Community Fund for Innovation


Grant Recipients
Seven Dreams Foundation
Progress and Innovation Grant Recipients - 2003

Grant Title Grant Description Author School
Improving Learning through Responsive Classrooms Staff development program that increases student achievement while addressing the social, environmental and relationship needs of the students, families and staff. Tanya DeGracia RSIS / TLC

Constructing a Native Minnesota Prairie

Students will experience the implications, components and characteristics of a native Minnesota prairie by researching, constructing, growing and maintaining a native Minnesota prairie.

Jon Ong

Cooper High School

On the Writing Edge

The 6+1 Trait Framework directs staff, students and families in all aspects of writing improvement.  The program combines staff development, onsite consultation, information packets, family nights and much more.  All toward the goal of improved writing.

Kathy House

Sunny Hollow Elementary

Reading Repertory

Incorporating drama with reading to improve reading and language arts skills.   Kids get excited and engaged when they get to act out what they are reading.  This program incorporates drama with reading to improve reading and language arts skills.

Mary Jost

Sonnesyn Elementary

Reading Together – Young and Old

Improves fluency, comprehension and reading expression combined with senior community involvement.

Dana Bjorgan

Pilgrim Lane Elementary

Computer-based support to improve secondary level reading skills

Kids these days engage in learning in different ways.  This project uses multimedia presentation software to improve reading skills among secondary students.

Howard Schwartz

Cooper High School


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