Thank you for your support in 2020!
The BOOST (short for Bringing Optimism & Opportunity to Students & Teachers) Committee held its annual BOOST Bash in March 2020. The event looked a little different this year as a virtual event, but as you can see below, the event was another huge success!
2020 BOOST Total Raised (Net Proceeds)
Net Proceeds 50359.43
2020 BOOST Total Distributions
Classroom/Educator Grants/Projects $41,323.00
Teacher Appreciation Gifts/Events $5,000.00
In-Year Request Fund $4,036.43
Teachers were given the opportunity to request funds for specific projects, and teachers were notified of awards at the end of the school year. Distributions were coordinated by a selection committee composed of teachers and BOOST committee members. All of the funded projects are below:
2020 BOOST Funded Projects
Project Grade/Department
| 1 |
Nonfiction Reading Resources |
Elementary - All Grades |
| 2 |
Games for Social-Emotional Learning |
Elementary - All Grades |
| 3 |
Parent/Family Outreach |
Elementary - All Grades |
| 4 |
Building Fluency with Poetry |
Elementary - 1st - 4th Grades |
| 5 |
Field Trip - ISU Youth Matinee Series |
Elementary - Kindergarten |
| 6 |
Math Stackers |
Elementary - Kindergarten |
| 7 |
Brain Bins |
Elementary - 1st Grade |
| 8 |
Field Trip - Stephen's |
Elementary - 2nd Grade |
| 9 |
Science Outreach |
Elementary - 2nd Grade |
| 10 |
Science Supplies |
Elementary - 2nd Grade |
| 11 |
Book Request Program |
Elementary - 3rd Grade |
| 12 |
Field Trip - Science Center |
Elementary - 3rd Grade |
| 13 |
Instant Film Camera |
Elementary - 3rd Grade |
| 14 |
Sphero Bolts (Robots) & Charger |
Elementary - 3rd & 4th Grade |
| 15 |
STEM Family Night |
Elementary - 3rd & 4th Grade Tech/TAG |
| 16 |
Lu Interactive (Partial Funding) |
Elementary - PE |
| 17 |
Sensory Room |
Elementary - Special Education |
| 18 |
Chrometabs with Cases (2) |
Elementary - Title 1 Reading |
| 19 |
Field Trip - Living History Farms |
Middle School - 5th Grade |
| 20 |
Field Trip - Civic Center Applause Series |
Middle School - 6th Grade |
| 21 |
Field Trips - Science Center/History; Spring Lake; Capital Trip |
Middle School - 7th & 8th Grades |
| 22 |
Card Catalog Tablet Kiosk |
Middle School - Library |
| 23 |
Field Trip - Iowa Wild Choir Performance |
Middle School - Choir |
| 24 |
Building Basecamp Relations Activity (Table design) |
Middle School - Special Education |
| 25 |
Special Ed Classroom Sensory Space |
Middle School - Special Education |
| 26 |
Field Trip - Skiing |
Middle School - PE |
| 27 |
Cricut + 2 tablets |
High School - Ag Education |
| 28 |
Virtual Business Simulation- Entrepreneurship/Accounting |
High School - Business |
| 29 |
String bags for Kindergarteners |
High School - Family and Consumer Sciences |
| 30 |
Two RealityWorks Babies |
High School - Family and Consumer Sciences |
| 31 |
Student whiteboards |
High School - Math |
| 32 |
Stress Relief Supplies |
High School - Special Education |
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| NOTES |
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| A. |
Several 2019-2020 projects were not able to be completed due to the change to virtual learning - those project funds are still available for teachers to use during the 2020-2021 academic year |
| B. |
If field trips and/or other projects are unable to occur, BOOST will coordinate with teachers to determine whether to roll funds into a future academic year or reallocate to different projects |