Newsletter · Winter 2001
Winter 2001: grants open for Spring
A new grant cycle opened to every Carlsbad Unified school, and the campaign’s event calendar filled in for the year.
Applications open to every school
The Foundation invited individuals, teams, and whole schools from anywhere in the Carlsbad Unified School District to submit technology proposals. Each application had to be reviewed and signed by the principal.
Reviewers asked four questions: does the project support the curriculum, does it expand access to technology, does it reach a wide range of students, and does it show insight or creativity?
Who could apply and what reviewers looked for
Deadlines to plan around
Completed, typed applications — nine copies — were due postmarked by Friday, March 23, 2001. Principals would be notified in writing by April 23, 2001.
Because the Foundation could partially fund a request, applicants were asked to prioritise their needs and to state equipment quantities precisely.
Telethon and Taste of Carlsbad
The Telethon, planned for March 22, 2001, would broadcast live from the Carlsbad Safety Center with students from each school performing. Taste of Carlsbad returned to the Carlsbad Company Stores on June 2, 2001, with more than 30 restaurants.
Telethon details · Taste of Carlsbad details
A newsroom gets a network
One grant went to the Lancer Express, the student newspaper at Carlsbad High. The Foundation funded a new local area network and new computers, giving student journalists the same tools a working newsroom uses.
This issue summary is reconstructed from the campaign’s published pages and records. Dates, deadlines, and figures are kept as originally published.