Lewis and Clark Middle School in Omaha is the latest winner of the KETV Cash in for Schools grant. Special instructions teacher Theresa Selk has been at the school for more than a decade."They have my heart," she said. "I love coming to work and spending time with them. They keep me going."She applied for the $2,500 grant, sponsored by Thrasher Foundation Repair, after seeing an ad on social media. Click here to learn more about Cash in for Schools and apply for the grant.KETV delivered a big $2,500 check to Selk and a handful of her students at the end of September.Selk plans to use the money on sensory supports and different seating options for students. "Some students need things to keep their minds engaged in instruction," she said. "If they have their hands moving, their feet moving -- it helps them focus better."Sensory supports include things like fidget devices. Seating options could include ball chairs, bands that you can put on chairs, chairs that can go on the floor, and wobble chairs, she said. "It helps them in the classroom -- socially and emotionally," Selk said. "When it helps them in those factors, then it happens in academics and attendance."A group of teachers will now brainstorm exactly what to buy with the $2,500. Selk said the money will make a "big difference" and help 150-plus students at the school."I want them to be happy here," she said.
Lewis and Clark Middle School in Omaha is the latest winner of the KETV Cash in for Schools grant.
Special instructions teacher Theresa Selk has been at the school for more than a decade.
"They have my heart," she said. "I love coming to work and spending time with them. They keep me going."
She applied for the $2,500 grant, sponsored by Thrasher Foundation Repair, after seeing an ad on social media.
Click here to learn more about Cash in for Schools and apply for the grant.
KETV delivered a big $2,500 check to Selk and a handful of her students at the end of September.
Selk plans to use the money on sensory supports and different seating options for students.
"Some students need things to keep their minds engaged in instruction," she said. "If they have their hands moving, their feet moving -- it helps them focus better."
Sensory supports include things like fidget devices.
Seating options could include ball chairs, bands that you can put on chairs, chairs that can go on the floor, and wobble chairs, she said.
"It helps them in the classroom -- socially and emotionally," Selk said. "When it helps them in those factors, then it happens in academics and attendance."
A group of teachers will now brainstorm exactly what to buy with the $2,500.
Selk said the money will make a "big difference" and help 150-plus students at the school.