Jumpstart's Read for the Record is Thurs., Oct. 7. Join with people worldwide to set a record for the most people reading the same book. This year's book is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Click here to find out more about this campaign.

At Main Library, "Miss Melody" will read The Snowy Day to any child who comes in after school.

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Sylvia Shugrue Award honors teacher of science
Deadline: Nov. 30, 2010 
http://www.nsta.org/pdfs/awards/Shugrue.pdf

Eligibility: K-6 teachers, teaching full time for at least 5 years and members of NSTA.

Funds: $1,000; Up to $500 in expenses to attend NSTA National Conference on Science Education.

Contact: Sylvia Shugrue Award for Elementary School Teachers, NSTA, 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201-3000; awards@nsta.org.

The Sylvia Shugrue Award for Elementary School Teachers is administered by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and honors one elementary school teacher who has established or is establishing an inquiry-based, interdisciplinary lesson plan. The lesson plan must fully reference sources and any relevant National Science Education standards and benchmarks found in the Atlas of Science Literacy.

The winning lesson will become a part of the NSTA Web site, available for other teachers to share. The award winner will receive $1,000 and up to $500 in expenses to attend the NSTA National Science Education Conference. The award will be presented at the conference.

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Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
Deadline: December 15, 2010
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ppo/awardsgrants/jaffarian/jaffarian.cfm

Eligibility: Public or private school libraries that serve children in any combination of grades K through eight and that conducted humanities programs during the 2009-10 school year.

Funds: $4,000 honorarium and a plaque, to be presented at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.

The American Library Association Public Programs Office is accepting nominations for the 2011 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming.

To be considered, applicant libraries must have conducted a humanities program or program series during the prior school year (2009-10). The humanities program can be focused in many subject areas, including but not limited to social studies, poetry, drama, art, music, language arts, foreign language, and culture. Programs should focus on broadening perspectives and helping students understand the wider world and their place in it. They should be initiated and coordinated by the school librarian and exemplify the role of the library program in advancing the overall educational goals of the school.

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Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
Deadline: March 15, 2011
http://www.wecanchange.com/

The   Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, and the National Science Teachers Association have announced the launch of the third annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, a program designed to educate, empower, and engage students and teachers across the United States to become "Agents of Change" in identifying and solving environmental problems.

Now expanded to include high school students, the third year of the challenge encourages all students, from kindergarten through grade 12, to team up with their classmates to create replicable solutions to environmental issues in their schools (grades K to five), community (grades six to eight), and world (grades nine to twelve).

Teams will be judged on both their ability to create a positive, measurable solution to a local sustainability issue or challenge using scientific methodology and their ability to explain how the solution can be replicated by other communities. Student and teacher/mentor prizes, which vary according to grade level, include savings bonds and school grants.

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Got Breakfast? Silent Hero Grants
Deadline: November 15, 2010
http://www.gotbreakfast.org/ 

Eligibility: public schools, nonprofit private schools, and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations participating in the National School Breakfast Program. Priority selection will be given to programs creating a breakfast program where one did not exist before.

Funds: Grants of up to $5,000 each will be awarded. Grant funds can be used for such needs as serving equipment, program staffing, and nutrition education materials. The program will award up to $50,000 in total grants.

The  got breakfast? Foundation, whose mission is to ensure that every child, regardless of background, starts the school day with a nutritious breakfast in order to learn, grow, and develop to his or her fullest potential, has announced its third round of Silent Hero Grants.

The Silent Hero program was created to encourage schools and nonprofit organizations to expand the reach of under-utilized child nutrition programs, most notably the National School Breakfast Program. The program recognizes, encourages, and rewards those silent heroes who help children start their day off right by serving breakfast.

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Intel Schools of Distinction Awards
Deadline: February 17, 2011
http://www.intel.com/about/corporateresponsibility/education/soda/index.htm#

Eligibility: Open to K-12 public, private, charter, and parochial schools in the United States, Department of Defense Dependents schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. Eligibility is limited to accredited schools that are publicly funded and/or not-for-profit.

Funds:Up to three schools at each level - elementary, middle, and high school - will be named as finalists in the math and science categories. These eighteen schools will receive a cash grant of $5,000 from the Intel Foundation and a trip to Washington, D.C., for a four-member team from their school and district. Six winners will be selected from the finalists and receive a $10,000 cash grant. One of these winners will be selected as the "Star Innovator" and will receive a $25,000 grant. All five winning schools and the Star Innovator will also receive products and services from program sponsors.

Every year, Intel honors K-12 schools in the U.S. that demonstrate excellence in math and science education through innovative teaching and learning environments. To be considered as an Intel School of Distinction, schools must develop an environment and curricula that meet or exceed benchmarks put forth by national mathematics and science content standards.