PTA FINANCES SIMPLY STATED JUNE 2002

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PTA FINANCES SIMPLY STATED JUNE 2002
PTA INCOME Sovereign Bank
11,000 Stock
1,200 Fidelity
42,000 Total Income 54,000 NON-SPENDAB
LE MONEY Playground Fund -
6,000 Rainy Day Fund -
5,000 2002-2003 BUDGET -
28,000 Surplus 15,000
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2002-2003 LEF GRANTS INVOLVING FISKE
Subject Area Description School Amount
Social Competency Open Circle Fiske 9,000
Science Journaling for Scientific
Inquiry Fiske 8,453 METCO Literacy, Math,
Science Tutoring Fiske/Bowman 9,812 Math
Math Interest Centers All elem 7,320 Writi
ng Differentiated Writing All
elem 5,689 (John Collins Writing
Program) except Hastings
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SURPLUS ALLOCATION SLATE

• Subject Area Brief Description Grades
  Allocation
• Technology Technology enhancements K-5
  4,000
• Drama Curriculum-based drama 2-5 3,500
  
• Fiske Forums Social competency
  plays 1-5 2,000
• Yoga Stress relief/physical
  strengthening K-5 1,500
• Science 1 residency visit (already
  allocated) 2-5 1,400
• Science Journals 1,000
• TOTAL 13,400

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TECHNOLOGY
AV iBook and 1 cart to hold iBook and projector
(1) Apple iBook 1,923.00
Metal AV cart w/wheels
99.00 Location To be checked out to classrooms
as needed. Rationale None of our 3 clamshell
iBooks have connection capabilities that allow
them to be used with our inFocus projector. We
have the projector, but it is very difficult to
connect it to each teacher's individual computer
for lesson display purposes. We should have a
cart with AV iBook and connected inFocus
projector that can be checked out to teachers as
needed. Color Inkjet Printer (1)
HP Business Inkjet printer 2250 tn
950.00 Location Lab/Library Rationale
The HP Deskjet printers in our classrooms work
very slowly over our network and are not high
quality. We would like to have one high-quality
color printer on our network for use by
classrooms and computer lab. High Speed/High
Quality Scanner Multimedia Projects (1)
HP Scanjet 7400c
499.00 Location Computer Lab Rationale
Fiske has several inexpensive and very slow
scanners. They are generally adequate for
classroom use, but we need a high speed scanner
for large projects (e.g., 5th grade iMovie, 3rd
grade Timeliner, 2nd grade Hyperstudio)
when each student in a classroom scans 3 or more
photos.
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TECHNOLOGY (cont.)
TView Silver boxes for TV Display in Classrooms
(3) TView Silver Scan Converter
100.00 ea Location Classrooms, Grades
K-5 Rationale Give teachers the capability of
using TV for computer display as needed. Several
teachers who have TV's in their rooms use TView
Silver boxes without having to connect and
reconnect wires. We are currently in need
of hookups in 3 classrooms. Microsoft Word
Computer Program for Macintosh (2)
Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh
137.50 ea Location Lab/Library Rationale
Microsoft Word should be available in the
building to enable teachers to open email
attachments sent from parents and others in
Microsoft Word format. Powercord for Clamshell
iBook (1) Apple iBook Power Cord
69.00 Location Available for loan to
classrooms Rationale We are missing one hockey
puck power cord for one of our clamshell 9.04
iBooks. Camera Bag for Digital Movie Camera (1)
Canon
Camera/Accessory Bag
29.95 Location Available for loan to
classrooms Rationale We need a case to hold
our new Canon digital movie camera, cords,
connectors, batteries and tapes.

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DRAMA
 

• Key Features
• Drama residency program
• Curriculum based
• Students live and feel the drama unit (time
  period or character)
• Sustainable after the drama residents
  departure
• The Program
• Grade teachers choose
• one social studies unit and
• key teaching goals
• Drama specialist develops a drama unit around
  curriculum initiative
• Teacher training given
• Classroom visits by artist in residence to
  deliver the drama unit
• Drama performances shared with other grades

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SOCIAL COMPETENCY - PLAYS

• All Starz (Grades 1-3)
• Interactive, three character play dealing with
  issues of bullying and respect. Students witness
  the verbal, non-verbal and physical behavior that
  reflects episodes of real-life bullying in their
  school and community. They observe positive role
  modeling when the characters work together to
  come to an awareness about respecting all people.
  The interactive after show discussion features
  the three actors who help reinforce the
  educational points in the play with the students
  through theater games and role plays.
• Key Messages
• Recognizing bullying and teasing
• Understanding the importance of respecting
  differences
• Developing empathy and identification with the
  target
• Reaching out to friends and classmates who are
  targets of bullying
• When and how to seek help from caring adults
• Doin the Right Thing (Grades 4-5)
• Three characters act out several scenes dealing
  with bullying, abuse and respect. Students are
  engaged as they witness the verbal, non-verbal
  and physical behavior that reflects episodes of
  real-life bullying and harassment in their school
  and community. They observe positive role
  modeling when the main character decides to take
  a stand and do the right thing. The interactive
  half hour after show discussion features the
  three actors who help students process and
  reinforce the educational points in the play.
• Key Messages
• Defining bullying and gender harassment
• Developing empathy and identification with the
  target
• Reaching out to friends and classmates who are
  victims of bullying and harassment

 

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YOGA

•  Yoga Benefits 
• increased focus, concentration
• stress release, especially in situations
• physical strengthening
• positive self esteem through body connection and
  development of good posture 
• The Program  
• four consecutive gym classes for 4th graders
  will be dedicated to yoga (Fall 2002)
• teacher workshop
• specific training for Peter Celi and Lysa
  Pirone
• teach the teacher concepts will be sustained in
  gym and in classrooms

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SCIENCE JOURNALS

• LEF Science Grant
• Scientist in Residence
• Science journaling for Big Backyard one other
  science unit for Grades 2-5
• Science journal will travel with student
  throughout elementary education
• Science Journals
• School Contribution 1,000
• PTA Contribution 1,000
• Total 2,000
• / 320 Students (based on 12/01 Lexington
  Public School Projections)
• Cost Per Journal 6.25