Funded Projects for 2025

1. Host residencies in literature and art for students in 3rd and 4th grade, led by local BIPOC community leaders

2. Fund a pilot Life Skills program (Learning, Independence, Function, Empowerment) for elementary special education students

3. Purchase one-year licenses for Mayo students and their teachers to access Vocabulary.com to support literacy instruction across subject areas

4. Purchase kits for a new curriculum to help give age-appropriate exposure and hands-on experience in making and using solar panels.

5. Purchase 3D-printers and the filaments used as the material for this additive process for students in 7th and 8th grade

6. Have youths create outreach kits containing health resources for youth and parents sourced from Rochester area healthcare providers and educators.

7. Produce a junior version of the Broadway musical “Shrek” at Lincoln for students in grades 5-8 not currently served by these arts

Funded Projects for 2024

1. Provided a laser cutter for the industrial and commercial design class at Phoenix Academy

2. Purchase a portable planetarium, a large digital portable globe, that can bring different planets and moons into classrooms at Mayo High School

3. Purchased braille items for a kit to be used in media classes district-wide

4. Provide math curriculum resources for the Kindergarten and Grade 1 students at Jefferson Elementary school

5. Fund the purchase of books for the "Launching into Literacy" book clubs for 3rd grade students at the Gibbs Elementary School

6. Provide career related books to use with the Xello software system to engage students in building self-knowledge, exploring career options, setting goals, and developing critical thinking skills at Sunset Terrace Elementary

7. Fund the purchase of items to create a "Reset Room" for student self-regulation at the Rochester Alternative Learning Center