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Past Recipients

Innovation Grants 2017-2018

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Constructing a Perpetual Motion Machine that will Generate Power

David Abate, Hamden High School


Funding for materials to construct a perpetual motion machine for the generation of power

Engaging Students in Fluency and Fitness

Anastasia Ganim and Kelly Sullivan, Church Street School


Funding for power point presentations that allow students to practice math and literacy skills while simultaneously participating in physical exercise

Social Thinking Curriculum and Materials

Kelly Hillard, Spring Glen School


Funding for social thinking curriculum and materials to teach and support pro-social behaviors for use in the individual or group setting to teach students of all ages and abilities

Dragon Buddies

Tracey Riordan Jacobson, Hamden High School


Funding to support the creation of a mentoring program that pairs an HHS athlete
with at-risk elementary school students

Chinese Classroom Library

Meiya Ma, Hamden High School


Funding for the acquisition of Chinese books together with teacher’s guide and supporting materials to help build an in-class library

STEM Matters

Christina Mesner, Renee Pietrosimone, Central Office


This project will come to life as a Family STEM Night for all elementary schools with the activities to continue throughout the year, throughout the district

Navigating into the Community

Andrew Marzano, Rob Mandel, Tara Riley, Nick Ugolik, Hamden Middle School


Funding to assist in the development of a cross curricular project that involves Lake Wintergreen, the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop to create trail markers to be placed around the Lake

Discovering the Wildlife of Bear Path Preserve with Infrared Cameras

Scott Trauner, Principal, Bear Path School


Development of Bear Path’s nature preserve, through the installation of multiple infrared motion-detecting wildlife cameras to explore animal traffic

Series Books Create Serial Readers

Allison Wills, Bear Path School


Funding for the acquisition of a variety of series books to promote a love of reading and involvement in a book club

Climate Lab Renewable Energy Kits

Matthew Dole, Hamden High School


Funding for renewable energy kits which will allow students to investigate key concepts around energy transformation and factors that affect the efficiency of wind turbines and solar (photovoltaic) cells

STEM Kits and Activities

Lisa Goodrich, West Woods School


Funding for STEM kits and activities for the special education learning environment

Cubulets (Robots) Battery Packs

Grace Guidet & Aileen Ishmael, Alice Peck – TAG Program


Funding of battery packs for STEM robots

STEM Kits and Activities

Lisa Goodrich, West Woods School


Funding for STEM kits and activities for the special education learning environment

STEM Kits and Activities

Lisa Goodrich, West Woods School


Funding for STEM kits and activities for the special education learning environment

Students Can Publish Too

Lori Maslowski, Dunbar Hill School


Funding of the publishing of student authored books which incorporate the non-fictional writing skills taught, modeled and practiced through the district Lucy Calkins writing curriculum

Once Upon a Time in Kindergarten

Betsy Pattison and Meghan Witheril, Dunbar Hill School


Funding for craft supplies and books to assist in the use of fairy tales and fractured fairy tales to teach children how to compare story elements such as setting, characters, problems and important events

Station Type Special Needs Learning Activities and Supplies

Cathy Teulings, Hamden High School


Purchase of tools and supplies to be used in the special needs classroom by students to explore methods of making art with techniques and tools that are designed for their needs and limitations

Sensory Garden

Amy Watson, Alice Peck Early Learning Program


Funding for the creation of an outdoor garden to develop competency and interest in physical, biological and earth sciences

Innovation Grants 2016-2017

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Dyslexia Apps,
Elizabeth Ball, West Woods Elementary School

Using Raspberry Pi to Teach Computer Science, Electronics and Engineering Concepts,
Robert Dauster, Kathleen Bower-Phipps, Ayush Dalmia, Ben Surman, Abhishek Gorti, Hamden High School

Sense of Self Workshop Series, Pilot Program,
Amanda Donovan, Jennifer Nolan, Kristen Tassiello, Hamden High School

STEM Mini Makerspace for Indoor Recess,
Grace Guidet, Aileen Ishmael, Alice Peck- TAG Program

Drums Alive,
Jessica Elkin , Valerie LaRose deSousa, Sheperd Glen School

STEM and the Next Generation Science Standards,
Christina Mesner, Hamden Public Schools K-6 Science Specialist

Performance Clinician and Accompanist,
Michael O’Herron, Ridge Hill Elementary School

Elephant and Piggie Readers Club,
Susan Martinez Sendroff, West Woods School

Preventing “Summer Slide”,
Susan Smey, Director of Media, Assessment and Intervention, Hamden Public Schools

Freshman Field Day,
Moira Birmingham, Hamden High School

Kindergarten Apps for Math and Language Arts,
Nicole DeLucia, Helen Street School

Noah Webster House Explorers Program,
Erin Gannon Guerra, Church Street School

Dyslexia Apps,
Elizabeth Ball, West Woods Elementary School

Cultivating Kindness and Empathy,
Sara Hernandez, Social Worker, Bear Path School

Leadership Workshop,
Marydell Merrill, Hamden High School

Bringing Best Friend Books to the Classroom Read Aloud,
Julie Mertagh, Ginny Hice, Kat Rende, Suzanne Powell, Stacey Amodio, Sheperd Glen School

Pioneer Skills,
Chris Sagnella, Gary Stanton, Kathyrne Ryan, Matthew Tremper, Hamden Middle School

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