Funding 2025

PROJECT SUMMARY:
Purchase an additional display panel to showcase student artwork during the annual district art show and throughout the school year in the school building.

AES

PROJECT TITLE:
Art Show Screenflex Portable Room Divider

PROJECT SUMMARY:
Purchase an additional display panel to showcase student artwork during the annual district art show and throughout the school year in the school building.

BVS

PROJECT TITLE:
Rocking Into Learning

PROJECT SUMMARY:
The purpose of this project is to provide rocker chairs for students who would benefit from alternate forms of seating to improve their academic performance and/or classroom behaviors.

UPS

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Operation Playground Refreshment

PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is project will help replenish the playground toys at Armor Elememtary. This would allow our students to interact with each other while supporitng their social and team work skills.

AES

PROJECT TITLE:
Making Math More Modern

PROJECT SUMMARY:
I also looking to have two high top stools purchased – these will be housed at my two standing desks. This allows for an alternative seating for students who like to work at the high top standing desks. Currently, I have two old wooden stools that ultimately are not in the best condition. Maintenance has taken these and used wood glue and screws to make them more sturdy until I get new ones. This grant would allow me to do that.

I also want to update my old chalkboards in my room to a whiteboard.

Students enjoy going to the board to show work. The chalkboards are old, and have marks on them from years of use.

I would like to have my side board updated with a large, magnetic whiteboard.

This will allow students to work both at the front and side boards to show their work. Many times I use small groups with peer teaching and review.

HMS

PROJECT TITLE:
Enhancing Hamburg High School’s Sports Media Club with Professional Equipment

This project aims to equip the Hamburg High School Sports Media Club with professional photography equipment to enhance the coverage of athletic events and support learning beyond the classroom. By providing students with hands-on experience using industry-standard cameras and lenses, this initiative will develop their skills in sports media, photography, and digital storytelling while also offering valuable real-world experience that will strengthen college applications and future job prospects.

HHS

PROJECT TITLE:
Kindness Day

We would like Hamburg Middle School 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to participate in a Hamburg Middle School Kindness Day on Friday January 23rd 2026. As part of this day, we would like students to participate in a service project in which the students will make port pillows, fleece winter hats or fleece scarves to be donated to local organizations such as Saint Peter and Paul Outreach and Roswell Hospital.

HMS

PROJECT TITLE:
Classroom Furniture/conferencing/editing/flexible seating area (Purchased from K-Log school furniture company)

I would like to have a place to meet informally with students in order to conference about writing, discuss work, or speak with a student more privately than at his or her desk in close proximity with other students, and not at my desk which implies a more direct “teacher-student” hierarchy/power based relationship, yet still maintain an appropriate professional balance. In order to do this I’d like to purchase a high top table and two stools which would fit in the back corner of my classroom. This is also close to outlets which could be used to charge Chromebooks, etc. It could also serve as flexible seating or merit based seating for students during class time. It would be a comfortable area and would be an asset to the classroom ambiance.

HHS

PROJECT TITLE:
The Flexible Freshman Seminar

Making my Freshman Seminar Classroom the “Home” for all freshman students. Creating a culture of choice and voice in Freshman Seminar.

HHS

Children often face challenges with sensory processing and needs which can manifest a hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity to stimuli such as light ,sound, touch or movement. These difficulties can impact their ability to engage effectively in educational and social settings. A sensory room offers a controlled environment designed to reduce stress, stimulate or calm sensory input, and promote self-regulation, which is crucial for learning and emotional well-being.

BVS

PROJECT TITLE:
Improve CAS Garden Art and Communication

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CAS

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Pitched Percussion Instruments for the BVS Music Room

PROJECT SUMMARY:
This grant would be in support of the BVS music room eventually having a classroom set of pitched percussion instruments. We currently have enough for students to play two to an instrument, but a classroom set would open up so many more instructional possibilities and activities.

BVS

PROJECT TITLE:
Bussing for Buffalo Science Field Trip

PROJECT SUMMARY:
The Buffalo Museum of Science is an excellent educational destination for students with developmental disabilities due to its KultureCity Sensory-Inclusive Certification, offering accommodations like sensory bags, a Comfort Room. These features, combined with hands-on, interactive exhibits and group discounts, create a supportive and engaging environment for multi-sensory learning and skill development.

Through Bulldog Cafe Tip money, we are able to pay for our own admission. We are seeking support in funding the transportation for this opportunity.

HMS

PROJECT TITLE:
Bulldog Bravery Bag

PROJECT SUMMARY:
AES, specifically Mindy Wolf and Wendy Castiglia, is proposing to create two different types of support backpacks. These back packs would have therapeutic materials that are designed to provide help to children experiencing the death of a family member or the divorce of their parents.

AES

PROJECT TITLE:
Erie Canal Field Trip

PROJECT SUMMARY:
The fourth grade students at Charlotte Avenue Elementary would have the opportunity to sail on the Erie Canal, and see a working lock up close.

CAS

PROJECT TITLE:
Flexible Seating for Differentiated Instruction

PROJECT SUMMARY:
I am looking to replace “desk pods” with circle tables and cantilever chairs to allow my extremely diverse classes more flexibility in their seating options.

HHS

PROJECT TITLE:
Flexible Seating

PROJECT SUMMARY:

We are requesting funds to provide more flexible seating options for the classroom.

UPS

PROJECT TITLE:
Fostering Student Engagement through Flexible Seating

I am pursuing flexible seating alternatives to foster increased engagement, focus, and comfort.

BVS

PROJECT TITLE:
Sensory/Equipment

I plan to use this equipment to help meet the sensory and learning needs of my students.

BVS

PROJECT TITLE:
2 Brent Potter’s Wheels for Pottery Class

PROJECT SUMMARY:

The High School Art Department would like to acquire 2 new potter’s wheels for our new Pottery course, to our expanded 3 dimensional art program. These 2 additional wheels will help us accomodate more students who are enrolled in the class.

HHS

PROJECT TITLE:
Building Laminating

PROJECT SUMMARY:

I am requesting funding for laminating materials (or a laminator) to support classroom and schoolwide learning resources. Laminating is an essential tool that helps preserve educational materials such as visual aids, center activities, classroom charts, and student reference sheets. By laminating these materials, we can ensure they last for years, saving both time and school resources.

AES

PROJECT TITLE:
Play with Purpose

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BVS

PROJECT TITLE:
Specialty Art Supplies

PROJECT SUMMARY:
As a first grade teacher, I am seeking funding to provide my students with specialty art materials that will enrich their creative experiences and strengthen their fine motor skills. While our classroom has basic supplies such as crayons and markers, we lack access to higher quality materials that inspire deeper engagement and artistic exploration.

AES

PROJECT TITLE:
Bringing Science to Life: Hands-On Learning for First Grade CKLA Knowledge Domains

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UPS

PROJECT TITLE:
DIES Distracted Driving Mat

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HHS

PROJECT TITLE:
Farm Visitation

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HMS

PROJECT TITLE:
Building the Best Soil

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HMS

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