Templeton Education Foundation presents $61,277 in grants to schools

Posted: 12:34 pm, September 29, 2014 by Nanette Fisher

-Special from the Soaring Eagle Press-

On Thursday night, Sept. 25, Templeton Education Foundation (TEF) President Heidi Ferrari presented the 2014 TEF Grants during the Templeton Unified School District (TUSD) Board of Trustees meeting.

“Templeton Education Foundation is grateful for the continued support from the community,” said Ferrari. “It is exciting that we can support our great TUSD staff members through these grants so that they may continue to raise the educational bar for our students.”

TEF was able to fund 23 grants at a total value of $61,277.49. The grants included:

Re-Inventing the Wheel – Solowheel / THS / Jason Diodati / $808
Eagle One – The Drone Clone Project / THS / Jason Diodati / $1,492
Conservation of Momentum – Human Bowling / THS / Jason Diodati / $1,049
Life-Saving Automated External Defibrillators (AED) / TUSD / Joe Koski / $2,985.30
Funnel Ball Athletic Equipment / VES / Laura Brooks / $634.25
Intervention/Enrichment Courses / VES / Laura Brooks / $3,500
6 iPads for growth needs / VES / Laura Brooks / $3,236.23
Lifeloc Breathalyzer Kit / THS / Nancy Needham / $2,100.75
36 Samsung Chromebooks / TMS / John Spalding / $11,996.05
Portable Sound System / VES / Laura Brooks / $2,686.43
After School Enrichment Classes / TES / Jill Southern / $2,855.76
4 iPads for PE / TMS / Kristina Benson / $3,134.15
60 iPad mini-cases / TES / Jill Southern / $1,501.78
Ellis 3000 Bandsaw and table stands / THS / Chris Hildebrand / $5,846.75
Renewable Power for Mathematics Technology / THS / Davina White / $400
Geometry Classroom Supplied for Common Core / THS / Davina White / $418
Printer for Theater Management & Marketing / THS / Catherine Kingsbury / $450
Solar Car Challenge Going STEM / TMS / Randy Gray / $2,774.34
Life Skills for Templeton Alternative Education Students / ECHS / Phil James / $2,000
4 iPads for Math Intervention Program / TES / Gilda Zimmerling / $2,295.50
Trout in the Classroom / TES / Krissy Lorz / $$2,652.32
Dissecting Microscopes / VES / Laura Brooks / $885
Friday Night Beats Band Equipment / THS / David Landers / $5,575.88