Fall 2020 Grant Request Wish List

2020-21 Lion Foundation Funding Priorities
(updated 10.03.20)

 
TECHNOLOGY/REMOTE LEARNING NEEDS
Remote learning is no longer a luxury for our small, community schools, but a necessity if our schools are going to be able to continue to provide a quality education during the pandemic. The purpose of The Lion Foundation’s TECH CONNECT grant is to help our school district improve its technology to better serve our students’ educational needs during these uncertain times. Working with the district, we are committed to helping our schools acquire the technology they need to continue to deliver a quality education both remotely and in person. This includes the purchase of items such as:

• FUNDED: K- 12 1 device per 1 student technology:
  The School District will be providing Chromebooks and carrying bags for each student K-12.They had repurposed and purchased many of these with our help this summer but need our help to finish replacing used Chromebooks that are at the end of their useful lifespan.
  

• Technology Decontamination Carts:  $13,200 Needed. 
  Carts are needed for K-5 students who will be sharing devices in the 2020-21 school year and for specialized technology in learning spaces in the MS/HS such as library Makerspace equipment, Mixed Media Lab, Tech Ed Classes, Art Class iPad Lab, Foreign Language iPod lab, math calculators, etc.Decontamination carts sterilize items before use by another student. 6 carts are needed.
  
• FUNDED: Educational Software for teachers such as SeeSaw in elementary schools and Kami digital form software program in K-12; These software programs assist teachers in transitioning regular classroom instruction to a digital format to better engage our students.
  
•  USB microphones for teachers to use during remote learning. $1,500 Needed.
  
• Tablets for High School math teachers to use for remote learning instruction. This will enable them to write out math problems during digital learning sessions. $4,000 Needed.
• Hybrid Teaching Camera/Tripod/Microphone Systems for Classrooms:   $200,000 Needed.  This instructional system of technology will be needed to support all K-12 classrooms in a  ”hybrid” instruction model (a combination of traditional face-to-face instruction/learning within buildings and remote instruction/learning allowing the teachers to instruct and communicate effectively with all students from the classroom).
• Classroom document cameras for on-line and in-class instructional use by all teachers: Total estimated total cost assuming purchase for remaining 80% of teaching staff: $17,000

 
STUDENT & STAFF SAFETY
Because of the pandemic, our schools need to prioritize social distancing in the classrooms and in multi-use spaces, such as cafeterias. This can be a challenge in older schools, where space is at a premium. We are working with our schools to support their rapidly changing needs.

However, our schools are looking at ways to create additional outdoor learning spaces for MS/HS students in the newly acquired space next to the gym, thus providing much needed elbow room. The schools are also updating cafeteria seating to allow for better social distancing in these areas. The Lion Foundation will be working with the district to support those important efforts. This includes the purchase of items such as:

• FUNDED: New MS/HS Outdoor Picnic Table Area: 
  The MS/HS has requested funding to purchase 9 new tables to provide outdoor space to expand lunchtime social distancing space for students at the Middle/High School to eat lunch and recharge.
  
• FUNDED: 2 Hoover Café Tables:
  Hoover Elementary is in need of 2 additional inside cafe tables for students K-2nd grade for use in their cafeteria. The School District has money to purchase 9 tables, but a total of 11 are needed. The smaller tables will have better surfaces, allowing for easier cleaning and will be portable, allowing for transformation of the space that promotes social distancing requirements.
  
• 6 Middle School Café Tables:  $9,525 Needed. 
  The Lion Foundation has been funding the purchase of smaller more portable tables for use in the cafeteria over the past several years.  These tables promote better social distancing practices.   A final need is to purchase 6 additional inside cafe tables for use in the cafeterias of the middle and high schools (6th-12 grade) similar to above. This space is the largest space in the building, and therefore, having smaller, portable tables maximizes use of the space, while providing a safe environment for classroom instruction, lunch and study halls.
  

EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Each year, The Lion Foundation helps fund programs and projects that inspire and support educational, athletic and cultural programming in our schools that tax dollars simply do not cover.

This does not change. Our schools still have K-12, curriculum-specific needs and career development programming that will not be funded without private donations. This includes funding grants such as:

• HS HACC EMR Training Class:  $15,400 Needed Top Priority. 
  This dual enrollment class gives our students the opportunity to learn work-based skills and be certified in a high priority career field. Students will be able to use the skills and certification earned as a stepping stone into the healthcare field, or as a credential to enter straight into the workforce. This year we hope to offer the EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) program to 10 Camp Hill High School juniors and seniors through a partnership with Harrisburg Area Community College, the Camp Hill Fire Station, The Camp Hill High School and The Lion Foundation. The EMT course is 220 hours of instruction that covers the following in accordance with the National EMS Education Standards. Upon successful completion of the full-year program, students will be certified as an EMT, will earn 1 credit toward graduation, and will gain work-based learning experience. Funds will cover the enrollment costs for each student.
  

 

• FUNDED: 1st Grade Frank Little Bear Indian History Program:   
  Each year the 1st grade culminates their native Indian studies curriculum with a 2 day program with a 1st hand experience with a native American Indian named Frank LittleBear who shows them Indian culture and artifacts.Depending on COVID guidelines this may be a virtual experience this year if it can’t be done in person.
  

 

• FUNDED: 1-12 Career Readiness Programming:
  Supporting Camp Hill’s college and career readiness initiatives k-12, it helps fund student exposure to careers, businesses, schools to improve postsecondary options and training choices for workforce and economic development in our region. This year, this program will be virtual and offered in partnership with the Capital Region Partnership for Career Development, a collaborative effort of the CAIU and other area schools.
  

 
Other grant requests include:

• FUNDED: HS National History Day Program
  
• FUNDED: 5th Grade Classroom Robot Coding Stations
  
• FUNDED: 11th & 12th Grade Summer Math Academy Program
  
• FUNDED 1-4th: Grade Seesaw Plus Learning Program
  
• FUNDED: 1st & 2nd Grade Reading Academy Digital Literacy Footprint Program
  
• Eisenhower Special Ed Classroom Grocery Store and Pizza