Schools Plus Foundation Awards

Grants Awarded To Local Elementary and Middle/Junior Teachers

Schools Plus, a public schools foundation in Santa Cruz County, is pleased to announce that thirteen classroom grants have been awarded to recipients in the 2015-15 year. The grants, ranging from $250 up to $1500, will support the on-going innovative work of over thirty elementary and secondary teachers who applied in November. Many grants fund projects and materials that serve Santa Cruz County public schools for years to come.

Grant money is being used to support these projects:

• Reading Association Student Authors’ Fair
• Family stories about food to write personal narratives
• School Garden Outdoor Classroom
• Enhancing Brain Function through Kinesthetic Strategies
• Invention Revolution Research and Beyond
• Bringing History to Life with Hands-on Projects
• 3D Printer for STEM Student Innovation
• Underwater Robots
• BBC Presents: Filming the Industrial Revolution
• Increasing Opportunities for Biotechnology in Science Classes

In the 2014-15 School Year Grant Cycle, Schools Plus issued nearly $15,000 in support to teachers in over a dozen different Santa Cruz County Public Schools. Community support affected thousands of students in Santa Cruz County Public Schools and involved over 200 parents. The Teacher Classroom Project Grant is a unique teacher/classroom program that awards funds to teachers for creative projects for classroom use that directly impacts the quality of education for students.

Since Schools Plus founding in 1984, volunteers have raised more than one and a half million dollars to fund teacher-directed projects that have benefited the “apples” of our eyes, our children, attending public schools in Santa Cruz County.

To donate, contact the Public Schools Foundation of Santa Cruz County at 1840 41st Avenue, Ste 102, PO Box 244, Capitola CA 95010

Schools Plus Foundation is a non-profit community organization whose purpose is to secure and distribute contributions from foundations, corporations, community and individuals for the educational benefit of students enrolled in Santa Cruz County public schools.

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Contact: Ron Sandidge (831) 251-1950 ronsandidge@gmail.com