SEQUIM — Sequim Education Foundation has funded teacher grants totaling $8,900.34.
The fall grant awards were announced at last Monday’s School Board meeting by Sonu Deol, foundation director, and Elna Kawal, foundation vice president
The largest grant — $5,065.60 — went to Sequim Middle School teachers Allison Hastings, Steve Koehler, David McInnes, Shannon Paselk, Paul Pinza, Debbie Quinnell, Tracelene Williams and Isabella Morrison.
The money will fund a sixth-grade field trip to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center to experience the Pompeii exhibit.
Other grants are:
■ Casey Lewis, Sequim Middle School special education sixth-grade language arts and math teacher, for purchase of academic manipulatives to enable students to understand math concepts through hands-on learning, in the amount of $368.98.
■ Bridget Shingleton, Sequim High School physical education teacher, for purchase of various equipment, in the amount of $785.34.
■ Abigail Carl, Olympic Peninsula Academy enrichment coach, for camera and equipment needed for students to create short films, in the amount of $992.90.
■ Betsy Smith, Helen Haller Elementary Title 1 reading specialist, for purchase of nonfiction texts from Scholastic to help students read and understand complex informational texts addressed in Common Core, in the amount of $687.52.
■ Nellie Bridge, Sequim High School ninth-grade English teacher, for purchase of sticky notes and highlighters for use in literature to improve student close reading, in the amount of $200.
■ Teacher/librarians Sheri Kruckeberg of Helen Haller Elementary, Elizabeth Lawson of Sequim Middle School, Linsay Rapelje of Sequim High School and Dena Riccobene of Greywolf Elementary for the purchase of books to be used for the district’s annual Family Reading Night scheduled for Jan. 28, in the amount of $800.
Applications for fall grants were submitted by Oct. 29.
Eight grant proposals, written by 18 teachers, were reviewed by a committee Nov. 12.
“The district funds and supports many activities and programs; however, there are learning opportunities that the district is unable to fund, and SEF has helped to fill that void with their teacher grant program,” said Gary Neal, assistant superintendent.
For more information on the Sequim Education Foundation, visit www.sequimed.org.