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BONNIE G. POLIS GRANTS
Riverside Educational Enrichment Foundation’s teaching enrichment grant program is due to the
enthusiasm and the vision of Bonnie Polis. Bonnie brought inspiration to her work in the Riverside Unified
School District and did so much for REEF that the grant program was officially named for her in 1997 after
she passed away. Through her vision, REEF continues to help creative teachers bring curriculum to life and
provide experiences that students will never forget.
In the 2012-2013 school year, REEF received 328 grant applications requesting a total of $368,571 in
funding from all of the available grant funds (Bonnie G. Polis; E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter; Robert
H. Gurr and Nancy Gurr Johnston, Friends of Fox, Karen Daniel, Natlie Cole-Reagins and Leadership
Riverside). In its biggest year ever, REEF is awarding 222 grants for a total of $188,277!
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BONNIE POLIS GRANTS
Adams Elementary School
Crunching Numbers
Teachers:
Jenny Berry and Kristen Carlson
Amount:
$500
Students:
19
EP3
Students in classes for the severely handicapped require more practice and repetition to achieve mastery in
academic and life skills. This grant provides funds to purchase Touch Math multi-sensory games, software and
activities to help increase functional math skills.
Adams Elementary School
Learning to Read, Reading to Learn
Teachers:
Jenny Berry and Kristen Carlson
Amount:
$600
Students:
19
EP4
Students in the SH_SDC Life Skills Programs will now have supplemental materials for the core reading program,
Edmark. Classrooms will be able to add activities to increase proficiency in reading, comprehension and spelling.
Adams Elementary School
Hands on Language
Teacher:
Kristen Carlson
Amount:
$600
Students:
9
EP5
Students in the life skills program will gain access to techonology that will help to improve reading skills and fluency,
as well as improve student attitude toward reading. The Tag reading system provides engaging reading materials for
who children who need tangible and immediate reinforcement for their reading efforts.
Alcott Elementary School
Novel Comparison
Teacher:
Amanda Shanahan
Amount:
$525
Students:
33
EP7
As part of our enrichment of the core curriculum, fourth grade students will read and compare two novels which deal
with the theme of “judgment.” This extension of the core reading program will be possible through the purchase,
reading, discussion and comparison of novels Because of Winn Dixie and Holes.
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Bryant Elementary School
5th Gr. Scientists of Today Innovators of Tomorrow
Teachers:
Amanda Garcia and Teresa Jenkins-Bell
Amount:
$2,978
Students:
56
EP10
The purchase and implementation of the Full Option Science System (FOSS) curriculum enables teachers and
students to advance their scientific knowledge through active exploration of the natural world around them.
Investigations, inquiries and critical analyses will lead to learning important scientfic concepts.
Bryant Elementary School
4th Gr. Scientists of Today Innovators of Tomorrow
Teachers:
Melissa Gonzales and Amanda Garcia
Amount:
$2,978
Students:
64
EP13
The Full Option Science System (FOSS) provides both teachers and students with inquiry based learning
opportunities that are supported by a research-based science curriculum. This innovation for Bryant School embeds
professional development components for teachers to help their students maximize their potential as future scientists
and engineers.
Bryant Elementary School
100 Mile Club
Teacher:
Shayna Golbaf
Amount:
$1000
Students:
200
EP14
This funding addresses the need to embrace physical fitness because with a healthy body, a sound mind will follow.
The 100 Mile Club is a physical fitness and life skills project based on the goal of running or walking 100 miles in ten
months. Success in meeting objectives in running or walking will translate into academic goal setting and success as
well.
Bryant Elementary School
Literacy with Local Authors
Teacher:
Julianna Cruz
Amount:
$800
Students:
100
EP16
Books by local authors will be read in the after school program with book reviews to follow. These book reviews will
be presented to the authors of the books during a “Meet the Author” culminating activity. All books will then be
presented to the school library.
Bryant Elementary School
Young Authors’ Day
Teacher:
Scott Brennan, Austin Cortney, Julianna Cruz and Sue Danielson
Amount:
$1,258
Students:
470
EC16
This spring, the "Young Author's Day" will provide students an opportunity to write, publish and illustrate their own
books. As special guests, Michael Elderman and Kathryn Lynn Davis will be providing input and encouragement. The
books will be displayed in the Library and read to students, parents and community members.
Castle View Elementary
Getting to the ‘Core” of Science
Teachers:
Rosann Ornelas and Colleen Westfall
Amount:
$1585
Students:
85
EP18
The California Common Core State Standards emphasize reading informational text. This grant will enrich the core
curriculum by providing multiple informational texts which allow for instruction in reading standards in addition to
science standards. Academic rigor, student collaboration and strong comprehension of expository text will be the end
result.
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Emerson Elementary School
Framing Our Thoughts to Become Academic Authors
Teachers:
Griselda Caudill, Jason Condron, Margarita Garcia and Dave Watring
Amount:
$3,000
Students:
136
EP22
Students must have effective written communication in order to be successful students. “Framing Your Thoughts to
Become Academic Authors” addresses the need students have for a comprehensive, standards -based writing
curriculum that builds academic understanding and vocabulary. This is ideal for our Academic English Learner
population.
Highland Elementary School
“Do You See What I See?”
Teachers:
Kelly Teague and Allen Osborn
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
25
EP31
Kindergarten through sixth grade severely handicapped students will increase their reading and learning skills by
using “Ebeams,” a device that becomes an an interactive board to access stories, information, news and current
events.
Franklin Elementary School
Running Improves Reading: 100 Mile Club
Teacher:
Jeannette Prescott
Amount:
$3,000
Students:
600
EP32
Reseach shows that improved cardio fitness has a dramatic impact on academic performance through improved
concentration levels. The grant will help to fund the Franklin 100 Mile Club that has significant parental fiancial
support as well as the gift of time as they donate to help organize and implement the program.
Liberty Elementary School
Parent/Student Book Club
Teacher:
Eleanor Perez
Amount:
$500
Students:
40
EP34
REEF grant funding will support the newly organized Parent/Student Book Club. Novels in both Spanish and English
will be purchased and provided to Spanish-speaking parents while their children will read the English version. The
club meets every two weeks to discuss the selection in a literature circle format.
Mark Twain Elementary School
Learning on Fire
Teachers:
Angela Allen, Krystal Fryan and Julie Serna
Amount:
$2,951
Students:
91
EP36
This grant will provide for the purchase of 15 Kindle Fire e-readers for the third grade team at Mark Twain Elementary
School. This highly movtivating touch screen device will enrich student learning and activities during Response to
Intervention (RTI) lessons. The e-readers allow the teachers to diversify instruction and content to meet the needs of
at risk students, academic English learners, Gifted and Talents students and all regular education scholars.
Magnolia Elementary School
Jason Project Digital Scientists
Teacher:
Catherine Corr
Amount:
$943
Students:
52
EP38
Students will have online access to the Jason Project, a supplement to the fourth grade science curriculum. This
funding will promote students working in research teams to conduct digital labs in earth and life science. This
enrichment program also allows students to log on to any computer to share their scietific methodologies and
discoveries with their parents.
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Mountain View Elementary School
Sight Words & Number Using Technology, Music
Teachers:
Diana Lewin, Mary Larson, Lindy Bowler, Linda Johnson and Lisa Bowman
Amount:
$1,921
Students:
125
EP40
Because sight words and numerical concepts can be difficult to learn for young children, it is important to use many
modalities when teaching kindergarten students letters, sounds, sight words, and numerical concepts. Heidi Songs
provides a tool that encompasses music and body movements to teach sight words and numbers for kindergarten
through first grade students.
Mountain View Elementary School
The Language Bridge for Newcomers (LBN)
Teacher:
Mary Landero
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
10
EP41
Pearson’s Language Central is an accelerated English program for students new to the United States in the third
through sixth grades who need instant vocabulary to transition into the regular learning program. This will assist
teachers to maximixize their time with newcomer students during direct instruction rather than searching for and
creating new materials.
Mountain View Elementary School
Family Math Fun
Teacher:
Pamela Kehler
Amount:
$923
Students:
20
EP42
The goal of this project is to provide a library of math Frog Family Fun-Pack Sets at various skill levels for parents to
use with their children. Each Fun-Pack includes a game board, game cards, playing pieces and easy directions and
a letter to parents. Family interaction that reinforces math skills will result not just in fun, but learning.
Tomas Rivera Elementary School
Transitions Made Easy
Teachers:
Danielle Bernie and Leslie Narafuji
Amount:
$640
Students:
30
EP47
Changing from one activity to the next can be particularly difficult for preschoolers with autism. The photo schedules
that will be created for students using this grant funding will help students to “see” what they are to do next and can
motivate some students to complete difficult or dreaded tasks because they can see on their picture schedules that
more enjoyable activities are to follow.
Tomas Rivera Elementary School
Enriching Science Through Visual Presentations
Teachers:
Andrea Brown, Marie Chatterton and Melissa Gill
Amount:
$790
Students:
101
EP48
The National Geographic/ Bill Nye, The Science Guy Video and DVD library will add a highly enriching element to
Rivera’s science program. The visual presentations through National Geographic are highly educational and
motivating for students. This REEF grant will touch the lives of at least 101 students this year alone.
Tomas Rivera Elementary School
The Science of Elementary Schemata-Budding Engineer
Teachers:
Brenda Quinones-Martinez, Ana Vaaj and Leeann Thomazin
Amount:
$930
Students:
110
EP51
Life long learners of science have abundant hands-on science experiences such as those provided through the
guidance of the Riverside Public Utilities. This enrichment grant will ensure that Rivera fourth grade students engage
in investigations in alternative energy, electricity, circuits, and magnets.
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Tomas Rivera Elementary School
Getting Kids Charged Up About Science
Teacher:
Jennifer Freeman
Amount:
$949
Students:
90
EP52
Making connections across the curriculum is vital to meet both language arts and science standards. The purchase
of The Magic School Bus series provides quality children‘s literature and dvd’s that can be used to integrate and
enrich science concepts with reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Pachappa Elementary School
“Tech in the Class”
Teacher:
Giovanni Ortiz
Amount:
$527
Students:
10
EP54
This REEF grant will provide and “X-box Kinect” for students in the upper grade who are diagnosed with autism. It
incorporates technology and physical education bringing games and entertainment to life without the use of a
controller. This is important since many students with autism also struggle with fine and gross motor skills in daily
life.
Taft Elementary School
“Science, and College, at UCR, Oh My!”
Teachers:
Michelle Van, Russ Plewe, Jane McFarland, Andrea Armstrong and Kim Fanning-Shiles
Amount:
$1,290
Students:
80
EP55
Taft fourth grade students are learning AVID college readiness strategies and this funding will allow these same
students to visit UCR and meet with professors and students in science and engineering. This visit will help our fourth
graders realize that hard work and effort can result in becoming “college ready” and that doing so will have a positive
effect on future college and/or preparation for the work force.
Washington Elementary School
100 Mile Walking Club
Teacher:
Alexis Mueting
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
100
EP58
One in every six children is obese in America. The 100 Mile Club for the after school students will help to establish
positive goal setting routines, increase physical fitness, practice appropriate social interactions, and challenge
students to do their personal best at all times- physically, socially and academically.
Woodcrest Elementary School
We Are Authors and Illustrators
Teachers:
Theresa Anderson, Cathy Jackson and Nancy Roth
Amount:
$232
Students:
100
EP59
This relatively small amount of REEF grant funding will provide students with the opportunity to write and publish their
own hard-bound book. This is a strong motivational tool for students to write and to read their own published book to
peers, parents and the Woodcrest community.
Woodcrest Elementary School
Writing, Writing, and More Writing!
Teacher:
Theresa Anderson
Amount:
$508
Students:
32
EP63
White boards, markers, and writing journals support student learning in vocabulary development and overall writing
expertise. They are tools that enrich, engage and motivate young learners. This grant will help to support and enrich
our language arts program by providing an organized and accessible way to demonstrate learning, engagement and
mastery of the standards taught.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL BONNIE POLIS GRANT
Central Middle School
Show Your Work
Teacher:
Tony Tadros
Amount:
$1000
Students:
120
MP1
Each student will be given an electronic writing pad in this teacher’s math class. These writing pads will make it easy
for students to show their work on a flipchart and enables them to write on their netbooks using mouse tablets.
Central Middle School
Where’s the Logic?
Teacher:
Tammy Fulcher
Amount:
$500
Students:
700
MP2
Math games, activities, projects, and puzzles will be purchased with REEF funds to allow students the opportunity to
develop logical thinking skills that are so important in math as well as increase their ability to problem solve in their
real lives.
Central Middle School
Getting Crafty with Math
Teacher:
Elaina Musson
Amount:
$300
Students:
100
MP3
The grant will allow students to work collaboratively integrating Arts and Crafts with Math. Students will become
engaged with learning math. They will be able to paint to determine proportions, use yarn to create number lines,
and create 3-D models of geometric shapes with clay.
Central Middle School
Center Based Learning Part 2
Teacher:
Elaina Musson
Amount:
$400
Students:
100
MP4
The grant will assist students with working collaboratively in Centers in Math classes. Students will have access to
working in small groups and have the necessary math materials (games/activities, whiteboards, magnetic math
numerals, etc.) to assist with student engagement. The students will become the teacher of their Centers.
Central Middle School
Math at it’s Core
Teachers:
Janet Brown, Tony Tadros, Maddison Holcomb, Tamie Fulcher, Dee Keoski and Lynn Pittner
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
720
MP6
Instruction will transform to incorporate problem-based learning strategies that involve the students in hands-on
projects related to their daily lives. The grant will help to create a resource library for teachers and materials such as
math manipulatives that will support this learning style.
Central Middle School
Gate Expectations
Teachers:
Pat House and Sandy LaHood
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
705
MP8
Grant funds will be used to purchase non-fiction e-books as enrichment to Language Arts and Social Studies units
currently used in the GATE program.
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Central Middle School
Common Core Text Complexity: Leveraging Reading Interest
Teacher:
Thomas Corcoran
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
705
MP9
The grant funds will be used to purchase a wide variety of high-interest fiction and non-fiction texts that will appeal to
male readers.
Central Middle School
It’s cold in her, but I like it: Providing opportunities for longer-lasting and more
meaningful science projects
Teacher:
Derrick Sergeant
Amount:
$993
Students:
750
MP11
The funds will be used to purchase a refrigerator for the science department so projects that need refrigeration can
be stored overnight. This would allow for long-term projects. The grant will also purchase sheep eyes and hearts for
science labs.
Central Middle School
Centralocity
Teacher:
Lynn Pittner
Amount:
$850
Students:
698
MP12
Teachers will form book study groups by selecting a common book by research experts and meet regularly to have
scholarly discussion on the content and how to implement the ideas in their classrooms. The REEF funds will
finance the purchase of these books. The book topics vary from student centered learning, checking for
understanding, and 21st century demands.
Central Middle School
Historical Math Heros
Teacher:
Lynn Pittner
Amount:
$475
Students:
130
MP13
Through the study of 10 historical math heroes, students will ge the opportunity to play with numbers and number
theory concepts. The project includes acting out a play to learn about Gauss, creating math quilts, measuring objects
to discover pi, taking pictures in nature of the Fibonacci numbers, and many more.
Chemawa Middle School
Eye InquEYEry
Teachers:
Marvi Awunganyi, Robert Hutcheson and Julie Gibbons
Amount:
$618
Students:
458
MP14
Students will be able to participate in engaging science investigations using cow eyes. Dissection kits will be
purchased with REEF funds.
Chemawa Middle School
Pump Up the Learning with Heart Inquires
Teachers:
Marvi Awunganyi, Robert Hutcheson and Julie Gibbons
Amount:
$587
Students:
458
MP15
Students will be able to participate in engaging science investigations using pig hearts. Dissection kits will be
purchased with REEF funds.
Chemawa Middle School
Glad to be Blooming with Gladious
Teachers:
Marvi Awunganyi, Robert Hutcheson and Julie Gibbons
Amount:
$777
Students:
458
MP16
Students will explore the structure and function of flowering plants by participating in science investigations using kits
purchased with REEF funds.
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Chemawa Middle School
Zooming In on Engagement and Future Success
Teachers:
Marvi Awunganyi, Robert Hutcheson and Julie Gibbons
Amount:
$950
Students:
458
MP17
The grant will purchase microscopes to allow students to deepen their understanding of cells and the structure of life
science.
Chemawa Middle School
Student Trip to the Johnson Space Center
Teachers:
Rebecca Boganwright, Stephanie Fortune-Taylor and Scott Kirkwood
Amount:
$300
Students:
20
MP19
This grant will allow 20 eligible students to attend a field trip to the Johnson Spcae Center. The current director of the
Johnson Space center, Michael Coats, is an alumnus of Chemawa Middle School and a unique partnership with him
makes this opportunity available to our students.
Chemawa Middle School
School Family Center
Teacher:
Sean Curtin
Amount:
$600
Students:
915
MP20
In an effort to increase parental involvement, this grant will facilitate the opening of a School Family Center. A Family
Center on the campus will illuminate the importance of parents in the education of their children.
Chemawa Middle School
Chemawa “Our Happy Home”
Teacher:
Lia Boucher
Amount:
$900
Students:
900
MP21
In a partnership with the Riverside Museum, Chemawa Middle School has begun the “Riverside Culture Club.”
Associates from the museum meet with the students tewice per month, during the Prime Time afterschool program,
to discuss and learn about the beginnings of the city of Riverside.
Chemawa Middle School
The Universe Exploration Zone
Teacher:
Stephanie Fortune-Taylor
Amount:
$947
Students:
180
MP23
The Universe Exploration Zone is a unique scientific theatre that capitalizes upon students’ ardent interest in
astronomy. Students will learn, illustrate, and share information about numerous cosmological features and
phenomenon. The UEZ will culimnate with a two-day event wherein student docents lead visitors through a studentcreated universe.
Matthew Gage Middle School
Life in Balance
Teachers:
Karin Westerling, Marilyn Barrett, Jennifer Cao, Elizabeth Marroquin and Matthew Van
Amount:
$930
Students:
1000
MP24
“Life in Balance” will provide students with precision electronic balances so they can quickly and accurately
determine the mass of experimental subjects. Measuring small masses will open up many fields of experimentation
including tracking growth of small organisms such as insect larvae and quanitfying chemical reactions.
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Matthew Gage Middle School
Up, Up and Away
Teacher:
Lisa Marroquin
Amount:
$986
Students:
500
MP26
Students will go on an unforgettable journey into the atmosphere as they build hot air balloons, kites, and parachutes.
Students will test their hypotheses and analyze their flights by utilizing mathematics, science, technology, and
engineering to calculate surface area, volume, lift, drag, buouncy, density, temperatire, accelleration, speed, velocity,
load and gravity.
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School
Let’s Reflect
Teachers:
Geri Prewitt, Wendy Queyrel and Brandy Parker
Amount:
$920
Students:
600
MP32
Students will learn how light works and how light scatters through the use of light reflection boxes.
Amelia Earhart Middle School
College Awareness for the Classroom
Teacher:
Brad Metzger
Amount:
$425
Students:
300
MP33
This grant will help create a classroom environment that promotes college awareness. More than 100 college
pennants will be displayed and “students will develop college awareness within a school-wide college-going culture
so they have the opportunity to be ready for the application process or a 4-year college or university.”
Sierra Middle School
Leer Es Triunfar(Reading for Success)
Teacher:
Deborah Stanley
Amount:
$500
Students:
200
MP34
This grant will serve the needs of students who exist between two worlds; English speaking and Spansih speaking.
Library books in Spanish, as well as transitional books in English, will support students in the READ 180 program.
Sierra Middle School
Extra, Extra, read all about it!
Teacher:
Tammy Soper
Amount:
$1000
Students:
10
MP36
The “Extra, Extra, Read All About It!” grant will allow students with severe to profound disabilities to access a weekly,
age-appropriate, world news/current events paper to learn about issues occurring in our world. The articles are
symbol supported and include a speaking edition. This grant will allow students to increase their expressive and
receptive vocabularies.
Sierra Middle School
Oh the Choices we could make!
Teacher:
Tammy Soper
Amount:
$1000
Students:
10
MP38
This grant will allow students with profound disabilities to use assistive technology to learn cause and effect, make
choices, and increase their receptive and expressive vocabulary. The ability to make choices will have a positive
impact on the students’ self-esteem and become more engaged in the world arouind them!
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University Middle School
All RUSD Middle Schools
Teachers:
Amanda Deniston and Kristie Finn
Amount:
$1500
Students:
860
MC20
The quality Middle School Athletics Program gives boys and girls in RUSD an opportunity to play in organized sports.
The Volleyball and Basketball Tournaments and The Track Meet support positive sportsmanship, camaraderie with
other schools, recognition of individual and team talent, and a healthy level of competition. REEF is partially funding
the costs associated with the tournaments and meet.
University Middle School
UNI’s Third Annual Renaissance Fair
Teacher:
Giselle O’Reilly
Amount:
$800
Students:
860
MP40
The Renaissance Fair comes to University Heights Middle School! The Guild of St. Augustine will set up the
Renaissance Fair encampment on the Uni campus for an entire day and provide an historically accurate
representation of trade, feudalism, and religion of the day.
All RUSD Middle Schools
E-Books for Everyone
Teacher:
Yvonne Weinstein (Frank Miller MS)
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
6300
MP44
E-Books will make reading and learning accessible to students 24/7. Be available to all middle school students in the
cloud through FollettShelf. E-Books checked out from the Digital Library will be available on any Internet device –
tablet, netbook, desktop, even Smart phones!
HIGH SCHOOL BONNIE POLIS GRANTS
Arlington High School
Book Club Project
Teacher:
Tracy Alberry
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
72
HP1
Independent reading is a catalyst connectng learners to literature. By establishing book clubs as an independent
reading project, students will be able to collabratively discuss books using blackboard discussion board technology.
Arlington High School
Providing Novels Needed for Preparation for AP Exam
Teacher:
Scott Godwin
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
63
HP2
This grant addresses the need to increase availability of novels, most often addressed in free response essay
questions on the AP Literature exam. The purchase of these essential novels will give studets access to relevant
American literature, helping them develop the types of skills that will lead to enhanced academic performance.
Arlington High School
4 a Hot Time in A.P. Chemistry..Contact REEF!
Teacher:
Sheri Harris
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
75
HP4
This grant will significantly impact the AP Chemistry department laboratory equipment to be used beyond the basic
needs of first year Chemistry courses.
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Arlington High School
Putting the “T” in S.T.E.M.
Teacher:
Danielle Salcido
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
135
HP5
Arlington physics students and STEM Club members will be given physics equipment to provide the opportunity to
interact and collect data for various labs and develop critical thinking skills by analyzing data with computer software.
Arlington High School
Seeing is Believing!
Teacher:
Danielle Salcido
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
176
HP6
The living world will be brought inside the classroom and allow students to compare and contrast body structures to
better understand adaptations, evolution and principals of ecology.
Arlington High School
The Wonderful World of Magnets
Teacher:
Danielle Salcido
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
106
HP7
The purchase of a class set of Magnet Filed Observation Kits wil allow physics students to study in detail the effects
and importance of our planet’s magnetic field for years to come.
Arlington High School
Movie Madness
Teacher:
Danielle Salcido
Amount:
$600
Students:
135
HP8
The Mechanical Universe DVD Series allowas students to see the cross curricular nature of physics and therefore
broaden and clarify their understanding of concepts within physics.
Arlington High School
Supplemental Novel: The Hunger Games
Teacher:
Gary Drysol
Amount:
$899
Students:
473
HP10
Though the purchase of these novels, a cohesion between English and Socila Studies will be developed. During the
4th quarter of this school year, all seniors will be loaned the book and will participate in a comprehensive novel unit
developed by AHS teachers.
Arlington High School
AHS Grammarly for 9th Grade
Teacher:
April Rodriguez
Amount:
$454
Students:
534
HP14
Each 9th grade student will receive a license to Grammerly.com. Students wil be able to receive immediate feedback
on their writing prior to turning work in, using a form of proactive intervention.
Arlington High School
AHS Grammarly for 10th Grade
Teacher:
Phyllis Coate
Amount:
$480
Students:
564
HP15
Each 10th grade student will receive a license to Grammerly.com. Students wil be able to receive immediate
feedback on their writing prior to turning work in, using a form of proactive intervention.
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Arlington High School
Donte esta el perico?: Adressing the need for high-interest novels in Introduction for Literature
Teacher:
Melinda Wickstrom
Amount:
$636
Students:
900
HP20
This project addresses the need for differentiation and relate ability in the 9th grade Inroduction to Literature classes.
This is the direct result of Arlington’s conscious effort to provide opportunities for all students to achieve and grow
academically in Language Arts and especially resding comprehension.
Arlington High School
Sliding Through Michroscopy!
Teacher:
Danielle Salcido
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
176
HP21
Students will explore what the eye cannot see through this grant’s provision of new microscopy materials.. Students
will become more successful in understanding cellular biology and more engaged in scientific investigation. Students
will not only learn to use a microscope and prepare a slide, but also develop their own slides to examine.
Arlington High School
Basics of Cell Biology: Understanding What the Naked Eye can’t see!
Teacher:
Danielle Salcido
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
176
HP22
Through the purchase of The Basics of Cell Biology and The Basics of Genetics DVD sets, students will gain a visual
context to better understand the structures and processes of photosynthesis, cellular respiration, genetics and protein
synthesis. Students will also learn to explain video occurrences with thorough descriptions of the processes.
King High School
Mathematics Competitions
Teachers:
Susan Jaggers and Florina Lupsaiu
Amount:
$556
Students:
30
HP23
This grant enables high achieving mathematics students to deepen and further their mathematical knowledge by
paying the cost of their participation to national mathematics contests. These students will work together on a regular
basis to complete advanced level mathematical applications and problems.
King High School
Odyssey of the Mind
Teachers:
Lisa Kells, Hannah Larsen and Zachary Larsen
Amount:
$765
Students:
7
HP24
Students will participare in this international creativity program through the grant’s provision of competetion fees and
necessary supplies. Students will work together in order to create unique solutions to mechanical and/or literary
interpretation problems. Skills will be developed in creative thinking, higher-order thinking and problem solving.
King High School
King High Remembers
Teacher:
John Corona
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
750
HP25
King High Remembers is recognized state-wide as an innovative intergenerational program that pays tribute to
American veterans of our community who served their country during war. US History students interview veterans to
gain a vision of history through the eyes of the veterans. Students are exposed to real tangible history as over 200
veterans bring along realia to support their discussion with students. The grant covers necessary project expenses.
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King High School
King AVID College Road Trip
Teachers:
Stepanie Chase and Janelle Brayley
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
54
HP27
Scholarships will be provided to AVID juniors to enable participation in the annual Northern California Road Trip
where they will be exposed to a variety of college campuses, and the rigors of college course work. The trip causes
students to make a personal connection to institutes of higher learning and helps motivate them to meet their A-G
requirements. This scholarship will be for low SES students identified by the federal lunch program.
North High School
In the Spotlight
Teacher:
Michelle Grothness
Amount:
$958
Students:
500
HP30
Equipment will be purchased to complete a portable LED lighting system to be used in a small classroom black box
theatre venue. This will provide a lighting system for a venue appropriate to small presentations, recitals, art shows
and video recording.
North High School
IB Enrichment
Teacher:
Christine Schive
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
10
HP31
Through this grant financial assistance will be provided to students wishing to compltete the requirements of the
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, but who liack the monetary means to cover the cost of the
expensive exams.
North High School
SCIENCE ROCKS! Investigating Rocks, Minerals, and the Rock Cycle
Teacher:
Thomas Castiglione
Amount:
$400
Students:
325
HP33
With the use of accurate graphics and phyical representations, students will be able to gain a better understanding of
how rocks are produced and some of the subtle differences between some different rocks. This grant will provide for
the purchase of classroom graphic and real example materials to enhance the earth science/geology experience.
North High School
Blankets-Warming Up Kids at CAN (Riverside County Child Abuse and Neglect Department
Teachers:
Peggy Leubs and Angela Washington
Amount:
$396
Students:
30
HP35
This grant helps students “give back” with the blanket service project. Monies will be used to buy materials to make
fleece blankets for the Riverside County Regional Medical Center CAN Unit (Child Abuse and Neglect Unit).
Students experience volunteering for a worthy project.
North High School
Growing in Special Ways
Teachers:
Peggy Leubs and Angela Washington
Amount:
$324
Students:
30
HP36
The Growing in Special Ways Garden Project provides students with the opportunity to have a hands-on experience
of producing food. Students will be able to relate this to reading//anguage arts, math, science, health, cooking, and
vocational education opportunities. Monies will be used to purchase soil, fertilizer, plants and seeds and an upgrade
to a drip system.
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North High School
Student-Centered Story Books: “Real life Stories”
Teachers:
Angela Washington and Peggy Leubs
Amount:
$696
Students:
50
HP37
After taking pictures of family, friends and interests, students will create their own Real Life Story Books. The goal is
to improve reading and writing skills and motivate special needs students to read more. Grant monies will be used to
purchase a digital camera as well as the necessaryb ook publishing materials.
North High School
Transforming Learning with Ebeams!
Teachers:
Peggy Leubs and Angela Washington
Amount:
$850
Students:
30
HP38
The E Beam will help Life Skills students become more engaged learners as well as more independent and
responsible. Students will increase their attention span, improve their communication skills, and improve their
interpersonal skills with this new interactive technology.
Poly High School
Creative Teens in Classroom Kitchens
Teacher:
Signe LundstromI
Amount:
$600
Students:
349
HP39
New pots and pans as well as flatware are needed as necessary tools to complete the weekly recipes in the kitchen
labs. With these new tools students will be able to complete the weekly recipe with success, work in cooperative
learning, and extend these life skills as an adult.
Poly High School
Scratchers in the Classroom
Teachers:
Annette Gahre and Kim Marlowe
Amount:
$856
Students:
300
HP40
Using the Epstein Education Enterprises Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique students of all ability levels
will become more comfortable with the testing format and learn valuable test- taking skills by collaborating with their
peers. The student will then transfer this success and comfort to standardized tests in all subject areas, including
year end testing.
Poly High School
Learning from a Poet Laureate: A day with Juan Felipe Herrera
Teachers:
Lupe Avila and Stacy Shindler
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
144
HP41
The creative writing seminar presented by Juan Felipe Herrera will focus on encouraging our students to tell their
own personal stories via written expression. He will lead students through a series of activities and wokshops that
will encourage them to develop a personal voice when reflecting on their own experiences. This is based on the
theory that writing activities should stem from a student’s interest so that education can take advantage of a natural
need-to-know inclination in the human heart.
Poly High School
Understaing Tolerance: A Historical Perspective
Teacher:
Lupe Avila
Amount:
$850
Students:
71
HP42
By participating in a guided tour of the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California, students will engage in the
state-of-the-art interactive exhibits that expose the dynamics of prejudice and discrimination historically and today.
They will witness history as they journey through the Holocaust exhibit and receive a photo passport card of a child
whose life was changed by the Holocaust. Students will come away with the knowledge that they can be agents for
change within their community simply by promoting unity, teaching tolerance, and celebrating culture.
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Poly High School
College Awareness Panel
Teacher:
Valerie Titus
Amount:
$200
Students:
2880
HP43
The goal is to promote a college going culture by creating college awarness campus wide by inviting a panel of
college representatives on campus throughout the school year, to speak to our students. The project gives real
insight about all aspects of college and college life to present Poly students with the intent of increasing the college
going rate across ethnic lines. The ultimate goal is to create and support a “college going” culture at Poly High
School.
Ramona High School
Moving into the 21st Century….
Teachers:
Cynthia Kline, Steve Stoecklem, KellySilva and Karen Whitney-Smith
Amount:
$1,500
Students:
325
HP49
In order to perform measurements that are accurate and give real life experience in relation to the scientific world, our
students need modern measuring equipment. With the more accurate equipment the teachers anticipate that more
hands on activities will occur in the classrooms and the students will feel a sense of importance as they are given the
opportunity to use modern devices. The hope is that more students will gain an appreciation for the sciences and
decide to take more higher level science classes such as advanced placement or honors courses.
Ramona High School
Rap to close the Gap
Teachers:
Susan Howard, Elizabeth Kent, Renee Day, Vicki McDermott, Anita Treagle, Clint Ball and Monica Ward
Amount:
$1,200
Students:
200
HP50
A study by Roger Farr, former president of the International Reading Association showed Flocabulary has helped
close the achievement gap with students in a lower social economic status and increased state test scores of
vocabulary in six states. Flocabulary engages students through a rap of the vocabulary and follows that up with
individualized activities that concludes with a proficiency quiz. The goal is to have students become more college
and career ready.
Ramona High School
Nifty Nutrition
Teachers:
Sharon Nakama and William Briscoe
Amount:
$1,500
Students:
20
HP52
Students in wheelchairs and/or with intellectual and physical disablitiies, will participate in cooking and nutrition
lessons that resolve around their daily learning activities. The project addresses the needed development of fine
motor, functional academics, communication, social awareness and vocational skills. This knowledge will increase
their awarness and expose them to possible vocational opportunities.
Ramona High School
Music in the Mind
Teacher:
Sharon Nakama
Amount:
$300
Students:
1
HP53
The only student in the Riverside Unified District that is both deaf and blind will participate in music awarness and
appreciation through the use of iPod technology. Community musicians will record their music, to be played on
Norman’s iPod, so he can participate in feeling/hearing the vibrations of stimulating music to be able to express
enjoyment of music, along with his classmates. Norman’s responses to any given stimulation, especailly music, will
be monitored in the hopes of improving his understanding of his environment.
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All RUSD High Schools
E Books for Everyone
Teachers:
Christine Allen (Arlington), Kathy Bowman (Poly), Irene Conable (King) and Pamela Holden (North)
Amount:
$1,500
Students:
14,000
HP54
Teacher librarians propose the creation of a district library of e-books available to all RUSD high school students.
With the increase of the use of digital devices, we need to provide access to engaging digital reading materials at a
variety of reading levels. Also, having a district e-book library would be an efficient and cost-effective way to provide
eqauitable reading opportunities for all of our high school students across the district.
Arlington HS and Riverside Virtual School
Fueling Tomorrow’s Energy with Today’s Technology-
Fueling Scientific Innovatin using Biofuels Energy
Teacher:
Sheri Harris
Amount:
$998
Students:
150
HP55
Our nation, along with the rest of the world, is in dire need of a viable alternative fuel source and the academic study
of energy is a corerstone concept in AP Environmental Science and in AP chemistry. This grant provides the
opportunity for AP students to study a core concept: energy and energy resources, which is also a hot topic on the
cutting edge of innovation while tapping into their newfound practical appreciation for the necessity of reliable and
reasonably priced added resources of fuel. The biofuels project will empower the AP students to develop an
understanding of the chemical process(es) which generate Biofuels as they experimentally go through the
sophisticated anaylytical chemical process of generating various Biofuels.
Arlington High School and RVS
Watt’s Up-Electrifying Students About Electricity using Genecon Kits and Watt
Power Meters
Teachers:
Sheri Harris, Steve Oster, Danielle Salcido and Brian Watkins
Amount:
$1,650
Students:
540
HP56
Although students love to do labs, often what they lack is even the most basic understanding of the scientific
principles of electricity, electromagentism, and other associated fields. The grant will provide the materials and
laboratory experiments for students to acquire a breath of knowledge regarding these basic electricty related topics.
The goal is to provide the equipment and resources for students to learn and demonstrate the fundamental properties
of electricity and magnetism.
Arlington High School and RVS
Looking Through the Glass(ware) to ‘see’ the Chemistry
Teachers:
Sheri Harris, Steve Oster, Brian Watkins and Danille Saldico
Amount:
$1,500
Students:
750
HP59
Laboratory quality glassware sets will empower students, working in groups, to perform advanced - level laboratory
experiments with the ground glass joints which can only be done with the experiment’s reaction to being exposed to a
glass surface. This will give students valuable experience which will benefit them when they go to college. Having
experience with advanced – level equipment and experience using it will assist them in joining university lab groups
in the future.
Arlington HS and Hawthorne Elementary School
Science Mentors at Work
Teachers:
James Vanmeter and Marianna Robles
Amount:
$947
Students:
125
HP60
Ninety grade one Hawthorne students will perform science investigations with the guidance of 35 Arlington High
mentors. The goal is to engage grade one students in inquiry-based science activities that will enhance their
understanding of the science standards for grade one, and to increase their use of academic language. Hands on
science activities provide students the opportunity to use higher-order thinking skills, collaborate and work in
cooperative groups, and communicate their observations.
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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL BONNIE POLIS GRANTS
Early Childhood & Early Education
MAKE IT TAKE IT DAD!
Teachers:
Joe Nieto and Louie Ortega
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
100
OP1
Twenty RUSD schools include pre-school programs where the proportion of children with highly involved fathers is
only 27 per cent. Children with involved fathers tend to have better grades and attendance. 50-70 fathers may attend
“Dad’s University” sessions led by men with expertise in the fields of art, science, math and effective discipline.
REEF’s funding will provide materials for this important father and child interaction.
Educational Option Center-Riverside Virtual School
Animation of Education
Teacher:
Justin Partidge
Amount:
$360
Students:
250
OP2
REEF is funding a license for Xtranormal, a program for demonstrating proficency in both academic material and
technical skill set with educational animated cartoons. It will be available throughout the District via Riverside Virtual
School, incorporating it into existing online courses and using it as a foundation for new elective courses.
Riverside Stem Academy
Using Bridges to Connect our Learning
Teacher:
Edgar Rodriguez
Amount
$964
Students:
420
OP6
Students at Riverside STEM Academy wrote the following in their request for funding:”There are more than half a
million bridges in the United States, and we rely on them every day to cross obstacles like streams, valleys, and
railroad tracks. But do you know how they work? . . . We want to do what engineers do. . . . This grant will go toward
the cost to allow all 8th graders to build thirteen different bridges and cover a broader range of ideas that are not
limited by financial constraints”.
Riverside Stem Academy
Let Robots Transform the we we learn
Teacher:
Edgar Rodriguez
Amount:
$840
Students:
300
OP7
Six teams of 9-14 yr-old students can participate in the First LEGO League Challenge by programing an autonomous
robot to score points on a themed playing field and developing a solution to a problem. REEF funds make possible 3
LEGO Mindstorm NXT 2.0 Kits to prepare for the Challenge.
Riverside Stem Academy
Hands on Weather and Water
Teachers:
Edgar Rodriguez, Tracy Lawrence, Jeremy Standerfer and Adrian Gamez
Amount:
$1,960
Students:
420
OP9
A good understanding of meteorology isn’t complete without an introduction to the physics and chemistry that drive
weather. Students will learn from inquiry-based lessons and tackle real-life problems using real world weather and
water investigations funded by REEF.
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Riverside Stem Academy
Hands-on-Equations
Teacher:
Cecilia Rodriguez
Amount:
$506
Students:
420
OP12
This REEF Grant addresses the need for all students to be able to understand and solve multi-step equations
through the use of manipulatives. Students will gradually be able to solve equations without the hands-on-equationset and have a foundation to be successful in algebra.
Sunshine Early Education Center
Enhancing Dexterity and Cognitive skiils in Preschool
Teacher:
Cheryl Vito
Amount:
$408
Students:
40
OP18
This project addresses fine motor skills in children with developmental disabilities through the use of fun activities that
work out muscles. Parents may check out the REEF–funded items on a weekly basis in a partnership between home
and school for the highest level of success rate possible.
Riverside Stem Academy
Fine Motor Enrichment Project
Teacher:
Sarah Smith
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
40
OP20
Fine motor skills and manipulative designed to improve grasping, cutting, coloring, writing, buttoning and unbuttoning,
zipping and unzipping, and using a fork and spoon for self-feeding are funded by this REEF grant for two classes of
preschool children with special needs.
Sunshine Early Education Center
I can walk! Promoting motor skills, independence
and self confidence through the use of walkers
Teachers:
Rachel Woolbert and Jennifer Castillo
Amount:
$864
Students:
5
OP21
Physical activity and the ability to walk have been shown to assist the brain in developing readiness for future literary
and academic skills. With these REEF funds, students will have this ability and the use of adapted walkers to gain
independence in the classroom.
Sunshine Early Education Center
Integrating Sensory and Learning
Teacher:
Tiffany Hy
Amount:
$870
Students:
30
OP22
This REEF-funded project finds fun ways to incorporate sensory input to children whose sensory systems are
oversensitive or under-responsive. Examples include riding on a scooter board to collect magnetic letters of the
alphabet, pulling beads out of thera-putty, rolling in a barrel, spinning on a spinner while singing a familiar song, and
bouncing on a therapy ball while counting to ten.
Sunshine Early Education Center
Learning and Growing at Sunshine
Teachers:
Tiffany Hy, Barbara Lewis and Frances Begley
Amount:
$1,545
Students:
200
OP23
Creative and challenging ideas in gardening are possible with these REEF funds. Classrooms will be assigned a
garden box and area. Students and staff will plant, water, and document weekly the changes in the growth of their
vegetables and herbs, acquiring science and language art skills.
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Sunshine Early Education Center
Listen, Learn and Love the English Language
Teacher:
Tiffany Hy
Amount:
$968
Students:
30
OP24
To better meet the needs of the English Language Learners with Austism Spectrum Disorder, this REEF grant will
provide creative and challenging activities to address listening and writing skills. Pre-kindergartners will gain much
needed experience in communticating and interacting with peers.
Sunshine Early Education Center
Stimulating language through Sensory Play
Teacher:
Suzanne Armas
Amount:
$300
Students:
124
OP26
According to many early childhood educators, young children learn more through sensory experiences which
stimulate the brain, increase language skills, fine motor skills, and social dramatic play. This REEF grant funds the
materials to fill the sensory tables.
E. RHODES AND LEONA B. CARPENTER FOUNDATION GRANTS
For the fifth consecutive year, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation accepted REEF’s
request to support visual and performing arts programs in the Riverside Unified District Schools. The
foundation has now contributed a total of $305,000 to enrich the lives of our students.
This timely 2012 grant of $75,000 provided much needed support for individual teacher grants of up to
$1,000 as well as a few larger grants for school-wide or District-programs. The response from Riverside
Unified teachers underscored the District’s emphasis for arts in our schools with requests for $215,165!
The grant selection committee deliberated extensively on how to best use the $75,000 received from the
Carpenter Foundation. In addition to using each score, based on criteria for REEF Grant Applications,
dollars were awarded as equitably as possible throughout the District. In all, 101 of the 134 grants
submitted were awarded a portion of the request.
Programs received funds in the following disciplines:
 Music: 50 programs, (53 instruments for loan to students)
 Visual arts: 108 classroom programs, one school-wide project,
 Drama: 7 programs
 Dance: 4 programs
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARPENTER FOUNDATION GRANTS
Alcott Elementary School
Kreative Kinders
Teacher:
Carolyn Linderman
Amount:
$500
Students:
150
EC5
This grant will help to create a painting center on the Kindergarten playground. Kindergarten artists will paint during
recess, working with parents who will be assigned times to work with the young students, help with set-up, and also
help with clean-up. During Alcott's Annual Art Fair, student created art will be displayed.
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Alcott Elementary School
Art on the Brain at Alcott!
Teachers:
Karl Roemer, Leslie Robinson, Ana Greenawait and Kristin Kitagwa
Amount:
$840
Students:
107
EC7
Art lessons, designed by a contracted instructor to the Riverside Art Museum, will be linked to the 3rd grade
curriculum for Spring of 2013. Students will be exposed to essential art tools, techniques and vocabulary, which they
can then apply to grade level standards through the lens of art -- that is, to express, realize, and value their own
creative ideas as a response to what they are reading and studying.
Alcott Elementary School
Art-to-Go through R.A.M.
Teachers:
Todd Reagan, Tammie Brown, Carol Smith and Denise Hussey
Amount:
$780
Students:
140
EC8
This grant will provide three one-hour "Art to Go" standards based art lessons per fifth grade class. Lessons include
vocabulary, pictures of art work showing design principles used in the lesson, lecture with a question and answer
period, and ample time to engage in creating art work. Students are equipped with background subject knowledge,
are taught the elements of art, and are encouraged to explore different techniques using quality supplies brought to
the school site by the instructor.
Beatty Elementary School
Art in Full Gear
Teacher:
Laura Boling
Amount:
$819
Students:
108
EC9
This grant will allow all 6th graders at Beatty to experience water color, sculpture, sketch and clay, using the Art
Attack program acquired several years ago. The supplies provided will allow students the opportunity to experience
several forms of Visual Arts, many for the first time. Student work will be displayed at a 6th Grade Art Show at
Beatty's Spring Open House.
Beatty Elementary School
“Instruments for Beatty Bobcats”
Teacher:
Robin Nickerson
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC10
More students will be able to play an instrument and participate in the music program at Beatty through this grant,
which will provide instruments to loan to those students unable to afford them. The educational outcome is that each
student who participates in band receives a more rounded education, greater preparing each to become a more
productive, decision-making member of society. Besides learning how to play their instruments, Beginning Band
students learn to read musical notation, understand musical vocabulary, and to properly care for their instruments.
Beatty Elementary School
Art to Go
Teachers:
Lucia Flores, Jilianna Del Campo, Kelly West and Jason Hoy
Amount:
$780
Students:
106
EC11
This grant will allow Riverside Art Museum trained instructors to present 3 "Art to Go" lessons to each 4th grade class
at Beatty. There are numerous educational outcomes to art instruction, including knowledge of art principles,
discussion of the students' works of art, and the ability to describe what is seen in selected works of art. At the upper
grades, students learn to compare and contrast works of art and identify how principles of design are used in a
selected piece.
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Bryant Elementary School
Super Music at Bryant
Teacher:
Chris Watts
Amount:
$500
Students:
4
EC12
This grant will allow more 5th and 6th graders at Bryant to participate in the band program by providing additional
instruments that can be loaned out to students who cannot afford to purchase one. In class, these students will learn
how to read and write music, play an instrument, perform solos, and perform as an ensemble in concerts and
assemblies. Participating in band allows more students the opportunity to enrich their lives with a new (and
marketable) skill, and to increase their love for music.
Bryant Elementary School
Theater Arts: Can you hear me now?
Teachers:
Scott Brennan, Cortney Austin, Julianna Cruz and Tracie Lents
Amount:
$70.00 (Carpenter) and $1,100 (FOX) total $1,170
Students:
470
EC15
This grant will provide wireless lapel microphones for the purpose of performances. Using this new equipment,
students will perform dramatizations of multi-cultural stories, myths, fables, and fairy tales. Students will also improve
voice modulation, articulation, and projection in such a manner that audience members are able to understand the
message they are sharing.
Castle View Elementary School
Art to Go Comes to Castle View
Teachers:
Lori Backstrom and Jamie Aballi
Amount:
$975
Students:
150
EC17
This grant will provide 3 "Art to Go" lessons for 5 classes of 2nd and 3rd Graders. In addition to providing quality art
lessons with instruction by trained instructors, "Art to Go" supplies art materials such as watercolors, watercolor
paper and brushes, acrylic paints, oil pastels, and drawing pencils, which are not usually available in classrooms.
Castle View Elementary School
“Instruments Castle View Dragons”
Teacher:
Robin Nickerson
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC19
Two 1/2 size violins for petite students who could not otherwise afford an instrument to participate in string programs
will be provided by this grant. It is vital to have instruments of varying sizes as the length of a student's arm
determines their instrument size. These new instruments will be loaned to 4th, 5th or 6th grade students at Castle
View, Victoria, and Washington who show an interest in music, have acceptable grades in their regular classroom,
and cannot afford to purchase an instrument.
Castle View Elementary School
Instruments for the Castle View Dragon’s
Teacher:
Jennifer Jackson
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC20
Students who participate in music acquire a profound appreciation for the arts, understand creative integrity and build
their self confidence. In addition, students who participate in music develop life skills and are improved critical and
creative thinkers. This grant will provide two additional band instruments at Castle View, which will be loaned to 5th
and 6th grade students who would otherwise be unable to participate in band due to financial difficulty.
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Emerson Elementary School
Excelling Through Art
Teacher:
Tonia Nieto
Amount:
$585
Students:
102
EC21
All 5th grade students at Emerson will be provided with 3 "Art to Go" lessons by a trained art instructor, where they
will be able to create an art piece that they will be proud of and help meet the California Visual and Performing Arts
Content standards. A well-documented national study using 25,000 students found that students with high arts
involvement performed better on standardized achievement tests than students with low arts involvement.
Participation in these art lessons has the potential to boost self-confidence and improve student performance on
standardized tests, with 10% more students reaching proficiency in language arts and mathematics.
Emerson Elementary School
Art-To-Go from the Riverside Art Museum
Teacher:
Jody Filkins
Amount:
$195
Students:
35
EC22
Art is crucial for developing children's minds. It helps them learn the relationship between the three-dimensional
world and its two-dimensional representations and the relationships between different colors, while providing an
important application for geometrical concepts and a window into diverse cultures. This grant will provide 3 "Art to
Go" lessons by a Riverside Art Museum trained instructor for the 3rd/4th grade GATE cluster class at Emerson.
Emerson Elementary School
Traveling to Acient Civilazations Through Art
Teachers:
Griselda Caudill, Jason Condron, Margarita Garcia and Dave Watring
Amount:
$780
Students:
136
EC23
This grant will help provide an art unit (through "Art to Go Ancient Civilizations") that is relevant to the social studies
curriculum, allowing 5th and 6th grade students to explore the culture and civilization of ancient civilizations by
studying art of the time and creating their own works. It is expected that students will retain more of the lesson due to
their muti-dimensional, hands-on exploration.
Emerson Elementary School
Build the Band at Emerson
Teacher:
Andrew Jones
Amount:
$250
Students:
8
EC24
This grant will provide one additional instrument to be loaned to 5th or 6th graders at Emerson, allowing them to
participate in band. A greater number of students' lives will be touched by the art and discipline of music, thus
molding them into better rounded individuals and helping to prepare them for other challenges in their lives. In band
classes, students learn how to operate and care for their instruments, as well as how to read music, apply musical
notation and vocabulary to their instruments, and perform together in a group.
Emerson Elementary School
Art-To-Go: Riverside Art Museum
Teacher:
Patricia Pro
Amount:
$585
Students:
80
EC25
Through this grant, students in Special Education classrooms will benefit from "Art to Go" instruction, providing them
an opportunity to discover another way to learn. Howard Gardner has identified seven intelligences which make
learning in a traditional classroom difficult. The goal is to give students with disabilities an opportunity to find another
"intelligence" that may not otherwise be found.
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Emerson Elementary School
“Hey, Hey, It’s Art in First Grade”
Teachers:
Kristen Schechtman and Wendy Folger
Amount:
$390
Students:
62
EC26
"Art to Go" classes will be provided for 2 first grade classes, allowing them to experience an art studio within the
classroom. Through these classes, students will gain knowledge of art, they will complete their own works of art, and
they will learn to describe art, all at a first grade level.
Emerson Elementary School
Emerson Third Grade Artist Scholars
Teachers:
Christine Arnaiz, Kristen Bristow, Jenny Chatterton and Jodi Filkins
Amount:
$780
Students:
128
EC27
Through "Art to Go", all 3rd grade students at Emerson will work with a trained art instructor in a series of 3 lessons
to explore either Mixed Media, Watercolor Painting, or Drawing. In addition to learning about artists, art concepts and
art techniques, they will create their own work of art that they will be proud of. At Emerson's Annual Camp Emerson
event, the art will be on display, and in the classroom, students will practice an oral presentation for the parents
explaining what they learned.
Harrison Elementary School
Bring More Music to Harrison
Teacher:
Gail Watts
Amount:
$750
Students:
4
EC28
This grant will allow students who cannot afford an instrument to participate in band, by providing 3 additional
instruments that can be loaned to students who have acceptable grades in their regular classroom, show an interest
in music, and are experiencing financial hardship. Since instruments last 10-20 years and the students who use
them will return them upon completing 6th grade, many more students will have the opportunity to develop an
increased love for music and gain skills that will continue through high school and into adulthood.
Hawthorne Elementary School
We are One: Soaring to New Heights
Teacher:
Marina Robles
Amount:
$3,500
Students:
650
EC29
This grant will allow every student, faculty and staff member at Hawthorne to participate in a week long project which
will weave different curricular areas and culminate in the creation of a gigantic living picture. In the process of
creating something spectacular, California Standards in writing, speaking, math, and visual and performing arts will
be covered. For a week, under the guidance of Mr. Dancer of the group Art in the Sky, everyone at Hawthorne will
participate in planning and organizing the formation of the school logo on the field, with students, staff and teachers
as the painting material.
Hawthorne Elementary School
“Beauty is in the eyes of our 4th Graders”
Teachers:
Judith Esquivel, Barbara Panzo and Carol Viveros
Amount:
$585
Students:
93
EC30
This grant will provide "Art to Go" lessons for three 4th grade classes. Through quality instruction, students will be
provided with a way to express themselves creatively while learning about the elements of art. The anticipated
outcome is for these 4th grade students to be able to compare and contrast selected works of art and identify how
principles of design are used in a selected piece.
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Hawthorne Elementary School
Art to Go Program
Teachers:
Elizabeth Wilbur, Angie Payad, Stephanie Haas and Carole Ortega-Koelling
Amount:
$780
Students:
100
EC31
A main goal of educators is to offer students the opportunity to become well rounded individuals by enriching their
educational experiences in different ways. Hawthorne Elementary has emphasized an Artech philosophy and
encourages art and technology in their classrooms. This grant will strengthen this philosophy by providing "Art to Go"
lessons in three 2nd grade classrooms and one Special Day classroom.
Hawthorne Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary Schoolentary is an ARTEC School
Teachers:
Carol Ortega-Koelling, Judy VanMetre, Marianna Robles and Ron Sheffield
Amount:
$500
Students:
150
EC32
This grant will provide art supplies to first grade classrooms, including two Non-Severely Handicapped Special Day
Classes, so that students can create works of art related to a variety of curriculum areas. Students will explore
several art mediums and create projects for display in the multi-purpose room and in classrooms. The anticipated
educational outcome is that teachers will see improvement in the areas of language arts and mathematics through
student exploration of the arts.
Hawthorne Elementary School
Bring More Music to Hawthorne
Teacher:
Gail Watts
Amount:
$500
Students:
4
EC33
There are many students who would like to participate in 5th and 6th grade bands at Hawthorne but they simply
cannot afford an instrument and the school does not have enough to loan out. Last year 20 interested 5th grade
students were turned away. This grant will provide two additional instruments that can be loaned to students who
have a heart for music, show an interest in band, and are experiencing financial hardship.
Hawthorne Elementary School
Exploring the Wonders of Lascaux Cave through Art Interpretation
Teacher:
Steven Carrasco
Amount:
$800
Students:
88
EC34
As part of their 6th grade Social Studies curriculum, students will study the artwork found in the caves of Lascaux,
France by working in groups to perform research by computer and come up with interpretations of the drawings and
explanations for why they were created. Later, with supplies provided by this grant, they will paint pictures on canvas
to illustrate the artwork. The canvas paintings will be proudly displayed for other students, staff, and parents to see
during Open House Art Exhibit.
Highgrove Elementary School
Build the Band at Highgrove
Teacher:
Andrew Jones
Amount:
$250
Students:
8
EC35
The Highgrove band program wants to add musical instruments to allow more student musicians to participate in the
program. The partial funding of this REEF grant will allow more students to participate.
Highland Elementary School
Horns for Hornets
Teacher:
Pamela Hodges-Jones
Amount:
$250
Students:
4
EC36
The Highland Elementary School band would like to add musical instruments for students to enable increased
participation in the band and appreciation of the arts. The partial funding of this REEF grant will allow ,more students
to participate.
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Highland Elementary School
Bells and Beats with Band
Teacher:
Pamela Hodges-Jones
Amount:
$250
Students:
4
EC37
These Highland Elementary School students wil be able to have percussion instruments to play as an important part
of the band. The partial funding of this REEF grant will allow them tohave more students participate.
Fremont Elementary School
“Instruments for Fremont Huskies”
Teacher:
Robin Nickerson
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC38
The Fremont Elementary School band would like to increase participation by adding more instruments to their
program; enabling more student participation. This partial REEF grant will allow two more instruments to be added to
the program.
Franklin Elementary School
Instruments for the Franklin Flyers
Teacher:
Jennifer Jackson
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC40
The Benjamin Franklin Band would like to increase participation by adding more instruments to their program;
enabling more student participation. This partial REEF grant will allow more instruments to be added to their
program.
Jackson Elementary School
“Instruments for Jackson Jaguars”
Teacher:
Janet Terry
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC41
The Jackson Elementary School band would like to purchase more instruments for their program to enable more
students to participate. The partial funding of this REEF grant will allow more instruments to be added to their
program.
Jefferson Elementary School
Instruments for Jefferson
Teacher:
Janet Terry
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC42
The Jefferson Elementary School Band would like to purchase more instruments for their program to enable more
students to participate. The partial funding of this REEF grant will allow more instruments to be added to their
program.
Jefferson Elementary School
Art To Go-Riverside Art Museum
Teachers:
LaRae Guerrero, Bryan Okada, Debon Grotness, Martha Romero-Olivarez and Marisol Paredes
Amount:
$975
Students:
150
EC43
Jefferson Elementary School students would love to participate in hands on art projects. This REEF grant will
provide hands on art lessons, including drawing, painting, and mixed media through instruction of one hour lessons
provided by the Riverside Art Museum.
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Kennedy Elementary School
Arts to Go Program-Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt Series
Teachers:
Elaine Prichard, Kelly Montegna, Rogelio Ruiz and Diana Morales
Amount:
$975
Students:
176
EC44
Sixth grade students at Kennedy Elementary would like to use drawing, painting, and mixed media, related to
learning about the cultures of Ancient Greece and Egypt. The partial funding of this REEF grant will allow an art
lesson provided by the Riverside Art Museum.
Kennedy Elementary School
Art to Go for Fourth Grade Students
Teacher:
Karen Griffith
Amount:
$195
Students:
33
EC45
Fourth grade students at Kennedy Elementary would like to offer hands on art projects that encourage students to
learn and engage through visual art. The partial funding of this REEF grant would allow the Riverside Art Museum to
provide class art lessons.
Kennedy Elementary School
Can You Hear me Now?
Teachers:
Karen Griffith and Tawny Paino
Amount:
$258 (Carpenter) and ($628 Fox) total $885
Students:
344
EC46
Ambiance, mood, environment, character and interaction all come to life through a plan, referencing the
Revoluntionary War and the Gold Rush eras. This partial REEF grant will assist these students to learn, and to
portray this part of history through acting, for the fourth and fifth grade students at Kennedy Elementary.
Kennedy Elementary School
Instruments for the Kennedy Knights
Teacher:
Jennifer Jackson
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC47
Longfellow Elementary School would like to provide the music program to more students, and need more instruments
to accomplish their goal. The partial funding of this REEF grant will allow them to increase the number of
instruments, and students to the band.
Longfellow Elementary School
Build the Band at Longfellow
Teacher:
Andrew Jones
Amount:
$250
Students:
8
EC48
Longfellow Elementary School would like to provide the music program to more students, and need more instruments
to accomplish their goal. The partial funding of this REEF grant will allow them to increase the number of
instruments, and students to the band.
Liberty Elementary School
Riverside Art Museum-Art-to-Go Program
Teacher:
Alicia Duncan
Amount:
$780
Students:
120
EC49
Liberty Elementary fifth grade students will be able to learn about art by drawing, painting, and mixed media. The
partial funding of this REEF grant will allow students to explore, analyze and learn about development of art through
other cultures.
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Longfellow Elementary School
Art to Go
Teachers:
Yesenia Mejia-Hudson, Malena Perez, Shannon Ramirez and Diana Morales
Amount:
$780
Students:
121
EC50
Longfellow Elementary School realized the importace of a well rounded education via participation in the arts. They
plan to use REEF funds to promote learning in Math, Social Studies and Science.
Longfellow Elementary School
Art Hour
Teacher:
Yesenia Mejia-Hudson
Amount:
$280
Students:
16
EC51
Longfellow Elementary would like to encourage at risk youth in the upper grades an opportunity to expand their
success by including a dedicated art cirriculum. With funding from REEF these students will be able to apply art to
their current cirriculum, and increase their academic status.
Madison Elementary School
Art on the Go! We are Ready!
Teachers:
Tina Chase Sawa, Christina Maxwell and Candi Mendoza
Amount:
$585
Students:
100
EC52
Through "Art to Go", three 3rd grade classes will experience the wonder of creating art. Lessons include art
vocabulary, the use of art prints showing design principles used in the lesson, a question and answer period, and
ample time to engage in creating the art work. Time at the end of the lesson is used to discuss the aesthetic value of
completed works, which includes higher levels of thinking and engagement.
Madison Elementary School
You’ve Got to Have Art!
Teachers:
Tina Chase Sawa, Christina Maxwell and Candi Mendoza
Amount:
$575
Students:
100
EC53
Madison Elementary School recognizes the importance of an integrated arts cirriculum, and has quoted Pablo
Picasso…every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once they grow up. The partial funding from
this REEF grant will enable the school to purchase the ARTS ATTACK course work that will address the areas of Art,
Social Studies, Science, Math, Statistics, Data Analysis and Writing.
Madison Elementary School
Madison 5 Art Project
Teachers:
Charlotte Bevilacqua, Judith Drew, Melina Lang, Raphaela Nelson and Patricia Paules
Amount:
$975
Students:
140
EC54
These fifth grade students from Madison Elementary will be exposed to a comprehensive arts education program
including drawing, painting and mixed media. Partial funding of this REEF grant will allow instructional lessons via
the Art To Go program provided by the Riverside Art Museum.
Madison Elementary School
“Instruments for Madison Mustangs”
Teacher:
Janet Terry
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC55
Fifth and sixth grade students from Madison Elementary are offered to participate in the music program, but not all
are able to do so. Partial funding of this REEF grant will provide their program with more musical instruments for
students.
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Magnolia Elementary School
Art on the Go with ATG
Teachers:
Catherine Corr, Deana Markenmorse, Pat Cook and Cheryl Russel
Amount:
$780
Students:
127
EC56
Fourth grade students at Magnolia Elementary would like to grow their knowledge of the elements of art through
hands on learning, developing their confidence, capacity and risk in taking artistic expression. Partial funding of this
REEF grant will enable these students to participate in the Art To Go program provided by the Riverside Art Museum.
Magnolia Elementary School
Magnolia’s Majestic Music
Teacher:
Chris Watts
Amount:
$250
Students:
4
EC57
Fith and sixth grade students at Magnolia Elementary would like to participate in the school music program but are in
need of instruments. Partial funding from this REEF grant will enable them to have more instruments for their
program.
Mountain View Elementary School
Mighty Mountain View Music!
Teacher:
Chris Watts
Amount:
$250
Students:
4
EC58
Fith and sixth grade students at Mt. View Elementary would like to participate in the school music program but are in
need of more instruments. Partial funding from this REEF grant will enable them to have more instruments for their
program.
Monroe Elementary School
Art to Go
Teachers:
Jennifer Curl and Melissa Duncan
Amount:
$390
Students:
95
EC59
Monroe Elementary would like to offer their students a comprehensive cirrirulum through the use of art. Partial
funding from this REEF grant will enable students to learn about drawing, painting, and mixed media through the Art
To Go program offered by the Riverside Art Museum.
Monroe Elementary School
Bring More Music to Monroe
Teacher:
Gail Watts
Amount:
$500
Students:
4
EC60
Fith and sixth grade students at Monroe Elementary would like to participate in the school music program but are in
need of more instruments. Partial funding from this REEF grant will enable them to have more instruments for their
program.
Alcott Elementary School
Instruments for the Alcott Alleycat’s
Teacher:
Jennifer Jackson
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC61
Fith and sixth grade students at Alcott Elementary would like to participate in the school music program but are in
need of more instruments. Partial funding from this REEF grant will enable them to have more instruments for their
program.
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Rivera Elementary School
Aspiring Artists in Action
Teachers:
Brenda Quinones-Martinez, Marie Chatterton, Ana Vaaj, Lee Ann Tomazin, Melissa Gill and Andrea Brown
Amount:
$1,170
Students:
200
EC62
Rivera Elementary would like to offer a three year program teaching visual and performing arts, dance, drama amd
theatre, including painting, drawing, collage and sculpting. Partial funding from this REEF grant will enable these
students to be educated as well as inspired.
Rivera Elementary School
Instruments for the Rivera Coyote’s
Teacher:
Jennifer Jackson
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC64
Fith and sixth grade students at Rivera Elementary would like to participate in the school music program but are in
need of more instruments. Partial funding from this REEF grant will enable them to have more instruments for their
program.
Pachappa Elementary School
Powerful Pachappa Sounds!
Teacher:
Chris Watts
Amount:
$500
Students:
4
EC65
Fith and sixth grade students at Pachappa Elementary would like to participate in the school music program but are
in need of more instruments. Partial funding from this REEF grant will enable them to have more instruments for
their program.
Taft Elementary School
Art to Go for Kindergartners
Teachers:
Lauren McGinley, Deborah Fenn, Rosalyn Poole and Janis Ramirez
Amount:
$780
Students:
108
EC66
What a great time to introduce art to students than in Kindergarden! The team at Taft Elementary would like to enrich
students by bringing them quality art instruction as part of a comprehensive cirriculum. The partial funding of this
REEF grant will enable these students to be introduced to a new vocabulary, provided with visual examples and have
hands on art opportunities.
Mark Twain Elementary School
Build the Band at Mark Twain
Teacher:
Andrew Jones
Amount:
$500
Students:
8
EC68
Fith and sixth grade students at Mark Twain Elementary would like to participate in the school music program but are
in need of more instruments. Partial funding from this REEF grant will enable them to have more instruments for
their program.
Victoria Elementary School
“Instruments Victoria Eagles”
Teacher:
Robin Nickerson
Amount:
$250
Students:
8
EC69
Cellos are an essential part of the string orchestra; however, many students end up playing violin instead because of
the difference in cost. This REEF-funded cello will be loaned to a student who shows an interest and has acceptable
grades in the regular classroom.
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Victoria Elementary School
Instruments for the Victoria Eagles
Teacher:
Robin Nickerson
Amount:
$250
Students:
8
EC70
REEF funds will be used to purchase one instrument to loan to a student who would otherwise be unable to
participate in the Victoria band due to financial difficulty.
Victoria Elementary School
Making Art Come Alive
Teachers:
Tammy Hermann, Carol Westermeger, Kristina Sanchez, Graciela Patterson and Kathryn Crumley
Amount:
$780
Students:
85
EC71
Victoria Elementary School has about 85 first grade students, some of whom have never had opportunity to
experience art lessons of quality. An expert art instructor from the Riverside Art Museum will teach 3 age-appropriate
lessons to four classes.
Washington Elementary School
The Patriot Singers After-School Show Choir
Teacher:
Jennifer Luchsinger
Amount:
$500
Students:
807
EC72
Students learn pantomime, vocal warm-ups, listening skills, cooperation, improvisation, memorization and focusing
skills in a weekly after-school drama program. REEF is funding the cost of costuming for 30 K-3 actors/actresses who
will perform “Characters Matters, Too” and 30 4/6 actors/actresses in “Good manners: A Medieval Quest for Polite
Behavior”.
Washington Elementary School
Happy Feet are Dancing
Teacher:
Catherine Patrick
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
400
EC74
In its ninth year, this ballroom dance program teaches 8 diffent dances to all 4 th grade students on Fridays; and all
5th/6th grade students have the opportunity to attend an after-school program. It includes dance assemblies for
parents, a field trip to dance studio, a professional dance demonstration, and 5th/6th student competition with certified
judges from Arthur Murray –Temecula. Last year, 44 students competed in the UCR Orange Blossom Ball. This year
REEF is funding about 30 per cent of this unique program’s cost.
Washington Elementary School
“Instruments for Washington Patriots”
Teacher:
Robin Nickerson
Amount:
$505
Students:
6
EC75
Cellos are especially important to provide as they are more expensive than violins and are an essential part of the
string orchestra. Many students wishing to play cello end up playing the violin because of cost. REEF is able to fund
one of the two cellos requested.
Woodcrest Elementary School
Riverside Art Museum’s Art to Go Program
Teachers:
Nancy Kraemer-Wills, Susan Valliere and Doris Garrett
Amount:
$585
Students:
75
EC76
Seventy-five kindergarten students will receive 3 art lessons from trained art instructors from the Riverside Art
Museum. Their classroom teachers will select one project in drawing, painting or mixed-media provided by this REEF
grant.
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Woodcrest Elementary School
Art-to-Go, Colonies and Revolution
Teachers:
Dr. Shannon Dadlez, Douglas Gottdiner and Mrs. Green
Amount:
$585
Students:
94
EC77
Diverse fifth grade learners will use integrated arts with the Art-To-Go program as they study the
Colonial/Revolutionary War period. This REEF grant will provide opportunities to unpack classic works through
artistic pieces. Each of the 3 classroom teachers may select one art discipline for the 3-week project taught by skilled
art instructors.
Woodcrest Elementary School
Woodcrest’s First Graders-Art-to-go-Program
Teachers:
Nancy Roth, Theresa Anderson and Cathy Jackson
Amount:
$585
Students:
98
EC78
Ninety-eight first grade students will benefit from three one-hour lessons taught by Riverside Art Museum trained
instructors. Lessons include vocabulary and pictures of art work as well as the student creating original art. Art
disciplines will be selected by their three teachers.
Jefferson Elementary School
“Immagination and Creativity”
Teachers:
Elizabeth Soto and Mariselle Paredes
Amount:
$390
Students:
34
EC79
Third grade through sixth grade students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, cognitive disabilities, learning disabilities,
physical disabilities and other special needs will benefit from Art-To-Go opportunities. Trained instructors from the
Riverside Art Museum will assist students to understand academic subjects as they create art they can be proud of.
MIDDLE SCHOOL CARPENTER FOUNDATION GRANTS
Central Middle School
No Musician left behind!
Teachers:
Anne Hendrickson
Amount:
$397
MC1
Students:
100
Central MS has a very large inventory of instruments for loaning to deserving students both at the elementary and
middle school. Each instrument needs supplies which are required to play the instrument. For students to fully and
successfully participate in band, REEF grant provides reeds and cleaning tools to students unable to afford the
supplies.
Chemawa Middle School
Circuit Boards for Exploration of Engineering and Design as a Career
Teacher:
Robert S. Kirkwood
Amount:
$310 (Carpenter) and $690 (Gurr) total $1,000
Students:
36
MC2
One of the primary goals of the engineering-design component of the Career Technology elective is to open the
students’ eyes to the possibility of becoming engineers. The purchase of circuit kits will allow student to apply the
engineering design model in designing their circuits. This project will also increase understanding of the relevance of
science in the classroom and the realization that there are exciting careers where their natural creativity and curiosity
will be rewarded.
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Frank Augustus Miller Middle School
Can you hear me know?
Teacher:
Margie Brodeur
Amount:
$975
Students:
900
MC6
Choir Miller MS is an essential component of the International Baccalaureate program. The acoustics of the gym do
not allow a successful experience by the choir, resulting in disappointment and frustration by choir students and the
audience. This REEF grant funds 2 wide-range microphones compatible with existing sound system.
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School
Some Enchanted Evening: Finding the True Love in Theater
Teacher:
Matt Luchsinger
Amount:
$600
Students:
950
MC7
REEF partially funds this after-school drama program with the cost of costumes in the production of Cinderella by
Rodgers and Hammerstein. In the spring, a cast of 50 actors and 15 technical support personnel will present select
scenes during the day for the estudent body to preview and two full performances for the community.
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School
Drumming For All
Teacher:
Paul Salyers
Amount:
$450
Students:
100
MC8
The Miller MS band program, in its fourth year, wants to move to the next level of music with an increase of
percussion instruments. The partial funding of this REEF grant will increase the number of new students in the band.
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School
Stay Gold MYP
Teachers:
Anesha Camacho, Roberta Blasjo, Shawna Crawford and Rory Dyer
Amount:
$250
Students:
480
MC9
All 480 8th grade students will read and respond to S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders” through writing, artwork, research
and reflection. REEF is partially funding the production to purchase a video camera to allow students to produce
scenes with the help of a community artist.
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School
Jazz in the Library?
Teacher:
Paul Salyers
MC11
Amount:
$575
Students:
60
This grant partially funds the request to build a music library of jazz music that would benefit both Miller MS and King
HS students with the purchase of grade-level appropriate music. The goal is to build a library that allows middle
school students to grow and progress to the demanding high school level.
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School
To Hear or Not to Hear
Teachers:
Paul Salyers
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
210
MC12
The Miller MS piano lab serves 210 students to meet the IB requirement for a fine arts credit. The present
headphones supply is inadequate. REEF funds make it possible to give each student his own set of headphones to
use through the course and to be able to concentrate on his own lesson rather than hear all the other pianos in the
room.
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Frank Augustus Miller Middle School
Sounds of Music
Teacher:
Barbara MacLaughlin, Matt Luchsinger, Kim Tiberi, Paul Salyers and Brandy Parker
Amount:
$1,306
Students:
234
MP30
This grant will provide funds to support students in a competition to build two different musical instruments that play
as part of the 2013 Science Olympiad. The goal of the program is for students to develop excellent process skills and
analytical skills in order to compete in regional and national Science Olympiads.
Frank A Miller Middle School & ML King High School
Jazz under the Stars
Teacher:
Paul Salyers
Amount:
$400
Students:
60
MC18
The King High School and Miller Middle School jazz bands are planning an evening concert to be held on the Miller
MS outdoor stage in the spring. A sound system donated to Miller MS has everything except microphone stands and
extension cords that are needed for outdoor musical events. REEF is able to fund half of the equipment needed.
University Middle School
Robots for STEM Education
Teacher:
Walter Owen
Amount:
$310 (Carpenter) and $690 (Gurr) total $1,000
Students:
35
MC13
University Heights MS Science and Robotics students investigate classic, new and emerging technologies related to
the STEM fields. Students must solve increasingly complex open-ended problems requiring creative and thoughtful
use of robots. The Robert H. Gurr and Nancy Gurr Johnston Fund makes possible the purchase of 2 complete Lego
Mind storms robotics kits to prepare them for local, regional or national competition.
University Middle School
Sing the World!
Teacher:
Pamela Hodges-Jones
Amount:
$500
Students:
40
MC14
The literature available to the choir at University Heights MC is limited and dated. This REEF grant partially funds the
music needed for a growing choir program to help broaden the students’ understanding of different styles of music.
University Middle School
Jazz Standards
Teacher:
Pamela Hodges-Jones
Amount:
$500
Students:
20
MC15
These dedicated group of music students who meet after school to learn Jazz need sheet music of varying styles
arranged for the traditional Jazz Big Band. REEF partially funds this project to provide students opportunities to play
a variety of popular music . . . Jazz Big Band in Swing, Latin, Funk, and Rock-influenced styles.
University Middle School
The World of World Music
Teacher:
Pamela Hodges-Jones
Amount:
$500
Students:
100
MC16
This REEF grant will purchase tickets for 100 students to visit the Museum of Making Music that offers a global
perspective of music history. Students will see vintage instruments, explore music history, watch video clips of music
from around the world and interact with unusual and rare instruments. The guided field trip is a culminating activity of
the International Baccalaureate instructional unit on world music.
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All RUSD Middle Schools & STEM Academy
Middle School Honor Band, presented by REEF
Teachers:
Aaron Guzman, Anne Hendrickson, Julie Olson, Melissa Wilson, Paul Salyers, Stuart Logan, Pam
Jones and Chris Watts
Amount:
$2,000
Students:
100
MC17
REEF is partially funding the best venue for providing the community with a chance to see the learning, musicianship
and teamwork at the core of the daily band class. RUSD middle school band students will have opportunity to
participate with the best from across the District. Students will be selected for the Honor Band based on their musical
ability, motivation, responsibility and desire to participate. The Middle School concert is shared with the RUSD High
School Honor Band. This motivates students to continue playing in high school and beyond, showing what is possible
if they have determination and dedication.
Riverside Unified School District
RUSD/Riverside Art Museum Art Show
Teacher:
Kelli Dower
Amount:
$500
Students:
700
MC19
REEF funds will partially meet the cost of an All-District Middle School Art Show that allows students to mimic the
experience of a working professional artist. They will need to produce, evaluate and choose art to show, and learn to
matt and exhibit their artwork. Bringing all middle school artwork together in a collaborative event with the Riverside
Art Museum demonstrates and offers validity to the concept of equity in art education.
HIGH SCHOOL CARPENTER FOUNDATION GRANTS
King High School
“The Beauty of Balance”-Student Banner Display
Teacher:
Linda Anthony
Amount:
$900
Students:
800
HC1
In Drawing & Painting 1 and 2 courses, students learn about the principles of design. One unit features applications
of the four types of visual balance. REEF is funding the cost for each student to create the four types of design in a
multi-square format that will then be applied to a large class banner. The weather-proof banner from each class will
be hung from cables on the art patio of the building wing for hundreds of students to view throughout the school day
as they pass to their classes.
King High School
Lazzo Fun! Juggling for fund and coordination
Teacher:
Patricia Scarborough
Amount:
$418
Students:
180
HC3
This grant will fund the creation of a unit of study for beginning theater students to study Commedia dell’Arte, a
Renaissance era improvisational performance discipline. Lazzo fun is juggling for fun and coordination and teaches
students the lifelong skill and dedication required to be a professional actor in Renaissance Italy. The juggling balls
can also be shared by the Commedia troupe serving the entire theater department.
King High School
Lazzo Fun! Scarves!
Teacher:
Patricia Scarborough
Amount:
$435
Students:
180
HC4
This grant will fund the creation of a unit of study for beginning theater students to study Commedia dell’Arte, a
Renaissance era improvisational performance discipline. Lazzo fune is juggling for fun and coordination and teaches
students the lifelong skill and dedication required to be a professional actor in Renaissance Italy.
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King High School
Krazy King Kommedia
Teachers:
Patricia Scarborough and Roberta Pipitone
Amount:
$900
Students:
250
HC5
This grant will fund the King Wolfpack Players in establishing a Commedia dell’Arte troupe to travel to feeder schools
and community groups, teaching about this Renaissance performance style and entertaing with the improvisational
techniques commedia features as its primary characteristic.
Poly High School and Central Middle School
A Musical in a Day!
Teachers:
Christopher Marker-Morse and Anne Hendrickson
Amount:
$875
Students:
60
HC7
This grant will fund this program to create a musical adaptation for children of Norton Justers’ novel, The Phantom
Tollbooth, with live orchestration provided by band students of Central Middle School, and actors, singers, and
technicians from the Poly High School theater program, all focused and presented to upper elementary students from
Magnolia and Alcott Elementaries.
Poly High School
Real Recording: My Alma Mater Matters
Teacher:
Robert Habereder
Amount:
$3,000
Students:
36
HC9
This project will enable students to develop a creative outlet and a means for artistice expression. Students will also
be prepared to get a job in the thriving entertainment industry. Students will utilize this equipment and industury
standard software to write and record a professional album of original music.
Poly High School
Instruments for Success
Teacher:
Robert Habereder
Amount:
$1,400
Students:
65
HC11
This grant provides the Poly High School Orchestra with the ability to purchase string instruments and repair for the
instruments in the orchestra’s inventory.
Poly High School
Better Bows for Bears
Teacher:
Robert Habereder
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
65
HC12
This grant provides the Poly High School Orchestra, the only high school orchestra in the district, to purchase bows
for their string instruments. Students who receive them will use them daily in class and in concerts with the
instrument that they already play.
Ramona High School
The AVSN 4
Teacher:
William Briscoe
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
350
HC14
This grant supports “A Very Special Night 4”, an elegrant evening for students with severe disabilities and their
buddies. This event will be a culminating activity for celebrating and developing year round social interaction and
communication between secondary students with and without special needs throughout the district.
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Ramona High School
Stickin’ to it
Teacher:
Jenny Pierto
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
2100
HC15
This grant will support an exciting, sucessful art installation project benefiting the entrie student body at Ramona High
School. More than 60 life size sculptures will be installed around the campus for students to observe and student
artists to discuss and write about the experience.
Ramona High School
The Wheels of Fortune. I’d like to buy a bowl!
Teacher:
Brett Mosher
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
216
HC17
This grant will provide pottery wheels for the ceramics classes at Ramona High School. This ceramics program is
highly sucessful with excellent student engagement and motivation.
Ramona High School
Flipped Out
Teacher:
Brett Mosher
Amount:
$302
Students:
216
HC18
This grant will provide the technology to create unique ceramic video lessons of ongoing projects giving student the
ability to navigate difficult ceramic techniques at school or at home. This supports the vision of students success at all
levels of skill.
Arlington, King, North, Poly and Ramona High Schools
High School Honor Band
Teachers:
Nicholas Chitwood, Chris Eldred, Charles Gray, Oscar Mooring and Peter Jackson
Amount:
$2,000
Students:
100
HC19
This grant supports the High School Honor Band program of rehearsals and performance. The goal is to offer a joint
band experience for the outstanding musicians in each of the district high school bands.
Ramona High School
Private Lessons for Student Success
Teacher:
Nicholas Chitwood
Amount:
$800
Students:
20
HC20
One major difference in the band experience between students at Ramona and students in more affluent areas is the
level of participation in private band instruction. Private lessons will be funded by this REEF grant for students to
recive individualized instruction from an experienced musician with real-world professional experience on the specific
instrument.
Ramona High School
Teacher:
Ronda Barnes
Amount:
$500
Students:
190
No More: Can you Copy this?
HC25
This grant will provide funds to help purchase a copier for piano students and piano club members to copy
their music for their recitals and practice.
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Ramona High School
The Professional Park Trio Shares their joy of Music
Teachers:
Ronda Barnes and Nick Chitwood
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
1100
HC26
This grant supports the performance for students of “The Park Trio”, a ensemble of well known Los Angeles string
musicians. The performance will take place during school and is open to all Riverside Unified School District middle
and high school band, piano, and orchestra programs.
Ramona High School
The Ramona Elite Artist Riverside Tour
Teacher:
Ronda Barnes
Amount:
$200
Students:
20
HC27
This grant supports the touring ability for the “Ramona Elite Artists”, a unique ensemble of highly qualified creative
and performing arts students in Dance, Instrumentarl Music, Theater, Photograpy, TV/Video, and Vocal Music. This
supports the ability to create two tours fo include the Ramona cluster elementary schools, Sierra and Chemawa
middle schools, a local retirement home, and conclude at the Riverside Tyler Galleria.
Ramona High School
Piano Private
Teacher:
Ronda Barnes
Amount:
$200
Students:
20
HC28
This grant supports the touring ability for the “Ramona Elite Artists”, a unique ensemble of highly qualified creative
and performing arts students in Dance, Instrumentarl Music, Theater, Photograpy, TV/Video, and Vocal Music. This
supports the ability to create two tours fo include the Ramona cluster elementary schools, Sierra and Chemawa.
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL CARPENTER FOUNDATION GRANTS
Riverside Stem Academy
Let’s make some music today!
Teacher:
Janine McConnell
Amount:
$580
Students:
45
OC1
This grant provides funds to purchase choral octavos for the new STEM Singers at the Riverside STEM Academy.
The choral group consists of forty students grades, five through eight, who stay after school for the opportunity to
sing.
Riverside Stem Academy
The Inaugural STEM Academy MS Band
Teachers:
Chris Watts, Stephen Sher, Adrian Gamez, Sherron McMane and Jeremy Standerfer
Amount:
$3,750
Students:
138
OC2
This grant supports the building of a band program for the Riverside STEM Academy. This is an unique situation to
continue the traditional of excellence in music education that has been a standard in the Riverside Unified School
District.
Sunshine Early Education Center
Sunshine Sings, wiggle, giggle and learns!
Teacher:
Eileen Payne
Amount:
$620
Students:
200
OC3
This grant supports early childhood music education in the development of language, social, and readiness skill
development. Using music enrichment activities encourages overall development in preschoolers with special needs.
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Sunshine Early Education Center
Carnival of Animals
Teachers:
Jennifer Castillo and Robin Speer
Amount:
$1,500
Students:
300
OC4
This grant provides students from Ramona (HS) Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Dance program to experience
the joy of performance and learn about dance histroy and production as they perform the ballet, “Carnival of the
Animals” for students with special needs from Sunshine School and RUSD special education preschool programs.
KAREN DANIEL MEMORIAL FUND GRANT
Dr. Karen Daniel was Director of Secontary Education in Riverside Unified School District. She was a
tireless worker with a keen intellect and a gift for effective communication, both orally and written. She
emplhasized high academic standars and was tenacious in advocating for the availabilty of upper level,
rigorous courses with avenues of support for struggling students. During her tenure, Dr. Saniel worked with
representative groups of teachers across the content areas to develop secondary courses of study. These
documents served to stregthen the consistency of district courses amoung school sites. Dr. Daniel was an
ardent supporter of the perfoming arts. As a former theater teacher, she believed in the importance of arts’
education for the development of a well-rounded individual.
MIDDLE SCHOOL KAREN DANIEL GRANT
Chemawa Middle School
Birdcalls and waterfalls: The Music-Nature Connection
Teacher:
Julie Olson
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
150
MC5
This project is the result of the teacher’s Earth watch field research in the Grand Teton National Park which helped
her to realize the importance of connecting her students with nature. It helps to bridge the gap between scientist and
musician. Students will view works of art that depict scenes from nature, listen to music that depicts the power and
beauty of nature, and learn to perform music in a spring concert, “Inspiration from Nature” This grant will purchase
nature-themed music for 150 students in three levels of band and eight specific percussion instruments required to
perform the compositions, creating deeper and more personal connections to nature as musicians.
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FRIENDS OF THE FOX FOUNDATION GRANT
Friends of the FOX (FOF), founded in 2001 when the theater was privately owned, is not in its final stages of being
dissolved due to city-ownership of the theater. A portion of their remaining funds have been designated for REEF to
be used toward providing performing arts education and exposure to youth who might not otherwise have an
opportunity to experience live theater arts.
Bryant Elementary School
The Secret Garden Comes to Life
Teachers:
Melissa Gonzales, Amanda Garcia, Teresa Jenkins, Courtney Austin, Scott Brennan and Scott Dickerson
Amount:
$1,440
Students:
108
EC13
Exposing students to live theatre encourages them to appreciate drama, while instilling in them a love for live theatre.
This grant provides admission so that 4th-6thGraders will be able to experience and critique a theatrical performance
of a children's literature book, The Secret Garden, presented by Performance Riverside's Discovery Theatre.
Lesson plans will be provided for teachers to help them prepare their students for the experience and for follow-up
lessons addressing specific content standards.
Bryant Elementary School
Miss Nelson is Not Missing
Teachers:
Nadine Bradvica, Chris Fisher, Andrea Noble and Lari Nelson
Amount:
$1,455
Students:
291
EC14
Visual and performing arts are a vital part of a well-rounded educational program for all students. Through this grant,
all K-3rd Graders will be provided admission to attend a performance of Miss Nelson is Missing, based on the book
with the same title, presented by Performance Riverside's discovery Theatre. Students will learn what it means to be
courteous audience members, as well as enjoy seeing this well-loved story come to life.
Bryant Elementary School
Theater Arts: Can you hear me now?
Teachers:
Scott Brennan, Cortney Austin, Julianna Cruz and Tracie Lents
Amount:
$70 (Carpenter) and $1,100 (FOX) total $1,170
Students:
470
EC15
This grant will provide wireless lapel microphones for the purpose of performances. Using this new equipment,
students will perform dramatizations of multi-cultural stories, myths, fables, and fairy tales. Students will also improve
voice modulation, articulation, and projection in such a manner that audience members are able to understand the
message they are sharing.
Castle View Elementary School
Acting Up in Castle View’s Drama Club
Teacher:
Lori Backstrom
Amount:
$1,000
Students:
600
EC18
5 condenser microphones, perfect for hanging or mounting on a stand to amplify students' voices for stage
performance, will be provided by this grant. Castle View's Drama Club presents 2 annual all school productions and
offers students the chance to perform in an annual Red Ribbon Week play, Poetry readings, a "radio show", an
annual First Grade Play, and a final farewell performance for 6th grade promotion. Performing in a supportive Drama
Club production increases student confidence in speaking, decreases future stage anxiety, and teaches students
valuable lessons about preparation and practice before public speaking.
Fremont Elementary School
The Tale of the Chinese Zodiac
Teacher:
Pamela Hodges-Jones
Amount:
$500
Students:
150
EC39
This one act musical play will encourage students to express themselves through music, acting, and visual arts. This
play will be available to the entire student body at Fremont Elementary and is funded by Friends of the Fox.
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Kennedy Elementary School
Can You Hear me Now?
Teachers:
Karen Griffith and Tawny Paino
Amount:
$258 (Carpenter) and $628 (Fox) total $886
Students:
344
EC46
Ambiance, mood, environment, character and interaction all come to life through a plan, referencing the
Revoluntionary War and the Gold Rush eras. This partial REEF grant will assist these students to learn, and to
portray this part of history through acting, for the fourth and fifth grade students at Kennedy Elementary.
Washington Elementary School
The Patriot Players After-School Drama Club
Teacher:
Jennifer Luchsinger
Amount:
$838
Students:
807
EC73
Many children may not excel academically but have been gifted with vocal perfomance and the motivation to develop
these gifts. This program provides free access to vocal instruction and an introduction to simple choreography. Show
Choirs wear flashy costuming at competitions and choral events. More children are involved this year. Friends of the
Fox Foundation funs will provide materials for additional vests, headbands, and supplement uniform pieces for
chidren of low income families.
Ramona High School
The Fox Theatre will “Fiddle” inspiration into our students
Teachers:
Ronda Barnes, Nick Chitwood, Terri Neve, Jon Osbrink, Robin Speer and Jason Seipp
Amount:
$900
Students:
30
HC30
This grant supports the attendance of top junior and senior Ramona Arts Magnet students form dance, theatre, vocal,
instrumental, piano, and TV/Video to “The Fiddler on the Roof” production at the Riverside Fox theater. Beyond the
stage performance, students will see adults working all phases of a theater production.
ROBERT H. GURR AND NANCY GURR JOHNSTON FUND GRANTS
The Robert H. Gurr and Nancy Gurr Johnston Fund was established in 2004 to support projects that inspire
and excite middle school students about careers in the practical trades, mechanical, electrical, and
electronic trades, theatrical and themed entertainment, audio and lighting. Primary consideration for these
grants is given to projects for middle school students.
In 2012-2013, two grants were funded from the Robert H. Gurr and Nancy Gurr Johnston Fund.
Chemawa Middle School
Circuit Boards for Exploration of Engineering and Design as a Career
Teacher:
Robert S. Kirkwood
Amount:
$690 (Gurr) and $310 (Carpenter)
Students:
36
MC2
One of the primary goals of the engineering-design component of the Career Technology elective is to open the
students’ eyes to the possibility of becoming engineers. The purchase of circuit kits will allow student to apply the
engineering design model in designing their circuits. This project will also increase understanding of the relevance of
science in the classroom and the realization that there are exciting careers where their natural creativity and curiosity
will be rewarded.
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University Middle School
Robots for STEM Education
Teacher:
Walter Owen
Amount:
$690 (Gurr) and $310 (Carpenter) total $1,000
Students:
35
MC13
University Heights MS Science and Robotics students investigate classic, new and emerging technologies related to
the STEM fields. Students must solve increasingly complex open-ended problems requiring creative and thoughtful
use of robots. The Robert H. Gurr and Nancy Gurr Johnston Fund makes possible the purchase of 2 complete Lego
Mind storms robotics kits to prepare them for local, regional or national competition.
NATLIE COLE-REAGINS FUND GRANT
Natlie Cole-Reagins was a teacher at Emerson Elementary School for over 16 years. Born at Hahn Air
Force Base in West Germany, her family soon relocated to Riverside. She attended Emerson Elementary,
graduated from Poly High, received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California
Riverside and earned a Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in early literacy from California State
University, San Bernardino. Even as a child, she had the heart of a teacher and played “school”. Her
passion for learning, reading and having fun in the classroom has been passed on to hundreds of students
and families. Through grant funds donated in her honor, her love for learning is still being shared today.
Bryant Elementary School
4th Gr. Timeless Core Classics Literature
Teacher:
Theresa Jenkins
Amount:
$990
Students:
64
EP15
The more kids read, the better readers they become and the more connected they become to school and academic
success. By purchasing the timeless classics, Robin Hood and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, students will increase
their love of reading through book clubs with in-depth discussion and in an after school reading program.