The Saline High School Chamber Choir plans to commission a piece from Connor Koppin, an award-winning and nationally recognized composer of new choral music. Students will go beyond their normal practice of simply learning a piece by being a part of the creative process from the very start. This grant will include the commissioned work itself, visits from Mr. Koppin who is currently doing his DMA at MSU, and a unique collaborative experience for our students to be the very first voices to share a piece of new art. The final published score will include a dedication to Saline Choirs, and we hope it will carry our name beyond Saline to performers and audiences around the world.
Wheely Great Sensory Input
Self-regulation is the ability to adjust or regulate the level of alertness depending on the time of the day and the stimuli presented. When students have a difficult time with self regulation, we observe maladaptive behavior or responses to the environment and sensory stimuli. WeÛªd like to provide students with the equipment necessary to enable them to self-regulate in order to increase abilities in all areas of learning and in all learning spaces. Improved self-regulation will increase the opportunities for special education students to collaborate in and participate with the general education setting through all eight Saline Area Schools Compass Attributes.
Service Learning Budget
We are asking the FSAS to create an annual budget of $10,000-$12,000 to support, sustain, and grow the service learning activities that take place in Saline High School.
Fitness Development in K-3 Building: Rogue Fitness Folding Power Racks
In the gym at Pleasant Ridge we are dedicated to teaching our students about the benefits of a fitness based curriculum. With the introduction to many forms of exercise, our students are learning about what types of movements they can and will be completing for a lifetime for their own personal health and wellness. It is always our mission to give our students the necessary resources to complete these goals. With the addition of these Rogue Fitness Power Racks that will fold into the wall, we will be well on our way to completing our mission. Because of this, our unique K-3 environment will continue to meet the needs of all students and ability levels. These racks will be a huge upgrade over our current outdated pull up bars and will give us endless variability to what we are trying to accomplish from a station based fitness approach to teaching all students in our gym. I firmly believe that these racks will take our gym and the future of our students learning objectives in the gym, to the next level.
