Classroom Library Enhancement for Native and Heritage Spanish Speakers

Amount Awarded: $2,827.50

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve 70+ students in grades 9-12 in the upcoming school year at FHS. The project will create a series of classroom libraries to support independent reading goals in Spanish for heritage and native speaker classrooms to improve fluency and literacy in students’ native language.

Funded by: Henrietta K. Holcomb Memorial, Marty Thurlby Deweese Study Abroad Fund

FRIENDS: Fluency & Reading in Elementaries Nurturing Diversity and Success

Amount Awarded: $1,430

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve 350+ students in grades K-2 at several elementary schools across the district as well as 20 9^th-11^th graders at FHS. The program will provide a multitude of opportunities for developing friendships with role models, building literacy, and read-alouds with children’s books about diversity, tolerance, and acceptance. The goal is to encourage and motivate young readers and instill confidence

Funded by: Class of 1956 Taylor-Lackey

Sizziling Series Additions

Award Amount: $2,690.59

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve 386 Kindergarten to fourth grade students as Asbell Elementary. The project will provide new library books and missing books from popular series, with the intent on encouraging both students who are not motivated to read on their own and those who may read below their grade level.

Funded by: Hugh Kincaid Early Childhood Education

Illuminating the Light Bulb Lab

Award Amount: $4,244.58

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve 542 students grades K-4 at Butterfield Trail Elementary School. The lab will provide all students the opportunity to access hands-on STEAM resources weekly through high quality and engaging lessons designed to spark curiosity, creativity and innovation.

Funded by: Feriba McNair Keystone endowed by Hannah & Greg Lee

Mallet Mania

Award Amount: $6,000

Teacher Project Description: Xylophones to give more elementary students an opportunity to play instruments.

Funded by: Shannon & Terryl Ortego, Katy B. Stout

Award Amount: $3,500

The Kids, Check it: College and Careers project is designed to help students plan life goals, which is a district initiative. The project will serve all 8^th grade students at Ramay Junior High through a field trip to the University of Arkansas to assist the building in creating a culture that identifies postgraduate educational opportunities to enhance students’ planning choices and future careers.

Funded by: Bob Gaddy (PACE)

Fabric Moths: Learning to Sew and Embroider

Award Amount: $3,290.26

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve 520 in Kindergarten through 4^th grade at Owl Creek School. As part of an Art and Nature unit students will get the opportunity to sew fabric moths. The students will obtain an entirely new art experience through learning how to use a sewing machine, hand-sew, embroider, and other creative fiber arts techniques.

Funded by: AEP Southwestern Electric

Q-Seums: Inspiring Questions through Artifacts

Award Amount: $3,026.99

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve all 950 students at Owl Creek through lesson enrichment tools and hands-on experiences. The project encourages inquiry by providing access to physical artifacts, resources, and historical objects to inspect and handle along with quality nonfiction text.

Funded by: Susie & Phil Stewart

Roadrunner’s L.I.F.E Club (Learning Incredible Skills for Everything)

Award Amount: $6,436.57

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve approximately 159 students in the 3^rd and 4^th grade at Asbell Elementary. The project will provide unique and engaging life opportunities through clubs that they would not otherwise receive. There will be seven clubs implemented that the students will rotate through according to their interests - cooking, economics, sewing, building engineering, blogging/yearbook, culture, and community service.

Funded by: E.J. Ball Economic Fund, Harry Vandergriff

Vital Signs: A Technological Approach to Looking Inside the Body

Award Amount: $7,409

Teacher Project Description: Vernier technology to measure and analyze physiological variables to determine human body health.

Funded by: First Federal Bank, Bobby New, Frank Broyles

Carrots, Not Sticks

Award Amount: $4,000

Teacher Project Description: Funds to provide meaningful incentives for students struggling to meet behavior expectations in school.

Funded by: Tamara & Johnny Roberts Family

The Breakfast Club After-School Arts Integration

Award Amount: $5,000

Teacher Project Description: This project serves 70 students grades 7^th and 8^th through after-school direct instruction and 630 students through presentations and performances. The program includes diverse activities led by certified professionals that teach skills for life, school, and work to at-risk and under-served students through integration of drama, visual art, and technical art.

Funded by: Betty Lighton, Mike Brunner

Binoculars are for the Birds

Award Amount: $2,500

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve 110 gifted and talented second graders at all nine elementary schools in the Fayetteville district, and will continue on for years to come. The project provides child-sized binoculars and scopes for the students to identify birds in natural settings, supporting their goal to identify 50 local species.

Funded by: Irma Boyer Gifted and Talented Fund

Science in the Ozarks

Award Amount: $4,500

Teacher Project Description:  This project is designed to serve 882 5^th grade students from Holt, McNair, and Owl Creek Middle Schools. Based at The Ozark Natural Science Center, students participate in 12 hours of hands-on, inquiry-based, environmental science classes. Using observation, scientific method, and experimentation, students are able to apply and model natural science data and to better understand the ecological systems and natural history of the Ozark ecoregion.

Funded by: Josephine S. Clark

The Purple Pride Band Trailer

Award Amount: $10,000

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve 235 students in the Fayetteville High School Marching Band. The customized trailer will meet the needs of the growing band program, by transporting musical instruments and equipment to marching contests across the country and away football games.

Funded by: Bill Conrow Memorial, Martha Audrain Memorial, Paula Weaver, Walton Family Foundation, Nathan Altman Memorial

Getting Kids Outside Through English Curriculum and Experiential Learning

Award Amount: $2,232.56

Teacher Project Description: Backpacking and camping equipment to allow students to experience curriculum through the outdoors.

Funded by: David J. Butt Family, Marie & Clark McClinton

Owl Creek Presents “Aladdin KIDS”

Award Amounts: $2,200

Teacher Project Description: Show materials, costumes, and supplies to perform the musical theatre production "Aladdin KIDS" at Owl Creek School

Funded by: Matthew William Moore Memorial, Class of 1952

The Pottery Wheel at Woodland

Award Amount: $2,100

Teacher Project Description: Pottery Wheel to broaden students art experience, and better prepare them for high school courses

Funded by: Class of 1957- John Lewis, Heather Spears Memorial

Learning to Love: Teaching Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom

Award Amount: $3,225

Teacher Project Description: This project will serve 360 students in grades K-4 at Washington Elementary. The project will provide social-emotional learning picture books for daily lessons provided by classroom teachers. Having these read-aloud resources for teachers will allow them to provide essential, engaging lessons.

Funded by: The Bank of Fayetteville in honor of John Lewis, Robbie & Clyde Selle

STEM & Coding Cart

Award Amount: $1,997.36

Teacher Project Description: Coding cart with mini-robots, circuits, and Kindles for students to explore and experience STEAM activities.

Funded by: Treva & Howard Hamilton