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Teacher Mini-grants
On Monday, December 1, 2008, the Escondido Education Foundation presented checks totaling over $15,000 to thirty-six teachers in the Escondido Union School District. The winning teachers proposed innovative projects for their elementary or middle school classroom. The volunteer selection committee prioritized educational leadership, enthusiasm for the project, evaluation tools to measure concrete results, and the potential for the project to be replicated.
Since 2005, the Foundation has funded over 170 EUSD teachers totaling over $65,000 in mini-grants. Said Escondido Union School District Superintendent Jennifer Walters, "The Foundation's teacher mini-grant process allocates money to teachers for those 'if only...' opportunities to hit the home run in the teaching/learning ballpark." The December 1 ceremony included remarks about the importance of 21st Century education in Escondido by Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler and recent CA State Teacher of the Year Alex Kajitani, known as the “Rappin’ Mathematician.”
Teacher Mini-grants Award Winners
2008-09
School |
Teacher’s Name |
Project Title |
Subject |
Bear Valley |
Paul Kwiatkowski |
Nutrition S.M.A.R.T. Box |
Physical Education |
Bear Valley |
Heidi Tillinghast |
Literature Circles |
Reading Comprehension |
Conway |
Naomi Marcus |
Basic Animal Needs & Care By the Escondido Humane Society |
English Language Development & Science |
Conway |
Jon Sengstacke |
Beginning Band |
Music |
Del Dios |
Janice Lee |
Classroom Jeopardy! |
Language Arts |
Extended Learning |
Debi Pellkofer |
Keep the Beat |
Visual & Performing Arts |
Farr Avenue |
David Gibney |
Band Instrument Acquisition |
Music |
Farr Avenue |
Pamela Hammond |
Living Our History |
Social Studies |
Farr Avenue |
Kim Montoya |
Living Our History |
Social Studies |
Felicita |
Anita Roberts |
Promoting Literacy through Technology |
Literacy |
Felicita |
Karen Sleichter |
Literacy Bags |
Language Arts |
Hidden Valley |
Lucette Tommasini |
Books on Tape |
English Language Art/English Language Dev |
Juniper |
Laura Eckels |
The Sounds of Words and Music |
Language Arts/Music |
Juniper |
Elizabeth Fish |
Books on CD |
Language Arts |
Juniper |
Sonya Shaffer |
Juniper Reads! |
Reading Comprehension |
Lincoln |
Rhianna Johnson |
Off to an Adventure |
Language Arts |
Lincoln |
David Mackintosh |
Performing Microphone Project |
Performing Arts, Literature Arts |
Lincoln |
Amanda Peeples |
Universal Access Activities |
Language Arts/All Subject Areas |
Lincoln |
Monica Trujillo |
Exploring Scientists |
Science |
Miller |
Lou Heck |
Science for English Learners |
Science |
Miller |
G Rene White-McDaniel |
Chapter Books for English Learners |
Language Arts/Reading Instruction |
Mission Middle |
Kelly Summers |
Reading Buddies |
Reading/Language Arts |
Nicolaysen Community Day |
Jeanie Meyer |
Fitness for Life Using Dance Dance Revolution |
Physical Education |
Nicolaysen Community Day |
Alex Quan |
Digital Students |
Social Studies & Technology |
Nicolaysen Community Day |
Lori Miller Ricci |
Digital Students |
Language Arts & Technology |
N Broadway |
Diane Clark |
Learning Story Summary with Props |
Reading Comprehension |
N Broadway |
Jeannie Clyncke |
Utopian Sensation Station |
Sensory Integration |
Oak Hill |
Angela Hazel |
Alpha Friends Come to Life |
Reading Comprehension |
Oak Hill |
Greta Lemon |
Improving Pronunciation in English |
English Pronunciation |
Oak Hill |
Mary Rosso |
Family News Report |
Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing |
Oak Hill |
Scott Soucy |
Music for Digital Citizenship |
Language Arts |
Pioneer |
Terri Price |
iRead (iPods for Fluency) |
Language Arts |
Reidy Creek |
Cheryl Call |
Books Hooks and Audio Books |
Language Arts & Technology |
Reidy Creek |
Kellie Stawicki |
Handwriting Without Tears |
Writing |
Rincon |
Christine Hansen |
Student Response System |
Mathematics |
Rock Springs |
Courtney Simson |
Unity in Action: From Meeblies to Weeblies, Clay Animation-Tolerance |
Technology & Writing |
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please feel free to contact the Escondido Education Foundation at (760) 432-2362 or jeichberger@eusd4kids.org
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