Unfortunately, due to the
mid-year cuts proposed by Governor Patterson, the number of initiatives
awarded has been proportionately reduced. The Policy Board applauds the efforts
of all the teachers advocating for their students by submitting proposals.
Next year’s funding currently
faces a proposed 50% reduction.
Terri Peters
2008-2009 |
| District |
Recipient |
Title of Project |
Alternatives
for Children |
Lisa Caselles |
Families Cooking Up Something New |
| ESB |
Mary Ann DeMillio |
Healthy Heart Clinic: A Valentine for Your Health |
| |
Michelle Burton |
Healthy Heart Clinic: A Valentine for Your Health |
| |
Eleonore Smith |
Healthy Heart Clinic: A Valentine for Your Health |
| |
Marion Benesh |
C.A.R.E. “Concerned About Recycling Everyday” |
| |
Tricia Brandt |
C.A.R.E. “Concerned About Recycling Everyday” |
| |
Claire Kessler |
World Forensics CSI Challenge |
| |
Robert Schindlar |
World Forensics CSI Challenge |
| |
Peter Calvello |
World Forensics CSI Challenge |
| |
Virginia Rosenberg |
What’s the Buzz? Learning about Long Island
Bees and Butterflies |
| |
Jayne Kaht |
Starting Them Young, Raising Them Green |
| Greenport |
Diane Brockett |
Stories for Our Environment: Integrating Science
and Language Arts |
| Longwood |
Patrick Cauchi |
The Walt Whitman Project |
| Patchogue-Medford |
Anna Guido |
Plants Across the Curriculum |
| |
Suzanne Ochs-MacDevitt |
“Thanks for the Memories” |
| |
Cristie O’Neill |
Split Splat…Spot Dot!! |
| |
Colleen Nettles |
B is for Barometer-Weather Forecasting for Primary
Grades |
| |
Karen Bear |
B is for Barometer-Weather Forecasting for Primary
Grades |
| |
Cheryl Carr |
Spine Crackers Book Club |
| |
Jennifer Dormack |
Spine Crackers Book Club |
| |
Lisa Kovitz |
Heard of Any Good Books Lately? |
| |
Sherry McPherson |
E.A.S.Y.-Effective Alternatives (to) Smoking (for)
You |
| |
Lisa Kovitz |
Creative Fun!!! |
| |
Diane Meyer |
Supporting Social Studies and English Language
Arts through Art |
| Riverhead |
Kelli McCabe |
READ-“Just Do It!” |
| |
Lori Dunkel |
READ-“Just Do It!” |
| |
Marion Dorman |
“Greetings From China!” |
| |
Jill Kruger |
“Greetings From China!” |
| |
Melissa Haupt |
“Greetings From China!” |
| |
Eileen Gorman |
D.E.A.R. 360 (Drop Everything And Read 360) |
| Rocky Point |
Monique Safina |
Prize Possession |
| |
Ann Castro-Crowell |
Books, Bags, & Beyond |
| St. Isidore School |
Nancy Ryan |
“What’s the D.I.R.T. on Ancient Civilizations?” (Discover,
Investigate, Research & Travel) |
| St. Mary School |
Christine White |
“Owls, Bats, and Butterflies” |
| |
Janet Pirraglia |
“Owls, Bats, and Butterflies” |
| Three Village |
Kerry Magnuson |
Get to the “Heart” of the Matter |
| |
Cynthia Carrucciu |
Connecting Students to their Community Through
Service Learning |
| |
Antonio Santana |
Rachel’s Challenge |
| |
Corinne Connors |
Rachel’s Challenge |
| |
Pete Schuchman |
Rachel’s Challenge |
| |
Sarah Doepp |
Citizen Science: Classroom FeederWatch |
| |
Derek Angermaier |
Citizen Science: Classroom FeederWatch |
| |
Barbara Kmioteck |
Weather Station – Future Weather Reporters |
| |
Allison Cooper |
Weather Station – Future Weather Reporters |
| |
|
|
Technology
Program 2008-2009
|
| District |
Recipient |
Title of Project |
| Comsewogue |
Jennifer Caltagirone |
Using Audience Participation Devices to Increase
Student Participation, and Improve Teacher Assessments |
| |
Steven Nielsen |
Using Audience Participation Devices to Increase
Student Participation, and Improve Teacher Assessments |
| |
Beth Dimino |
Using Audience Participation Devices to Increase
Student Participation, and Improve Teacher Assessments |
| |
Christopher Kowalski |
Engaging Students in Engineering |
| |
Steven Nielsen |
Engaging Students in Engineering |
| ESB |
Kevin Culhane |
“Fitness for Fun” |
| |
Mary Teufel |
“Fitness for Fun” |
| |
Ann Katsaros |
“Fitness for Fun” |
| Hauppauge |
Kristin Harrison |
Technology for Tomorrow’s Journalists |
| Longwood |
Suzanne Story |
iListen – iLearn – Classroom Podcasting |
| |
Kerri Gentile |
iListen – iLearn – Classroom Podcasting |
| Mattituck-Cutchogue |
John Krakowka |
Business – The Real World |
| Patchogue-Medford |
Kimberly Gardner |
Budding Meteorologists |
| |
Dawn Lubniewski |
Budding Meteorologists |
| Riverhead |
Justin Cobis |
The Classroom of Tomorrow – Today! |
| |
Claudette Garley |
From Pictures to Words: Helping English Language
Learners explore abstract concepts using digital photography and blogs |
| Rocky Point |
Nicole Fernandez |
“Exploring the Letters Around Us” |
| |
Jennifer Meschi |
Framing Long Island: Researching Famous Long Islanders,
Innovations and Flowers
|
| Shoreham-Wading River |
Rob Korchma |
Reading Buddies Read, Record, Listen and Learn
Together |
| |
Ronnie Malave |
Reading Buddies Read, Record, Listen and Learn
Together |
| Three Village |
Linda Barrett |
None for the Road |
| |
Maureen Kost |
None for the Road |
