The goal of this grant is to evolve the Alder Creek Middle School Tech Lab from a primarily digital workspace into a comprehensive Makerspace to foster hands on creativity and exploration. While our current curriculum introduces students to 3D printing and robotics, this initiative provides the "missing links" required for

This grant will support the replacement of essential culinary classroom equipment that is worn out or no longer functioning properly. Requested items include standing mixers, food processors, immersion blenders, pots, skillets, storage containers, aprons and cutting boards. These tools are necessary for students to safely and effectively participate in hands-on

The SHS CTE Forestry and NR program is brand new (25-26 being the first year it ran) and small changes are always being made to improve a curriculum to make it as engaging as possible. For this up-comming school year, it is my goal to make this course more hands

Culinary 1 classes learn to make stocks and sauces during the second semester. Students partner together to fabricate their own chicken. Each part of the chicken is used to create meals for the next 2 weeks. We purchase 36 chickens at about $10 a piece to make these labs happen

Last year, I requested 40 copies of the Oral History compilation, Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated as a supplemental text to use in my Law 1 CTE course. These novels have been received incredibly well by students and have directly improved the course. Unfortunately, due to schedule changes

The introduction of the Creality Falcon laser engraving and CNC platform offers a transformative opportunity for ACMS students to move from digital design to physical production. While our current programs focus on 3D modeling and robotics, the Creality Falcon provides a "design-to-build" workflow that mirrors modern industrial manufacturing. Unlike 3D

A computer numeric controlled(CNC) router is a robot that cuts wood into intricate patterns. At Truckee High School we have a CNC router that was purchased in 2005 by a previous woodshop teacher. In addition to its age the router is only able to cut material that is at most

The students have loved working with the SPIKE Prime robotics supplies provided by the 2024 grant process. However, we have noticed a need for differentiation in the program. Many students are pursuing more complex designs and need the parts and materials supplied by the Spike Prime Expansion packs. On the

Starting in the 2025-26 school year I will be teaching a Law 1 CTE elective course. This semester-long course is an introduction to the state and federal justice system, focusing on the different divisions of law, trial practice and ethics through research, writing and application. Law 1 will be focused

Culinary Arts (large protein labs) Each year food costs rise, but our budgets remain fairly consistent based on student enrollment. As the years go on, it gets harder and harder to stay within budget and we have had to eliminate some of the more unique, large labs. Some of the