TEACHER GRANTS

A program to expand school counseling supports at Northside to meet the needs of a growing PreK–5 population by enhancing three structured spaces: a Sensory Room, Reset Room, and Counseling Office. These spaces provide developmentally appropriate tools and routines that help students regulate, refocus, and return to learning. 

A project at Allen Elementary to provide sensory and reset tools that support the social-emotional

development, self-regulation, and academic success of students in Pre-K through 5th grade. Many elementary students experience challenges related to emotional regulation, anxiety, sensory processing, trauma, and behavioral control that directly impact learning and classroom engagement. This grant funds sensory and calming tools for classrooms and designated reset spaces that help students safely manage emotions, reduce disruptive behaviors, improve focus, and strengthen positive peer interactions. 

In a first-grade classroom, "sitting still" is often the hardest task a student faces. This project transforms a classroom into a dynamic learning environment by introducing flexible seating options. By providing choices in how and where students can work, they improve student focus, increase core strength, and foster a sense of autonomy and responsibility from a young age.

This grant will enhance 8th grade Spanish instruction by providing mini under-desk bikes and headphones with microphones to improve student focus, engagement, and language acquisition. Many students struggle with attention and confidence during speaking and listening activities, and these tools will help create a more interactive and supportive learning environment. 

The Latte Literacy initiative is designed to improve literacy outcomes for high school English Learners (ELs) in grades 9–12 by expanding access to grade-level text through Learning Ally, a human-read audiobook platform synchronized with text. 

The Surface Preparation & Finishing Training Initiative is designed to strengthen hands-on learning opportunities within the Career Academy of Siloam Springs (CASS) Industrial Maintenance Technology program. Funding supports the purchase of a professional-grade sandblasting cabinet, allowing students to gain real-world experience in surface preparation—an essential skill across multiple skilled trades. 

A project to purchase materials to organize, structure, and reward hard work within the dyslexia intervention for student success.

A project to provide sensory tools and supports for PK–5 students to address growing sensory and social-emotional needs that impact learning and behavior. T

Family Literacy Night: Stories Come to Life is a pre-k–5 family engagement event designed to increase participation in literacy activities by offering a free, hands-on, interactive experience for students and their families. This project will support the purchase of durable, reusable materials to create engaging literacy stations such as reader’s theater, story escape rooms, story creation labs, bookmark making, and literacy games.

This project will provide a series of three multicultural family cooking nights designed to build community and strengthen connections between school and families of students receiving English Language Development (ELD) services. 

A project to facilitate and maintain a garden space to be used during the fall and spring semesters. Various crops will be grown based on the season, and what could be reasonably accomplished before the school year is over.

The Engineering department specializes in teaching students how to progress from ideas to digital designs to physical products as part of a seamless manufacturing process. This project purchased a Bambu Lab H2D 3D printer to allow students to quickly and effectively bring their innovative projects to life in all three of our Engineering classes.