Currently Truckee Elementary School has a quality kiln and several teachers that utilize our clay and our kiln. Students at our school site enjoy clay projects within the classroom. In past years we have offered morning enrichment classes for students, clay being one of them. We would like to extend

Description of the Program The Alder Creek Middle School Band program serves 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. The program includes beginning band, concert band and jazz band. Every year, students from this program perform multiple times in the school year. Each performance includes new repertoire that advances in difficulty

The band would like to purchase a professional level bass drum stand, as well as 2 pairs of professional level vibraphone mallets. We currently use a "suitcase" style stand for our bass drum, but would like to upgrade to a full frame system on wheels, now that we have enough

I am hoping to spend the grant money from Excellence in Education on a new, locally made, electric kiln for Truckee High School’s Ceramics Program. I teach both art and ceramics at THS. Although this is only my second year working for TTUSD, this is my thirteenth year teaching high

We would like to purchase 25 beginner violin kits for students to be used during music instruction. Students will be learning how to read sheet music and applying the knowledge to the use of violins with their teacher Jenny Charles.

This grant application is requesting the purchase of 5- flipFORM risers for an array of classroom and school performance applications in alignment with the CA Visual and Performing Arts Standard: MU:Pr6 Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette . FlipFORMS are versatile, multi-position platforms for elementary music rooms or theaters. They

Music and movement are an important component in healthy development for all children, especially in the early years. Preschoolers learn through motion and hands-on activities. Music is not only important for development but also for social and cultural connections to one another. We would like to build a music library

This grant is for a set of Discussion 4 Learning VocabulArte Levels A-D. VocabulArte provides support for all students, native speakers of Spanish and Spanish learners, to develop high-level academic vocabulary and language in Spanish through engaging discussions of fine art images and real-world photos from around the world. The

My objective for this grant is to get adequate Drying and Wet/ Damp Cabinets for the ceramic's room. Why do I need a Drying Cabinet. Right now the students place their completed clay projects to dry on a old TV stand. The TV stand has open shelves where students can

The Truckee HS Band program is growing every year. This school year we have 73 total students, compared to approximately 40 students when Mr. Steele arrived in 2014. The band needs to continue to augment its instrument inventory to support the growing number of students. Many instruments, such as flutes