Grants Awarded 2005: 

Total Amount:                                   $198,919.40

$38,590
Teacher EXCEL Grants for MPS Teachers
Grants up to $750 each awarded to MPS teachers to fund creative classroom projects to enrich student learning. 53 grants awarded in 2005.

$5,000
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Elementary School
Grant Award to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School to support the 2005 educational trip for students. Funds provided through a restricted donation from The Milwaukee Chapter, The Links, Inc. and the Fellowship Open Golf Tournament in honor of Mr. Tyrone Dumas as he was awarded the Second Edith Finlayson Volunteer Service to Youth Award.

$5,000
School Incentive Grants
Ten MPS schools awarded a $500 grant to enhance educational programs. Grants awarded based on outstanding record of giving in Combined Giving Campaign.

$10,000
Hartford University School
Grant awarded to support the student field trip to Washington, D.C. in May 2005.  Funds provided through a restricted donation made by Ms. Helen Kalili, teacher at Hartford, in memory of her mother.

$1,000
Rufus King High School
Grant award to support Rufus King's Forensics Program.

$10,000
Vision Project 20/20
Grant award to support MPS Vision Project 20/20, to fund eye exams and eyeglasses for uninsured, eligible students. ($5,815 provided by Wells Fargo Bank through their "Team Up With Us to Support Our Schools" community campaign.

$5,000
MPS Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Program
Funds used to support a book distribution program at 50 MPS schools. About 25,000 students will select and keep three books. The grant award is matched 3:1 by the National RIF Program.

$350
MPS Bilingual/Multicultural Education
Grant award to support the MPS Parent Resource Fair held on September 24, 2005.

$215
MPS Recreation
Grant award to support the MPS Adaptive Athletics / Special Olympics program. (Funded out of designated fund for this purpose.)

$25,000
Access Defibrillation Program
Milwaukee Public Schools awarded a grant to support the Access Defibrillation Program. Funding was made possible through a restricted grant from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation designated for this purpose. The program provided equipment and training to enable MPS staff to respond to incidents of sudden cardiac arrest.

$7,500
Vision Project 20/20
Grant award to support the MPS Vision Project 20/20, to fund eye exams and eyeglasses for uninsured, eligible students. Funding was made possible through restricted donations designated for this purpose from the Tellier Foundation, from an informal group named the Banter Association, and generous individual donations.

$50,000
MPS Best Friends Best Men Program
Grant to the MPS Health & Physical Education designated for the Best Friends/Best Men Program through a restricted grant from the Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation.

$500
MPS Recreation
Grant award to MPS Recreation. Funds used to pay entrance fees for MPS students competing at track and field local, regional, and national events.

$3,624.40
MPS Schools/Recreation Program
Value of books donated to Milwaukee Public Schools districted to MPS schools and after-school programs.

$11,000
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Grant Awards
Eleven MPS teachers awarded a $1,000 grant award for successfully completing the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards process.

$1,000
Teacher Recognition Gala
Grant award to Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Black School Educators as sponsor of a Teacher Recognition Program held in May 2005.

$500
Milwaukee Board of School Directors' Excellence in Education Awards
Each month, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors recognizes an outstanding school, student, staff member, or parent or community member for a display of excellence, achievement, and innovation that may serve as an example to our school district and the entire Milwaukee community. MPS teachers recognized receive $250 through contributions to the MPS Foundation.

• October 20, 2005 - Mr. Byron Lampkins, music teacher at Bell Middle School ($250)

• November 28, 2005 - Ms. Debbie Tate, teacher at Malcolm X Academy ($250)

$4,640
Elm Creative Arts School
Grant awarded to support various arts instructional and enrichment activities. (Funded out of the Elm Creative Arts School Designated Fund.)
$15,000
Elm Creative Arts School
Grant awarded to fund an Artistic Director to implement various arts instructional and enrichment activities. Funding was made possible through a grant from the Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation designated for this purpose.

$5,000
Elm Creative Arts School
Grant awarded to fund an Artist in Residence to implement various arts instructional and enrichment activities. Funds was made possible through various donations.