Congratulations to the following teachers who have been selected as mini-grant recipients by the Osborn Educational Foundation: District Preschool Coordinator Miriam Arene will photo document Preschool Green Team garden projects at Encanto, Longview, Montecito and Solano; Clarendon 6th grade teacher Benjamin Baldner will combine funding with a Wells Fargo Classroom Response System grant he received to purchase a set of digital responders to use in classroom quizzes; Art Teacher Panthea Begay received two grants: one to purchase Watercolor Still Life supplies and books for 190 students at Encanto and the other for students at Montecito to learn the art of Paper and Book Making; Osborn Middle School 8th Grade Science Teacher Shelby Christian will implement the Wash Your Hands, Please! a Science experiment project to teach students about hygiene- the scientific way; Montecito Physical Education Teacher Debra Fields will purchase heart rate monitors to implement the Getting to Know Your Heart Rate project; Osborn Middle School 7th Grade Science Teacher Mariano Guerra will purchase 4 high resolution cameras for his Webcam Science project for inter-school collaboration and teaching; Encanto 3rd Grade Teachers Renee Hamill & Kelly Walker- Science Explorer Packs will use funds to purchase materials to create 15 packs for exploring the environment; Encanto 1st Grade Teacher Kristin Hoese will purchase an online membership for the implementation of the Book Reviews for a World-wide Audience academic writing project; Encanto 1st Grade Teacher Jill Holschbach will take her class to view the Slim Goodbody performance at Phoenix College as part of Learning the Human Body she will also purchase a human body model; Solano School-based Family Counselor Albert Ledet will implement the Solano Youth Resiliency Project for Boys; Clarendon Art Teacher Barbara Middleton will teach a section on Weaving; and Longview 3rd Grade Teacher Kristine Tolman will implement the Building Fluency through Reader's Theaters project to video tape students as they perform the Reader's Theaters so students can critique their own performances and better understand what they need to work on in terms of improving fluency.

Montecito 5th Grade Teacher Pam Bond purchased timers and materials to create data for students chart while including fitness and coordination building in her classroom. Encanto Health Technician Randy Woods purchased anatomical models to be used in anatomy based wellness lessons. Solano Music Teacher Richard Sanders produced “Arizona Musical” with fourth grade students and intends to purchase risers to support future productions. Encanto RTC Teacher Ed Morgan purchased materials to promote healthy attitudes towards teamwork which he supervises during recess. Osborn Middle School Health Teacher Craig Johnston purchased materials for instruction in child development and taking care of preschoolers. Encanto 1st Grade Teachers Kristin Hoese & Jill Holschbach purchased portable listening/reading centers so that their first grade students can practice reading skills at home. Encanto 3rd Grade Teachers Renee Hamill & Kelly Kesterson-Walker purchased cameras for student use in illustrating and bringing to life fractured fairytales created in class. Physical Education Teacher Debra Fields received two mini-grants- one to purchase juggling pins and supporting materials so that Montecito students can work on coordination skills while learning to juggle. The other to purchase ‘Dance Dance Revolution’, a fun dance pad with light-up panels to support Encanto student fitness. Clarendon Physical Education Teacher Nola Johnson purchased supplies necessary to run the Presidential Fitness program for the Clarendon students.