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Lakeland Education Foundation Awards Education Grants
The LEF has now awarded more than $750,000 in grants to help enhance the educational experience of students in the district.
The Lakeland Education Foundation presented a $46,696 check to the Board of Education at its April 18, 2015 board meeting in support of their 2015 grants to educators in Lakeland. The Foundation recently awarded 15 grants for a variety of educational projects district wide.
Created in 1994, the Foundation has now awarded more than $750,000 in grants to help enhance the educational experience of students in the district.
Pictured: LEF President Diane Kness hands Board President Glen Malia a check from the Foundation at the April 18 Board of Education meeting. Grant recipients were honored at the meeting.
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The 2015 grant recipients include:
Second Steps Program from Andrea Cooper, Beth Luft, Katharine Rodefeld, Kristal Halton, and Carmen Diaz of George Washington, Lincoln-Titus, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Van Cortlandtville elementary schools
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Ping Pong/Chess Club submitted by Keith Yi of Walter Panas High School
The Write Right Program submitted by Jennifer Kalbfell and Tracy Norman of George Washington E.S.
The Sounds of Music submitted by Steven Calidonna of Lincoln Titus E.S.
The Outdoor Classroom Project submitted by Jacqueline Woodruff, Frank Yanoti, Jessica DiPietro, Baron Hersh, and Kimberly Lachowicz of Van Cortlandtville E.S. Midway Math Exhibits submitted by Elaine Alden of Benjamin Franklin E.S.
The Right Way to Write submitted by Amanda DiNapoli of Benjamin Franklin E.S.
The LASTT Project submitted by Lisa Butler and Lindsey McGann of Thomas Jefferson E.S.
Bucket Filling for the Brain submitted by Dr. Karen Gagliardi and Stacie Boylan of Thomas Jefferson E.S.
Orienteering & Geo Caching Made Simple submitted by Jonathan Hourahan of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School
Life Skills Garden submitted by Karen Spano of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School
Design Thinking with iPads for Special Education submitted by Cole Everett and Robert Bergmann of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School
Beautification Benches submitted by Brian Smith, Bernadette Puff, and Kim Cardillo of Lakeland Copper Beech MS
Hydroponics submitted by Steve Trinkle of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School
Animation submitted by Matt Green of Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School
