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Enhancement Grants
More Than $72,000 Awarded in Enhancement Grants
85 Grants include 25 Schools
The Simi Valley Education Foundation is pleased to announce that more than $72,000 for Enhancement Grants was awarded to 25 local public schools.
The Simi Valley Education Foundation’s mission is to enrich and maximize the quality of education in the Simi Valley public schools by providing financial support for programs that assist in achieving academic excellence. The Foundation, as well as the businesses and individuals who support it, believes that innovative and creative approaches to teaching can benefit our students. To this end, the Foundation developed the Enhancement Grant Program and this year 85 grants were funded.
This program, with its emphasis on INNOVATIVE PROJECTS and CREATIVE TEACHING APPROACHES, provides funding, not otherwise available, for projects that have a potential to enhance the learning process. These grants are made possible through donations made by community members, parents, businesses, and special fundraising events.
This year the grants encompassed a variety of subject areas including:
- Elementary Quiz Bowl for 10 schools
- Second Step Character Education—integrating academics with social and emotional learning
- Visual and Performing Arts Programs
- Take home literacy programs to involve parents, math project for families and a Parent Resource Library
- Sensory integration equipment to enhance academic routine
- Reader’s Theater for fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary development
- Writer’s Workshop/Six Traits of Writing
- Language arts augmented through poetry, songs, music and plays
- Learning centers in math and English
- Reading comprehension materials and math games
- Carousel of ideas – use of language to improve communication and problem solving
- Instructional material for ESL and special needs students
- Reference books in English, history and contemporary issues
- Art programs
- Building school libraries by purchasing reading books for all grade levels
- Differentiated hands-on language and science centers
- High School physical science lab enhancements
- Telescopes for middle school science
- Text-to-Speech Software
- English, math and science software
In awarding grants, the Foundation seeks innovative projects or programs that meet the following criteria:
- Affect as many students as possible and benefit a diverse student group
- Involve students as much as possible
- Supplement and/or enhance the standard curriculum and ordinary teaching methods
- Support a program or project with measurable results
- Demonstrate creativity and innovation
- Promote inter-classroom, interdisciplinary and/or joint teacher projects
Our schools appreciate our support...read more about it!
2008 Thank You from Abraham Lincoln Elementary
2008 Thank You from Arroyo
2008 Thank You from Atherwood Elementary
2008 Thank You from Hillside Middle School
2008 Thank You from Royal
2008 Thank You from Royal High School
2008 Thank You from Santa Susana Elementary
2008 Thank You from Township
2008 Thank You from Township with Photos |
