This grant application from Brooklet Elementary School's media specialist requests $250 to purchase books promoting character education traits to support the school's initiative of becoming a Leader in Me School. The books will teach students how to control emotions, work with others, and make good choices. Approximately 723 students will have access to check out the books from the media center and classroom teachers will use them in collaborative lessons. Funds from Usborne Books will match the grant amount so a total of $500 worth of books can be purchased. Teachers will observe students applying the skills learned from the books to make positive behavior choices around the school.

1. THE FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
EDUCATION IN BULLOCH COUNTY
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Innovation Grant Applications
Project Title____I Feel Like Reading__________________________
Amount Requested_____$250.00___________________________
School______Brooklet Elementary___________________________
Name(s) of Applicant(s) Alina Odom.
Position/Subject/Grade(s) Media Specialist/character education/all grades__
E-Mail Address aodom@bullochschools.org School Telephone 912-842-8306
(Primary Applicant/Project Manager)
Will you receive any additional funding from other sources for this grant? _X_YES □ NO
If YES, please give the amount of funding you are or will be receiving $____277.82______
(The total cost of the project is $500.00.)
Approximately how many students will be involved with this grant ____723_______
Who can apply?
The opportunity to apply for The Foundation for Public School Education in Bulloch County Innovation Grant
is open to all Bulloch County School System teachers, media specialists, counselors, or any combination of
teams within one school setting or among schools. However, only one award per year project will be made.
1. PROJECT SUMMARY
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Please check only one main category.
□ Arts
□ Career
□ Technology
□ Language Arts
□ Foreign Language
□ Math
□ Science
□ Social Studies
□ Health/Physical Education
□ Parent/Community Involvement
X School Climate (attendance, discipline, character education)
□ Other___________________________
Office Use Only
GRANT#______________

2. In efforts to promote our school’s initiative to become a Leader in Me School, I would like to provide some books promoting
various character education traits. Our school’s motto is GROW. Genius is in everyone, Responsibility is key to learning, Own
your actions and your attitude, Work together for good. At a previous media specialist PLC, we had Hillary Zeigler come and
speak to us about Usborne Books. This company has a series of books that promotes various character traits. Upon previewing
various books that this company has to offer, I found several that promote our motto. There are books about how to handle
your feelings (both good and bad feelings), books about working with others, and books about making choices. This company
will also match any Grant funding awarded. The books that would be purchased will be available for students to check out as
well as teachers. These books could also be used by the media specialist during collaborative lessons in the learning commons
to foster our efforts to promote good character in our students.
2. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Project Objective #1
To allow students to learn ways to control their emotions.
Georgia Performance Standards Objective
HEK.4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance
health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Description: Students will use effective communication skills to enhance personal, family, and
community health. Kindergarten students will recognize skills needed to develop and maintain
healthy personal relationships.
HE1.8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
Description: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community
health. First grade students will demonstrate healthy skills to encourage others to practice healthful
behaviors.
HE2.4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance
health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Description: Students will use effective communication skills to enhance personal, family, and
community health. Second grade students will demonstrate the ability to identify verbal and
nonverbal communication skills as a way to reduce or avoid conflict.
HE3.4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance
health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Description: Students will use effective communication skills to enhance personal, family, and
community health. Third grade students will use effective verbal and nonverbal communication
skills to develop and maintain quality relationships and avoid conflicts.
HE4.4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance
health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Description: Students will use effective communication skills to enhance personal, family, and
community health. Fourth grade students will develop attentive listening, refusal, and conflict
resolution skills to develop and maintain health enhancing relationships.
HE5.4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance
health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Description: Students will use effective communication skills to enhance personal, family, and
community health. Fifth grade students will demonstrate the ability to organize and convey
information and feelings as the basis for strengthening interpersonal interactions and reducing or
avoiding conflict. Students will analyze verbal and nonverbal communication skills which can help
maintain healthy personal relationships.
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3. School’s Improvement Plan Objective
Maximize the achievement of all students in making healthy choices.
3. TARGET POPULATION
The target population for this activity will be the entire student population at Brooklet Elementary School, which consists of
approximately 723 students.
4. PROJECT DESIGN
The Leader in Me program focuses on seven habits for growth. Each month a different habit is the focus for the month. The
books that are purchased can be sorted for the best fit for each habit focus. For example, the first habit is to be proactive.
Books that focus on how to handle your feelings in a positive way would be read during this month. As the habits are all taught,
the last couple of months of school will be a review of all of the habits. Books can be read again during the review. The books
will be available for student and teacher checkout.
5. RESULTS AND EVALUATION
During this project, teachers will observe students making good choices by displaying effective behavior in the classroom and
around school. Teachers will observe students striving to make good choices in various settings around the school. Teachers
can follow up with the learning by having students reflect upon various situations and how the situations were handled in their
journal writing.
6. PROJECT BUDGET (2 copies of each book will be ordered but Usborne Books will pay for the second copy)
Be the Change Make it Happen…………………………………………………………. $14.99 ea
Do Nice Be Kind Spread Happy ……………………………………..…………………… $14.99 ea
Love from Anna Hibiscus ………………………………………………………………….. $12.99 ea
The Thank You Dish ……………………………………………………………………….. $ 9.99 ea
Bully on the Bus……………………………………………………………………………. $12.99 ea
Too Many Tomatoes……………………. ………………………………………………... $11.99 ea
Bob is a Unicorm …………………..………………………………………………………. $14.99 ea
Butterflies ...…………………………………………………………………………………. $ 4.99 ea
Cordelia……………………………………………………………………………………… $12.99 ea
EJ12 Girl Hero Series……………………………………………………………………… $42.99 ea
Jamie’s Amazing Cape Adventure Series……………………………………………….. $44.99 ea
Jessica’s Box……………………………………………………………………………….. $11.99 ea
Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster…………………………………………………$12.99 ea
No Worries! ………………………………………………………………………………… $ 6.99 ea
Scribble & Author…………………………………………………………………………… $12.99 ea
You are a Star………………………………………………………………………………. $ 8.99 ea
Ava’s Spectacular Spectacles……..……………………………………………………… $11.99 ea
Boy ……………………………………………………………………………………………$12.99 ea
Total………………………………………………………………………………………… $277.82
7. COLLABORATION
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4. Teachers and the media specialist will collaborate to plan lessons in the learning commons and for use in the regular classroom.
The media specialist will also collaborate with the school counselor create a choice board with various follow up activities to
promote real life situations for students to practice new behavior skills learned through the text.
8. DISSEMINATION AND EXPANSION
While the children are participating in various book readings and lessons, pictures will be taken to share. The collaborative
lessons and choice boards will also be posted on the school’s Leader in Me lesson plan platform in google docs to share with all
teachers and staff.
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