
Grants Awarded
Grants Awarded
Since 2005, approximately $522,000 grants have been awarded to the Sartell-St. Stephen School District
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Grants Awarded in Spring Granting Cycle for 2024-2025 School Year
$28,082 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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CKLA Discoveries Through Dramatic Play and Active Learning – $7,986 –RIS
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Physical Education Disc Golf Start-up – $1,840 – SMS
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Sabre Strong Cart – $2,000 – SMS
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Speakable.com for Spanish – $192 – SMS
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Unified Club –$2,000 – SMS
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Parts Tumbler: Deburr Metal Types with an Innovative Process –$2,000 – SHS
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Board Games and Puzzles for Special Education Class –$400 – SHS
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Games for New Class: History Through Films and Games – $2,000 – SHS
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3D Printer: Bambu X1 Carbon for Engineering and Robotics – $1,600 – SHS
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Children's Theatre Production – $6,000 – SHS (ORELC, PMPS)
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Inclusion for Everyone in PE – $2,064 (All Schools)
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Grants Awarded in Fall Granting Cycle for 2024-2025 School Year
$26,489 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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​Clay Play: Enhancing Early Childhood Development through Ceramics – $1,250 – ORELC
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Sensory Table Manipulatives – $5,250 – ORELC
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CKLA Extension – Grade 2 – $6,000 – PMPS
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Beehives – $2,250 – RIS
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Riverview Computer Programming Robot – $3,830– RIS
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Glow–Up Math Knowledge – $550 – SMS
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Kahoot!+ Premier Teacher Individual – $192 –SMS
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Laser Engraver and 3D printer for PLTW – $1,329 – SMS
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Sartell Middle School Art Displays and Show Event – $750 – SMS
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SMS School Garden – $900 – SMS
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3D Printers for Sartell High School: Advancement in Material Use – $1,500 – SHS
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Help Students Understand Prenatal Development with an Anatomical Model – $589 –SHS
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Parts Tumbler: Deburr Metal Types with an Innovative Process – $1,500 – SHS
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Sabre Book Club – $600 –SHS
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Grants Awarded in Spring Granting Cycle for 2023-2024 School Year
$25,506 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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​Calming Spaces for 4th Grade Classrooms - $600 - RIS
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Character Strong Professional Development - $2,500 - SMS
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DECA Emerging Leadership - $4,000 - SHS
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Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Club Supplies - $200 - SMS
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Knowledge Enrichment - $6,050 - PMPS
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Motor Room Updates - $500 - PMPS
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PBIS School-wide Incentives & School Store - $3,617 - SMS
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SAFE Club - $1,600 - SHS
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Things That Go! - $4,839 - ORELC
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Welding Fixtures & Tooling - $1,600 - SHS
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Grants Awarded in Fall Granting Cycle for 2023-2024 School Year
​​​$14,678 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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DECA Emerging Leadership - $4,000 - SHS
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Encouraging Engagement - $1,153 - RIS
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Read to Succeed - $1,500 - RIS
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Reading Garden - $3,825 - PMP
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Sabre Book Club- $1,200 - SHS
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SMS Adaptive Music - $1,000 - SMS
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SMS Morning News Show - $500 - SMS
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Unified Club - $1,500 - SHS
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Grants Awarded in Spring Granting Cycle for 2023-2024 School Year
​​​$22,835 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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CNA State Testing Scholarships - $1,350 - SHS
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Cutting Edge Cutting Equipment - Cold Saw - $3,500 - SHS
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Kahoot+ Premier for teachers - $100 - SMS
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Mobilizing Trades Pathways with PACKOUT - $2,000 - SHS
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Morning Bins - Grade 2 - $4,000 - PMP
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Robotics Support - $2,500 - SHS
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SHS Children's Theatre "Elephant and Piggie's We are in a Play!" - $4,000 - SHS, ORE, PMP
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SMS Keyboards for Spanish - $1,185 - SMS
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Snowshoes for Outdoor Classroom - $1,700 - RIS
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Statecraft App Based Geography Simulation Experience - $2,500 - SHS
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Grants Awarded in Fall Granting Cycle for 2022-2023
​$22,305 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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​Eagle's Nest - $3,000 RIS
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Early Childhood SMART Course Initiative - $3,110 - ORELC
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Mindfulness Calming Corners - $1,220 - RIS
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SMS Project Lead the Way VEX Robotics Upgrade - $6,462 - SMS
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Formative to Inform Instruction - $3,000 - SMS
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Plant Grow Lab - $778 - SMS
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Student Advocates for Equity Club - $1,000 - SHS
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NASP Archery - $2,735 - SHS
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Student Led Sabre Book Club - $1,000 - SHS
​*Multi year grant awarded to continue the program to ensure success.
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Grants Awarded for 2022-2023 Spring Granting Cycle
​$22,300 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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​ORELC STEAM Lab Enhancements - $1,500 - ORELC
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*Kinder Kits - $8,000 - ORELC
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Riverview Makerspace Makeover $1,500 - RIS
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Youth Frontier Kindness, Courage, and Respect Retreats _ $5,000 - RIS, SMS, SHS
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Throwable Microphone - $400 - SMS
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Transition Programing and more - $2,500 - SHS
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Hands-On for Consumer Math - $1,000 - SHS
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Wood Carving Tools - $2,400 - SHS
​*Multi year grant awarded to continue the program to ensure success.
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Grants Awarded for 2021-2022 Fall Granting Cycle
​$24,760 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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​Outdoor Learning Enhancements for Early Childhood - $6,000 ORELC
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VEX Robotics Kits for Elementary - $3,500 - ORELC & PMP
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VersaTiles - $3,570 - PMP
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Furthering Fine Motor in First Grade -$3,500 - PMP
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Adaptive Music Instruments - $1,000 - SMS
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Speaker Jesse LeBeau: Leadership Training - $4,000 - SMS
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Real Life Pregnancy Profile Simulator - $1,600 - SHS
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Projection Mapping Equipment - $1,590 - SHS
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Grants Awarded for 2021-2022 Spring Granting Cycle
​$26,400 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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Apple Pencils for SMS Special Education Implementation - $1,300 - SMS
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Bird Feeders - $750 - RIS
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Bookworm - $2,750 - PMP
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Can you hear me now? - $400 - SM
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Care Closet - $2,000 - SMS
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Graphic Art with Apple Pencils -$1,100 - SHS
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Growing Outside the Box - $700 - PMP
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Microscope Image Projector - $375 - SMS
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Proyecto de Libros - $840 - SHS
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RekenRek Classroom Project K/1 - $2,600 - ORELC/PMP
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Sabre Strong Technology - $3,200 - SHS
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SabreCON Support - Habitat for Humanity Home Build - $3,500 - SHS
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SMS Media Collection- Diversity Focus - $4,000 - SMS
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Social and Emotional Regulation - $1,500 - PMP
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World Language Apple Pencils - $385 - SHS
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World of Wonders Literacy Enhancement - $1,000 - ORELC
To learn more about each grant, see the grant descriptions here
Grants Awarded for 2020-2021 Fall Grant Cycle​
$22,600 in grants were awarded to the following programs:​
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Apple Pencils for 5th Grade Math Teachers - $700 - RIS
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Apple Pencils for 6th Grade Teachers - $1,200 - SMS
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Apple Pencils for 8th Grade Math and LA Teachers - $600 - SMS
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Behavior Resource Sensory Room - $2,000 - SMS
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Classroom Calming Corner - $500 - ORELC
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Encore Equity Book Club - $390 - SMS
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*Engaging with Nearpod - Science - $2,500 - SMS
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Full STEAM Ahead @ PMPS - $1,000 - PMPS
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Hands-On Learning for Child Development - $500 - SHS
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HS Guitar Class - $2,070 - SHS
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Innovative Teaching with Apple Pencils for 3rd Grade - $1,200 - RIS
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*Kuta Software - $620 - SMS
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Movement Matters - $1,250 - ORELC
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Multicultural Materials to support Early Ed - $1,000 - ORELC
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Sabres Strong at PMPS - $2,000 - PMPS
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SHS Positive Behavior Interventions & Support - $2,000 - SHS
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SMART Course - $3,070 - District wide
To learn more about each grant, see the grant descriptions here
​*Multi year grant awarded to continue the program to ensure success.​
Grants Awarded for 2019-2020​
$35,067 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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​Art in Motion - $4,000 - SHS
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Early Childhood Family Education Materials - $1,612 - ECFE
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Family Math Night - $2,000 - SMS
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Flexible Learning Spaces - $15,000 - K-8 Buildings
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Hands on US History Curriculum - $2,000 - SHS
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*Let's Create with AR & VR - $2,505 - SMS
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Mini Maker Labs in Kindergarten - $2,700 - ORE/PME
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*Motor Tools to Enhance Literacy & Math Skills - $2,000 - ECFE
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One District One Book - $2,500 ORE/PME
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Three Treasures - Willow School of Tai Chi - $750 - SHS
To learn more about each grant, see the grant descriptions here
​*Grant amount awarded for 2020-2021 as well to continue the program.
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Grants Awarded for 2018-2019
​$39,000 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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​3D Pens for Visual Arts - $3,000 SMS
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Afterschool Robotics - $1,000 ORE/PME/SMS
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Character Education - $3,500 SHS/SMS
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Elementary Makerspace - $4,000 ORE/PME
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FACS Equipment - $1,500 SMS
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Family Math Night - $2,000 SMS
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Flexible Seating for Math - $5,000 SMS
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The Hub - $5,000 SMS
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Living Above the Line - $1,000 SMS
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One District One Book - $5,000 ORE/PME
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Picture Bks for Social/Emotional Curriculum - $2,000 ORE/PME
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Room at the Table - $3,000 ORE/PME
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Sabre Splash - $2,000 SHS
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SMS Mentors - $1,000 SMS​
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To learn more about each grant, see the grant descriptions here
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Grants Awarded for 2017-2018
​$36,377 in grants were awarded to the following programs:​
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Academic Extensions - $1,200 ORE/PME
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Academic Extensions - $1,000 SMS
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Afterschool Robotics - $1,000 PME/SMS
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Art In Motion - $3,000 SHS
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Conscious Behavior - $1,117 ECFE
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Elementary Makerspaces - $5,000 ORE/PME
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Engineering and Technology - $6,500 SMS
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Learning Lab - $4,160 SMS
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Leveled Library - $1,000 ORE/PME
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Multi-Sensory Approach to Learning - $3,500 ECFE/ORE/PME/SMS
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Nat'l Association of Workshop Directors-Leadership Training - $1,400 SHS
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One District One Book - $4,000 ORE/PME
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Sabre Splash - $2,000 SHS
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Students Against Trafficking (StAT) - $500 SHS
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Student Council Leadership Conference - $1,000 SHS
Grants Awarded for 2016-2017​
$32,612 in grants were awarded to the following programs:​
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Academic Extensions - $2,100 ORE/PME
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Academic Extensions - $1,500 SMS
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Afterschool Robotics - $5,000 PME/SMS
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AP Training - $500 SHS
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Art In Motion - $2,000 SHS
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iOpener 2.0 - $1,000 SHS
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Learning Lab - $2,000 SMS
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Leveled Library - $2,000 ORE/PME
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Leveled Reading Book Bins - $1,000 SMS
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Nat'l Association of Workshop Directors-Leadership Training - $700 SHS
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One District One Book - $4,000 ORE/PME
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Sabre Splash - $2,000 SHS
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Sabres Connection Transitional Lab - $1,000 SHS
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Sound Field Systems - $2,412 Early Childhood
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Stronger Sabres - $2,500 SHS
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Student Council Leadership Convention - $900 SHS
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Student-Centered Media Center - $2,000 ORE/PME
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Grants Awarded for 2015-2016
$32,037 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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AP Training - $1,250 SHS
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Art In Motion - $3,000 SHS
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Elementary Academic Extensions - $2,100 ORE/PME
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Engaging Readers with e-books - $1,800 SMS
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Independence Life Skills - $500 SMS
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Learning Lab - $4,000 SMS
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Leveled Library - $2,000 ORE/PME
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Sabre Splash - $2,000 SHS
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Scholastic Weekly Readers - $300 ECFE
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SMS Academic Extensions - $1,500 SMS
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Social/Emotional Development Curriculum - $820 ECFE
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Sound Field Systems - $2,442 ECFE
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Stronger Sabres - $3,000 SHS
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Student Council Leadership Convention - $1,325 SHS
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Student-Centered Media Center - $6,000 ORE/PME
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Grants Awarded in 2014-2015
$30,025 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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AP Summer Institute - $1,500 - SHS
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Art In Motion - $5,000 - SHS
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Early Weekly Readers - $578 - ECFE
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Electronic Data Probes - $810 - SHS
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Elementary Academic Extensions - $1,520 - ORE/PME
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Family Library Story Hour - $2,000 - ECFE
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High Interest e-books - $650 - SMS
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Kindergarten Flip-It Books - $350 - ORE/PME
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Lab Quest 2 - $2,632 - SMS
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Learning Lab - $1,400 - SMS
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Leveled Library - $3,000 - ORE/PME
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Math SmARTS - $3,000 - ORE/PME
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Sabre Splash - $2,000 - SHS
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School Readiness Preschool Books - $540 - ECFE
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Schoology Conference - $500 - ORE/PME/SMS
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Student Council Leadership Conference - $1,500 - SHS
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SMS Academic Extensions - $1,500 SMS
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STEM Initiative - $1,545 - SMS
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Grants Awarded in 2013-14
$27,320 in grants were awarded to the following programs:
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7th Grade Team Quest Leadership - $2,700 - SMS
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AP Summer Institute - $1,500 - SHS
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Art In Motion - $3,000 - SHS
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BLT (Building Language Together) Family Story Hour - $1,000 - ECFE
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Creative Spaces - $300 - SHS
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e-books - $2,000 - ORE/PME/SMS/SHS
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Elementary Academic Extensions - $1,672 - ORE/PME
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Family Library Enhancements - $1,254 - ECFE
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Leveled Library - $4,000 - ORE/PME
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National Leadership Conference - $1840 - SHS
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Reluctant Reader Library - $1,614 - SMS
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Sabre Splash - $2,000 - SHS
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SMS Academic Extensions - $3,000
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SMS Mentorship Program - $940
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) - $500 - SMS
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Grants Awarded in 2012-13
$25,092 in grants were awarded and distributed to the following programs:
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AP Programming - $2,800
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Art Club and Show - $700
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Art In Motion - $3,000 - SHS
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BLT (Building Language Together) - $1,000
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Elementary Academic Extensions - $1,252
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Guided Reading Library - $2,800
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Kindergarten Leveled Readers - $1,200
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Model United Nations - $500
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Motor Development Program for ECFE - $2,000
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Sabre Splash - $2,000
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SMS Academic Extensions - $3,500
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Student Council Leadership Training - $1,100
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Student Mentorship Program - $940
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Wake Up SMS - $800
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Writer-In-Residence - $1,500
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Grants Awarded in 2011-12
$22,500 in grants were awarded and distributed to the following programs:
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AP and Pre-AP Programming - $4,480
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Art Show - $400
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BLT (Building Language Together) - $1,000
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iOpeners Technology at SHS - $2,133
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iPads in Speech Therapy - $1,539
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Kindergarten Leveled Readers - $1,713
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Math-Arts Pilot at ORE and PME - $1,785
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Mobi Mobile Whiteboards at SHS - $850
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Motor Development Program for ECFE - $900
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Sabre Splash - $2,000
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SMS Academic Extensions - $3,000
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SMARTBoard Technology at PME - $2,400
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Wake Up SMS - $300
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Grants Awarded in 2010-11
$20,485 in grants were awarded and distributed to the following programs:
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AP Summer Institute - $1,775
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Differentiated Library - $1,500
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Distance Learning - $1,000
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Global Studies Book Reports - $600
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GPS for Elementary and Middle School - $1,000
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Mini Laptops PME - $1,000
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Portable Big Screen - $2,000
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Project BLT (Building Language Together) - $1,000
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Project Systems Tech - $3,860
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Sabre Splash - $2,000
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SMS Academic Extensions - $2,000
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Spinning a Tale - $600
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Wake Up SMS - $650
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We Are Literate Kids - $500
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Writing Extensions - $1,000
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Grants Awarded in 2009-10​
$15,000 in grants were awarded and distributed to the following programs:
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Kid Connecting to Community - $1,000
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SMS Creative Arts Magazine - $900
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Building Language Together - $1,000
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SMS Academic Extensions - $1,000
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Battle of the Books - $250
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SMART technology - $2,400
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Prairie Fire Theater - $1,350
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Spinning a Tale - $1,740
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Wake Up SMS - $500
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Sabre Splash - $2,000
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Mini Lap Top Labs - $1,960
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MEGT Winter Conf. - $900
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Grants Awarded in 2008-09​
$8,500 in grants were awarded and distributed to the following programs:
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Wake Up SMS - $500
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Sabre Splash - $2,000
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SMS Academic Extensions - $1,150
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Battle of the Books - $200
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Young Artist/Author Conference - $900
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Take Home Reading PME - $500
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Take Home Reading ORE - $500
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Creative Arts Magazine - $750
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Building Language Together - $1,000
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SMS Students (S.O.S.) - $1,000
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Grants Awarded in 2007-08​
$10,480 in grants were awarded and distributed to the following programs:
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Picture This! – $500
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Sabre Splash – $2000
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SMS Creative Arts magazine – $500
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Kindergarten Academic Extensions – $1500
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Prairie Fire Theatre – $500
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Young Author/Artist Conference – $800
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Battle of the Books – $200
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Building Language Together – $1,000
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SMS Holiday Market – $1,500
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National Association for Gifted Children - $1,980
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Grants Awarded in 2006-07​
$7,500 in grants were awarded and distributed to the following programs:
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Prairie Fire Theatre Week - $250
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Building Language Together - $2,000
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Battle of the Books - $500
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Sabre Splash - $1,250
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Sartell Middle School Academic Extension Programs - $3,500
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Grants Awarded in 2005-06​
$7,500 in grants were awarded and distributed to the following programs:
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Building Language Together - $2,000
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3rd and 4th Grade Spanish Programs/Middle School Academic Extensions - $3,500
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Battle of the Books - $500
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Prairie Fire Theater Week - $250
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Sabre Splash - $1,250​