Mini-Grants for Educational Excellence

Twice each year, Corvallis Public Schools Foundation awards grants of up to $1,000 to educators for program costs, equipment, or supplies. Through the grant process, applicants are asked to demonstrate the importance of the project and how the requested funding will have a positive impact on student learning. Since 1997, Corvallis Public Schools Foundation has awarded more than $240,000 through this program.

Mini-Grants for Educational Excellence are funded through:

1. Donations made specifically to our grant program.
2. Unrestricted donations to Corvallis Public Schools Foundation.
3. Proceeds from our annual Woodstock's Spring for Kids Run.

In 2008-2009, CPSF awarded 64 grants totaling $33,850. Approximately 25% of those awards were made from funds earned at the Spring for Kids Run, 12% from donations made for grants, and the remainding 63% from unrestricted donations.

Fall 2009 Awarded Grants

• Cherie Taylor at College Hill High for Raised Bed Cloches
• Laura Lashley at Adams Elementary for Brain Gym Training
• Mary Devine at Student Services and Kevin Skillings at Corvallis High School for Fabriation of Footrests
• Laura Braibish of Corvallis High School Friends of CHS Drama for Fundraising for CHS Theater
• Coulter Rose of Linus Pauling Middle School and Lea Bregar of Cheldelin Middle School for Composting Pilot Project
• Holly Olvera of Linus Pauling Middle School for Libro y familias
• Joseph Williams of Adams Elementary for Sustainable Energy
• Hilda Pereyo of Crescent Valley High School for AP Spanish
• Jennifer England of Franklin School for Geography: Isn't That Spatial?
• Cindy Strader of Wilson Elementary for Braille Items
• Katherine Inman of CSD509J for It's All About Comprehension
• Dale Looney of Wilson Elementary for Wireless Headset
• Nathan Harris of Garfield Elementary for Picture Books to Accommodate 6+1 Traits
• Donna Jepsen-Minyard of Adams Elementary for Kiln Shelves
• Tamara Benning of Cheldelin Middle School for Mock Congress
• Joel Weinstein of Linus Pauling Middle School for 6th Grade Fish Mobile
• Dana Strowbridge of Adams Elementary for Community Partnering for Kids
• Mary Devine of Student Services for Mesh Hoyer Lift Sling for Use in Adapative Aquatics
• Pam Mathews of Crescent Valley High School for CV Writing Center
• Nancy Pliskin of Crescent Valley High School for New books for the Career Center
• Andrea Surfleet of Jefferson Elementary for Read All About It! Writing is Exciting!
• Jennifer Carlin of Lincoln School for Bike Project

Spring 2009 Awarded Grants

• Maria Adams, Lincoln School, Meeting the Needs of Language Learners
• Katie Myers, Crescent Valley, Foreign Language Field Trip at U of O
• Kristin Erickson, Jefferson Elementary, Literacy through Drama
• Alison Clements, Lincoln School, Community of Writers
• Shari Maksud, District Service Learning, Peace Jam
• Meg Miranda, Linus Pauling, Geology of National Parks
• Diane Meyers, Garfield Elementary, Music Instruments
• Joel Weinstein, Linus Pauling, 6th Grade Perspective Workshop
• Kathy Loika, Jefferson Elementary, Increasing Reading Fluency
• Cherie Taylor, College Hill, Gardening
• Linda Dunfield, Mountain View Elementary, Orff Xylophones
• Janice Rosenberg, Lincoln School, Science Lab Equipment
• Christy Bolden, Hoover Elementary, Marimba
• Mary Lynn Roush & Nancy Polikoff, Mountain View Elementary, Picture Books Teach the Traits of Great Writing
• Monica Forsman, Corvallis High, Globe & Atlas for LRC
• Dow Yeh, Jefferson Elementary, Spotlight Stand
• Mary Devine, Student Services, Support Chairs
• Victoria Eastwood, Crescent Valley, Enameling Kiln Package
• Cindy Wofford, Jefferson Elementary, Read like a Writer
• Dennis Staats, Corvallis High, Art Grants
• Shahnaz Sahnow, Lincoln School, Family Literacy Night
• Adam Kirsch, Crescent Valley, Multimedia for Science
• Cathy Wright, Corvallis High, Display Panels
• Lisa Egan, Corvallis High, Shakespeare School Visit

Fall 2008 Awarded Grants

• Gail Foster, Mountain View, Spelling Cards
• Connie Ash, Adams Elementary, Writing Traits Workshop (supports 4 teacher registrations)
• Lea Bregar, Cheldelin, Microscopes
• Sue Holmberg, Student Services, Technology for Social Skills
• Matt Stephens, Linus Pauling, National Science Teacher Convention (supports 4 teacher registrations)
• Gail Foster, Mountain View, Phonemic Manipulatives
• Ruth Johns, YES House, Alternative Ed Supplies
• Jennifer England, Franklin School, Easy as Pi
• Kay Eilers, Crescent Valley, In Step with Changing Titles
• John Friday, Cheldelin, Chess Club
• Shayna Hicks, Mountain View, Take Home Learning Packs
• Alison Clement, Lincoln School, Dual Immersion Library
• Pamela Toman, Linus Pauling, Wind Power as Alternative Energy
• Bonnie Villaman, Garfield Elementary, Spanish Made Fun
• Susan Klinkhammer, Linus Pauling, Parent Pride
• Lori Tubbs, Mountain View, Math Enrichment Program
• Cathy Wright, Corvallis High, LBCC Event
• Chaundra Smith, Linus Pauling, Spanish Dictionaries
• Kay Eilers, Crescent Valley, Remotely Connected
• Gail Foster, Mountain View, Read Naturally Oral Fluency
• Sage Robertson, Lincoln School, Math Manipulatives
• Brendan Courtot, Cheldelin, Gizmo Site
• Peggy Carrick, Hoover Elementary, Projector for ELL
• Brian Wake, Corvallis High, Greenhouse Update
• Angela Hannigan, Student Services, Technology for Language Learners
• Melissa Cadotte, Cheldelin, Novels
• Oscar Moreno-Gibson, Lincoln School, National Science Teacher Convention (supports 3 teacher registrations)
• Cherie Taylor, College Hill, Microscopes
• Lisa Keipella, Linus Pauling, Freeing Ms. Keipella to Circulate
• Coach, Corvallis High, Robotics Team
• Tamara Benning, Cheldelin, Mock Congress
• Cindy Strader, Wilson, Transition Classroom Projector
• Chris Caster, District, Crisis Team Training
• Paul Regan, Linus Pauling, Attend Math Conference
• Mark Baldwin, Crescent Valley, Vise & Tool Holders
• Tamara Benning, Cheldelin, Book Buddies
• Sandra Coolen-Reitmeier, Wilson, Instrument Boost
• Jeff Gunn, Cheldelin, Electronic Balances
• Donna Keim, District Career Learning, Career Trips
• Courtney Haines, Cheldelin, National Science Teacher Convention (supports 4 teacher registrations)