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Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake Education Foundation
Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake Education Foundation

Opening doorways of opportunity

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Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake Education Foundation

Opening doorways of opportunity

Grants: Spring 2015

Chris Thompson, March 13, 2017March 13, 2017

Lindsay Armbruster and Lyndsay Stein, O’Rourke Middle School

“The funds will be used to purchase tools to assist us in integrating social-emotional learning and mindfulness education into our Health and Science classes.”

Grant: $1,459.42

 

Lindsay Armbruster, O’Rourke Middle School

“The funds will be used to purchase 5 balance ball chairs to replace several typical desk chairs in my classroom.”

Grant: $399.95 for five chairs

 

Tim Brunson and Ann-Marie Mueller, BH-BL High School

The funds will be used to replace the cafeteria sound system. The PA system is no longer working. A newer system would allow connection to iPod/iPad/MP3 player etc.

Grant: $3,463.75

 

Sabine Erickson, BH-BL High School

The funds will be used to purchase a book of activities, five lab cradles, a hand dynamometer, and 30 TI Nspire calculators.

Grant: $6,646.66

 

Susan Perdomo, BH-BL ELS Department

The funds will be used to begin a literacy initiative to help English Language Learners to develop reading and language skills by providing them with access to audio tapes that they can listen to while they read a book at home.

“My goal is to build a digital collection of high quality books children can take home and listen to (and read along) every night. I would like to have 183 books available! Most children have CD players at home, but for those who do not I would like to purchase 5 portable MP3 players with external headphone and speaker jacks that can be lent out.

Grant: $280 for five MP3 players, a cassette to MP3 converter, and audiobooks

 

Bridget Patton

The funds will be used to acquire multi-sensory teaching tools to use with all 60 kindergarten students during WIN time (level grouping to develop specific skills and knowledge).

Grant: $400

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Grants: Fall 2000

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Grants: Fall 2013

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Tim Brunson, Dennis Harrington, Tod Bucci, and Travis Dillabough, X-Factor Male Mentoring Program The funds will be used to purchase camping gear, rakes and tarps, lawn games, LARP equipment, and NERF guns to support community service activities and team building activities. “X-Factor is an organization that aspires to connect students…

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Grants: Fall 2008

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Jennifer Adams and Mark Kowalski, BH-BL Green Club The funds will be used to purchase paper-recycling containers for each room and office in the high school.  The club will work with T.A. Predel and Company, Inc. of Schenectady to pick up the paper and the company will pay the club…

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Welcome …

to the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Education Foundation website! The Foundation is run by a volunteer board and was begun in 1998 to create new opportunities for education in our community.

The Foundation supports the youth of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake school community by generating and disbursing funds for services, equipment, enrichment programs, and other projects designed to enhance education.

If you have questions about the Foundation, please email us at contact@bhblef.org  or by US mail to PO Box 144, Burnt Hills, NY 12027.

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