Broadwater Education Foundation Has A Busy Year
Author: Jackie Smith, President Broadwater Education Foundation
Broadwater Education Foundation Has A Busy Year Jackie Smith, President Broadwater Education Foundation 2022 has come and gone and what a year it was for Broadwater Education Foundation. We started our year by awarding spring grants to three teachers. Molly Hanson requested the “Look n Cook” curriculum to help the increasing number of Life Skills students, at the high school level, preparing them to live as independently as possible as they transition to adulthood.
Anna Shearer filled out an application for four grow lights for use in the middle school science lab, to allow the students more hands-on experiences with learning about photosynthesis, plant structure, and designing scientific investigations.
Denise Bakkum requested the purchase of a classroom set of the novel “Hattie Big Sky” to begin a 6th-grade Historical Fiction Collection providing students with books they may not choose on their own, particularly stories set in Montana, such as “Hattie Big Sky”, which opens opportunities for additional research and writing.
For our Fall Grant, we gave out grants to 4 teachers:
Dana Tuffelmire applied for magnetic letter tiles for her K-2 students to practice word building, decoding, and blending, as magnetic tiles provide a hands-on way for students to become fluent readers.
Anna Tullos requested “literacy-boosting” board games, to further engage middle school students, who need remedial reading intervention and provide students with more selection or choice, further engaging them towards improving their literacy goals.
Molly Hanson applied for the Widgit Health Symbols computer software, designed to symbolize words and ideas in order to support individuals with language delays throughout the K-12 grades.
Denise Bakkum put in a request for helping to bring Missoula Children’s Theater back to Townsend, which provides an opportunity for creative expression for all Townsend K-12 Students.
It isn’t all grant business for Broadwater Education Foundation, we also hosted our Trivia Night in March, set up food concessions at the Broadwater Fair and Rodeo, braved the cold and sold soup at the Christmas Stroll.
We will once again be hosting Trivia Night on March 16 so be sure to get your team together and sign up for the event!
The Broadwater Education Foundation Officers are Jackie Smith, Judy Gillespie, Jennifer Beatty, and Janell Robischon.
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Image 1 Caption: Broadwater Education Foundation(BEF) awarded teachers Dana Tufflemire, Holly Hanson, Denise Bakkum, Anna Shearer, and Andre Tullos equipment and supplies for their classrooms during the 2022 school year. BEF, organized in 2017, is funded through donations and an annual Trivia Night, to be held March 16 this year. BEF officers are Jackie Smith, Judy Gillespie, Jennifer Beatty, and Janell Robischon. (Photo by Broadwater Education Foundation)
