The East Fund
Funding Summary   

Read what Shawnee Mission Teachers & Students have to say about the impact of grants from The East Fund...

Grants Awarded by The East Fund - 2004 through May 2006

Total Approved for 2005/2006 Grant Cycle: $53,570

Total Approved for 2004/2005 Grant Cycle: $57,206

Commitments for 2007-08 and 2008-09: $11,000

Total approved to-date: $121,776

Technology

• Social Studies Technology Initiative (approved September 2005) – Provided funds for one SMART Board, one laptop computer and stand, to incorporate new technology into the American History curriculum - $4,098
  
  
• Investigating a New Instructional Technology, the Tablet PC (approved March 2006) – Provided funds to purchase one ThinkPad - $2,888
  
  
• Worldwide Web to Go (Approved March 2006) – Provided funds for two Durabook notebook computers and one printer, carrying case and power cord to be used in Debate, Mock Trial and Forensics - $3,510
  
  
• Computer Science Career Panel Seminars (approved May 2006) - Description to come - $2,500
  

• Mathematics Technology Upgrade – Provided funds for two SMART Boards, stands, 4 laptop computers and software licenses - $ 9,384
  
  
• Fine Arts Upgrade - Provided funds for Canon Power Shot digital camera and projector - $2,729
  
  
• Hands On, Minds On Science - Provided funds for five PASCO Comprehensive Physics Complete systems to teach Physics and Physical Sciences classes. The PASCO system consists of three instructional components: sound and light waves, motion, and electricity/magnetism - $22,756
  
  
• Books on CD - Provided funds to establish an initial collection of books on CD to incorporate technology into the library collection - $2,500
  
  
• Counseling Department Web Design - Provided funds to create a Web site for the Counseling Department to provide information on college counseling and links to valuable Web sites related to colleges, admissions and applications - $2,500

Programs

• Making the Learning Connection – Provided funds to develop a learning profile for all students in grades 9 and 10 utilizing a research-based learning model developed through Learning Connections - additional $3,574 approved September 2005 (initial grant application)
  
  
• Shakespeare in the Classroom – Provided three years of funding for The Kansas City Repertory Theatre Shakespeare in the Classroom enrichment program targeted to Sophomore students. The English department would ork with four actors during three weeks to analyze and edit personal versions of the plays Julius Caesar and Othello - $9,000 (over three years; approved March 2006)
  

• Making the Learning Connection - $3,837 (initial grant in 2004) (initial grant application)
  
  
• A Passkey to Success - Provided funds for 200 individual student licenses for a modular computer-based program providing instruction in math, reading, writing, science and social studies - $6,000 original grant
  
  
• A Passkey to Success – Additional funding in 2006 for a wireless laptop
  mobile cart with networked printer - $20,000
  
  
• SHARE - Provided funds to support staff and operations for 1,800 student leaders and countless children and families in the metropolitan area through the SME SHARE program - $15,000 (over three years, $5,000 per year; approved January 2005)
  
  
• Shawnee Mission East Coffee Shop (approved May 2006) - Provided funds to transform Room 417 into a retail coffee shop. Project is cross-curricular and involved community collaborations. - $7,000

Professional Development

• National Endowment for the Humanities Seminar - Provided funds for SME English teacher Kelly Fast to attend a six-week seminar focusing on Dante - $2,500
  
  
• Fulbright: Italy Classics Seminar (approved May 2006) - Description to come - $2,000

Updated 10/26/06