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The following teachers received grants:
- Mackenzie Pesce-Chan, kindergarten teacher at Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary, received $372 for "Stand Up Chart and Trade Books". The chart stands, chart paper, and markers will allow her to hang all of the anchor charts she writes out during lessons. The Trade Books are aligned to the new Advance ELA program.
- Christi Axelson, fourth grade teacher at Russell Ranch Elementary, received $500 for "Junior Great Books". The grant will purchase the Volume 2 teacher's edition, stories CD, and copies of the student text providing advanced learners with a second volume of stories to work with.
- Heather Sancedo, first/second combination teacher at Theodore Judah Elementary, received $156 for "Mental Math/Number Sense Tiles". The tiles are used in math games to help and support student understanding of math and numbers.
- Rick Berry, third grade teacher at Theodore Judah Elementary, received $401 for "Fish in the Classroom". This project will run twice a year, one for American River Salmon Run in the fall and one for American River Steelhead Run in the spring. The classroom will receive fertilized eggs from Fish and Game and watch the fish reach the level of fry at which time they will be released into the American River.
- Heidi Bonnett, PE teacher (K-5, 630 students) at Theodore Judah Elementary, received $500 for Archery Unit. This project will purchase archery equipment which will expose the students to an activity they have never been exposed to. It will build self-confidence, muscular strength, endurance, and character in the students.
- Debbie Steele, third grade teacher at Natoma Station Elementary, received $500 for "STEM classroom". The school is converting the computer classroom into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). This project will help organize the STEM materials to be used by all teachers and students in the school.
- Melanie Roehrs, first grade teacher at Empire Ranch Elementary, received $265 for "Benchmark Books". This project will purchase additional reading aloud books to enhance the first grader's understanding of a new language arts curriculum, Benchmark Advance.
- Katelin Shepier, kindergarten teacher at Empire Ranch Elementary, received $500 for "Mini Apples for Many Hands". The classroom currently has two IPads for the entire class. This project will add two Mini IPads to support "Lead the Way" curriculum and advance the class one step closer to small group STEM instruction.
- Hallie Wallace, fifth grade teacher at Oak Chan Elementary, received $496 for "Yoga in Education". This project will purchase yoga/exercise mats for each student and two carts to store and transport the mats. As classroom teachers are required to teach 200 minutes of PE every 10 days, yoga will be one of the activities.
- Dianna Peterson, sixth to eighth grade teacher at Sutter Middle, received $496 for "Make Us Creative". This project will purchase 23 sets of Staedtler markers so the students can use them for sketching and coloring art work.
- Beth Williams, Sharon Sutherland, Jennifer Blandenfield, and Emily Derrick, seventh grade English teachers at Sutter Middle, received a Group Project award of $380 for a "Children's Historical Book Project". With the materials from this project, students will demonstrate knowledge of writing a narrative or fictional work culminating with their very own book written and illustrated by them.
- Kelly Baquero, eleventh grade teacher at Vista Del Lago High received $496 for "IPad Access for Google Classroom". This project will allow the teacher to work live in the classroom providing students with immediate feedback on their work using digital technology.
- Tyler Johnson, grades 9 to 12 engineering teacher at Folsom High, received $495 for "From Folsom to the Stratosphere". This project will fund materials to launch balloons to 100,000 feet or more with equipment to conduct experiments.
- Pam Goldman, grades 9-12 engineering teacher at Folsom High, received $500 for "Folsom Zoo Projects". This project will assist students to follow the steps of our engineering design process to create solutions for the zookeepers and their animals. The activity will conclude with the students bringing their projects to the Zoo and installing them as appropriate.
- Kristine Baciocco, kindergarten teacher at Folsom Hills Elementary, received $440 for an "IPad + critters". Students will use the IPad to explore and learn about science, technology, engineering, and math. Some of the money will also be used to purchase worms, caterpillars, larva, and chicken eggs that will be used to study about the cycle of life in science.
- Mercedes Kirk, first grade teacher at Folsom Hills Elementary, received $500 for an "Creative Arts for First Graders". Some of the money will be used to purchase a Mini IPad so there are enough IPads in the classroom for 2 students to share 1 IPad. The rest of the money will be used to purchase art supplies.
- James Fanshier, math and PE teacher at Folsom Lake High, received $500 for an "Equipment Cart". This is the first year for a PE program at Folsom Lake High School. The equipment cart will be used to store PE equipment in the classroom and transport the equipment to PE classes.
The teacher grant program started as a club project 18 years ago. Each year, the club has sent out applications to all Folsom schools encouraging teachers to apply for up to a $250 grant to fund a project, purchase materials, and/or equipment for their class or classes. Last year through a collaborative effort with a club auction and individual member donations, the grants were increased up to a maximum of $500. With the partnership with Rotary Club of Folsom Lake and an individual donation this year, the club was able to offer $7,500 with a $500 maximum per grant.
To date, including this year's grants, Rotary has provided over 250 teachers with grants totaling over $70,000. This year there were 32 applicants from 11 schools. 17 grants were awarded to 20 teachers.
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