Subject: Re: Grant Received
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 12:39:31 -0600 (CST)
From: Kathy Coufal <coufal@cwis.unomaha.edu>
Reply-To: commdisc@communitydisc.wst.esu3.k12.ne.us
To: Multiple recipients of <commdisc@communitydisc.wst.esu3.k12.ne.us>

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This will be a great addition to all the other activities going on in
Lex. What an honor and what a wonderful way to acknowledge the fine
work that is going on in your classrooms! We are proud to be associated
with all of you!

kc
On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Janice Hoefs wrote:

> Just to let everyone know - Bryan Elementary(with Janice, Sue, Lynn and
> Diana) in Lex was one of the six schools in Nebraska to be selected by the
> Annenberg Foundation, The Getty Education Institute of the Arts, and
> Nationals Arts Education Consortium to be one of the 36 Arts Partner
> Schools to participate nationwide to work on strategies to reform
> education to improve student achievement. JKH
>
> ************************
> Janice Hoefs
> Kindergarten Teacher
> Bryan Elementary
> Lexington, NE
> ************************
>
>
>

Kathy L Coufal
University of Nebraska at Omaha
KH 117
Omaha NE 68182-0054
402-554-3338


Subject: Re: US West Grant
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 08:38:47 -0600
From: Colette de Frey <cdefrey@esu3.esu3.k12.ne.us>
Reply-To: commdisc@communitydisc.wst.esu3.k12.ne.us
To: Multiple recipients of <commdisc@communitydisc.wst.esu3.k12.ne.us>

Wow! Congratulations to all of you! What a great idea for collaboration
(and that's what middle school is all about!). And how beautifully this
all ties into Community Discovered! I expect that some pretty dynamic
things will be happening in Grand Island next year! Again, congratulations!

>Just a little note to let everyone know, I and three other team members
>just recieved notice that we were accepted for a US West Grant. We plan
>on creating an Intranet server for out Middle School System so that
>students can safely submit projects to their peers and get online without
>restriction that they now face on internet. It is also our plan to train
>teachers to use it for collaboration projects between the three middle
>school's. We are all really excited. One of the other three team members
>is Guna Magnuson( ATI ) We each also get a laptop for the classroom.
>Grant's are great!
>
>******************************************************************************
>
> Chuck DeWitt
> Walnut Junior High
> 1600 N. Custer
> Grand Island, NE 68803
>
> "If at first you don't succeed, try trying."
>
>
>

Colette de Frey
Westside Site Coordinator, Community Discovered
3534 South 108th, Omaha, NE 68144-4999
cdefrey@esu3.esu3.k12.ne.us
(402) 390-8324 Fax (402) 390-8325

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