Grants

Update: Unfortunately, the IHS Site-Based Council was not allocated any money this year, and therefore will be unable to distribute any grants. We apologize, and hope you are able to look to other sources for your funding

List of 2001-2002 grants
List of 2000-2001 grants
List of 1999-2000 grants

Funded Grants for 2001-2002

S.A.V.E (Two men's groups, one for Juniors and Seniors and one for Freshmen and Sophomores, and a women's group.) Aqeela Shakur, Minority Student Affairs. Requested $1,500 for the three groups and received $1,100. Weekly group meetings and activities designed to help African-American students achieve personal and academic goals. Funding to cover learning tools (videotapes, books and literature, etc.), snacks and lunches.

Circle of Recovery Satellite. Wendy Guttman, Student Assistance Services. Requested $200 and received $200. Weekly meetings and other activities for young men of color recovering from addictions of all kinds. This is a partnership between BOCES and Ithaca High School that brings community members into the school to work with students. Work toward improvement in class attendance, achievement and conduct. Funds to pay for refreshments at meetings, and journals, books and tokens to reward success.

Volunteer Involvement Center (VIC). Chris Zinder. Requested $550 and received $550. VIC consolidates large numbers of volunteer efforts by parents, family members and people from the community to support instruction and other activities at IHS. Assists at such annual events as open house, craft fair and college fair. Funds to cover office supplies, display materials, mailings, refreshments and related expenses.

Telephones for Teachers. Troy Tinney, IHS Administration. Requested and received $390. For purchase of cordless telephones to enable teachers to have access to telephones during the work day to enable them to communicate with parents and students at home more readily.

The Tattler. Melissa Castillo-Garsow. Requested $1,000 and received $750. Funds to cover some of the production costs of the high school newspaper.

Foods That Changed the World Mary Terese Pasquale, IHS Social Studies. Requested and received $200. Ms. Pasquale is developing an interdisciplinary course and will use the money to build resources in the form of books for course development and use in the course. Funds will supplement those available through library purchase

Model United Nations. Carolyn Corson, IHS Diplomats/Model UN Club. Requested $600 and received $500. Funds will be used to cover some of the costs of student participation in Model UN conferences. These were held last year at Syracuse University and at the University of Rochester. Priority funding to go to scholarships for students who would not otherwise attend.

Family Times Newsletter. Rose Gaherty, Family Liaison, IHS. Requested and received $440. Newsletter for parents, guardians and caregivers published every five weeks. Funds to be used for costs of publishing and delivering copies to 1,700 households.

World Music Bridgid Cooper, Special Education Department. Requested and received $600. World Literature is part of the curriculum for Self-Contained English class. In addition to reading folktales, poetry and stories from various regions, students will be exposed to history, geography and culture of each region. Musicians from the community will be invited twice during the year to perform and teach. Funds will be used to pay for the musicians.

Business Financial Tour. Nancy Herzog, Career Ed/FBLA Club. Requested $1,000 and received $750. Trip to New York City to visit NASDAQ and, possibly, SONY Wonder Lab. Funds will be used for partial scholarships for students who could not pay for full cost of trip ($160, one day; $225 two days).

NYSSMA Fee Reimbursement. Art Loomis, NYSSMA All-State Choir. Received $380. Two vocal music students will represent IHS at All-State Music Festival in Rochester (cost @ $380 each). Funds will provide partial support.

Girl Talk. Wendy Gutman, Student Assistance Services. Received $150. Education/support group for high schoolers to discuss pressures about self-image, sexuality, family matters, relationships, health and well-being. Funds to be used for refreshments at weekly meetings, pens and journals, videos and reading materials.

Interpersonal Communication Education. Rob Hermanet, Career Education Department. Requested and received $259. Instructional materials to help in providing training in professional and business-like behavior to his curriculum in existing classes (e.g., teaching proper salutations, behavior in a business setting, etc). Funds to be used to buy books for use by the Department.

Sewing Machine. Marjorie Inana, Career Education Department. Requested and received $450. Funds will be used to purchase an additional sewing machine. Money for this is not otherwise available.

Pay for Accompanist. Art Loomis, IHS Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Requested $500 and received $300. A special education teacher accompanies vocal jazz ensemble (has for many years) but has never been paid and no district funds are available for this. Funds would be used to pay the accompanist.

IHS Staff Picnic Annual end-of-year staff picnic sponsored by Site Council. $482 reserved.

Paraprofessionals Lounge $50 for refrigerator for use by paraprofessionals.

The following was awarded but not disbursed because of administative prohibition of funding aprogram beyond the end of the current budget year:

Grow Your Own Teacher Project Jackie Merwin, Ithaca Youth Bureau, YES. Requested and received $759. High school students will be paired with teachers in summer elementary school programs. High school students will work as tutors. Funds will provide a stipend (at an hourly rate) for one of the five high school students. (Because ICSD funds must be spent during the current fiscal year, this grant may not be able to be funded for the current summer program. We are still investigating options.)

The following was awarded but not disbursed because the program did not occur:

IHS Gospel Choir. Wendy Guttman, Student Assistance Counselor. Requested $500 and received $200. A spring program to develop a Gospel Choir with the help of choirs in the community. Program to meet interest expressed by students of color at school. Funds will be used for a keyboard instrument, which can be accessed by other school groups that need it.

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Funded Grants for 2000-2001

Tattler Digital Camera: $450

To purchase a second digital camera for the IHS newspaper, the Tattler. To reduce photography expenses and to increase the availability of the cameras for use by the newspaper staff.

Science Department Fall Creek Habitat Rating Survey: $900

To purchase water monitoring kits for analyzing PH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, turbidity, phosphates, and coliform bacteria of the six section of the Fall Creek.

Science Olympiad : $675

To support participation of IHS students in 2000-2001 NYS Science Olympiad competition.

Players club: $830

To foster the study and performance of jazz improvisational music in the IHS community.

Recording Studio visit: $180

To facilitate attendance of students in the "Music in our Lives" class at area recording studios in order to learn about how recordings are made.

Digital Analog Prototypes: $600

To purchase Digital Analog Prototype laboratory sets. To boost student achievement in the digital electronics class through hands on learning.

Dimensions: Coed Step Squad: $300

To help a group of students learning syncopated step aerobic routines, encouraging teamwork, self-respect and a sense of accomplishment for at-risk girls.

Book in Hand: $500

Under the auspices of the Support Services Department, students will be encourage to join the Young Adult Scholastic Book Club. The goal is to engage more students to read more.

Math Club Team: $500

To enable participation of the math team in statewide and national competitions.

Love your body: $200

To promote a healthy body image and media literacy.

TV-VCR: $379.64

To purchase a TV and a VCR. To enable the business education department to use videotaped vignettes as spring boards for discussion of business concepts.

Science Help Room: $610

To purchase multimedia biology and chemistry courseware.

Playwright: $500

To bring a professional playwright into the "Creative Writing: Drama" course.

VIC: $1000

To purchase supplies and services in support of the Volunteer Involvement Center (VIC) activities.

English Regents Readiness Project: $1714.65

To provide supplemental materials to better prepare ESL students for the new English regents standards.

Integrating Technology and the Theater: $750

To purchase computer programs for the technology department in order to allow students better understanding of technical aspects of the theater.

Family and Caregiver Involvement: $250

To encourage parents and care givers of IHS students to become more involved with the school in a positive way.

Strengthening Families: $430

To provide enriching and strengthening experiences to parents and caregivers of transitional students through the use of the Family Works Curriculum

TV as a Classroom Instructional Tool: $1185.35

To purchase a new 27" TV to show video programs as part of the Technology Department Program.

Rugby Club: $600

To purchase rugby supplies.

SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere): $100

To develope programming to address teamwork, alternatives to violence, and stress management.

SAVE-Men's group: $726

To provide opportunities to group members to work on achieving a personal goal, as well as, achieving a set of predetermined group goals.

Visiting Photographers: $400

To bring six visiting photographers to speak to art class students and to show their work.

Business Financial Tour: $1000

To provide scholarships and funding for low income and high risk students to participate in the second annual Business Department Trip.

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Funded Grants for 1999-2000

Career Education: $632.72

To Nancy Cramer, Career Education, for computer sound systems for making it possible to use the Glencoe Multimedia Accounting effectively and to use and teach Powerpoint effectively.

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VIC@IHS: $1000.00

To VIC@IHS, the Volunteer & Involvement Center, which increases family involvement at IHS and represents a partnership between IHS and parents

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Math Homework/Help Room $4000.00

To the Math Department for the Math Homework/Help Room; with this money the Math Department can hire aides to free teachers to work directly with students. The Help Room is integral to the Site Council's goal of helping struggling and failing students.

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Living Artist Project: $800.00

To Carol Spence and the Art Department for the Living Artist Project, which brings local artists into the classroom for inspiration and instruction. This project furthers the Site Council's ongoing commitment to supporting partnerships between IHS and the local community.

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S.A.V.E: $1900.00

To S.A.V.E. (Students Against Violence Everywhere), sponsored by Acting Associate Principal Chris Coveney and Minority Affairs Assistant Madeline Powell. A school and life safety program supporting at-risk girls. Students who feel safer learn more effectively.

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Chess for the Masses: $340.00

To Steve Weissburg and the Chess Club, "Chess for the Masses," an activity that encourages critical and analytical thinking and inspires high achieving students.

Birds of Prey: $400.00

To Nicole Blenk of Biology for "Birds of Prey," who has created a partnership with the Cornell Raptor Program to bring live birds and expert ornithologists into the classroom, creating an exciting and inspirational opportunity for hands-on learning.

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Dining with Dignitaries: $1400.00

To GIAC and Toshav Storrs for the Dining with Dignitaries, a program designed to provide an opportunity for underrepresented students to learn how to engage with influential adults and political leaders in the community, inspiring both pride and practical interpersonal skills. The Site Council's grant was used to pay for a dining hall and a speaker.

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STEP Squad: $1000.00

To Wendy Suchotliff for the STEP Squad, a group of female students learning syncopated step aerobics routines, encouraging teamwork, self-respect and a sense of accomplishment for at-risk girls.

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