SpringĀ 2011 Awarded Grants

Mini-Grants for Excellence

Recipient(s) Program/Item(s)
Donna Jepsen-Minyard of Adams Elementary School Drilling for Art
Brian Wake of Corvallis High School Salt Water Aquarium Chiller
Greta Brooks of Corvallis High School Closing the Achievement Gap in Mathematics
Don Jepson-Minyard of Crescent Valley High School Vinyl Cutting in CV Art and Applied Technology Programs
Katie Myers, Penny Bazanele, and Jeff Shimabuku of Crescent Valley High School Films for French Literature & Cinema Class and European History Class
Julie Hardenburger of Harding Center Adaptive Physical Education Equipment
Byron Bethards and Debbie Birdseye of Jefferson Elementary School Tea is for Tolerance: Around the World, our Town and in our Classrooms
Carla Olson of Linus Pauling Middle School Living Voices Performance
Stacie Mauch of Jefferson Elementary School Bicycle Safety Grant
Patti Ball of Lincoln Elementary School Supplemental Science Materials
Dana Loso, Karrie Woodruff, and Hilda Pereyo of Crescent Valley High School Spanish/English Dictionaries
Ryan Starwalt of Crescent Valley High School Physical Education Department Equipment
Patty Foulkes of Garfield Elementary School Trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium
Alicia Ward-Satey of Corvallis High School Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference

Mario and Alma Pastega Professional Development Grants

Recipient(s) Program
Deborah Lund, Cathy Wright, Keri Phipps, and Matt McDonough American School Counseling Association Conference
Nancy Stiverson and Lori Tubbs Poverty 101
Chris Caster Suicide Training for Crisis Team

Fall 2010 Awarded Grants

Mini-Grants for Excellence

Recipient(s) Item/Program
Alexandria Luftig of CHS Hands-on learning through dissections
Aubrey Peterson of CHS/ Linus Pauling Middle School Choir festival costs and clothing costs
Tamara Benning of Cheldelin Middle School Mock Congress
Christy Bolden of Garfield Elementary Marimbas for Elementary Music
Denise Gorthy of Jefferson Elementary Readinā€™ and Writinā€™ with Roland
Dennis Staats of CHS Wheels on Wheels
Greg Hyde of CHS Microscope salvage and repair
Carol Griffith of College Hill Student Documentary Film: Exploring Homelessness in Corvallis
Katie Myers of CV/CHS Collaboration between CV and CHS: Foreign Language Day at the U of O
Mary Himes and Marcianne Koetje of Garfield Elementary Easy Spanish library books to support school and at home reading
M. Cadotte, T. Benning and D. Tucker of Cheldelin Middle School Performance Artist Narrative Writing Workshop
Stefni and Matthew Stephens of Cheldelin Middle School and Linus Pauling Middle School Using Loupes and the Private Eye Approach to improve Science and Writing Skills
Teddi Crotti and Penny Bazanele of CHS Professional Development
Chieko Weiler of CHS More Calculators Add Up Better Student Performance: Essential Tools For Math Skill Development
Art Koebel and Pat Templeton of Student Services Adaptive Communications Equipment
Cherie Gullerud of CV Class for Class: Fiber Arts & Drama Partnership
Cindy Strader of Wilson Elementary Braille nameplates for Wilson school
Cherie Taylor of College Hill Accessible Pathways
Elizabeth Wyatt of CHS Four Singer Sewing Machines