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
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
Tisdale: $6,022
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
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.