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 a dividend. These bins are fire and building code compliant. The coast is $9 for each bin and $100 for shipping. The amount of paper to be recycled will be measured by weight.
Grant: $1,000
Jill Bonacio and Marty Pangburn, Pashley Elementary
The funds will be used to purchase books and start-up supplies for 1001 Book Kids Program at Pashley to promote early literacy skills for incoming kindergarten students. 100 bags will be prepared and in the main office corridor for families to borrow. The total cost is close to $6,000. $4,500 has been collected within the Pashley community.
Grant: $1,001
Mary-Anne Doyle and Carolyn Litynski, BH-BL High School Math Department
The funds will be used to purchase the data-collecting device titled “Calculator Based Laboratory2 (CBL2). It allows students to perform hands-on experiments, collect real-time date, and see the uses of mathematics and technology in “the world.” It will be used in all four years of high school mathematics, thus serving a wide range of mathematic students. Four math teachers will use the CBL initially to conduct experiments in their classes and then in-service training will be provided for the rest of the department.
Grant: $1,500
Roger Kopa, Pashley Elementary School
The funds will be used to purchase a touch-screen monitor. That, together with a projector and software already in the classroom, will create a ‘Smartboard’ for a more reasonable cost. The monitor will be available to the entire school. This is a cost effective way of using technology.
Grant: $500
Paul Federoff, BH-BL High School Science Department
The grant will be used to purchase sets of digital camcorders for use in video analysis of motion in physics labs. These would be used in Introduction classes, Regents and AP courses. The application states, “These cameras would give us tremendous freedom for studying motion.” Students would be able to study motion outside the classroom (i.e. the building, in the gym). Web cams have been used with the disadvantage of having to be connected to a computer. Updated technology will reduce the time required dealing with the computer and allow more time for analysis.
Grant: $1,092 for six sets
Brian Watts, BH-BL High School Science Department
The funds will be used to purchase a carrying case for the lock-out buzzer system purchased last semester. The system has been used by the Science Club and in Science classes to prepare for competitions (the Science Club won the Regional Science Bowl and went on to the Nationals), test and Regents. The case will keep the system from getting damaged and keep the cords untangled.
Grant: $168
