District Wide Grants

• 2023-2024: None

• 2022-2023: Math Interventions Curriculum (K-5)

• 2021-2022: District Family Reunification Plan

• 2020-2021: Water bottle Fill Stations

• 2019-2020: None

• 2018-2019: None

• 2017-2018: Down the Dirt Road Blues - Artist in Residence

• 2016-2017: Band Song Commission; Social and Emotional Learning

• 2015-2016: 4th Grade Summer School Read for Success

• 2013-2014: Water for Sudan – A Long Walk to Water

• 2012-2013: 4th Grade Exploration of Mississippi

• 2011-2012: School-wide PBIS Kick-off | Dinosaurs Unearthed | Language Personal Learning Tool | Whisper Phones

• Annual Family Museum Field Trip (K & 2nd)

• Annual Major Saver Award: 2012 - 2019

Bettendorf High School

• 2023-2024: Visiting Science Scholar: Sheila Ion (Tuftee) PRIDE GRANT: National History Day MINI-INV GRANT: Regulation Room Revamp

• 2022-2023: Visiting Science Scholar: Stephanie & Joshua Hemberger PRIDE GRANTS: Game Day, Community Service Projects. INV. GRANTS: Life of Dinosaurs Field Museum Field Trip, Summer Reading

• 2021-2022: Visiting Science Scholar: Josh Schirm; Bulldog Closet Expansion Project

• 2020-2021: Visiting Science Scholar: None; Clear Vision, Welding Helmets

• 2019-2020: Visiting Science Scholar: Kelsey Sundet PRIDE GRANTS: Crocheting Mats for the Homeless; Poetry Coffeehouse; National History Day; Vaping Cessation Group; Learning Latin; E-sports Team

• 2018-2019: Visiting Science Scholar: Sean McVey PRIDE GRANTS: National History Day Competition; Biochemistry connections; Guided Stress Alleviation; Intro to Car Maintenance; Basic Sewing; Outdoor Environmental Conservation; Cooking on your own 101

• 2017-2018: Visiting Science Scholar: Ryan Goff ; Fresh Films

• 2016-2017: Visiting Science Scholar: James Wetzel; Standing desks; Swivel Robots

• 2015-2016: Visiting Science Scholar: Ryan Park; School Makerspace

• 2014-2015: Visiting Artist: Dean Kuglar Sculpture Presentation | Visiting Science Scholars: Dr. Mikka Appel and Dr. Christine Sharis – gift to Stem Club | Stem Club

• 2013-2014: Visiting Science Scholar – gift to BHS Industrial Tech/Robotics | Visiting Science Scholar: Bryan Arnold, Toyota | Come Together for Music Education

• 2012-2013: Visiting Science Scholar – gift to BHS Science Dept. | Visiting Science Scholar: Jeff Hanley, NASA | Visiting Artist: Nina Weiss Prismacolor Colored Pencil Seminar | By Candlelight: Hearing the Story in the Author’s Own Words | Favorite Teacher award to BHS Pete Bruecken for Science Dept.

• 2011-2012: Visiting Artist – Zentangle Seminar & Silver Clay | Incoming 9th Grade At-Risk Transition | Visiting Science – BHS Science Dept.

• Previous Grants: Collaborative Inflatable Sculptures, Video Analysis,Calculators for Math Class , Math Department, Student Council Leadership Conferences, Video Projector-Spanish Language Dept., Oral Assessment Using Interpersonal Skills, New Photographic Equipment, Author Visit Spring, Oral History Night, Transition T-shirts, Debate Tournament of Champions

Bettendorf Middle School

• 2023-2024: None

• 2022-2023: Robots for Robotics

• 2021-2022: PBIS Signage

• 2020-2021: None

• 2019-2020: Project-Based Learning Podcasts, Reading and Writing Rocks!

• 2018-2019: Art Immersion; BMS Library Read & Ride; Paws for Effect-Therapy Dog

• 2017-2018: 8H3 Flexible Seating; BMS Dinner Club; Cancer Doesn't Care

• 2016-2017: Hololens: Augmenting the Future of Learning; The Story of the Untold; Pollinator Prairie Restoration; Enticing Readers

• 2015-2016: The Discovery of King Tut; Social Media and Social Justice; Reverberation Show Choir; Connecting with Families, Night of Thanks and Giving; Mobility and Movement for our adapted PE kids; Smart Art for middle school

• 2014-2015: Field of Greens Community Garden | Stem Club | A Zen-sational Courtyard | What is Essential

• 2013-2014: Reading the Bones/Mystery Cemetery | Our Learning Utopia | Going Green – To The House | Avoid the Summer Slide; Visit Your School Library this Summer | Using iPads to Reinforce 21st Century Skills in BMS Band | Hightower Aquaponics | BIONIC (Believe It Or Not I Care) | Choose2Matter: What Breaks Your Heart | Visiting Science Scholar – gift to Robotics | Finnessy Innovation Award: Greenhouse Effect to Aquaponics

• 2012-2013: Academic Legacy Scrapbook | Gaga Pit | TV for Authentic Audience | From Greenhouse Effect to Aquaponics | After School Culture Club

• 2011-2012: Technology for Collaborative Learning in BMS Band | Finnessy Innovation Award: March Madness Book Read

• 2010-2011: March Madness Book Read | Finnessy Innovation Award: Inflatable Art Sculptures

• Annual Parent Link Major Saver Award: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

• Previous Grants: Success Through Attendance, Reading Recovery, Weekly Reader, Therapy Dog, Yearbook Club, Band Bash, Music Performance Assessment & Literacy Tools, Chapters & Chow Literature Club, Motivating the Unmotivated Student

Grant Wood Elementary

• 2023-2024: Providing Student the Abilities to Self-Regulate

• 2022-2023: None

• 2021-2022: BettReads BETTer Together

• 2020-2021: None

• 2019-2020: GW Parent University, Letters from Home

• 2018-2019: Learning at their Fingertips; Grant Wood on the GO

• 2017-2018: We will BEE Readers; Flexible Seating for the GW Library

• 2016-2017: Family Maker Days; Yoga/Mindfulness to Improve Mood, Behavior and School Culture

• 2015-2016: Journey for All "If you believe it, you can achieve it"; Reading Fair

• 2014 Favorite Teacher Award – Dan Bartell

• 2012-2013: Grant Wood News, Weather & Sports

• 2011-2012: Grant Wood Therapy Dog $1000

• Previous Grants: Introducing Nutritional Education, Harness the Power of Learning Promethean Boards, LEGO Mindstorm NXT, sets & necessary parts, Karla’s Korner, Read All About, Science On the Move, Literacy Connections-The Arts, Social Studies Non-Fiction Books, Classroom Mounted TV’s & VCR’s, Garden/Habitat Area

Herbert Hoover Elementary

• 2023-2024: None

• 2022-2023: None

• 2021-2022: None

• 2020-2021: None

• 2019-2020: Outdoor Classroom

• 2018-2019: Don't just think outside of the box, BREAKOUT of It!

• 2017-2018: Expanding Expression; The Fountain of Youth

• 2016-2017: Learning at their fingertips: Hands-on Technology Tools

• 2015-2016: Special Needs Scooters; Flourescent Light Covers

• Previous Grants: Poetry Books, Therapy Dog, Tumblebooks E Books, Harness the Power of Learning Promethean Boards Read Naturally CD’s, Take Home Library, Vacuum for Daily Living, Books on Cassette

Mark Twain Elementary

• 2023-2024: None

• 2022-2023: None

• 2021-2022: None

• 2020-2021: None

• 2019-2020: Sensory Spaces

• 2015-2016: Can you Hear Me Now

• 2014-2015: Read and Ride | Finnessy Innovation Award – Reading for Excellence

• 2013-2014: Differentiating Interventions through Technology Integration | Reading For Excellence Family Literacy Event

• 2010-2011: Learning in Motion

• Previous Grants: Alternative PR Programming, Learning Laboratory Project White Boards Drums, Percussion Instruments & T-shirts, “Mark My Time” Digital Bookmarks, Club 55-Media Center, Click, Music Enhancement Project

Neil Armstrong Elementary

• 2023-2024: None

• 2022-2023: None

• 2021-2022: None

• 2020-2021: One School, One Book: Wishtree

• 2019-2020: None

• 2018-2019: None

• 2017-2018: None

• 2016-2017: None

• 2015-2016: Get FitBit!

• 2014-2015: Read Around the World in 180 Days

• 2013-2014: Stand Up, Don’t Stand By | Million Minute Reading Challenge

• 2012-2013: Standing to Learn | Slow Down & Learn

• Previous Grants: After School Drama Program, Therapy Dog, Old to New, Past to Future Mural Project, Copies of Effie’s Image, Armstrong Children’s Peace Chorus Reads Naturally, Welcome to Armstrong Baskets

Paul Norton Elementary

• 2023-2024: None

• 2022-2023: None

• 2021-2022: None

• 2020-2021: PBIS Signage Revamp

• 2019-2020: None

• 2018-2019: None

• 2017-2018: None

• 2016-2017: Starbucks for students: Creating a flexible learning environment

• 2015-2016: STEM from the start; Once Upon a STEM Night

• 2013-2014: Favorite Teacher Award – Joyce Jackson, Guidance

• 2012-2013: Art Room Mimio Acquisition | 4th Grade Exploration of Mississippi – district wide

• 2010-2011: Therapy Dog

• Previous Grants: Math in the Classroom, Reading Grant Print Shop Deluxe 15 & licenses/50 users, Read Naturally, Simon’s Hook, Nine Essential Skills for the Love & Logic Classroom, Project Read, Compasses for Everyday Math

Edison Academy

• 2023-2024: None

• 2022-2023: Artistic Expression and Exploration

• 2021-2022: None

• 2020-2021: None

• 2019-2020: The Power of Positivity, Experiencing Mindfulness in a World Filled with Trauma

• 2017-2018: 3D Printer for Edison Makerspace