Each year the Highline Schools Foundation awards Excel and Impact grants to give educators and staff the ability to provide innovative learning opportunities to students at all schools and grade levels within the Highline Public Schools District. Excel grants fund up to $1,500 for projects that enhance learning opportunities and experiences for students in a classroom or school. Impact Grants award up to $10,000 for a projects of a larger size and scope, often benefiting a whole school or district-wide projects.
This year the Foundation received 67 completed applications, and our Grants Committee was able to fully or partially fund a total of 40 grants. A total of $83,256.27 has been awarded to 24 schools or programs across Highline Public Schools, including funding for interactive technology, fine arts, STEM initiatives, special education, mental health, books and eBooks, college & employment preparation, cultural heritage, and adventures outside of the classroom. We awarded 32 Excel Grants and 8 Impact Grants this year. Continue reading below for details on all grants awarded in this cycle.
EXCEL GRANT AWARDS
32 awards for a total of $39,274.57
Beverly Park Elementary
Chau Phan “Inclusion Expansion Project” $1500
Big Picture School
Andrea Kunkle “Big Picture College Trip” $1500
Will Sanchez “Calisthenics & Weight Training Leadership Seminar” $1111.75
Bow Lake Elementary
Anela Delalic “Bow Lake Recess Area Update” $1182.39
Mary Serizawa “Islamic Art and Geometric Design Lessons” $1213.85
Chinook Middle School
Amanda Daniels “Art with Heart” $1400
Des Moines Elementary
Jennifer Matthews Hammock “Magnetic Trays and Tiles” $1270.40
Digital Transformation
Aaron Boisjolie “Breakout EDU Kits” $1316
Evergreen High School
April Asfour “Enhancing Evergreen High School Library’s Quick Reads Section” $1500
Gregory Heights Elementary
Gillian Grimsrud “Gregory Heights Elementary’s Sensory Project” $1500
Highline High School
Eleanor Rose Albrecht “Game Library Project” $177.17
David Swart “Microscopes for Biology students” $1432.54
Jacquelaine Wong “Lion Dance Equipment” $1500
Highline Virtual Academy
Calvin Allan “Trip to the Pacific Science Center” $1345.75
Madrona Elementary
Michele Brees “SEL Literature Project” $1360.41
Rosa Sanchez “Native People and Plants” $1232.85
Marvista Elementary
Kathleen O’Grady-Graham “Flexible Seating Options” $1028.50
McMicken Heights Elementary
Heather LePenske “Augmentative and Alternative Communication” $1500
Claire Robinson “Flexible Seating for Inclusive Settings” $1367.20
Jaymie Torres Ibarra “Augmentative and Alternative Communication” $1500
Midway Elementary
Stephen Dziadosz “Adaptive Seating” $1093.56
Mount Rainier High School
Del Rivero “Mount Rainier Girls Wrestling Project” $1414.56
Mount View Elementary
Shawnda Fukano “Dynamic Regulation Spaces” $1500
Pacific Middle School
Luna Blossom “Sensory Room Improvement” $1500
Parkside Elementary
Grant Ball “Robo Tag” $491.92
Hillary Britt “Musical Theater Project” $500
Lesli Meekins “Young Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story Field Trip” $1142.70
Keatyn Millard-Smith “University of Washington’s Botanic Gardens Field Trip” $880
Realistic Transitions Program
Theresa Ognoskie “Practice Independent Skills” $793
Seahurst Elementary
Jessica Griffith “Inclusive Education Project” $1498
Tyee High School
Bob Vegar “Tyee Library Update” $1022.02
White Center Heights Elementary
Aubrey Scheffel “Increasing Sensory and Regulating Tools” $1500
IMPACT GRANT AWARDS (over $1500)
8 awards for a total of $46,981.70
Des Moines Elementary
Gina Stoess “Building Inclusive Classroom Libraries” $5015
Evergreen High School
Katee Seubert “Evergreen High School Drumline” $5000
Glacier Middle School
Stephanie Kuborssy “National Music Competition & College Visit” $10,000
Rebecca Kunin “Glacier Middle School’s Mariachi Project” $5000
Highline High School
Helena Caldwell “Highline Drill Team Project” $5000
Shorewood Elementary
Erika Larson “Massive Monkees Assembly” $5200
Tyee High School
Krystal Correa “Tyee Mural Arts Program” $6800
White Center Heights Elementary
Corey Mikkelson “Providing Music Instruments” $4966.70D