The Snohomish Education Foundation has awarded 42 grants totaling $21,674 to support programs in classrooms throughout our district.
Nancy Collins, Dutch Hill Librarian, uses her grant to register the 6th graders in her school for Idita Read, an interactive on-line reading program that mirrors the Alaskan Iditarod. Using reading minutes for their miles, students chart their progress across the Alaskan wilderness from Anchorage to Nome while they study the real Iditarod. Supplemental activities include mapping, science, social studies, history, art, and geography. Off line, students read a minimum of 20 minutes per day.
This is just one of the many programs supported by the Foundation grants.See complete list of grant recipients below.
Cascade View Elementary - Wendy Steggall (Lamination for Spec. Ed)
Cathcart Elementary - Emma Packard/Jenny Marinsen (Laminator); Sheryl Lukowski (Books); Caitlin Gregory, Carrie Henderson, & Kassie Kaptein (Senteo Student Response System)
Central Primary - Erica Fague (K Readiness packets)
Dutch Hill Elementary - Nancy Collins (Idita Read & Intermediate books on CD); Kimberlee Spaetig-Peterson (Yearbook Camera & Video Recorder/Flip Camcorder); Nicole Janzen (Student Whiteboards); Lynn Bohlmann (Game Guides)
Emerson Elementary - David Martinson (Model Car/Plan Kits & Neoz Word Processors)
El Rue Stowell/Craig Church (Non Fiction books for 3/4 grade libraries); El Rue Stowell/Tristan Tate (Fiction and Non Fiction books); Craig Church (Individual Dry Erase Boards and Pens); Sarah Wilson (Geography/Art Supplies): Linda Varner (Challenging Option Materials for 3-6th grade)
Little Cedars Elementary - Susan Koch/Donna Petruzzi-Benson (Nystrom Desk Maps)
Little Cedars / Totem Falls - Nancy Tobey (ELL Library Materials)
Machias Elementary - Marty Menia (Hands on Science); Laura Lipke (Literacy Backpack)
Riverview Elementary - Mary Neilson (Video Camera for Connections Class)
Seattle Hill Elementary - Angie Huang Bagaason (Magnetic Music Staff whiteboard)
Totem Falls Elementary - Lori Cordova – Sewing Plus program; Jenny Jordan/Patty Stromerson (6th grade tile project)
Centennial Middle - Lori Strickland (Microscopes); Shelley Barker/Kathy Williams (Authors Review and Literacy Magazine)
Valley View Middle - Cameron Stewart (Molecular Model sets for Chemistry); Malcom Bates (Day of Arts)
AIM/PPP - Margo Goodloe (Cultural/Survival cooking class equipment)
Glacier Peak High - Megan Hutchison (Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet show); George Jordan (Speech/Debate club materials); Sharon Sanchez (Job Outlook handbook); Christa Mallory (Computer drawing tablets);Robin Furlan – Universal Screener/License for scholastic reading inventory; Linda Kautz (Writing support/ word prediction software); Tami Caraballo (Pandemic Board games)
Snohomish High - Tuck Gionet (Trip to Olympia for Gov class); Rebecca Pena (Digital recorders/microphones); Bill Nicolay (Debate team equipment/supplies)
Transition Center - Michael Graystone (Fit Exercise program for fitness center)