We are delighted to announce our grants for the 2020-2021 school year!

Name of Urgent Needs GrantSchoolAmount Awarded 
Mechanics and Geometric/Physical Optics Take-Home KitsChurchill High School$ 700
CASTLE for Winston ChurchillChurchill High School$ 2,050
Silence is BlissEdison Elementary School$ 2,000
Write Away – Increasing Access & Engagement during Comprehensive Distance LearningKennedy Middle School$ 1,299
Teacher Tools for Comprehensive Distance LearningRoosevelt Middle School$ 5,000
Game-ChangingSheldon High School$ 4,974
DancePLY for PE TeachersDistrict$ 1,974
We eReadDistrict$ 19,999
 Total$ 37,996
Name of October 2020 GrantSchoolAmount Awarded
BrainPOP SubscriptionAwbrey Park Elementary School$ 2,950
Strong Foundation for Emerging BilingualsBuena Vista Elementary School$ 5,000
Books and Poetry as the Inspiration for Songwriting in Grades 3-5Buena Vista Elementary School$ 875
Oregon Battle of the Books BooksCesar Chavez Elementary School$ 757
Kinder/1st Grade Fun French Education AppCharlemagne Elementary School$ 2,519
Get Up and Move in Comprehensive Distance LearningChinese Immersion$ 480
Books for Every StudentEdison Elementary School$ 2,000
Updating Our Literacy LibraryFamily School$ 850
Get Up and Move in Comprehensive Distance LearningFamily School$ 559
Diversity and Representation in RepertoireKennedy Middle School$ 990
“I Kill People, But Only On Paper”North Eugene High School$ 1,500
NEHS Mock Trial Team Dress for Success Clothing Closet!North Eugene High School$ 500
Classroom Spanish Immersion BooksRiver Road/El Camino del Río Elementary School$ 2,500
Writing Notebooks for English Language DevelopmentRiver Road/El Camino del Río Elementary School$ 100
Social and Emotional Learning LibraryRiver Road/El Camino del Río Elementary School$ 750
Break Space Materials/Furniture/Stress Relievers/Calming ToolsRiver Road/El Camino del Río Elementary School$ 1,000
Graphing Calculators for All!Sheldon High School$ 1,500
Social Justice Novel for Grade 10Sheldon High School$ 1,600
Origami During Distance LearningYujin Gakuen Elementary School$ 900
Bring Art to the Children & Rebuild Our School CultureYujin Gakuen Elementary School$ 1,330
Support Recent Shifts in Oregon Legislation and Oregon Education Standards (Common texts to bring more diverse and multilingual literature to social studies classrooms)District$ 21,205
 Total$ 49,865
Name of January 2021 GrantSchoolAmount Awarded
Cap & Gown PurchaseECCO / Eugene Education Options$ 2,430
6th Grade Book GroupMadison Middle School$ 801
Building History: Using Lego’s to Increase Student Engagement in an Immersive Social Studies SimulationMadison Middle School$ 2,200
Increasing Rigor and Supporting LiteracyTwin Oaks Elementary School$ 1,380
Conscious Discipline Classroom MaterialsDistrict$ 9,982
Pilot Psychoeducational Groups to Support Student and Parent Mental Health WellbeingDistrict$ 13,500
Total$ 32,212
All 2020-2021 GrantsTotal$120,074