Grants Awarded 

Complete list of the 21 grants awarded for the Fall of 2025:

All Elementary Schools:

  • One District One Book ($416)- Elementary-wide reading program to support the Madison Reads district initiative.  The book selected is “8 Class Pets, +1 Squirrel, +1 Dog, =Chaos”

  • Sam Wedelich Author Visit ($3000)- Author/illustrator of the popular “Chicken Little” books will present at each of the elementary schools.  

  • Book Tasting ($6000)- Annual reading event at the elementary schools where students can preview 35-40 books. 

  • Battle of the Books ($2900)- All elementary schools will participate in ‘America’s Battle of the Books’ reading incentive program.  

  • Math Manipulatives ($12,000)- Manipulatives to support the Conquer Math teacher training program and district math initiatives. 

  • On the Same Page ($500)- Composition books/journals to support and improve elementary writing skills. 

KRS/TJS:

  • Karaoke in the Music Classroom ($1200): Karaoke machines to keep music education fun and relevant. 

TJS: 

  • Special Education Reinforcement Tools ($1500):  Reinforcement items to help special education students meet behavioral goals.  

  • Sensory Oasis ($3016)- A safe space for learners to help with self regulation.  

MJS:

  • Vex Robotics ($9245): Vex Robotics Classroom kit to enhance the makerspace learning center at MJS.  

  • Hydroponic Garden ($3389): Hydroponic tower gardens to enhance environmental education.

  • Museum of Natural History ($2500): 6th grade trip to the Museum of Natural History.

  • Special Education Reinforcement Tools ($1500): Reinforcement items to help special education students meet behavioral goals.  

  • Rutgers Science Bus ($1500): 7th graders will experience a hand-on, interactive science lesson taught by Rutgers graduate students in their mobile science lab. 

  • Healthy Italia Field Trip ($1295)- Italian students will participate in a culinary and cultural lesson at Healthy Italia in Madison.

  • Meteorologist John Marshall ($1650): 6th grade Science assembly to complement the weather curriculum. 

  • MET Trip ($2424): 7th graders tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.  

MHS:

  • Great Gatsby ($410):  Trip for ESL students to attend the Great Gatsby play after reading the book.  

  • Enhancing Biodiversity ($1177): Enhancing the biology courtyard with aquatic plants and native amphibians and fish species. 

  • Hatching Chicks ($500): Hatching chicks to learn about organism development.

  • Neuron Modeling Kits ($416): AP Psychology students will use the kits to study the biological basis of behavior.

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For a listing of all grants awarded throughout the years, please see below.