Accessible Locks

School:: Manatee Middle
Subject:: Special Needs Students
Teacher:: Lynne Belliveau
Students Impacted:: 42
Grade:: 6-8
Date:: September 9, 2019

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Schoen Charitable Foundation - $374.46

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 30

We received funding January 27. Due to the pandemic that closed Florida's public schools and kept students away from the school building, the locks were purchased but not introduced during the 4th quarter as intended. We are excited to return to school in August and have these brand new, simpler use locks for students to trial at the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

Original Grant Overview

Goal

Students in an inclusive setting or in a self-contained ESE class who have limited dexterity, difficulty remembering combinations, or visual impairments can struggle to open traditional master locks provided for middle school locker use. This could limit their ability to be prepared and on time for their classes. The goal is to have a supply of various locks for trial and use that meet students' differing abilities and needs.

What will be done with my students

Students who are reported to struggle with lock use or who accumulate classroom tardies due to difficulty opening their locker will have an opportunity to trial a lock with a simpler number combination, a word combination, a directional combination, and/or a push key opener to find a type to use that helps them be successful. The students will be allowed to use the same lock throughout the three years of middle school.

Benefits to my students

Students will not miss out on instructional time. They will spend less time managing their materials at designated locker use time. They will benefit from using a locker like other students who do not have dexterity, memory or vision issues. They will feel successful with this middle school skill of opening and using a locker within a specified time. This will prepare them for high school locker use. The locks can be re-used each year.

Budget Narrative

Items will all be purchased from Amazon or Robinson Steel for a quantity discount. 6 Push Key models at $16.95 each; 10 EZ Number models at $7.00 each; 12 Directional models at $7.98 each; 12 Word models at $7.75 each for a total of $374.46. Shipping $15.00, Taxes 22.47 GRAND TOTAL $396.93

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Qty 12: Master Lock with Word Combination Model No. 1535DWD	$93.00
2	Qty 6: Master Lock with Push Key Combination Model No. 2650	$101.70
3	Qty 12: Master Lock with Directional Combination Model No. 1500iD	$95.76
4	Qty 12: Master Lock with Easy Numbers Combination Model No. 1525EZRC	$84.00
	Total:	$374.46

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