Braitmayer Foundation
2007 Grant Recipients

 

  • Breakthrough, TX

$35,000

-- Support for curriculum supplementation to help at risk students enter and graduate from college

 

  • Colonias Development Council, TX

$35,000

-- Support for education initiatives in the Colonias.

 

  • Reach The World, NY

$35,000

-- Support for geographic and cultural understanding through interactive learning experiences

 

  • Burton USD, KS

$10,000

-- Support for flexible grouping model

 

  • Na WAI OLA Charter School

$10,000

-- Support for curriculum development incorporating local history

 

  • New Bedford Whaling Museum, MA

$10,000

-- Support for professional development in whaling and port history

 

  • State University of New York

$10,000

-- Support for math and science teacher recruitment research

 

  • University of Southern California San Diego, CA

$10,000

-- Support for teacher recuirtment in math and science

 

2006 Grant Recipients

 

  • North Cambridge Catholic High School, Cambridge, MA

$35,000

-- Support for a Corporate Work Study program.

 

  • Esperanza Academy, Lawrence, MA

$35,000

-- Seed funding for a school serving Latino girls 9-16 years of age.

 

  • Lloyd Center for the Environment, Dartmouth, MA

$35,000

-- Support for a Science Curriculum Reform and Development Initiative

 

  • Seed Public Charter School, Washington DC

$10,000

-- Support for professional development

 

  • Goddard Collge

$10,000

-- Support for marketing the Institute for Progressive Educators to a diverse population

 

  • Boston Collegiate Charter School, Boston, MA

$10,000

-- Support for a Diversity Initiative aimed at promoting greater diversity among the student body and staff

 

  • Gonzaga University, Spokane WA

$10,000

-- Support for efforts related to isolated school staff in rural environments

 

  • Project Grad, Akron OH

$10,000

-- Support for a mentoring program that will pair young African American girls with women working in careers related to math.

Braitmayer Foundation
2005 Grant Recipients (Selective)

·         Hollis Primary School, Hollis, NH
$27,520
— Support for staff training in Responsive Classroom pedagogy

·         Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York NY
$35,000
— Support for Summer Research Program for Science Teachers

·         Mount Greylock Regional School District, Williamstown, MA
$33,500
— Support for senior project initiative including professional development for all faculty

  • Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS).
    Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
    $35,000
    — Support for the Connecticut Early Childhood Mathematics and Science Leadership Institute

GRANTS UP TO $10,000

·         Greeley County Jr/Sr High School., Tribune, KS
$10,000
— Support for faculty development to integrate and implement technology throughout the curriculum.

·         Colorado River Foundation, Austin, TX
$10,000
— Support for a research study to examine the role of field-based education

·         Las Families Del Pueblo, Los Angeles, CA $10,000
— Support for Giraffe Charter School expansion of Kindergarten/first grade school sites

  • Procter High School, Procter, MN.
    $10,000
    — Support for the Procter Community Wind Power Project

2004 Grant Recipients (Selective)

·         Heritage College, Toppenish, WA
$35,000
— Support for the training of bi-lingual paraprofessionals to become certified teachers

·         Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy, Washington, D.C.
$33,000
— Support for faculty summer fellowships at public policy organizations

·         Snow Hill Primary School, Snow Hill, N.C.
$35,000
— Support for dual language immersion program

GRANTS UP TO $10,000

·         Penikese Island School, Woods Hole, Mass
$10,000
— Support for teacher stipends for professional development at a non-traditional school setting

·         Oneida Special School District, Oneida, Tenn.
$10,000
— Support for professional development opportunities in science for teachers in ten rural school districts

·         Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Inc.
$10,000
— Support for a two-semester student teaching experience

·         Cumberland County Schools, Fayetteville, N.C.
$10,000
— Support for the expansion of Accelerated Schools Plus initiative

  • Rocky Mountain Deaf School, Lakewood, CO
    $8,775
    — Support for professional development opportunities for teachers in the area of literacy and language development

2003 Grant Recipients (Selective)

·         Amistad Academy, New Haven, CT
$35,000
— Support for the implementation of an instructional coaching program.

·         University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.
$35,000
— Support for a science education program at the Life Sciences Learning Center for teachers and students in disadvantaged city schools.

·         Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, Oak Bluff, MA
$35,000
— Support for a Teacher Center including training of faculty in technology.

·         Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
$17,500
— Support for the establishment of a professional development network for Boston-area teachers.

  • The Walden School, San Francisco, CA
    $15,000
    — Support for the dissemination of a Musicianship course.

GRANTS UP TO $10,000

·         Baily Gatzert Elementary School, Seattle, WA
$10,000
— Support for the implementation of an additional school days initiative.

·         The Children's School, Morganton, N.C.
$5,000
— Support for the beginning of an accreditation initiative by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

·         Catching the Dream, Albuquerque, NM
$10,000
— Support for a program to produce more Native American teachers.

·         EdVestors, Boston, MA
$10,000
— Support for a philanthropic project linking donors with effective urban education programs in Boston and Lowell, Mass.

2002 Grant Recipients (Selective)

·         Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Gaithersberg, MD
$30,000
— Support for a book and teachers guide to increase educational opportunities for students with OI.

·         Smart School Charter Middle School, Lauderhill, FL
$30,000
— Support for the development of the Smart School Community Learning Center.

·         Landmark School, Prides Crossing, Mass.
$35,000
— Support for a program to share Landmark's expertise in working with students with learning disabilities with public school teachers.

  • St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri,
    $30,520
    — Support for the Special Learning Clinic of the College of Public Service to develop workshops for teachers to better understand and respond to students with catastrophic illness.

GRANTS UP TO $10,000

·         Atlantis Charter School, Fall River, Mass.
$10,000
— Support for an initiative to strengthen technology instruction.

·         Birchtree Center for Children, Portsmouth, NH
$5,000
— Support for start up costs of a school specializing on students with autism.

·         Smartgirls, Seattle, Washington
$10,000
— Support for transition from an all volunteer program to one with paid staff.

·         Center for Accessible Technology, Berkeley, CA
$10,000
— Support for a teacher and staff professional development program to improve educational services to students with disabilities who need specialized technology.

2001 Grant Recipients (Selective)

·         Need in Deed, Philadelphia, PA
$35,000
— Support for service-learning initiatives with Philadelphia public school students and teachers.

·         International Sailing Institute, Providence, R.I.
$30,000
— Support for start up expenses for the Paul Cuffee Charter Public School.

·         Community Day Charter School, Lawrence, MA
$35,000
— Support for a Mentor Teacher Program.

·         Foundation for Excellent Schools, Cornwall, VT
$35,000
-- Support the establishment of a partnership between faculty at Middlebury College and teachers in five New York City high schools.

  • Harmony School Education Center, Bloomington, Ind.
    $35,000
    — Support for the planning of the National School Reform Faculty initiative.

GRANTS UP TO $10,000

·         The Urban Resources Initiative, New Haven, CT
$10,000
— Support for Open Spaces as Learning Places, a new environmental education program.

·         University of California, Davis
$10,000
— Support for ArtsBridge program.

·         Architecture Resource Center, New Haven, CT
$10,000
-- Support for the Hartford, Capital City, Cultural Landscape Program, an interdisciplinary educational project for Middle school students.

·         Friends of the Future, Kamuela, Hawaii
$10,000
— Support for the EarlΥs Garage project to increase educational opportunities in science and technology for students through a hands-on approach.

·         L/A Arts, Lewiston, ME
$7,500
— Support for the Visual Literacy project for elementary school children.

2000 Grant Recipients (Selective)

·         Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass.
$20,130
— support for the establishment of a regional network for teachers who endeavor to combat racism in their schools.

·         Vermont Center for the Book, Chester, Vt.
$30,160.
— support for phase two of the Reflective Reading Project which includes working with teachers in Vermont in a pilot implementation program.

·         The Girls Middle School, Mountain View, Cal.
$34,900
— support for faculty in the second year of the development and implementation of a computer science program.

·         Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School and Regional Teachers Center, Devens, Mass.
$35,000.
— support for the activities of the Teachers Center, a school based professional development effort, including workshops for teachers from other schools.

·         The Lab School of Washington, Washington, D.C.
$30,000
— support for professional development workshops for teachers of students with learning disabilities.

·         Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
$34,662
— support for a faculty research initiative, within the School of Education and Social Policy, entitled "Supporting Teacher Learning Through the Use of Multimedia Cases of Mathematics Teaching."

·         Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), Peabody, Mass.
$25,000
— support for the National Consortium on Universal Design for Learning in the development of educational strategies and flexible curricular that respond to the needs of all students, including those with disabilities.

In the Y2000 grants the Foundation also awarded its first grant in the newly established grants up to $10,000 program.

·         Wesleyan University/Middletown Public Schools Collaborative, Middletown, Conn.
$10,000
— seed money to launch the ASCEND program designed to provide academic support and encouragement for students in grades 4 and 5 as part of the University Upward Bound program.

 

Guidelines | Recipients | Contact | About | Home