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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:

 

Title

School

Teacher

Amount

"Making Discoveries and Learning Through Play"

Ladera

Bonnie Solomon

$789

"Teacher, Can We Have More Time to Read Please?"

Tustin High

Nicole Petitpas

$1,225

"Words in Plain Sight"

Benson

Christina Burns

$300

Atoms

Utt Middle School

Ian Williamson

$1,950

Bringing the Standards to the Stage!

Ladera Elementary

Lisa Schwartz

$750

Building a Foundation for Early Literacy

Ladera

Stephanie Brown

$993

Building Upon the Basics

Currie Middle School

Jon Mann

$200

Calendar Math Activity Program

Ladera Elementary School

Bonnie Elconin

$112

Classroom Amplification System

Benson

Tiffany Cruz

$1,082

Complete Ecosystem

Utt Middle School

Joshua Porter

$1,431

Composer Countdown Music Library

Tustin Memorial Academy

Cindy Agopian

$304

Connecting Students

Tustin High School

Maribel Herrera-Olmedo

$2,500

Coyote Pack Reading Groups-- Kids Increase in Learning "Packs"!

Tustin Ranch

Sharon  Frazier

$460

Digitizing Science

Tustin High School

Carol Mackessy

$2,400

Discover the World Around Us

Benson

Whitney Krick

$1,649

Fabulous Fitness

Guin Foss

Elizabeth Cometa

$750

Fluency and Comprehension Expansion

Loma Vista Elementary

Karen Knudson

$797

Fluency Program Expansion

Hicks Canyon

Jennifer  Trinh

$2,500

Fun with Fitness

Tustin Ranch

Elizabeth  Friedrich

$2,154

Getting Scholarly with Nonfiction

Arroyo

Stephanie Lukkes

$1,920

Growing Readers

Arroyo

Maggie Villegas

$1,463

Headphones for Special Education Students

Foothill High School

Susan Yedor

$487

Hit the Target with Heart Monitors

Hewes

Kory Rascher

$2,300

I Hate to Read…Books that will Change Your Mind!

Foothill High School

Cindy Dietz

$1,814

Individual Remote Devices

Red Hill Elementary

Dustin O'Malley

$1,070

Just the Facts Ma'am

Hicks Canyon

Noel  Besuzzi

$540

Leap into Learning!

Guin Foss Elementary School

Christina Prendergast

$781

Learning at the Push of a Button

Tustin High School

Carol Mackessy

$2,499

Learning the Language

Beckman High School

Stephen Hochschild

$1,901

Let's Read!

Foothill High School

Krista Whyte

$350

Making Math Connections through Literature

Arroyo

Kathi Denny

$1,416

Molecular Biology

Beckman High School

Kristen Hammer

$2,500

Motivating Readers by the Minute

Arroyo

Valerie Kay

$1,500

Multimedia Learning LLC

Columbus Tustin Middle School

Leslie Hastings

$630

Never Missing A Beat:  Using Heart Rate Monitors to Enhance Physical Education

Hewes

Kathryn Roper

$1,150

Portable PA System

Red Hill Elementary

Dustin O'Malley

$700

Read Naturally

Red Hill Elementary

Dustin O'Malley

$2,293

Reading and Writing Resources for Students with Learning Disabilities

Loma Vista Elementary

Karen Knudson

$900

Resourceful Resources

Nelson

Todd Webb

$2,337

Sensory Integration in the Classroom

Ladera

Sheri  Grey

$2,000

Supporting the Science Standards

Beckman High School

Dr. Paul Lewanski

$2,222

Take Home Learning Packs

Ladera Elementary

Bonnie Elconin

$1,085

Teaching Scholarly Characteristics Through Literature

Benson

Junka  Ezaki

$352

Teaching Tolerance in our Still Intolerant World

Foothill High School (summer school)

Leslie Hastings

$460

Ten Tricky Tiles

Arroyo

Janis Leach

$756

The Building Blocks of an Effective Writing Program

Hicks Canyon

Christine Pearlstein

$2,330

Tune Into Learning

Benson

Kelly Fresch

$2,500

Walking in Washington DC – The Podcast!

Hewes Middle School

Susan Anthony

$630

Whale Watching and Marine Ecosystems Field Trip

Tustin High School

Sky Winings

$1,000

Write on Target!

Ladera Elementary School

Lisa Schwartz

$1,034

Young Children Understand

Benson

Diane Gilbert & Allison Agajanian

$1,200

 

 

51 grants

$66,466