Perkins
PERKINS GRANT CONSORTIUM PURCHASE REVIEW
2000-2001 30 RealCare Infant Simulators (at ESU) $17,329.00
2001-2002 Bernina Embroidery Machine & Training $21,242.00
(for each participating school + limited additional technology at ESU
2002-2003 Each of the 17 participating schools received:
¬ Substitute pay so that FCS Instructor
could attend training on System
¬ E-Z Decorator System $624.00
¬ Bath Supplement $175.00
¬ Kitchen Supplement $199.98
¬ Classroom pack of grid boards
¬ Total Value of Purchase
for each of the 17 schools $1,158.98
The E-Z Decorator Design and Decorating System teaches illustrating, scale, perspective and history. It consists of 4,000 hand-drawn illustrations of architecture, window coverings, residential furniture, baths, and accessories. All drawings are in 1/4" scale, with one-point perspective, and are printed on reusable static-cling decals. The students press and peel decals on to special grid boards, allowing professional results quickly. This is especially convenient for those schools without access to computer labs and design software.
2003-04
Each of the 17 participating schools was invited to select $1200 of teaching aides for their nutrition and consumer education classes. Some examples of items purchased were Cooken Pro 3.0 (software on cookery techniques), Kitchen Calc Pro (calculate recipe increases), Power Points on Meal Planning, Food Safety, Kitchen Safety; Fat, Sugar, Salt, Lipids teaching models, Body fat analyzer, skinfold calipers; muscle/fat replicas, heart block models, infant nutrition kits, food pyramid 3-d model and food replicas.
Teaching aides $20,400
Embroidery software/empathy belly
to supplement supplies at media
center
17 teachers≠ substitute pay for FCS Fall $1105
meeting
Co-chair stipends $ 400
04-05 - Gateway Laptop $17,302
- Digital Camcorder 8,8585.82
05-06 - Digital Camera, printer, scanner & equip. - $12,845.46
- Additional Supplies $120.83
We did pay stipends for NCE conference attendance.
Family and Consumer Science
Perkins Consortium Purchase˘2006-07
Curriculum Area: Child Development and Parenting
50 RealCare Babies II $23,697
Supply pack (diapers, ID≠s, bottles, etc) 399
12 Control center software and
communication pods 3,588
Promotion: 5 sets of software free
Less trade-in $ 2,250
Shipping 1,000
Total order $26,434
(each of the 17 schools has their own control center software˘the babies are checked out in quantities needed, on dates needed, from the media center)
At least 20 studies published between 1997 and 2006 have observed positive changes in teen≠s attitudes toward early parenthood when curricula includes infant simulators. By providing the most realistic experience possible short of actual infant care, participants not only gain valuable parenting skills, they also learn the true impact of early parenthood on their social lives, academic lives and future goals.The Effectiveness of Infant Simulators in Teen Sexuality & Parenting Programs≈
≥One teenage girl becomes pregnant every minute≈Σ.National Vital Statistics Report, 2004
Benefits
- Assists teens in understanding the impact of bearing children on themselves & others
- Breaks the cycle of teenage motherhood (children of teen mothers are 83% more likely to become teen mothers themselves)
- Develops infant care skills which include dealing with the stress of responding to the constant demands of an infant
- Demonstrates the financial obligations of raising a child, along with the resulting immediate and long-term impacts on their lifestyle
- Builds character by helping adolescents realize what it takes to be responsible for others
- Builds strong families and more productive citizens for stronger communities
Cindy Hild˘Neligh-Oakdale
Marilyn Whitaker˘Chambers
Co-Chairs ESU #8 Perkins Consortium
CONSORTIUM SCHOOLS
BATTLE CREEK
CHAMBERS Marilyn Whitaker mwhitake@esu8.org
ELGIN Barb Bode bbode@esu8.org
EWING Lynn Barlow lbarlow@esu8.org
NEBR. UNIFIED #1 Becky Eickholt beickholt@esu8.org
NELIGH-OAKDALE Cindy Hild child@esu8.org
NEWMAN GROVE Beth Nelson bnelson@esu8.org
O'NEILL Ann Mann amann@esu8.org
OSMOND COMMUNITY Karla Rice krice@esu8.org
PIERCE Cheryl Canaday ccanaday@esu8.org
STUART Jodi Miller jlmiller@esu8.org
WEST BOYD UNIFIED-SPENCER
Carol Eilers ceilers@esu8.org
WEST HOLT
WHEELER CENTRAL Sherry Smith sksmith@esu8.org
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