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CLASSROOM GRANTS
Fifty one Tustin Unified classrooms will receive
additional support for innovative projects through the Tustin Public
Schools Foundation’s Classroom Grants program.
Grant proposals were submitted by teachers in the Tustin
Unified School District and then reviewed by a panel of volunteers. The
Classroom Grants Evaluation Committee ensures that proposals meet
minimum criteria and then selects those projects which best exemplify
the purpose of the Classroom Grants program. This year’s evaluation
committee included:
Gerry and Diane Aust, Nancy
Baker, Sue Browning, Melida Canfield, Sean Chaffins, Marisa
Charette, Yueh Chuang, Elizabeth Cobb, Melanie Davert, Julie
Dickson, Tom Emick, , Michael Faulwell, Pamela Filley, Paulette
Fuller, Kristin Gallagher, Michele Gamberutti, Chris Gregg, Lois
Groendycke, Bruce and Carol Hallenbeck, Maria Halverson, John
Hanson, Glynna Hoekstra, Julie Hume, David Hunsaker, Linda Jennings,
Marge Kasalek, Sherry Lohman, Pat Machado, Daralyn Nagle, Karol
Henning Reedy, Bill Pevehouse, Stephen Pihl, Doug Raff, Amy Ronce,
Ray Seiler, Robert Stiens, Amy Tanaka, Robert Valdez and Dave
Wilson.
“Since the beginning of this
program, the Tustin Public Schools Foundation has provided almost $1
million through the Classroom Grants program for projects that have
inspired learning,” said Julie Hirz, president of the Tustin Public
Schools Foundation. “We are pleased to be able to support our schools
in this way.”
Congratulations to our grantees.
2008 Projects Funded: |
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Title |
School |
Teacher |
Amount |
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"Making
Discoveries and Learning Through Play" |
Ladera |
Bonnie
Solomon |
$789 |
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"Teacher,
Can We Have More Time to Read Please?" |
Tustin High
|
Nicole
Petitpas |
$1,225 |
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"Words in
Plain Sight" |
Benson |
Christina
Burns |
$300 |
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Atoms |
Utt Middle
School |
Ian
Williamson |
$1,950 |
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Bringing
the Standards to the Stage! |
Ladera
Elementary |
Lisa
Schwartz |
$750 |
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Building a
Foundation for Early Literacy |
Ladera |
Stephanie
Brown |
$993 |
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Building
Upon the Basics |
Currie
Middle School |
Jon Mann |
$200 |
|
Calendar
Math Activity Program |
Ladera
Elementary School |
Bonnie
Elconin |
$112 |
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Classroom
Amplification System |
Benson |
Tiffany
Cruz |
$1,082 |
|
Complete
Ecosystem |
Utt Middle
School |
Joshua
Porter |
$1,431 |
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Composer
Countdown Music Library |
Tustin
Memorial Academy |
Cindy
Agopian |
$304 |
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Connecting
Students |
Tustin High
School |
Maribel
Herrera-Olmedo |
$2,500 |
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Coyote Pack
Reading Groups-- Kids Increase in Learning "Packs"! |
Tustin
Ranch |
Sharon
Frazier |
$460 |
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Digitizing
Science |
Tustin High
School |
Carol
Mackessy |
$2,400 |
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Discover
the World Around Us |
Benson |
Whitney
Krick |
$1,649 |
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Fabulous
Fitness |
Guin Foss |
Elizabeth
Cometa |
$750 |
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Fluency and
Comprehension Expansion |
Loma Vista
Elementary |
Karen
Knudson |
$797 |
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Fluency
Program Expansion |
Hicks
Canyon |
Jennifer
Trinh |
$2,500 |
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Fun with
Fitness |
Tustin
Ranch |
Elizabeth
Friedrich |
$2,154 |
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Getting
Scholarly with Nonfiction |
Arroyo |
Stephanie
Lukkes |
$1,920 |
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Growing
Readers |
Arroyo |
Maggie
Villegas |
$1,463 |
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Headphones
for Special Education Students |
Foothill
High School |
Susan Yedor |
$487 |
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Hit the
Target with Heart Monitors |
Hewes |
Kory
Rascher |
$2,300 |
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I Hate to
Read…Books that will Change Your Mind! |
Foothill
High School |
Cindy Dietz |
$1,814 |
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Individual
Remote Devices |
Red Hill
Elementary |
Dustin
O'Malley |
$1,070 |
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Just the
Facts Ma'am |
Hicks
Canyon |
Noel
Besuzzi |
$540 |
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Leap into
Learning! |
Guin Foss
Elementary School |
Christina
Prendergast |
$781 |
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Learning at
the Push of a Button |
Tustin High
School |
Carol
Mackessy |
$2,499 |
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Learning
the Language |
Beckman
High School |
Stephen
Hochschild |
$1,901 |
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Let's Read! |
Foothill
High School |
Krista
Whyte |
$350 |
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Making Math
Connections through Literature |
Arroyo |
Kathi Denny |
$1,416 |
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Molecular
Biology |
Beckman
High School |
Kristen
Hammer |
$2,500 |
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Motivating
Readers by the Minute |
Arroyo |
Valerie Kay |
$1,500 |
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Multimedia
Learning LLC |
Columbus
Tustin Middle School |
Leslie
Hastings |
$630 |
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Never
Missing A Beat: Using Heart Rate Monitors to Enhance
Physical Education |
Hewes |
Kathryn
Roper |
$1,150 |
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Portable PA
System |
Red Hill
Elementary |
Dustin
O'Malley |
$700 |
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Read
Naturally |
Red Hill
Elementary |
Dustin
O'Malley |
$2,293 |
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Reading and
Writing Resources for Students with Learning Disabilities |
Loma Vista
Elementary |
Karen
Knudson |
$900 |
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Resourceful
Resources |
Nelson |
Todd Webb |
$2,337 |
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Sensory
Integration in the Classroom |
Ladera |
Sheri Grey |
$2,000 |
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Supporting
the Science Standards |
Beckman
High School |
Dr. Paul
Lewanski |
$2,222 |
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Take Home
Learning Packs |
Ladera
Elementary |
Bonnie
Elconin |
$1,085 |
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Teaching
Scholarly Characteristics Through Literature |
Benson |
Junka
Ezaki |
$352 |
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Teaching
Tolerance in our Still Intolerant World |
Foothill
High School (summer school) |
Leslie
Hastings |
$460 |
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Ten Tricky
Tiles |
Arroyo |
Janis Leach |
$756 |
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The
Building Blocks of an Effective Writing Program |
Hicks
Canyon |
Christine
Pearlstein |
$2,330 |
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Tune Into
Learning |
Benson |
Kelly
Fresch |
$2,500 |
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Walking in
Washington DC – The Podcast! |
Hewes
Middle School |
Susan
Anthony |
$630 |
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Whale
Watching and Marine Ecosystems Field Trip |
Tustin High
School |
Sky Winings |
$1,000 |
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Write on
Target! |
Ladera
Elementary School |
Lisa
Schwartz |
$1,034 |
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Young
Children Understand |
Benson |
Diane
Gilbert & Allison Agajanian |
$1,200 |
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51 grants |
$66,466 |
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