The Rumson Board of Education got a healthy donation to make many new educational enhancements in the district's schools thrive — a check for $129,339 from the Rumson Education Foundation.
The check, the funds for which were culled through several fundraising initiatives spearheaded by the non-profit foundation, was presented at the Wednesday night board meeting.
"The foundation fundraises and then gives the board grants to cover costs for these wonderful additional educational tools," Superintendent Maryrose Caulfield-Sloan said. "One of the grants the funding covered was an anti-bullying video that the third grade did at Small Factory Productions. It is to be used as part of our anti-bullying program and covers schools initiatives of the program mandated by the state. The kids did a great job with it and it features all their voices and talent. It's just so well done."
The video was shown at the meeting.
Below is a complete list of all funded initiatives:
• Wireless Access and 25 Handheld Computers for third grade classrooms
• 12 Handheld Computers for Forrestdale Library
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame “On the Road” learning for eighth grade
• Library Management System for Deane Porter and Forrestdale Libraries
• Small Factory Anti-Bullying Animation Video Program for third grade
• Projector, laptop, and wireless upgrades (2) for fifth grade
• Brain POP Jr. for second grade classrooms
• New Oversized paper printer for Forrestdale Art Room
• Mounted Projector Upgrades (3) for third grade
• CPR certification and recertification training
• World Music Drumming Workshop
• Non-fiction books for fifth grade classroom libraries
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