At its January meeting, the Board of Education expressed deep gratitude to the Tippecanoe Educational Endowment for its generous donation of more than $12,000. TEE supports the district by providing funds to students and staff for the creation of or participation in enrichment programs. Each year TEE awards grants to Tipp City Schools to promote excellence in various endeavors such as literacy, fine arts, music, health and wellness, scientific discovery, and conflict resolution. Here are this year's projects TEE is funding.
District
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Student Author Series
Submitted by Dawn Scott, Director of Curriculum
$2,000.00
Tippecanoe High School
Quiz Team Buzzer Sets
Submitted by Joe Bellas, Teacher
$560.00
Digital Cameras
Submitted by Alexis Gentry, Teacher
$1,398.00
Business Professionals of America – Program Start-Up Polo Project
Written by Dara Hardyman, Teacher
$675.00
Maintaining Outdoor Learning Labs
Written by Jim Kitchen, Teacher
$1,016.00
Drum Cases
Written by Stephen Monath, Teacher
$2,000.00
Calming Room/Hope Squad
Written by Christine Schmidt, Counselor
$500.00
Tippecanoe Middle School
"Never Give Up," Anti-Bulling/Self-Worth Motivational Speaker
Written by Holly Alexander, Counselor
$1,900.00
LT Ball Intermediate
Sphero BOLT Robots
Written by Amanda Jessup, Teacher
$2,000.00