-Mini Grants (under $500)
Barbara Gall Grants for Language Arts
- Wiggle Chairs - Shawn Veitch – Dutton Elementary - $500.00. These special wiggle chairs were purchased to help support students who have a difficult time staying focused. The chairs help students control themselves and as a result can better engage in classroom learning.
- Odyssey of the Mind Worlds -Stephanie Pearson – Emmons Lake Elementary - $500.00. Granted funds for the team to go to the World Final’s Competition.
- Odyssey of the Mind Worlds - Caryn Kersey -Kraft Meadows Middle School -$500.00. Granted funds for the team to go to the World Final’s Competition.
- LINKS Whitecaps Game -Jen Amorose – High Schools LINKS Programs - $500.00. Students with autism and cognitive impairments from the Caledonia High School LINKS/ MOCI Room will be working on social, independence, and communication goals while attending the Whitecaps game with their LINKS mentor.
- Middle School Music Stands - Lynne Kotarski -Caledonia Bands- $497.00 - Music stands were purchased for use in the middle school band rooms.
Barbara Gall Grants for Language Arts
- English 12- Non-fiction Memoir - Beth Schuster - Caledonia High School - $439.25. A set of 35 copies of the book, "The Terrorist's Son" by Zak Ebrahim were purchased for use in the 12th grade English classroom.
- Encore English 9-12 - Choice Reading - Deb Fisher - Caledonia High School Special Education - $2000.00. Purchased books to establish a foundational library of appealing texts for students at appropriate reading levels that will satisfy grade level core requirements and meet individual needs.
- Daily Grind Update - Emily Westfall - Transitions Program- $2120.00 - Updated equipment and signage, uniforms, water dispenser and brewer as well as a donut machine were purchased for use in the Daily Grind Coffee Shop.
- TV Pro Technology Update - Mike Wilson - Caledonia High School -$8383.94. Purchased equipment such as camcorders, RAM upgrade, memory cards, and memory card readers along with software in order to upgrade the TV Production equipment to high definition.
- Caledonia Bands Baritone Saxophone Project - Valerie Gootjes - Caledonia Bands -$4321.00. A baritone saxophone was purchased for Caledonia Bands to be used by both middle schools to enable students to learn to play this cost-prohibitive instrument.
- Caledonia First Lego League - Wendy Cammet -Caledonia Robotics - $2400.00. Grant funds purchased start up kits and equipment to support three new and seven existing Junior First Lego League teams at each of the districts five elementary schools- grades 2-3.
- Auditorium Sound Upgrade - Jeff Jenkins - District Performing Arts Center/Fine Arts Center $7816.38. Upgraded the auditorium sound systems with a new sound board with digital mixer and 8 wireless microphones with battery packs.
- Kettle Lake Outdoor Classroom & Learning Garden - Kettle Lake PTO -Kettle Lake Elementary - $15,000.00. Funds were used to create a "hands on" outdoor learning center featuring a raised reading deck, dry creek bed, native pine trees and flowers, and Michigan state symbols. Raised planting beds will allow students to plant and harvest vegetables and flowers.
