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Imagine Grant Recipients
  
Some Former Imagine Grant Recipients: Mary Mills on the Iditarod Trail ('05), Lindsay Allessandrini and Suzanne Lyons in Honduras ('06), and Cynthia King with ZCHS forensic science students ('07).
2007 Imagine Grant Recipients
The Zionsville Education Foundation (ZEF) is pleased to announce the 2007 Imagine Grant recipients. ZEF awards two $1,500 Imagine Grants annually for professional development initiatives to Zionsville Community School teachers who have a minimum of three years teaching experience.
The first $1,500 award goes to Cynthia King of Zionsville Community High School for her grant titled "Learning Forensic Science from the Experts". In the summer of 2008, Ms.King plans to attend the Henry Lee Institute for a five day forensic science workshop presented by one of the premier forensic scientists in the business.
The next $1,500 grant was awarded to Tonya Taylor of Pleasant View Upper Elementary School for her grant titled "Promoting Literacy through Research, Education and Advocacy". Ms. Taylor will attend the International Dyslexia Association Annual Conference where she will gain knowledge of cutting edge research delivered by leaders in the literacy community.
2006 Imagine Grant Recipients
The first $1,500 grant was awarded to Leslie Frobig, Stonegate Elementary School, for her grant titled "Leadership in Literacy." Ms. Frobig will attend a two-day conference for literacy leaders with the intent to return to Stonegate prepared to lead in-house professional development and to support teachers as they implement new teaching strategies with the development of a Professional Literacy Room.
The next $1,500 grant was awarded to Suzanne Lyons (ZWMS) and Lindsay Alessandrini (ZCHS) for their grant titled "Lugares Diferentes, Corazones Iguales: A Partnership with Rural Honduran Schools." Ms. Lyons and Ms. Alessandrini will journey to the rural areas south of Tegucigalpa, Honduras to mentor teachers in struggling schools in an effort to increase student learning and achievement while they renew their own commitment to teaching and learning. (Pictures above).
The third $1,500 grant was awarded to Janet Rummel, Pleasant View Elementary School, for her grant titled "Valuing the Whole Child: Embracing a Global Vision." Ms. Rummel will attend the 2007 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Annual Conference. She will share cutting edge information regarding learning and teaching, leadership and organizational development, and policy and advocacy with her ZCS colleagues.
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