Williams faculty members Norma Rodriguez-Garcia, Rosemary Brynston, Veronica Conteras and Rosanna Deutsch huddle around their mini-grant check. Offering congratulations are (from the left) Williams assistant principal Michael Weinman, Board of Trustees President J ack Bailey, Pasadena ISD Education Foundation representatives Rudy Ayles, Charles Welsh, Tom Hancock, Cammie Farooq and Erica Juarez; Pasadena ISD Associate Superintendent for Instructional Leadership Rosie Prusz; and Foundation representative Pat Gregory.

  PASADENA ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION MINI-GRANT 
  Applicant: Norman Rodriguez Garcia
  Mini-Grant Name: Listen to Learn
  Abstract: "Listening to Learn" is a proposal to add Weston-Woods Self-playing MP3 Books to the Williams library as a way to become a 21st Century technology school. Reading comprehension, listening comprehension, phonological awareness, and patterns of language, as well as test scores, can be improved when reading and listening is combined. Using MP3 books to listen to award-winning books will aid struggling readers and students with disabilities, as well as English-language learners, by strengthening their reading and listening skills.
  Amount: $2,073
  Sponsor: Marshall and Denie Kendrick