Fullerton Education Foundation supports teachers and schools in the Fullerton School District through a grant program for projects that engage students in active learning through innovative best practices for teaching and learning.
All grant applications will be collected together and reviewed by the foundation at one time. We do not start reviewing applications until the grant cycle is closed. All grants are reviewed "blindly" by a group of board members that are educators, student board and community members. After the review is complete, we will select the grant applications that will be funded.
Grant applications submission form will be open September 26, 2022 and will close at midnight on October 24, 2022
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2021-2022 Innovation Grant Recipients
Environmental Nature Center Trip
Kristen Campos
Fern Drive School
Our first graders will take a field trip to the Environmental Nature Center to learn about plants in different habitats. In addition, students will learn about their role in a sustainable future.
Awarded Amount: $926.40
Pretend City Trip
Marissa Mendoza
Pacific Drive
Our Kindergarten team would like to take all K students on a field trip to Pretend City in Irvine, CA. In the classroom, all Kinder students will be focusing on community helpers and building a model community project to help demonstrate the importance of each community members’ role. This field trip will allow students to have an immersive experience connected to classroom learning.
Awarded Amount: $950.00
Social Emotional Learning & Culturally Responsive Teaching Literature
Jasel Contreras
Rolling Hills
Our team would like to have reading resources at our fingertips throughout the year to help teach students about themselves as well as about those who are different from us. These books will be used during Social Emotional Learning lessons as well as to teach awareness through Culturally Responsive lessons. Students will engage in collaborative conversations and problem solving activities that can be applied in real world situations. In addition, students will begin to form connections & acceptance towards diverse peers by learning to navigate complex social issues.
Awarded Amount: $1,200.00
Centennial Farm & Children's Museum Trip
Sara Cooper
Richman
We are hoping to take learning OUTSIDE the classroom by taking our Kindergarten students on two field trips. Now that the world is opening back up, we are excited for hands on learning and experiences!
Awarded Amount: $1,216.00
Hands On STEAM
Diana Vu
Raymond School
Students will have the opportunity to have hands-on experience in Science and Math curriculum as they rotate through work stations.
Awarded Amount: $1,295.00
Turing Tumble Computer Board
Kim Bass
Fisler School
No screen, no internet, no batteries! Fourth grade students learn how computers work by programming their own marble driven computer. This is all brainwork that develops concepts and skills in computational thinking, logic, algorithm design, critical thinking, debugging/troubleshooting, fine motor, spatial reasoning, and persistence.
Awarded Amount: $1,468.81
Master Chef
Melissa Zaucha
Maple School
Master Chef Competition - Students will work collaboratively as they immerse themselves in a Master Chef simulation. During this experience, students will hone their math and science skills as they develop menus, budget costs, and shop for ingredients. Students will collaborate and meet language arts standards and hone their media production skills as they create their menu and write a commercial. Ultimately students will use their chef tools and cookbooks to learn the joy of cooking and become Master Chefs!
Awarded Amount: $1,800.00
Reader's Workshop
Rachel Skoug & Choi Soo jin
Laguna Road School
Teachers will collaborate across grade levels (4th/5th) to gather 1:1 personalized in-depth assessment data to strategically provide differentiated small groups and 1-1 conferring to lift the levels of teaching and learning in Reader’s Workshop while students get access to rich nonfiction/fiction texts. Students will work towards mastery of grade level CCSS and build SEL skills, as teachers collect and analyze data throughout the year to facilitate student-lead goal setting and growth monitoring.
Awarded Amount: $2,000.00
Engineering at Knotts
Nicole Smith
Pacific Drive School
Students will be engaging in NGSS Science and Engineering Practices such as inquiry and problem-solving as they participate in Knott Berry Farm's Engineering Day. Students will get a behind the scenes look at the mechanical engineering that went into developing the park's thrill ride, Hang Time.
Awarded Amount: $2,000.00
Outdoor Science School
Melanie Riesch
Pacific Drive School
Students will be provided the opportunity to experience a quality outdoor education program that will instill all students with an appreciation of the outdoors and environment related to NGSS concepts. Additionally, students will learn about the environment and human impact as it relates to 6th grade NGSS standards.
Awarded Amount: $2,000.00
Physics at Knott's
Pam Keller & Nancy Karcher
Primary Multi-age
Orangethorpe School
What better way to learn physics than through exploring roller coasters? We will learn through the 5-E scientific method; build roller coasters in small teams and culminate with a trip to Knott’s Berry Farm to see real roller coasters in action!
Awarded Amount: $2,035.74
PBIS Books
Khemaradevi Sok-Huynh "Devi"
Maple School
Students will be so excited to see and continuously strive to earn PBIS points to be able to visit the Inchy Book Worm Vending Machine. A special gold coin will earn a book drop from different genres, new high interest release, or a book that meets their current reading level.
Awarded Amount: $2,500.00
Kindness Campaign
Pamela Zinnel
Hermosa Drive School
Kindness is a quality of character that we all need in our lives, whether it is random acts of kindness, or just spontaneous acts we do each day. The students, staff and community will practice kindness with planned activities for the month of January, 2022. We hope to inspire and encourage more kindness in our site, community and world.
Awarded Amount: $2,522.29
Catalina Science Camp
Kimberly Bergen
Woodcrest School
Students will be able to experience grade level NGSS science standards by attending science camp on Catalina Island.
Awarded Amount: $5,000.00
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2019-2020 Innovation Grant Recipients
$30,000.00
FSD Fest & Robot Nation
Innovation & Instructional Support Team
2 Day Event showcasing various student lead projects and district wide tournaments. See last year's highlights.
$8,000.00
Sunset Lane Elementary
Dr. Tracy Gyurina
Cultivating the next generation of leaders who are college and career ready by creating a makerspace that ignites innovation, inspires creativity and critical thinking, and reduces our environmental impact.
$2,000.00
Fisler K-8 School
Ms. Linda Beecher
This project aims to equip our media center with resources that allow students to learn and apply journalism through livestream broadcasting. Students will have access to real-life job experiences and become strategic writers and presenters. They will use the media center to record, develop, and share announcements and information to their school audience and local community.
$620.00
Fern Drive Elementary
Ms. Deborah Ronstadt
First grade would like to use the great outdoors to learn more about animals, at Rancho Wildlife Foundation facilities. This field trip will address and align to first grade Next Generation Life Science Standards LS1.A and LS1.B.
$8,000.00
Maple Elementary
Mr. Anthony Abney
Inquiry-based, problem solving field trip of a lifetime: 3 days in Idyllwild's Astrocamp for our 4th grade students! Students experience astronomy, physical sciences, rocketry, and astronaut tasks, and all kinds of engineering problems. This experience makes science and engineering FUN, and we know that this experience will inspire our students for college and careers.
$3,420.00
Richman Elementary
Ms. Denise Bacher
Students will participate in a field trip to Crystal Cove State Park where they will explore the Southern California coastal bluffs, examine the sandy beach, and investigate the tide pools. Through this all day experience, students will gain a greater appreciation and understanding of our coastal environments as well as increased awareness of the impact of human interaction on our environments, and the importance of stewardship of the natural resources of the Earth.
$1,373.81
Fisler K-8 School
Ms. Kim Bass
Through the Kids 4 Kids Projects, 4th grade students will learn about social and emotional problems through shared inquiries and rich diverse children's literature to create videos and podcasts that will teach other children ways to use positive strategies to alleviate the social and cultural challenges that students face on the playgrounds and in classrooms of today.
$1,320.30
Maple Elementary
Ms. Katherine Perry
After seeing one students' face light up, who is typically disengaged, when seeing himself reflected in a read-aloud, I realized the great need for diverse and relevant literature for students at their own levels. Students will have access to books at their reading level with characters and content that are culturally relevant and meaningful to their lives.
$2,525.00
Fern Drive Elementary
Ms. Meghan Phillips
History comes to life for fifth graders! Fifth grade students will study historical fiction through the novel study Blood on the River and then apply their knowledge on an interactive field trip to Riley’s Farm.
$1,200.00
Fern Drive Elementary
Ms. Nicole Drew
This project is a culmination of our TK writing program and integration of play and imagination.