Grants.  Our Current and Past Grant Projects


​2021-2022 Academic Year Grants

Fall 2021 Initiatives 
  • Classroom Literacy Resources, K-3 - Karen Woodward, Marion Cross Elementary
  •  Strengthening Phonemic Awareness - Lucy Hampton, Marion Cross Elementary
  • Visiting Artist Motoko Dworkin - Becky French, Marion Cross Elementary
  • Decodable Readers - Patrick Gordon, Marion Cross Elementary
  • Sound System Upgrade - Travis Ramsey,  Marion Cross Elementary
  • Band Instruments to Lend - Travis Ramsey,  Marion Cross Elementary
  • Everybody's Included Playground - Nan Parsons, Ray School
  • Specdrums - Becky Luce, Ray School
  • Literature on the Move - Jennifer Haines, Richmond MS
  • Digital Photography - Sara Ellis, Richmond MS
  • Astronomy Solar Observation - Greg Stott, Richmond MS
  • Ethics, Science, and Coding - Pam Custer, Hanover HS

Spring 2022 Initiatives
  • Design Engineering And The Physics Of Flight - Jeff Decker, Richmond MS
  • Integrative Technology to Enhance Delivery of Speech and Language Services - Hilary Hamilton, Richmond MS
  • Community Read - Jillian Van Ellis, Marion Cross
  • Hanover High School Electronic Music Lab - Ian Gollub, Hanover HS
  • Team Building Kits that Support Social-Emotional Learning - Jess Warkentien, Richmond MS
2019-2020
FALL 2019 GRANT INITIATIVES (Presented by Superintendent, Teachers, Principals and Staff):
  • 10 Guitars and lesson books for Hanover High School's "Beginning Guitar" elective
  • Leveled Reading Books for 1st & 2nd Grade, Marion Cross School
  • Dartmouth College conductor to direct strings students and introduce Dartmouth Youth Wind Ensemble 
  • Visiting Lecturer to encourage students and staff through the S.A.G.E. group at Richmond Middle School
  • 4-Day Responsive Classroom Training for Ray School Elementary Teachers
  • External curriculum assessment for Hanover-Norwich School District (SAU 70)
2018-2019
  • A Gaga pit for the Ray School playground
  • Flexible seating/furniture for a Richmond Middle School English Class
  • A universal recycling system for Richmond Middle School
  • A collection of children's book for students who are studying French at Hanover High School
  • A Gaga pit for the Richmond Middle School
  • Art installation materials for a culminating exhibition of a Richmond Middle School 8th grade English Language Arts course
  • A library mural of different habitats that are studied at the Marion Cross School  
  • Online subscription to the Muzzy Language Program for the French program at Marion Cross School
  • New code kits by Little bits for Ray School 5th grade tinker tables that can be used to practice computer coding skills and electric circuits projects  
2017-2018
  • Purchased 2 Tympani Drums for the Ray School Band
  • Dash and Dot Robot kits to enhance the Tinker Table at the Ray School 5th grade STEM class
  • Wireless Buzzer System for Battle of the Books program at Marion Cross Library
  • Materials and tools to offer a new small metal sculpture and jewelry class for RMS Middle School students
  • Groundwater Flow Model kit to be used in 7th grade science at RMS to help students visualize what happens beneath the surface with water contamination
  • Funded "Taking a Stand" - RMS 7th grade history inquiry project looking at primary sources of Norwich women who worked on antislavery issues
  • Purchased a set of 7 Primate Skulls to be used in 10th grade Biology class at Hanover High School
  • Development of the Design Lab space course at HHS- purchased reusable robotic prototyping equipment
  • Partial funding towards a replacement Piano for HHS chorus/orchestra room
2016-2017
  • Observation Beehive -the installation of a six frame observation beehive in the Science Resource Center at the Hanover High School
  • Support for a Social Emotional Learning curriculum to enhance the guidance program at the Marion Cross School
  • 7th Grade Authentic Civil War Surgical Tool Kit which is used as part of a hands on learning amputation activity at Richmond Middle School
  • Purchased 12 Ukuleles and 6 tuners for Marion Cross electives program
  • Purchased 7 Educational Microscopes for scientific explorations in all grades at Marion Cross School
  • Creation of a Japanese Garden at the Ray School
  • 5th Grade Tinker Table consisting of Lego Mindstorms EV3 kits for STEM learning at the Ray School
  • Library Maker Space tools and equipment for students to tinker, build, create, experiment and invent at Richmond Middle School
  • Music Studio Lab which is an elective course in music technology including electronic music and audio engineering at Richmond Middle School
  • Literary Arts Magazine which showcases best writing and art produced by Richmond Middle School students and staff
2020-2021
Fall 2020 Initiatives 
  • SAU 70 District Response to COVID needs - Jay Badams, SAU 70 
  • Leveled Literacy Intervention - Patrick Gordon, Marion Cross School
  • Technology (IT) Augmentation, School-Wide - Yannick Oney, Marion Cross School
  • K-1 Primary Phonics Resources - Leslie Dustin, Marion Cross School
  • COVID PE Supplies - Tim Boyle & PE Dept, Richmond Middle School
  • Painting on Canvas Resources and Materials -  Tim Boyle & Art Dept, Richmond Middle School
  • Additional Science Equipment for COVID education - Tim Boyle & Science Dept, Richmond Middle School
  • Lexia Core 5 Curriculum - Karen DuBois, Ray School
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative - Jay Badams, SAU 70 

Spring 2021 Initiatives
  • Alternative Seating for Self-Regulation - Nate Shelness, Richmond Middle School
  • One-to-One Chromebook Initiative - Niki Oney, Marion Cross School
  • Opera Lab Series - Jennifer Chambers, Hanover High School
  • Math Hallway Art - Bill Hammond, Hanover High School
  • Inclusive Native American Festival - Susan Hendrickson and Caroline Loescher, Ray School
  • RMS Woodshop Re-Tooling Initiative - Cliff Harriman, Richmond Middle School