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The Marion Fund

2012 Applications will be available in November 2011.

The Marion Fund is an internal grant program through the Marion Independent School  Foundation and Alumni Association for the faculty and staff of the MISD. The Fund supports the educational experience and enhances opportunities for the students of the District. This unique opportunity is available to only a handful of districts across the country.

The Board of Trustees for the Foundation distributes these funds after a review and selection process. The Marion Fund committee, a nine-person group consisting of one district alumni, two district parents, two community members, two district teachers, and two district administrators, carefully reviews the applications, narrows the pool, then hears presentations from finalists.

Guidelines and applications are available at the Foundation office in the beginning of December.

 

Congratulations 2011 Marion Fund Recipients - $20,000 was allocated!

 

Project: Read & Discover Energy

Lead Applicant: Amy Tursi
School: Marion High School

Purpose: To help students become more proficient readers while gaining knowledge of energy.

   

Project: Cherished Chapter Books & Current Country Books
Lead Applicant: Michelle Walker
School: Starry & Emerson Elementary Schools

Purpose: To provide the latest and most up-to-date books to help students transition from picture books to chapter books AND to enable students to learn about different citizens of the world as they exist today.

 

Project: Red Cedar Chamber Music Residency
Lead Applicant: Amanda Freese
School: Starry & Emerson ES and Francis Marion Intermediate

Purpose: To bring interactive and engaging Chamber music and professional musicians into the classroom; enhancing curriculum and bringing new experiences with the arts to students.

 

Project: The NOOK for VMS
Lead Applicants: Lori Ling
School: Vernon Middle School

Purpose: To provide a resource for general and special education students as they prepare for a lifestyle of reading through technology.

 

Project: MHS Football/Track AED Accessories
Lead Applicant:
Corby Laube & Heather Schellhorn
School:
Marion High School

Purpose: To complement the recent donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by providing batteries and other necessary accessories; as well as make provisions for sustaining the equipment long term.

 

Project: Supplemental Materials for ELL
Lead Applicant: Sarah Dowd
School: District Wide

Purpose:  To obtain functional, authentic and efficient material to help English Language Learners (ELL) students learn English and content with less difficulty.

 

Project: VMS Production Lab: VMS Makes a Signal
Lead Applicant:
Peg Murphy
School:
Vernon Middle School

Purpose: To enable students to utilize highly effective technology tools which will enhance and engage students in 21st century skills of production, reading, writing and professional layout skills.

 

 

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Marion, Iowa 52302

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