Career Targets--$815
Career Targets is a program that begins by introducing the students to connections between high school subjects, post secondary study, and careers. This program guides students through career assessment, exploration, and planning. Career Target activities utilize a student centered, self-discovery approach which is appropriate for use with special needs and at-risk youth.

Citizenship Program--$1,500
The Citizenship Program has been designed to focus on and honor those Special Education students who choose to improve and continue to succeed to the best of their potential. Each month specific criteria are outlined by the special education teachers. At month's end, each of the ten special education teachers invite those students from each of their classes who have complied with the criteria to participate in that month's reward. The program provides positive reinforcement of behaviors that are encouraged in students such as academics, attendance, behavior, and homework completion.

Coin Career Community Program--$1,195
This program is a complete career guidance system on the Internet. Students will be able to manage an electronic portfolio, have access to college listings as well as be able to conduct a career search. All MHS students, parents, and teachers will participate.

Developing an Emergent Reader Lending Library--$500
A kindergarten teacher at Hillcrest School will purchase 117 emergent reader books, vinyl laminate to protect the soft covered texts, library card pockets, and zip-lock bags for transporting the books safely to and from school. Parents will be given instructions on how to assist their children at home. She hopes that this project will foster a love of reading and provide students with the opportunity to practice meaningful reading at home each evening with their parents.

Family Reading Night--$800
The PAR and Reading Recovery Teacher at Hillcrest School will organize a one night "festival" which will be a multi-media event to share and celebrate reading. Parents and children will hear stories from a professional story teller, see videos, read books, and play games. Mrs. Greisberg feels this will create enthusiasm for reading.

Fantastic Fudge Company--$300
This project allows a third grade class to start its own business. In addition, each child learns the importance of giving back and sharing with their community. All subject areas are integrated in this activity. As a culmination, a check is presented to a chosen charity.

First Robotics Competition--$500
The FIRST Robotics Competition is a national contest among high schools. Teams of students, working with teachers and engineers from businesses and universities, design and build remote-controlled robotic vehicles that can perform a specific set of demanding tasks. Each team starts off with the same standard kit of parts and, during an intense six-week period, designs, builds , and tests its vehicle in preparation for the competition. Teams then compete. The purpose is to stimulate the interest of high school students in the engineering and technology fields by providing a hands-on learning experience that involves project management, team building, the engineering process, and real-world schedules and deadlines. Mr. Sugar will begin this year and see how the project progresses.

Fostering Parent Participation in Education--$455
This program will include several projects to foster parents' participation in their child's learning. There will be a health information program for parents in Spanish. This will include such topics as nutrition and dental health. In addition, students will be given the opportunity to take home curriculum packs and share these with their parents. These packs cover subjects such as the alphabet, size, counting, weather, plants, sounds, etc.