EdUCate!’s mission is to provide supplemental resources to University City public schools. A cornerstone of this funding is the EdUCate! Teacher Grant program as it provides additional assistance directly to the heart of our schools…the classrooms!
The Teacher Grant committee carefully considers and scores all grant applications on the basis of several factors including the number of students the grant will impact, its educational value, the longevity of the project, its practicality, innovation, collaboration and cost effectiveness.
This program directly impacts our children so please consider supporting these grants through a tax-deductible donation through any one of our giving programs: Honor-A-Teacher, Dollar-A-Day, Oktoberfest and Taste of the Triangle. We appreciate your donation!
2021-2022 Teacher Grants
Curie Elementary
- Multi-Use Stadium Seats/Bean Bag Chairs
- Scholastic Books-Classroom/BookClub
- Butterfly Garden Club
- Pincher Grip Activities
- Flexible Seating Chairs/Scholastic Books
- PE Equipment
- BOOKS- 2 Class Sets
- Supplies to “Mine for Gold”
- Classroom Rug
- Brain Pop Subscription
Doyle Elementary
- Recess Equipment/Storage Bins
- Books/Class Sets 3 novels
- Math License
- PebbleGo Subscription
- Clipboards/Magnetic Letters
- Books
- Calming Student Room
- Solar Kit
- Basketball Hoop
Spreckels Elementary
- CriCut & Accessories
- PE Equipment Storage Bins
- Alternative Seats/Cushions
- Cooperative Toys/Brain Pop Subscription
- Multi-Media Rotor Stand
- Multimedia Displays/Casters
- Jumbo Trike/Traffic Signs
- Art Supplies
Standley Middle School
- Portable Dry Erase Boards/Markers
- Color Printer/Ink Cartridges
- Field Hockey Sticks/Pinnies
- School Newspaper
- Spanish Enrichment Club
- Kami Subscription (1 year)
- Compass for Geometry
- Scientific Calculators
- PE Equipment
- Laser Color Printer & Toner
- 3 iPads with Cases
- Newspaper Publication
- Spanish Enrichment
UCHS
- Wind Instrument Wireless Microphone System
- Cameras/MacBook Pros (yearbook)
- Digital Newton Meter (Physics)
- ADL Two Day Leader Conference/One Day Workshop
- Stainless Steel Reusable Water Bottles
2018 Fall Teacher Grants
Curie Elementary
- Alverez, Gleaves, Gingras: STEM Manipulatives & Materials
- Calvao: Calming Colors Carpet
- Caron: Kore Wobble Chairs
- Downard: Zuma Chairs
- Noirez-Tingley: Classroom Rug
- Selleck: Lego Mindstorms Set
- Baca, Daglio: Color Printers and Ink
Doyle Elementary
- Barham: Explorations Books
- Dudley: High Interest Books
- Thurston: Picture Books
- Yamamoto: Computer Kits
- Tusa: Social & Emotional Health Items
- Podhorsky: Read-Along Books
Spreckels Elementary
- Alessio: Science Materials & Books
- Chavez: Guided Reading Books
- Cowell: Math & Language Arts IXL License
- Cowell: Level D Reading Books
- Giffen: Clock Kit and Storage Boxes
- Gomez-Neri: Ion Portable Speakers
- Love: Hokki Stools
- Herrera- Ramos: Magnetic Letter Kits & Boards
- McCabe: Rigby PM Books
Standley Middle
- Yaeger: Band Drums & Carriers
- Carroll: Student Club Supplies
- Dale: Novel Book Sets
- Juergens: School Newspaper Publication
University City High
- McAvoy: Paper & Printer Supplies
- Bahena: Certificate Printing Supplies
- Corenman: Marching Rifles for Color Guard
- Miles: Of Mice and Men Book Sets
- Hooker: Graphing Calculators and Scissors
- Wymer: Posters and Bins for Recycling
- Malo: Pillow Lounger
2017 Fall Teacher Grants
Curie Elementary
- Third Grade Teachers (Ms. Linsin, Mr. Leavenworth, Ms. McDade, and Ms. Rodriguez): Brain Pop Jr. and Brain Pop Subscription
- Fifth Grade Teachers (Ms. Daglio):
Novel Study Class Sets (Out of My Mind, The Giver, and Hatchet Book Packs) - Fourth/Fifth Grade Teachers (Ms. Daglio, Ms. Selleck, Ms. McKelvey):
Mystery Science Site License (entire school!) - Ms. Balastrieri: Reading & Writing Center Stand
- Mr. Caron: Deluxe Chart Stand
- Ms. Holcomb: Wobble Chairs
- Ms. Rodriguez: Ozobot Kits
- Ms. Sipe: Math Games and Activities
Doyle Elementary
- Ms. Mitchell (Librarian): Books (20 varied titles)
- Ms. Thurston (3rd grade teachers): Channel One Jr. online subscription
- Ms. Siegler: Music Curriculum and instruments
- Ms. Barquin (School counselor, Entire school): Zones of Regulation Emotion Regulation Program
- Ms. Podhorsky: Learning Centers
- Second grade teachers: 2 color printers
Spreckels Elementary
- Ms. Alessio: National Geographic Readers and Time for Kids Books
- Mr. Cope (Computer Teacher): IXL Classroom License for one year
- Ms. Gomez-Neri 2nd grade teacher: Non-Fiction Book Sets (partial funding)
- Ms. Iavarone: Book Bins (partial funding)
- Ms. McCabe: Rigby PM Plus Complete Package Books Level 3-5 and Sakura Cray Pas Oil Pastel Sets
- Ms. Demara: Classroom Library Books
- Ms. Sharman: Cozy Reading Chairs and Author Book Sets for Social Skills and Life Lessons, Bin Storage Set
- Ms: Alesio: Math Manipulatives
- Ms. Herrera-Ramos: Classroom Easel
- Ms. Sharman: Build! Create! Learn! and Music & Movement Kits
- Ms. McCabe: Bluetooth Speakers and Sum Swamp Math Games
- Ms. Gigglberger: “Blood on the River” Historical Novels
- Ms. Gome-Neri: USB Charging Stations
Standley Middle School
- Standley PE Teachers: Volleyball Nets and Volley Balls
- Ms. Leazy: Standing Desk and Stability Balls
- Dr. Cecile Nedellec: Class Set of Books, The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn
- Ms. Prietto: Spanish-English Dictionaries
- Ms. Yaeger: Marching Band Plumes & Cummerbunds (partial funding)
University City High School
- Ms. Aleksic (Biology Teachers): 3D Molecular Design Amino Acid Starter Kit and Phospholipid and Membrane Kit
- Ms. Bradshaw (Counselor, All AP students): 8 Foot Tables for Testing
- Mr. Corenman (Director Music Program):
King Stainless steel marching Sabres (partial funding) - Mr. Gonzalez (benefits entire school): Wireless Projector for auditorium, media room for PTSA meetings, Back to School Night, etc.
- Ms. Himes: Graphing Calculators (partial funding)
- Ms. Lynn (Spanish Teacher): Big Red Book Spanish Verbs
- Mr. Moody: ESL Books
- Mr. Patterson (All Physics Classes): Ticker Taper Timer
- Mrs. Quessenberry (All Chemistry Classes): Chemical Splash Goggles/Crucibles with Lids
- Mr. Stevenson (AP Environmental Classes): Intro to Green Technology Kits (partial funding)
- Ms. Carrington: Auto Biographies
- Ms. Lowe: UNIQUE Learning System Subscription for Special Needs Students
- Ms. Fournier:
Funding for Substitute Teacher in Order for Ms. Fournier to attend AP Reading Seminar in Salt Lake City - Ms. Hooker: Printer
2016 Fall Teacher Grants
Curie Elementary
- Ms. McKelvey – 150 Literature Circle Books for 4th grade classes
- Ms. Saavedra – 58 Literature Circle Books and 66 BARE books for 5th grade classes
- Ms. Selleck – Ozobot Robots Classroom Kit for 4th grade classes
Doyle Elementary
- Ms. Fay – Classroom rug
- Ms. Mitchell – 27 Perma-bound books for the library
- Ms. Podhorsky – Seat Sacks
- Ms. Thurston – Channel One News Jr. online subscription for 3rd grade classes
- Ms. Wagner – Arts & Crafts materials
Spreckels Elementary
- Mr. Cope – IXL Classroom license for the Computer lab
- Ms. Gomez-Neri – 104 Mentor Authors books for 2nd grade classes
- Ms. McCabe – 6 sets of Rigby Guided Reading books for 1st grade classes
- Ms. Sharman – Literacy and Math Centers for 1st grade classes
Standley Middle School
- Mr. Carroll – 320 “House on Mango Street” books for 8th grade English Language Arts
- Mr. Clifner – Hands-On Equations for 6th grade Math
- Mr. Hartin – PE Supplies (partial funding)
- Ms. Hazelton – History Alive curriculum, augmenting previous grants for 7th and 8th grade classes
University City High School
- Ms. Aleksic – Carolina Investigations for AP Biology: Cell Respiration
- Ms. Bristol – Turnitin.com subscription for the English department (partial funding)
- Ms. Chadwick – Recycle bins for the entire school
- Mr. Corenman – Shako racks for the Music department
- Ms. Franz – Stereo receivers & speakers for the weight room used by all students
- Mr. Gonzalez – Wireless sound system for the school media cart used for all school functions
- Ms. Lowe – Math & Science Standards kits (partial funding)
- Mr. Moody – Theater lighting equipment
- Mr. Pores – Ink cartridges for 9th & 12th grade English department
- Ms. Quessenberry – Flinn Traditional Lab kits for AP Chemistry
- Mr. Richardson – Robotics Kit storage shelves
- Ms. Vandiver – 40 new uniforms for the Bio Med program Clinical Internships
2015-2016 Fall & Spring Teacher Grants
Curie Elementary
- Ms. Gleaves – Lakeshore learning book center
- Ms. Harris & Ms. Tingley – 8 Osmo Genius Kits
- Ms. McKelvey – 150 Literature Circle Books for 4th grade
- Ms. Ramsey – online subscriptions for Educational software
- Ms. Saavedra – Moby Max for every classroom; 55 Literature Circle, Historical Fiction and BARE books
Doyle Elementary
- Ms. Astacio – 70 high interest independent reading books
- Ms. Barham – PebbleGo database license and BrainPOP Jr. subscription
- Ms. Basser – variety of books for SLP
- Ms. Dudley – 15 Snap Circuits Jr. and $250 in books
- Ms. Dudley & Ms. Berry – K-Nex sets for science
- Ms. Getzelman – Classroom rug
- Ms. Harris – PE supplies
- Mr. Hastings – Pioneer Valley books for 1st grade
- Ms. Leyvas – Classroom rug
- Mr. Maxfield – I Can Read! Complete 1st grade series
- Ms. Mitchell – 27 Perma-bound library books
- Ms. Palomo Schmidt – Guided reading pack of 270 Books
- Ms. Podhorsky – 25 USB wired mouse and variety of Scholastic books
- Ms. Thurston – Channel One News Jr. online subscription for 6 classrooms
- Ms. Wagner – Classroom rug
Spreckels Elementary
- Ms. Alessio – Couch and bean bag seats for kindergarten library
- Ms. Chaidez – Cinderella Story Books for 2nd grade
- Mr. Cope – IXL online subscription for the computer lab
- Ms. Cowell – Listening center and classroom read-alongs
- Ms. Gomez-Neri – 48 Patricia Polacco and 96 Kevin Henkes books
- Ms. Iavarone – 96 chair pockets for four 2nd grade classrooms
- Ms. Kraus – Social thinking curriculum for special needs students
- Ms. McCabe – Rigby guided reading book sets
- Ms. Sharman – Classroom rug, building bricks and building people, 3-D magnet builders, art material and books
Standley Middle School
- Mr. Carroll – sidewalk sign kit for ASB
- Ms. Dale – Field hockey equipment
- Ms. Danielson – curriculum posters for 6th grade social studies
- Ms. Hazelton – History Alive curriculum, augmenting grants last year for entire 7th and 8th grade class at Standley
- Mr. Markowitz – 40 MacBeth books for 8th grade English; 180 copies of The Pearl
- Mr. Resley – Sphero Robots and education packs
- Ms. Salmeron – 6th grade Social Studies curriculum
University City High School
- Ms. Chadwick – models of body parts for biomed program
- Mr. Corenman – partial funding for a vibraphone for the marching band
- Mr. Frink – 40 In the Time of Butterflies novels
- Ms. Hurwitz – 43 copies of In Cold Blood and 46 copies of Brave New World
- Ms. Lowe – Unique Learning Systems online curriculum for special ed
- Ms. McAvoy – 36 copies of Kaplan Evidence-Based Reading, Writing and Essay Workbook
- Mr. Pores – 72 Into the Wild novels