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ISSAQUAH
SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
ISSAQUAH SCHOOL FOUNDATION GRANTS –
Congratulations!
The ISF Grants received by Pine Lake Middle School are:
Kateri Brow Grant: Mobile Mac Laptop Lab, $$9,652.73 – to Eric
Ensey
Classroom Enrichment Grant: “Lab Simulation Technology Optimizing
Science Learning”, $641.97 – to Marcy O’Neill
CALLING FOR KIDS
Thank you to everyone who donated to the Calling for Kids
campaign. While we didn’t reach the $300,000 goal we were aiming
for, we did raise $160,000. That money will train more teachers
and provide more mentoring for teachers than the school district
could afford on its own. It WILL make a difference in our
children’s lives. If you left for spring break early and forgot to
donate, you still can. Go to www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org and
click on the “Donate Now” button in the upper right hand corner.
TAKE A QUICK SURVEY ABOUT CALLING FOR KIDS
The Foundation wants your reaction to this year’s campaign. Go to:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB227MYDCLPX5
to take a very quick online zoomerang survey and provide your
feedback.
ISF’s Calling for Kids 2008 Campaign Will
Help Fund Project GLAD
Issaquah Schools Foundation thanks the hundreds of parents who
completed the survey on Calling for Kids funding priorities. After
tallying and analyzing the results, the Foundation, working with
the Issaquah School District, decided to make GLAD (Guided
Language Acquisition Design) training the focus of Calling for
Kids 2008. The Foundation is thrilled to embark on a fundraising
mission that brings more powerful teaching strategies to our
classrooms and provides enhanced opportunities for powerful
student learning and achievement.
You can help cultivate great teachers and great schools by
participating in this year’s Calling for Kids. The campaign is
seeking a minimum of 1,500 donors with a suggested gift of $200 or
more. Look for letters in the mail in February, or log on to
www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org now to find out more about GLAD
and make your contribution. The campaign will conclude April 1st
and 2nd with calls to families in the District who have not yet
donated.
Do You Know a Budding Artist?
Submissions for the 2008-2009 Issaquah Schools Foundation Calendar
are now being accepted. All current ISD students are eligible to
participate. For more information, please contact Lissy Mandel,
ISD at 425-837-7113 or visit www.issaquah.wednet.edu/pride/ISFcal.asp.
Holiday Shopping with a Bonus
Did you know that you can raise money for the Issaquah Schools
Foundation while you do your holiday shopping? With ISF’s
partnership with Amazon.com, it’s easy. Log on to
www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org, and click on the apple logo in
the left column. It will take you directly to Amazon.com’s home
page. From there, shop as usual. When you check out, up to 8% of
your total purchase price will be contributed to Issaquah Schools
Foundation.
2008 Kateri Brow and Classroom Enrichment Grant
Applications Available
Issaquah Schools Foundation is now accepting proposals for the
Kateri Brow Big Idea/Biggest Need and Classroom Enrichment Grant
programs. Parents…you are eligible to apply. If you have thoughts
about creative programs that could benefit your student’s
classroom, join forces with your school’s staff and submit your
idea.
While both grant programs encourage continuous improvement in
education, they differ in levels of support. Classroom Enrichment
Grants fund projects with budgets of up to $1,000 and that focus
on academic enrichment, struggling students and professional
development. Grants awarded through Kateri Brow Big Idea/Biggest
Need program range in amounts from $1,001 to $10,000.
Additionally, Biggest Need Grants are aimed toward school needs
that are not covered by building or district budgets and/or that
support a school’s Continuous Improvement Plan. Big Idea Grants
support educational innovation that benefits students and affirms
the Issaquah School District Vision. Multi-year funding (up to
three years) will be considered for Big Idea and Biggest Need
Grants.
Applications for both grant programs are
available at the ISF website, www.issaquahschoolsfoundation.org.
Completed proposals are due February 1, 2008. For more
information, or assistance with questions, please contact Randy
Nevin at 425-392-3827 or rnevein@issaquahschoolsfoundation.org.
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