District Wide Information

KissYouTube: Have you found a great YouTube video to support your curriculum, but could not show it in class because YouTube is filtered? Here are the steps to download a YouTube video at home and be able to play it at school.

1. First, go to YouTube and find a video you would like to use for your class.
2. Next, add "kiss" in the URL in front of the URL address (for example, the URL now reads: www.kissyoutube.com)
3. Once your page has loaded scroll down to the to "Press Run to activate the download option. Then download this video on a USB drive.
4. So name the file as an .flv file type. (for example; dance).
5. Bring the USB drive with you to school and open a Notebook software file.
6. After you open a Notebook Software file, pull your Youtube video through the Notebook Software and play your YouTube video.

Grant and Funding Opportunities:

Mitsubishi: Grants for Youth with Disabilities
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Grants Program is dedicated to helping young Americans with disabilities maximize their potential and fully participate in society. The foundation supports organizations and projects within its mission that have broad scope and impact and demonstrate potential for replication at other sites. A major program emphasis is inclusion: enabling young people with disabilities to have full access to educational, vocational, and recreational opportunities, and to participate alongside their non-disabled peers. Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations. Deadline: June 1, 2010.
http://www.meaf.org/how-to-apply.php

Lindbergh Foundation Grants
Lindbergh Foundation Grants honor Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's legacy by funding projects that improve the quality of all life by seeking a balance between technological advancements and environmental preservation. Maximum award: $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the Spirit of St. Louis). Eligibility: Citizens from all countries may apply. Deadline: June 10, 2010.
http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/index.php/our-grants

America's Promise Alliance/AT&T: My Idea Grant Program
The My Idea grant program will empower young people to help more of their peers to graduate on time, improving outcomes for themselves and their community. Maximum award: $20,000. Eligibility: high school youth concerned about the dropout crisis, and youth service providers that work with them. Deadline: June 11, 2010.
http://www.americaspromise.org/How-to-Help/Young-Leaders/My-Idea-Gr...

American Legion Child Welfare Foundation: Grants to Help Children
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation Grants to Help Children fund proposals that aim to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth. Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations. Deadline: July 15, 2010.
http://www.cwf-inc.org/grantseekers/overview/

Verizon Foundation Grants
The Verizon Foundation makes grants that help people to increase their literacy and educational achievement; avoid being an abuser or a victim of domestic violence; or achieve and sustain their health and safety. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations. Deadline: October 31, 2010.
http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml