Grant Funding Program
Thanks to the generosity of our community and everyone's hard work on the Dance-A-Thon, Rise Up! 94965 Foundation was able to launch our Grant Program, funding over $35k in grant requests from administration, teachers and staff! Right away, we are providing full funding for all materials, products, and services for our 5th and 8th Grade graduations! Thank you to our incredible and imaginative teachers and staff for coming up with such great grant proposals!
Here are some highlights of what we're funding for the 2022-2023 school year.
Nevada Street Campus
Literary Footprints Guided System in First grade classes
A highly effective guided reading system (https://www.literacyfootprints.com/)
Kidpower Cyber Safety/Online Bullying Presentation for parents to help protect our kids
New kiln for the Art room
Art teacher and grant recipient Sarah Mallory has volunteered to transport items that need firing to and from the kiln at Nevada Street, so students from both campuses will benefit.
Expansion of First Grade classroom library
Picnic tables for First Graders
Creates an outdoor lunchtime eating area for First Graders
New P.E. and Play equipment
Headphones
To facilitate in classroom learning
Philips Drive Campus
Transformation of a supply closet in the Science Room into a Recording/Video studio
Middle schoolers can work on videos and podcasts, and broadcast student announcements.
STEM prototyping materials and supplies
Rubik’s Cubes
To promote fun engagement in middle school math classes.
Fables & Fictions
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy's First Annual Published Anthology, to honor the stories and poetry of our middle school students.
Expansion of Seventh & Eighth Grade classroom library
New PE equipment & Play Equipment
Headphones
To facilitate in classroom learning
There's so much more we can do!
Let's work together to raise funds for:
Garden Program - We approved two grant proposals created by our wonderful garden coordinators. However, the garden program will not be funded by the district next year, so we are working with the garden coordinators and our community to secure grants/donations to fund the programs. Fundraising Goal: $60K. As of 11/1/22 we have raised $52,921,25.
Outward bound program for 7th & 8th Graders - By engaging participants in demanding situations, often in unfamiliar environments, Outward Bound allows participants to develop as leaders while also encouraging self-reliance, problem solving, craftsmanship, decision making and service to each other and the environment. Update: We are funding the outward bound program.
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