See following specific grants given for teacher comments and for examples of how grants were used.
Grants for 2021-2022
EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Cedar Way Elementary
Michelle McShane: Materials which allow kindergarteners to practice fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination as well as social skills while working on math objectives.
Kristi Pihl: Animal non-fiction books to engage struggling readers, enrich their science curriculum, and serve as non-fiction writing models.
Edmonds Heights K-12
Erin Zackey: Materials for “Art in Science” which combines science, writing, and art for students first to sixth grade.
Hilltop Elementary
Sarah Allsop-Fine: 3 sets of recommended high interest/low reading level fiction and non-fiction titles to develop her fifth graders’ interest in reading.
Matt Grover: Multiple copies of three historical fiction titles written at different reading levels for Historical Fiction Clubs, part of the fourth-grade reading curriculum.
Lynndale Elementary
Catherine Feller: A bass and humidifiers for her fifth and sixth grade students.
Clarence Korf: Thirty-seven dyslexic-friendly books for the school library which will provide a wider range of reading material for students struggling with literacy acquisition.
NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Canyon Creek Elementary
Annie Hall: To create a Makerspace in her class with the goals of strengthening problem solving and critical thinking skills as well as building persistence and enhancing collaborative work.
SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Briercrest Elementary
Cindy Ebisu: A class set of good quality headphones for use in a variety of classroom activities, especially literacy.
Amy Pitts: A license for class access to a math program.
Brookside Elementary
Sarita Benson: Two zoom presentations by Will Taylor: one on the elements of story writing and another on the writing process.
Christina Torres: a variety of books in Chinese, Korean, Arabic and Braille for the school library that students can read with their parents.
Echo Lake Elementary
Jean Bolivar: Copies of books nominated for WA Library Awards to increase the school’s participation in choosing the winners.
Shari Bronsther: Books to stock the school’s book vending machine in support of the schools PBIS system.
Kathryn Pihl: Books for beginning word readers.
Joe Wack: Books that feature characters that reflect the diversity in his classroom.
Ridgecrest Elementary
Joanna Freemann: To expand the school library’s collection of books that encourage and support primary readers reading on their own.
Monica Holdridge: Chapter books to use with reading intervention groups.
Syre Elementary
Jennifer Altena: Library books focused on K-5 students which offer independent reader choice.
Katie Dawdy: Non-fiction to use as models in their Being a Writer curriculum.
Amy Pleasant: Biographies highlighting the accomplishments of women and people of color.
Marybeth Scherf: Biographies highlighting the accomplishments of women and people of color.
EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Cedar Way Elementary
Michelle McShane: Materials which allow kindergarteners to practice fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination as well as social skills while working on math objectives.
Kristi Pihl: Animal non-fiction books to engage struggling readers, enrich their science curriculum, and serve as non-fiction writing models.
Edmonds Heights K-12
Erin Zackey: Materials for “Art in Science” which combines science, writing, and art for students first to sixth grade.
Hilltop Elementary
Sarah Allsop-Fine: 3 sets of recommended high interest/low reading level fiction and non-fiction titles to develop her fifth graders’ interest in reading.
Matt Grover: Multiple copies of three historical fiction titles written at different reading levels for Historical Fiction Clubs, part of the fourth-grade reading curriculum.
Lynndale Elementary
Catherine Feller: A bass and humidifiers for her fifth and sixth grade students.
Clarence Korf: Thirty-seven dyslexic-friendly books for the school library which will provide a wider range of reading material for students struggling with literacy acquisition.
NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Canyon Creek Elementary
Annie Hall: To create a Makerspace in her class with the goals of strengthening problem solving and critical thinking skills as well as building persistence and enhancing collaborative work.
SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Briercrest Elementary
Cindy Ebisu: A class set of good quality headphones for use in a variety of classroom activities, especially literacy.
Amy Pitts: A license for class access to a math program.
Brookside Elementary
Sarita Benson: Two zoom presentations by Will Taylor: one on the elements of story writing and another on the writing process.
Christina Torres: a variety of books in Chinese, Korean, Arabic and Braille for the school library that students can read with their parents.
Echo Lake Elementary
Jean Bolivar: Copies of books nominated for WA Library Awards to increase the school’s participation in choosing the winners.
Shari Bronsther: Books to stock the school’s book vending machine in support of the schools PBIS system.
Kathryn Pihl: Books for beginning word readers.
Joe Wack: Books that feature characters that reflect the diversity in his classroom.
Ridgecrest Elementary
Joanna Freemann: To expand the school library’s collection of books that encourage and support primary readers reading on their own.
Monica Holdridge: Chapter books to use with reading intervention groups.
Syre Elementary
Jennifer Altena: Library books focused on K-5 students which offer independent reader choice.
Katie Dawdy: Non-fiction to use as models in their Being a Writer curriculum.
Amy Pleasant: Biographies highlighting the accomplishments of women and people of color.
Marybeth Scherf: Biographies highlighting the accomplishments of women and people of color.
Sarita Benson: Two zoom presentations by Will Taylor. Picture shows class with Will on the screen.
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Cindy Ebisu: A class set of good quality headphones for use in a variety of classroom activities. Note storage method to left.
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Michelle McSchane: Materials which allow kindergarteners to practice fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination as well as social skills while working on math objectives
Shari Bronsther: Books to stock the school’s book vending machine in support of the schools PBIS system.
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