BVEF Projects Funded - Blue Valley Educational Foundation

Blue Valley Educational Foundation Programs
Since its inception in 1992, your generosity to BVEF has funded:
AMOUNT
DISTRICT-WIDE PROJECTS:
ACT/SAT Preparation Program $33,400
After Prom/Post Graduation $19,750
BV ESOL Idol funded by Sam's Club $1,065
BVSD Parents and Children's Diabetic Support Group $200
The Blue Valley Weather Station $10,525
Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center $143,540
Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center - McPhail Family $900
Bright Futures-Nurturing Relationships $700
Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) $31,000
CHARM Project $3,240
Creating Better Listeners to Become Better Learners: A Proposal for Soundfield Amplification Systems $2,500
Cultural Trunks - funded by Ricoh Americas Corporation & Major Saver $7,110
Dr. David Benson Kansas Teacher of the Year Awards $30,000
Dr. James C. Thompson Scholarships $27,500
Early Childhood Special Education Pre-literacy Project $4,138
Early Intervention Summer School $14,450
Elementary Foreign Language Program $10,000
Flip Video Cameras funded by Capitol Federal Savings $3,400
Graduating Senior Survey $2,000
HopSports Training Systems $18,000
Innovative Educator of the Year Award - Kenneth Selzer and Deborah Grimes $1,000
It's Up to Us, To Drive Safely $3,620
Learning with A Beat $3,992
Major Saver Allocation $110,018
Music Education of ECSE Students $4,609
Parents Together: SENG funded by Learning Rx $2,271
Peace in Action funded by BVEF and Sam's Club $3,000
PE4Life $7,500
Pocket PC Project for Self-Instruction $2,434
Preschool Math and Science Proposal $3,590
Read-At-Home Backpacks $4,230
Ripple Effect funded by Bobbi Douglas $2,056
Quest Channel $3,960
School Development - Intervention Training $5,000
Stardome Lab $15,550
Roads to Reading-Streets to Strategies $1,300
Vocational Skills Center $3,515
We the People funded by a Greg Musil honor gift $9,250
TOTAL $550,313
RESTRICTED PASS-THROUGH AND SILVER SOCIETY FUNDS:
ACCESS House $87,818
Derek Allred Memorial Scholarship Fund $2,000
Jane Baldwin Memorial Scholarship Fund $300

Bernie Schulse Memorial Scholarship Fund $2,500
Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center $399,894
BVNW Scanning Tunneling Microscope $1,500
Broadcast Technology Center $40,000
Jennifer DeFranco Cheerleading Scholarship Fund $2,400
Jennifer DeFranco Memorial Scholarship Fund $5,500
Dixon Family Foundation Silver Society Grant $1,000
Casey Fox Memorial Scholarship Fund $2,000
Grant Gullion Memorial Scholarship Fund $36,250
Dave and Megan Leathers High School Basketball Grants Silver Society $67,296
Scott K. Innes Memorial Silver Society Scholarship Fund $10,500
Innovative Educator of the Year Award - Ken Selzer and Deb Grimes $1,000
It's Up to Us $4,079
Mary Jones Scholarship Fund $700
Jonathan Langdon Memorial Scholarship Fund $2,000
Dave and Megan Leathers Basketball Scholarship Silver Society Fund BVN $8,000
Dave and Megan Leathers Basketball Scholarship BVW $2,000
Dave and Megan Leathers Soccer Scholarship $5,000
Tom Leathers Communications Silver Society Scholarship $8,000
Becky Loomis Memorial Scholarship $1,500
Nancy McCallie Memorial Fund $7,340
Cam McQueen Memorial Scholarship Fund $3,000
Phyllis Monyakula Memorial Fund $1,400
Joseph Muldoon Memorial Scholarship Fund $750
Nick & Jake's Leadership Scholarship Fund $6,000
Leslie Elizabeth Noble Memorial Grant $1,500
Regnier Family Foundation Silver Society Award $1,000
Phil and Toni Sanders Silver Society Scholarship $2,000
Special Education Advisory Fund $7,830
Tara Nott Honor Scholarship Fund $500
Odyssey of the Mind $15,378
René Sauer Memorial Scholarship Fund $8,000
Michael Shorten Memorial Scholarship Fund $14,000
TOTAL $759,935
BLUE RIVER ELEMENTARY:
Above and Beyond $1,196
Bobcat Buddies $500
B.R.A.G. Bobcat Readers' Advisory Group $1,500
Braille for Blue River $300
Capitol Federal Grand Opening Grant $1,000
Charitable Chicks Participation Grant $1,250
Connecting with the Community $2,200
Grandfriends…A Living History $3,500
Powerfolio $5,000
Read Naturally Reading Lab $2,900
BLUE VALLEY HIGH:
BVH Art Department funded by Western Missouri Region Scholastic Arts $253
BVH Band Program funded by the Littlejohn Family $900
BVH Coffee House by BVEF and Capitol Federal Savings $4,200

BVH Community Service Day $1,220
BVHS Robotics-Funded by BVEF, Linda Turpen, Walmart and the Baumgartner Charitable Giving Fund $6,384
BVHS Science Outreach Program $2,750
Brain-Based Teaching and Learning in Brain-Compatible Classrooms $5,000
Contemporary Communication Presentation Project $4,140
Enhancing Scientifice Investigations $4,168
Headrush, Jr. $1,200
Headrush, Jr. 2002-2003 $1,000
Improving Student Performance via the Classroom Performance System $3,995
The Literacy Link -with Blue Valley Middle $2,200
Multimedia Production Center $4,985
Podcasting in the Classroom - BVH funded by APAC- Kansas $2,078
Study Island funded by Walmart at 159th and Metcalf and BVEF $1,200
BLUE VALLEY MIDDLE:
Blue Valley Middle School's Eight White Goes Global $4,770
Brain Bank Program $2,500
Connecting the Community Through Leadership & Mentoring $5,000
GLOBE Expansion $2,957
Harvesters Collection Grant funded by Commerce Bank $2,500
Keeping Rachel's Challenge Alive with Wing Time at BVM funded by Walmart at 159th and Metcalf and BVEF $2,250
BLUE VALLEY NORTH HIGH:
AlphaSmart Keypad $5,000
Assistive Technology Solutions for Students with Learning Disabilities $5,000
BVN Art Department funded by Western Missouri Region Scholastic Arts $253
BVN READefined Summer Reading Program $1,500
BVN READefined Summer Reading Program Year 2 funded by Walmart $1,000
Communication Arts Center '94-'95 $5,000
Communication Arts Center '96-'97 $5,000
Communication Arts Center, Part 2 $5,000
Enhancing Molecular Biology Education $4,000
For the Health of It $5,000
Herbarium and Tree Survey (w/BVNW) $5,000
Implementation of Art, Computer, & Discovery Projects in Geometry $5,000
Internet Journal for Environmental Science Research $5,000
Mammal Skulls: A means of Enhancing Zoology Education - funded by Credit Union of Johnson County $2,250
Metal Mustang FIRST Robotics Team $3,100
Mountain Ecology 2002-2003 $410
Mountain Ecology - Expanded Opportunities Outdoors $750
Nintendo Wii for Students with Autism funded by Walmart $500
Outdoor Laboratory & Nature Center $4,948
Resource Materials for Future Business Leaders of America $1,026
Using and Creating Podcasts in the Classroom $3,289
Virtual Tour of the Wilderness Science Center $775
BLUE VALLEY NORTHWEST HIGH:
BVNW Art Department funded by Western Missouri Region Scholastic Arts $253
BVNW Baseball funded by family and friends of Nathan Franco $2,091
BVNW School Store funded by CommunityAmerica Credit Union $2,500

Career Awareness Initiative $5,000
"Clicking" CPS to Blue Valley Northwest's Foreign Language Department $2,150
Herbarium and Tree Survey (with BVN)
Integration of Physics & Precalculus Through Technology $4,655
Integration of Wellness Technology in Physical Education $5,000
Language Proficiency is a Click Away with CPS $1,300
Math Lab Class $764
NASC 2007 - Special Olympics $5,000
Real World Science $4,940
Science Tools funded by BVEF and Capitol Federal Savings $4,978
Soaring to New Heights with AirLiner $836
Student Leadership Training $4,688
Weatherbug Achieve funded by a Greg Musil honor gift $2,000
BLUE VALLEY WEST HIGH:
Art History $608
BVW Art Department funded by Western Missouri Region Scholastic Arts $253
BVW Football funded by Don McKinnis $1,350
BVW Wrestling Club funded by Don McKinnis $5,850
Electronic Data Collection in the Lab $4,807
DECA Program funded by Object Technology Solutions and Dental Design $190
Science Education Outreach $1,000
Power of Publishing $3,000
Power of Publishing Part II $2,000
Winter Drumline funded by Walmart $250
Winterguard funded by Walmart $250
CEDAR HILLS ELEMENTARY:
Clay Animation $3,854
Phonetically Fit Cheetahs $2,392
COTTONWOOD POINT ELEMENTARY:
CPE Broadcast Studio funded by Credit Union of Johnson County $5,000
Parent/Teacher Connection $890
Preparation for Citizenship $1,099
Safety City of Overland Park '93-'94 $1,500
Safety City of Overland Park '94-'95 $1,500
Sharing Environmental Research via E-Mail $740
HARMONY ELEMENTARY:
Charitable Chicks Participation Grant $500
Elementary Math Differentiation $1,767
Harvesters Collection Grant funded by Commerce Bank $1,500
Husky Reading Incentive Program $3,613
MotivAider $1,540
Reading Nooks $3,600
Resource Chat N Chew $1,000
School-wide Publishing Center $4,945
Treasures of the Continents $3,500
HARMONY MIDDLE:

Crazy Traits: Do I have a Look Alike $1,021
Experiencing the Blues $2,500
Harmony's Environmental Learning Project (HELP) $5,000
Harmony with Voice $2,000
Harmony with Voice II: Our Poems are Seen and Heard funded by Walmart $2,000
Harmony Science Seminars $2,375
Marble Launchers; Keeping Track of Your Marbles $1,036
T-Bird Trekkers funded by Capitol Federal Savings $3,300
HEARTLAND ELEMENTARY:
Book Club for Parents & Success for Children $748
Broadcasting Live from WHRT, Heartland Rockin' TV $5,000
Learning Through Microscopes funded by Walmart $500
Odyssey of the Mind - funded by Howard and Dorothy Barnhill $450
iRead-Taking the Teacher Home $1,175
INDIAN VALLEY ELEMENTARY:
Family Literacy Nights $4,500
The Thunderbirds' Roost at the Indian Valley Wildlife Area $2,100
Summer Reading Tutoring Program $5,000
Six Writing Traits - funded by BVEF and Credit Union of Johnson County $1,300
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY:
Children Cultivating Science in the Garden funded by Capitol Federal Savings $1,867
Lakewood Outdoor Learning Classroom Phase II $3,333
LAKEWOOD MIDDLE:
CSI: Real Life $2,350
Lakewood Middle Science Initiative funded by Walmart at 159th and Metcalf and BVEF $1,312
LKMS Music Department Musition Software funded by Ricoh Americas Corporation $3,600
Lift Sensory Experience $1,283
Mobile Smartboards funded by Walmart $1,000
NXT Mindstorms Robotics Kits $1,420
PAWS to Read: No Child Left Behind at LKMS $2,100
Read to Achieve! $4,943
Recycling Project funded by Bank of Blue Valley $270
LEAWOOD ELEMENTARY:
Capitol Federal Grand Opening Grant $1,000
Extended Spelling Through Literature $1,160
Outdoor Education Center $750
Rainbow Garden $1,100
LEAWOOD MIDDLE:
Herb Garden funded by Regnier Family Foundations Silver Society $500
Project GROW $5,000
Learn-to-Earn: The LMS Green Machine $917
Leawood Middle School TechTeam Grant Proposal $1,700
Sensory Stimulation for Student's with Disabilities funded by BVEF and JP Morgan Financial Services $4,200
Taking it to the Next Level $838

Tell Me a Story: Using Mobile Microstudio to Get the Word Out!! Funded by Silver Society donors Regnier Family
Foundation and Dixon Family Foundation, Walmart at 117th and Metcalf and BVEF
$3,150
Wii funded by Regnier Family Foundations Silver Society $500
LIBERTY VIEW ELEMENTARY:
Computer-Based Education $4,153
Fluency: Fast and Fun! $1,654
MISSION TRAIL ELEMENTARY:
Capitol Federal Grand Opening Grant $1,000
Collaborative Teaching/Developing Math Skills $500
First Grade Read to Self Leveled Book funded by Walmart at 159th and Metcalf and BVEF $2,246
Integrated Curriculum Lab $3,000
Look, Listen, and Read! funded by Walmart $1,000
Writer's Workshop/Publishing Center $960
MORSE ELEMENTARY:
Morse Earth Club Landscape Project - funded by the McPhail Family $797
PC E-Mail Express $2,500
You've Got It: Sensory Strategies $4,500
OAK HILL ELEMENTARY:
A Day to Explore $500
Across the Ages $988
An Intercultural Exchange - Working Toward Harmony $1,280
Book Donation for Erica Elbert funded by the Lewis and Carol Berey Family Fund $90
The "Virtue" of "Nesting" $3,000
OVERLAND TRAIL ELEMENTARY:
Capitol Federal Grand Opening Grant $1,000
Cougar Dens-A Literature Approach to Applying the Blue Valley Virtues $3,597
Elementary Spanish Enrichment Program $5,000
OTE Future Authors - funded by CommunityAmerica Credit Union and the Harvey Bodker Family $1,300
PC E-Mail Express $2,500
Read All About It! Books to Encourage and Enrich - funded by Major Saver $957
OVERLAND TRAIL MIDDLE:
Differentiated Focused Practice for Brass Musicians funded by Target $3,000
East Asian Culture Kit $1,000
Kids Under Construction: Parenting with Love and Logic - funded by Commerce Bank $2,500
Rain Forest/Greenhouse Project $500
Space, Stars & Students: A BV Observatory $4,310
Video Art in the 21st Century $3,000
OXFORD MIDDLE:
Cooperative Learning, Computer Technology & Active Learning $2,315
iMedia $3,499
OMS Airliners for Education $1,400
OMS Camcorders and Digital Cameras funded by Capitol Federal Savings and Major Saver $4,000
Speech Recognition to Improve Student Written Communication $2,500
Taking off in Algebra with Airliners funded by Credit Union of JoCo $2,500

PLEASANT RIDGE MIDDLE:
Building Connections $5,000
Shout Out: Celebrating Our Voices! $2,400
PRAIRIE STAR ELEMENTARY:
Charitable Chicks Participation Grant $250
Computer Curriculum Lab $3,601
Portable Cooking Cart - funded by Walmart $1,000
Success for All: Mentorship at Prairie Star $1,410
Think Tank for Future Engineers funded by Walmart at 159th and Metcalf and BVEF $1,046
PRAIRIE STAR MIDDLE:
BIRDs for PSMS $1,242
Explo Modification funded by Bobbi Douglas $2,150
Good Things Growing $5,000
M.A.G.I.C. - Multimedia Activates Greatness in Children $2,132
Music for Life $5,000
Project STARlight funded by Walmart at 117th and Metcalf and BVEF $1,000
STANLEY ELEMENTARY:
Interactive Books, Active Readers $2,786
Kansas Trunks funded by Kansas Gas Service $4,800
Lego Robots funded by BVEF and Walmart $2,805
Mad Scientist Club $3,000
Santa Maria's Art/Social Studies/Geometry $566
Summer Reading Buddies $5,000
We're Building Bridges $5,000
STILWELL ELEMENTARY:
Chain Reaction funded by Walmart at 159th and Metcalf and BVEF $3,000
Harvesters Collection Grant funded by Commerce Bank $1,000
Kindergarten Take Home Readers $4,991
Music Program funded by anonymous donor $450
QAR's and the Expository Text $1,623
Parent Resource Library $504
SUNRISE POINT ELEMENTARY:
Capitol Federal Grand Opening Grant $1,000
Cooking Up Curriculum $898
Literature Circles $737
Math Mania funded by Walmart at 159th and Metcalf and BVEF $1,850
Science Backpacks funded by the McPhail Family $626
SUNSET RIDGE ELEMENTARY
Academic Reinforcement Program - funded by Ricoh Americas Corporation $4,000
Measure Up $2,599
Newcomer/Beginner ESOL Classroom Resource Kits $4,635
World Music Drumming $4,818
TIMBER CREEK ELEMENTARY

TCE Broadcast Studio of the Future $4,495
TOMAHAWK RIDGE ELEMENTARY:
Educating for Character $1,035
Garden of the Senses $950
VALLEY PARK ELEMENTARY:
Ballroom Dance: A Cross-curricular Experience Through Movement $2,050
Circle of Friends $915
French Club $2,007
Increasing Social Interactions Between FOCUS Students and Their General Peers $1,255
Internet Multi-Protocol Remote Access Server $5,000
On the Edge of Discovery $500
Optimizing Outcomes: Increasing Positive Behaviors Through the Use of Games and Visual Supports funded by
Walmart at 117th and Metcalf and BVEF
$1,126
Student Writing at VPE funded by Capitol Federal Savings $3,076
Valley Park Learning & Exploring Gardens $3,000
Total School Grants $527,925
TOTAL ALL GRANTS $1,838,173