Innovative Teaching Excellence Grants awarded
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Creating Cross Curricular Comprehension – Winkley Elementary Ellen Pruitt and Donna Brady - $600
This project uses an integrated approach blending non-fiction text with follow-up activities that extend learning. (Click for a note from Ms. Pruitt and Ms. Brady)
Artistic Endeavors – Cox Elementary Paula McClain
- $611 
Fifth grade students will have the opportunity to contribute to the school atmosphere by painting a large scale mural on the cafeteria. These students may volunteer for the “Art Club” and students who are identified as needing adult mentors will be specifically targeted for participation.
Preschool Academy / Lending Library / Young
Parent Meetings
Erin Garner - $3500
Provides books and other learning materials to children ages birth to 5 and their families who live within the boundaries of seven of Leander ISDs Title One elementary schools. Young Parent Meetings will be held at LISD High Schools during lunch hours using a motivational approach.
Chess Club – Leander Middle School Kim
Dunagan - $795 
Chess develops mental abilities used throughout life: concentration,
critical thinking, abstract reasoning, problem solving, pattern
recognition, strategic planning, creative analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation.
Big Books in Action – Winkley Elementary
Tina Houy - $4275 
Big Books in Action - Students will continue with their everyday science curriculum and be introduced to a big book that reinforces science TEKS through their reading instruction. (Click for note from Ms. Houy)
Parent Involvement Project- Faubion Elementary
Heather Mossell - $2796 
Funding will provide quality parent education programs including family activities for parents and children to do together, educational children’s programs, and feedback from historically no-involved parents.
Early Reading Intervention using High Interest Science Readers - Parkside Elementary Amie Chase, Amy Eckert - $4800
By using high-interest science books, we capture the audience and enhance science vocabulary simultaneously by incorporating non-fiction leveled readers within a guided reading structure.
