CORSE RFPs

RFPs

The Scituate CORSE Foundation's mission is to provide the highest quality educational, social and recreational community experiences so children with special needs can reach their full potential. Through fundraising activities, the Foundation is able to allocate funds for a wide range of enrichment and supplemental resources that will benefit children, parents and educators within our community. The CORSE Foundation will do this by providing monetary funds for supplemental educational and recreational resource requests.

This RFP process will fairly and equitably distribute funds for supplemental special education programs, serving our community's children with special needs. One to two times each year, the Foundation Board will accept requests for proposals from educators and associated committees. Legally, the CORSE Foundation cannot fund basic staffing and services required of the school system by state and federal education laws. However, with alternative funding, expanded and enhanced programming can have a profound effect on those whose educational needs are greatest. Examples of possible proposals include: after school social and academic programs, supportive recreational programs and faculty/parent resources. RFP applications must meet certain eligibility requirements as outlined in the application form.

Proposals should be submitted electronically to corsefoundation@comcast.net.  Proposal requests deadline for 2012 will be June 1, 2012.

For More Information:

• RFP Application and Guidelines - Microsoft Word Document
• RFP Follow-Up Report - Microsoft Word Document
• Scituate Public Schools Web site

Awarded Proposals To Date

Since 2006, the CORSE Foundation has awarded over $300,000 in funds for a wide range of proposals that support all children within the community, especially those with special needs. These proposals include supplemental programming in the areas of academics, social skills, community and recreational experiences. Additionally, the Foundation has provided funds for supplemental resources for Scituate Public Schools -- in the areas of professional development, parent resources and training, technology, student support and family services-- which benefit all students attending SPS.

Afterschool Programming

• PreK social skills program, Circle of Friends
• Gr K-3 social skills program, Seaside Explorers
• Gr 3-6 social skills, Computer Explorers
• Gr 3-6 social skills, Scientific Explorers
• Gr 7-8  social skills programs:  Food, Videography
• Gr 9-12 social skills programs:  Social Exchange, Socially Fit, Real Life Skills
• Gr 2-5 Math Investigators program
• Gr 3-5 Reading Comprehension/Writing program
• Gr 5-6 and 7-8  Study Skills programs
• After-School Community Program: social skills/community experience program for more intensive students
• Social Skills Coordinator role to assure the goals and learning objectives for each social skills class pre-K through High School are met as well as coordinate the curriculum along a continuum so students master skills as they progress through the age-level classes. 
• Study Skills Coordinator role to assure the goals and learning objectives for study skills classes grades 4-8 are met as well as coordinate the curriculum along a continuum so students master skills as they progress through the classes and can apply these skills in class.
• After4-school SPS Programming Coordinator role
• Peer Mentor Programs

Staff & Parent Training/Resources

• PAC website for parent resource information
• Funding for SPS faculty to attend conference on differentiated instruction
• Landmark training seminars for teachers and parents on language-based learning disabilities
• Stipends for Gates Academic Mentoring Program faculty volunteers
• Funding for SPS faculty for Orton Gillingham professional development training
• Funding for parents and faculty to attend the 2008 Federation for Special Needs Conference
• Funding for CORSE members and SPS staff to attend workshop hosted by the Reading Institute/Dr. Reid Lyon which provides reading training and education on RTI
• Funding for SPS faculty to attend Autism/ SCERTS Model conference by Dr. Barry Prizant
• Funding for faculty and parents to attend “Social Thinking” Workshop by Deb Booth
• Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking Curriculum and Conference, training for SPS faculty, paraprofessionals and staff, after-school and recreation instructors and creation of SPS school-based teams
• Practical Discipline Strategies Conference for 4 elementary faculty and staff
• Stop Bullying Program Curriculum for grades 5-8
• Executive Function seminars by Sara Ward for parents and educators

Recreation Programming

• All-Stars Saturday sports programs for Gr K-6 (baseball, soccer, basketball, karate, yoga and instructional running)
• Adaptive basketball hoops
• Summer Camp equipment
• All-Stars two week-long summer program forages 6-12
• All-Stars Teen Summer Extreme program for ages 13-22
• Collaboration with Booth Hill Farm to sponsor therapeutic horseback riding
• Funtastics gymnastics classes
• Xplosion Dance Center classes
• Healthtrax swim lessons
• Lose the Training Wheels Camp to teach children with special needs, ages 8-18, how to ride a two-wheeler; first two times this camp was ever offered in Massachusetts 
• Maritime Adventures through Access Sports: Week-long camp for adaptive windsurfing, Hawaiian outrigger canoeing, sailing and surfing

Supplemental Student and Family Services

• Early Childhood Center Music Therapy program
• Early Childhood Center Art Therapy program
• Early Childhood Center Field Science Curriculum
• Music Therapy program for PLC/ILC
• Yoga program for PLC/ILC
• Summer Circle of Friends, Pre-K
• Gates Middle School band consultant from South Shore Conservatory
• Two yearly Verseckes Middle School scholarship awards
• “Best Buddies” High School Club – fostering peer mentors for special needs students 
• Peer mentor Training Resource Guide
• Yearly SHS Scholarship
• Let's Go" Community Events: Planned family events - movies, dining out, skating
  

Equipment, Technology and Materials

• 3 computers for HS Academic Resource Center
• PLC/ILC Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems and Technology Work Areas
• Memory assessment test kit for school psychologists
• HS greenhouse for vocational/life-skills program
• Equipment for High School Adaptive PE class
• SPED Van Lap/Shoulder Belt Combo
• Chemistry Computers to enhance accommodations
• “Brain Pop” and “Brain Pop Jr.” software to enhance curriculum learning via visuals
• Children’s books on disabilities for elementary school libraries and the town library
• Classroom Amplification Systems: District Grades 1 and 2
• Behavioral Progress Monitoring for High School
• Dimension M: Educational video games to improve student math performance in algebra
• Bass in Guitar Class – Middle School Music Program, for students with motor skill needs
• Lexia licenses: reading assistance technology

Current Statistics February 2006-January 2012

Membership list: 1,700+
Programming/Resources provided through 2011: >$400,000

Budgeted Funds for 2010:  $87,524

                                                       After-school:     Rec:
Number of Programs:                             90               66
Number of Student Registrations:        930             954

Total Programs: 156

Total Student Registrations: 1,884

Total Number of Student Mentors: 346

Number of Participating SPS Faculty/Staff: 135

* PLC/ILC (Primary and Intermediate Learning Centers) are substantially separate classrooms for more intensive elementary students

To Make a Donation:

Help provide needed support to children with special needs in our community through a contribution to our Foundation.  For more information, please click here.