District 181 Foundation

Dedicated to enriching the experience for students in District 181

2002-2003 Teacher Grants
The foundation funded three grant requests for the school year in sum of $9,930. The following projects were funded:

Technology Skills Improvement Project: A district wide initiative designed to enable teachers to effectively integrate technology tools into core curricula. Phase one focused on grades K-2

Excellence in Mathematics Enrichment: Four family math nights were hosted at HMS. Three focused on grades K-8 and the fourth highlighted grades 6-8 families specifically.

Computation Carryout: Motivating Students to Math Fact Mystery: A creative Oak School approach to addressing the need to improve a student's mastery of basic facts with greater speed and accuracy.