The following is a release from the Northshore Schools Foundation:
Forty three projects at 23 different schools were granted at total of nearly $38,000 to enhance student learning and support academic success and excellence. These grants, which range from $200 to $1,000 each, will impact over 12,000 Northshore students in their first year of funding. Students will experience field trips, career days, individualized learning, access to music, connection to school, literacy support, STEM programs and so much more.
Grant funding is made possible by the generous donors to the Northshore Schools Foundation and a partnership this year with the Special Education Parent/Professional Advisory Council (SEPAC). Funding from SEPAC increased Foundation grants by 20 percent, allowing seven more grants to be funded.
“Every dollar we are able to grant is the result of a partnership between parents, community members, industry and other community organizations,” said Carmin Dalziel, Executive Director of the Northshore Schools Foundation. “The community support is astounding.”
“We received 63 requests for funding totally nearly $59,000 and our budget was only one third of that. Thanks to the partnership with SEPAC and the additional funding from the May GiveBIG campaign we were able to fund 70 percent of the requests. It’s exciting to know that so many students and schools will benefit from this granting cycle,” Dalziel said.
Programs receiving grant money for the 2015-16 school year include:
Moving Ahead: 21st Century Student Resources, Lona Sepessy at Arrowhead Elementary
Take Home Books, Tracey Gangwish at Bear Creek Elementary
Disability Awareness Month, C. Suzanne Sterline at Cottage Lake Elementary
Barred Instruments for the Music Classroom, Pat Murphey and Sofia Kim, at Crystal Springs Elementary
Lapboards for Learning, Linda Yoder at Crystal Springs Elementary
Picture Books for Writing, Kristie Ortman, Matt Wright Erin Chargualaf at Crystal Springs
Wiggle Room, Tammy Fassett at Crystal Springs Elementary
Math Partners Todd Parker at Crystal Springs Elementary
I Did It! Ipad for Learning Center Students, Kimberly Brook at Hollywood Hill
Discovery Garden, Dana Plant at Kenmore Elementary
Calming Room-Positive Behavior Supports Kerry McCaul & Suzanne Wade at Lockwood Elementary
Sensory Program Supports, Claudia Bridenbecker at Lockwood Elementary
Articulacy Honorarium, Cathy Hink at Moorlands Elementary
Avant Garde Software Apps, Kelly Duhamel at Moorlands Elementary
Curriculum and games for after school math program, Mary Hill at Shelton View Elementary
Adjustable Height Tables, Katie Barnes at Sorenson
Sensory Program Supports, Amy Sorenson at Westhill, Kokanee, Lockwood Elementary Schools
GAMEPLAN: A k-5 Music Wish for all Kids & their Music Teachers, Kelly Griffin, Twila Bartlow, Katherine Berry and Yuh-Pey Lin at Moorlands, Maywood Hills, Fernwood and Kokanee Elementary Schools
Choir & Band Master Classes, Michelle Draper at Canyon Park Jr. High School
Matching Funds for Cello Purchase, Michelle Draper at Canyon Park Jr. High School
Bringing High Interest Books to Low Level Readers, Shannon Korner at Kenmore Junior High
Career Leadership Day Supplies, Speakers and Transportation, Joe Mismas and Obadiah Dunham at Leota and Timbercrest Junior High School
Ice maker to keep the Science Department Cool, Roger Haaland at Leota Junior High School
Service Learning with National Honor Society, Zoe Parkman at Leota Junior High School
Where Everybody Belongs (WEB), Ryan & Kirsten Adams at Leota Junior High School
Multimodel Language Arts, Becky Berger at Northshore Junior High School
Rebel Trudy Swain at Northshore Junior High School
Bridge to the Running Start, Cheryl Steenson at Secondary Academy for Success
No Desks Allowed!, Shannon Peddycord and Tony Olney Secondary Academy for Success
Music Performance, Robert Morgan at Secondary Academy for Success
3D printer in the Bothell Library, Carolyn Urrutia at Bothell High School
Library MakerSpaces, Nancy Timson at Timbercrest Junior High School
MatLab Pilot, Jay Tonnslan at Woodinville High School
Emergency Supplies for ATP, Julia Tembath-Neuberger for the Adult Transition program (funded by Woodinville FireFighter Benevolent Fund).
Additional Northshore Schools Foundation funds will be granted in the Fall to support district wide initiatives for teacher training and to provided services and programs for vulnerable students. The Foundation is currently holding more than $400,000 worth of funding requests and sponsors several annual fundraising events throughout the year.
Northshore Schools Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, operates independently from the Northshore School District and is funded solely by private contributions. To find out more about the Foundation visit their website at www.NorthshoreSchoolsFoundation.org or call (425) 408-7680.
