Program
    • Smart Board
    Tisdale:  $6,147.50
    • Earth Day Bottle Cap Art Program
    • Smart Board
    Dater:   $9,400.00
    • Artist in Residence Program
    • Dater School Musical
    • Smartboards
    Smith:   $10,200.00
    • Theater Arts Program
    • Smartboards
    Ramsey High School:   $13,025.00
    • Auditorium Sound System-Phase 2

    Hubbard: $6,022
    • Theater Week
    • Smart Board
    Tisdale: $6,022
    • Theater Week
    • Smart Board
    Dater: $10,324
    • School Musical
    • Artist in Residence Program
    • Smart Boards
    Smith: $9,894
    • Theater Arts Program
    • Smart Boards
    Ramsey High School: $10,753
    • Sound System – 1st installment

    Hubbard: $6,720
    • WeatherBug Program $2,725
    • Smartboard $3,100
    • Lightspeed Classroom Amplification Systems $895
    Tisdale: $6,720
    • WeatherBug Program $2,725
    • Smartboard $3,100
    • Lightspeed Classroom Amplification Systems $895
    Dater:   $11,130
    • WeatherBug Program $3,030
    • School Musical with Lighting Control Board  $2,000
    • Artist in Residence Program $3,000
    • Smartboard $3,100
    Smith: $10,990
    • WeatherBug Program $4,890
    • Theater Arts Program $3,000
    • Smart Board $3,100
    Ramsey High School: $11,660
    • WeatherBug Program  $5,360
    • Freshman Orientation Program $3,000
    • Scholastic Reading Inventory $3,250

    Hubbard: $5,900
    • Destiny Library Software Program from Follett $3,200
    • Proxima and Smartboard $2,700
    Tisdale: $5,900
    • Destiny Library Software Program from Follett $3,200
    • Proxima and Smartboard $2,700
    Dater: $7,250
    • Destiny Library Software Program from Follett $3,500
    • School Musical $750
    • Artist in Residence Program $3,000
    Smith: $10,500
    • Destiny Library Software Program from Follett $5,300
    • Theater Arts Program $2,700
    • Poet-In-Residence Program $2,500
    Ramsey High School: $11,650
    • Destiny Library Software Program from Follett $5,400
    • Freshman Orientation Program $3,000
    • Scholastic Reading Inventory $3,250

    Hubbard: $7,150
    • SuccessMaker Software for math and reading (31 licenses)
    • Artist in Residence Program
    • School Musical
    Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School: $6,890
    • SuccessMaker Software for math and reading (30 licenses)
    • Symbols of American Freedom
    John Y. Dater School: $6,100
    • National Circus Project
    • Symbols of American Freedom
    Eric S. Smith Middle School: $10,150
    • Theater Arts Program
    • Poet-In-Residence Program
    • Jazz at Lincoln Center Program
    • Two TI84 graphing calculators and view screens
    • Columbia University Scholastic Press Association
    • Two wireless computers
    Ramsey High School: $10,291
    • Four Day Student Achievement Workshop
    • World Language Teaching Assistant Program

    Hubbard: $7,250
    • Artist in Residence
    • Computer Projector and Cart
    • School Musical
    Tisdale: $6,357
    • Artist in Residence
    • Visual Presentation Projector
    • Touch Tank Kits
    Dater:$6,100
    • Artist in Residence
    • Wireless Microphone for Grade 3
    Smith: $7,450
    • Theater Arts Program
    • Poet-In-Residence Program
    • Wireless Technology for Laptops
    Ramsey High School $9,800
    • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
    • Joe McKenna

    Hubbard:   $5,375
    • Heroes Character Education Program K-5
    • Two wireless lapel microphones to enhance the existing sound system in the auditorium.
    Tisdale:   $3,975
    • Heroes Character Education Program K-5
    Dater:   $7,600
    • Heroes Character Education Program K-5
    • Writer’s Workshop Residency (Brod Bagert)
    Smith:  $6,600
    • School musical
    • Poet-in-residency program
    Ramsey High School: $8,700
    • Grades 9&12: Sean Covey Character Building Workshops
    • $2,750 will be available for teacher mini-grants during this school year.

    Dater and Tisdale Elementary Schools
    • National Circus Project
    Hubbard School
    • Performing Arts Workshops/ Guest artists/ School play production
    Smith Middle School
    • Performing Arts Workshops/ Guest artists/ School play production
    • Recording studio, allowing students to record CDs for both artistic and language studies
    Ramsey High School
    • Two year project will produce two documentaries on the Old Stone House, a local landmark.

    Dater and Tisdale Elementary Schools
    • “Celebration of Science” involving workshops,assemblies, and a visiting author.
    Hubbard
    • Will provide a program to educate students in the performing arts. There will be assemblies and classroom workshops.
    Smith
    • Expansion of last year’s theatre program to include 65 to 75 students for acting workshops, a trip to Lincoln Center, and the production of a school play.
    High School
    • Will host a community based service education project that will produce two documentary videos on the history of the Old Stone House, a local landmark.

    Dater

    • Thematic workshops focusing on Native American culture.
    Tisdale
    •  Outdoor learning center habitat to focus on environmental studies.
    Hubbard
    • Art related workshops and assemblies on four themes: the environment, drama, poetry, language arts, and Native American culture.
    Smith
    • Theater workshops including an artist-in-residence program, as well as a Lincoln Center “Meet the Artist” program.
    High School
    • Purchase of CD ROM software in two areas: Social Issue Research Service (SIRS) and SIRS Government Reporter.

    Dater
    • $1,700 to purchase speakers to upgrade the sound system in the auditorium.
    Tisdale
    • $1,700 to purchase speakers to upgrade the sound system in the auditorium
    Hubbard
    • $2,000 to purchase a production mixer for the Ramsey Alive program (seen on cable access channel 19)
    Smith
    • $2,000 to purchase stage lighting
    High School
    • $2,600 to purchase CD ROM software, allowing computers to network.