AEF gives 25 grants worth nearly $17,000

Arlington Education Foundation gives 25 grants worth nearly $17,000 to educators
GrantsDuring the Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors regular meeting on Nov. 12, the Arlington Education Foundation (AEF) gave $16,849.42 to teachers and staff in the Arlington School District.

“This is the Foundation's 13th year awarding grants for a total of $195,000,” said AEF President Kim Deisher-Allen. “It was a record fall cycle with 35 grant submissions, and we were thrilled to fund 25 of those outstanding grants! The grant committee continues to be impressed by the level of creativity and innovation shown in all the grants they review. We are excited to support classrooms and the Arlington School District. Amazing things are happening in Arlington for our students.”

The 2024 AEF Fall Mini Grant recipients are:

Money Granted  Recipient(s)  School  Purpose 
$500.00  Rebecca Rodriguez  Pioneer Elementary School  Books for Multilingual Readers 
$1,250.00  4th Grade Team & Eagle Creek  Eagle Creek Elementary School  Enrichment Projects - Garden, Fish and Wheat 
$418.88  Karen Gorzela  Eagle Creek Elementary School  We are Champion Story Tellers! 
$1,210.00  Tomas Ramirez - Science Grade Team  Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center  Magnetic Molecular Modeling Kit 
$500.00  Lisa Thompson  Eagle Creek Elementary School  3rd Grade Literacy Quilts 
$1,250.00  Julie Polkinghorn & Grade Team  Eagle Creek Elementary School  4th Grade T-shirt Projects 
$1,250.00  Crystal Williams & Grade Team  Presidents Elementary School  SEL Curriculum for Elementary Counselors 
$557.29  Britt Kleinman  Post Middle School  Access Inclusion & Representation in the Library 
$472.50  Beth Lawrence  Kent Prairie Elementary School  Bringing Clarity to The Communication of Students on the Autism Spectrum 
$500.00  Kim Contreras  Arlington High School  Nurturing Multilingual Readers 
$1,250.00  Susan Cotton & Grade Team  Presidents Elementary School  Destination Imagination! 
$500.00  Jennifer Anspach  Eagle Creek Elementary School  SLP Support for Students with Communication Disorders 
$1,250.00  Brandi Carter & Janell Sabol  Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center  Reading for Success 
$478.00  Cat Baxter  SVLC/Pres. Elem & Apple ECAP PS  Integration of Literacy-Based Materials Into Speech & Language Intervention 
$319.97  Sean Ferrill  Weston High School  Wipebook Flipcharts WHS Classroom Vertical Surfaces 
$500.00  Becca Harkavy  Arlington High School  Books for Boys 
$250.98  Miranda Anderson and Grade Team  Eagle Creek Elementary School  Plant and Animal Life Cycles Projects 
$450.00  Emily Gannon  Post Middle School  Star Program Second Edition Level Three 
$411.21  Nicole Murphy  Presidents Elementary School  Sensory & Fine Motor Activities for Pk / SLE Classrooms 
$500.00  Rebecca Conner  Post Middle School  Molecular Gastronomy Math & More 
$1,250.00  Bailey Newell & Grade Team  Presidents Elementary School  Imaginative Playground Play 
$496.24  Jennifer Peters  Haller Middle School  Calm Corner for All Students 
$455.35  Kira Swanson  Apple ECEAP Preschool  Inclusive Tools for Development 
$500.00  Trina Sanford  Pioneer Elementary School  Math Kindergarten Hands on Centers to Support Number Sense & Mathematical Thinking 
$329.00  Ashley Kolbeck  Presidents & Haller  Story Champs Language Building Materials 

Teachers can apply for the classroom mini grants in the fall and spring.