Grants Awarded 2007: 

Total Amount (as of December 31, 2008):                         $170,168

$37,330
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 2006-07. A grant totaling $10,000 from the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc. - TRIFECTA Foundation Fund provided support for the Teacher EXCEL Grants.

$5,000
School Incentive Grants
Incentive grants of $250 each awarded to 18 schools and two awards presented to the MPS Department of Special Services Career Assessment and Training Program for their improved record of giving in the 2006-2007 MPS Employees' Combined Giving Campaign. The following schools were awarded:

Two MPS central services departments were recognized for their outstanding participation in the campaign: The Departments of Assessment and Accountability and Administrative Accountability. Incentive grants earned by central services units are designated to support the MPS Department of Special Services - Career Assessment and Training Program.

$5,000
MPS Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Program
Funds used to support a book distribution program at more than 50 MPS schools. About 25,000 students will select and keep three books.

$3,000
Hispanic Club of Milwaukee Scholarships
The Hispanic Club of Milwaukee provided funding for six $500 college scholarships designated for three Pulaski High School graduating seniors and three South Division High School graduating seniors. Specific eligibility criteria was established by the Hispanic Club of Milwaukee.

$2,500
The Alliance School
Grant awarded to The Alliance School from the Cream City Foundation to support the school's educational programs.

$500
Rufus King High School
Grant awarded to support the school's student team competing in the national Panasonic Academic Challenge in Orlando, Florida

$1,166
Hartford University School
Grant awarded to support the school's Aviary Program. Funds were made available through generous donations from individuals to support this project.

$1,000
MPS Close Up Program
Grant awarded to the MPS Division of Teaching and Learning to support the MPS Close Up Program. Funds will be used for 15 students from four high schools to participate in the Close Up Program in Washington, D.C. in June 2007.

$3,000
MPS Dental Treatment Services
Grant awarded to the MPS Head Start Program to pay for floride application services for MPS Head Start children provided through the Madre Angela Dental Clinic.

$50
Hampton Elementary School
Grant awarded to Hampton Elementary School from an individual donation designated for this purpose.

$4,200
Milwaukee Sign Language School
Grant awarded to the Milwaukee Sign Language School for the purchase of televisions for the classrooms and for hot lunch for students who cannot pay for them. Funding was provided by the Rapids Fund of the Saint Paul Foundation designated for this purpose.

$2,087
MPS School to Work Transition Program
Grant awarded to the MPS School to Work Transition program to assist students in the Community Assistance and Training Program with their direct needs such as work clothes, supplies and other necessary items that will help them make a successful transition from school to employment. Funding provided through a number of individual donars who are graduates of MPS and who call themselves the Banter Association.

$7,000
MPS Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Grant Award
Funds used to support a book distribution program at 50 MPS schools during the 2007-08 school year. About 25,000 students will select and keep three books.

$3,535
Hartford University School
Grant awarded to support the Integrated Arts project. The award was made possible through contributions from members of the Hartford Class of 1967. Funds were used as part of the matching resources required by the MPS Partnership for the Arts.

$3,000
MPS Recreation and Community Services
Grant awarded to support the MPS Recreation Department's "March of Champions" middle school basketball program. Funding was made possible through a grant from the Faye McBeath Foundation designated for this purpose.

$500
MPS Recreation and Community Services
Grant awarded to support the MPS Recreation Department's Milwaukee Heat Basketball Team for children with physical disabilities. Funding was made possible through a donation from Irgens Development Partners, LLC designated for this purpose.

$5,000
MPS Recreation and Community Services
Grant awarded to support the MPS Recreation Department's "March of Champions" middle school basketball program. Funding was made possible through a grant from the Ralph Evinrude Foundation designated for this purpose.

$1,250
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.

• April 29, 2007 - Douglas J. Glasenapp, Teacher, Rufus King High School ($250)

• August 30, 2007 - Richard Drida, Teacher, Audubon Middle School ($250)

• October 30, 2007 - Janet L. Mays, Teacher, Holmes Elementary School ($250)

• November 29, 2007 - Doris Mattke, Teacher, Milwaukee German Immersion School ($250)

• December 18, 2007 - Freda Fowlkes-Bell, Teacher, Washington High School - Information Technology ($250)

$3,050
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Grant Awards
Five MPS teachers awarded a grant for successfully completing the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards process.

$1,000
Teacher Recognition Gala
Grant award to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Black School Educators as a sponsor of the Teacher Recognition Program held in May 2007.

$37,500
New Leaders for New Schools
Grant awarded to support the New Leaders for New School program for the Milwaukee Public Schools to attract, prepare and support the next generation of outstanding leaders for MPS. Funding was made possible through a grant from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation designated for this purpose.

$36,000
MPS Arts Integration Projects
Grants awarded to teachers for arts integration projects in MPS schools. Funding was made possible through donations to the MPS UPAF-VISIONS Campaign to support art and music programs in Milwaukee Public Schools.

$500
Milwaukee High School of the Arts
Grant awarded to the Milwaukee High School of the Arts Jazz Combo in recognition and appreciation for their outstanding performance at the fundraising dinner held for the MPS Foundation sponsored by the Wisconsin Coalition of Asian Indian Organizations on September 7, 2007.

$7,000
Elm Creative Arts School
Grant awarded to Elm Creative Arts School to fund an Art Consultant for the 2007-08 school year to implement various arts instructional and enrichment activities. Funding was made possible through restricted gifts from individuals and private-sector organizations, including a $500 grant from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation and $840 from the Starbucks Make Your Mark Volunteer Program, led by Teresa Jackson, Volunteer for Elm Creative Arts School.