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  • February 7, 2024

Funding was provided to support the travel and training of 8-12 SHS Writing Center consultants who attended the National Conference of the Secondary Schools Writing Centers Association. After participating in the conference, these students returned to SHS with the intention of implementing and disseminating the ideas, practices, tools, and activities they learned to the full consultant staff and all students through the SHS Writing Center.

In November 2018, four student consultants and two teachers had previously joined 475 other attendees at the 7th Annual Secondary Schools Writing Center Association (SSWCA) National Conference, themed “Process and Progress.” The grant enabled a new group of student leaders to attend the conference once again on March 17-18 at the Arlington campus of George Mason University, marking the first opportunity since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Writing Center consultants were considering presenting a proposal at the conference titled “Writing at the Center.” The funding also aimed to extend the opportunity to 11th-grade student leaders from the Center to foster a leadership pathway that would sustain their initiative.

  • February 7, 2024

The Saline robotics community for grades 4-8 had been struggling with the setup and teardown of large competition fields and the management of tools and materials 4-6 times each week, which consumed much of their practice time and left them with less time to focus on planning, designing, and building their robots and other innovation projects. A separate space for practice would not only have improved their performance but would have made their meetings more about learning and preparing rather than moving supplies.

The grant was proposed as a partnership between the Saline robotics teams for grades 4-8 and the Saline Middle School Media Center to repurpose an old book storage space into a thriving STEM lab by moving the books out of storage into the Media Center where all students could access them.

The grant covered the cost of making the books in storage available to students in the Media Center while also repairing water damage and outfitting the space as a STEM space with storage and simple, second-hand workspace furniture.

  • February 7, 2024

The grant money was used to expand the 3D printing program with the addition of 2 new resin 3D printers. These printers allowed for faster and more detailed prints, aiding in the education of students for many years to come, thereby better preparing them for the workforce and/or college. The project impacted both current and future students, as well as staff who required 3D printing services for their classrooms.

The new technology helped to expand the 3D printing curriculum, enabling students to be more creative with their designs. The printers exposed them to new materials and printing processes, furthering their knowledge through creative thinking and problem-solving.

  • February 7, 2024

The Saline Area Schools Foundation has awarded a grant for the acquisition of the Jump Rope Readers series to enhance early literacy development. Recognizing the limitations of the current leveled books, which do not adequately target specific phonological awareness and phonics skills, this grant will enable the purchase of targeted, culturally relevant, and engaging reading materials for young learners.

The Jump Rope Readers series is meticulously designed to introduce beginning readers to new letter-sound correspondences and high-frequency words in a gradual and systematic manner. These books not only support foundational word recognition skills but also offer memorable characters and exciting adventures that align with core curriculum standards in literary fiction.

This investment in foundational reading resources underscores the commitment to ensuring that students develop the essential literacy skills needed to fully engage with future educational innovations at Saline Area Schools.

  • February 7, 2024

The grant provided chromatic tuners to a large-format music classroom of 50-80 students at Saline Area Schools, where individual teacher attention was limited. These electronic devices offered immediate feedback on tuning and intonation, which are foundational skills in music, indicating to the musician whether a note was in tune and, if not, whether it needed to be adjusted higher or lower. The chromatic tuners enabled students to receive the necessary feedback to improve their sound independently, which is crucial for playing in tune—a fundamental aspect that enhances the overall quality of music and facilitates the development of higher-level skills and satisfaction in the music classroom.

Through the use of these tuners, students demonstrated key educational skills such as collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. They worked in various sized groups, including partnerships and sections, to learn how to play in tune. This collaborative approach not only helped build a sense of community among the students but also made creative use of the learning space, providing numerous learning opportunities.

  • August 24, 2023

As Physical Educators, it’s our job to instill knowledge in our students that will last a lifetime. The knowledge they can take with them and use as they grow in their understanding of various fitness concepts and ideas. It’s important that our students have the confidence and ability to perform a variety of movements that they enjoy and can repeat. But also, that they acquire the desire to push their knowledge and abilities forward with a focused intent to pursue health and wellness for a lifetime. Our goals are bigger than just 1 trimester, our classroom goals are inherently learned over time so that our students may draw on their time in the Weight Room at Saline and share it with others. We truly believe this project is student-centered and delivers the necessary messages that are incredibly important in our classes every day at Saline High School.

  • December 29, 2021

Our goal is to provide Heritage students with a portable, interactive sensorimotor device intended to motivate and inspire students to participate in important sensory and therapeutic feedback that many students rely upon. The device has vast capabilities covering many important areas of development providing both physical, sensory, and mental exercises. The wall will impact not only the students in the special education classrooms but also will be made available to the general education population.

  • December 29, 2021

The American dream game is about the inaccessibility of the American dream. This game will encourage participants to explore our complex society in someone else’s shoes. In the game participant can explore the bias, stereotype, discrimination, and general inequalities that attack the possibility of achievement of the American dream.

  • December 29, 2021

Social and emotional learning (SEL) provides a foundation for safe and positive learning, and enhances students’ ability to succeed in school, careers, and life.

  • December 29, 2021

Our project is providing 2 electric KidZone carts with proper postural support for students who have physical impairments, along with our other students who are in the special education program. This project will create an opportunity to engage the students in kinesthetic learning activities such as cause and effect, prepositions ( forward, backward, fast, slow), along with generating excitement which will encourage our students.