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Northshore Schools Foundation
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$35,000 STEM Investment Impacting every K-7th grade Northshore Student.
The Northshore Schools Foundation is serious about providing district-wide financial support for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.
During a special presentation at the February 28 meeting, Foundation co-presidents Karissa Webster and Kristin Austin, presented school board president Julia Lacey a $35,000 grant for STEM Education.
Northshore Schools Foundation executive director Carmin Dalziel shared that every student currently enrolled in grades kindergarten through seventh grade and hundreds of secondary students will feel the impact of this grant.
"Some students will come into contact with the products funded by the Foundation more than 12 times, depending on their path of study," said Dalziel. "This is the kind of district-wide support we [the Northshore Schools Foundation] are proud to be a part of."
Funds granted were raised as the result of this October's Annual Calling for Kids campaign and a generous grant from the Norcliffe Foundation. Programs funded were chosen through a biannual granting process where the district applies for support from the Foundation to enhance learning opportunities for students.
Funds are designated to: support the updating and optimization of district-wide elementary Foss science kits; supplement the purchase of new science textbooks, lab equipment, learning toys and fieldtrips for junior high students; the upgrade of the district learning center math curriculum; the purchase of a PCR machine for Biomedical programs at Woodinville High School; and the purchase of two upgraded hospital beds for the Career and College Readiness Health Sciences program.
In Fall of 2011, the Foundation introduced STEM education as one of five funding priorities. Since then, the Foundation has contributed more than $48,000 towards the STEM initiative and nearly $100,000 to the district overall.
"It's exciting to see what can happen when thousands of community members come together and make an investment in our students. Some people give $25, some give $10,000: it comes together as a collaborative investment that really makes an impact," said Dalziel.
Long-standing support from local businesses such as Cornerstone General Contractors, Elevation Cellars, Molbak's, Foundation House of Bothell, Northwest Totem Cellars, The Hollywood School House and corporate sponsors like Microsoft, McKinstry, The Boeing Company, Fred Meyer, Bio-Life Solutions and BECU are also a valued part of the funding equation.
"Even in rough economic times, these companies made it a priority to continue supporting students, because they know the impact of having students who are well educated and supported," said Dalziel. "It speaks volumes to their business practice and commitment to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to graduate career and college ready."
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 STEM Education
Opens Doors to the Future Why STEM? Science, Technology, Engineering and Math classes receive a lot of well deserved attention these days. In a tough economic environment, jobs that many aspire to, are going to candidates from out of state. Washington is one of the top five states to recruit college educated employees from out of state due to a lack of qualified local candidates. A good STEM education begins in our local K - 12 schools. The Northshore Schools Foundation introduced a STEM Initiative in 2011 to begin raising funds to help the Northshore School District expand and improve its offerings to our students. With a new math curriculum at the elementary level and the recently adopted science curriculum in the junior highs as well as the addition of classes like Biomedical Science/IB Biology and Sustainable Engineering & Design, the district was already on its way to helping prepare our students for the future. Our efforts will help the district meet future challenges and take advantage of new opportunities. In addition to the district's own efforts, public -private partnerships may be a key element in developing the innovative and challenging classes that will prepare our students for jobs that are interesting, creative, and rewarding. We are surrounded by a Who's Who of leading edge companies that will be looking for employees with the necessary technical, collaborative, and critical thinking skills for years to come. Our students can become the researchers, soft-ware developers, inventors and entrepreneurs of the future. Students going into other fields will find themselves equipped to join the 21st century work force. The Northshore Schools Foundation and the Northshore School District are coming together to begin the process by sponsoring upcoming events that connect local Biomedical and Aerospace industry representatives with district representatives including students and teachers to provide an overview of the district's current offerings as well as an opportunity to identify partnership opportunities. CONTACT US NOW to join this important conversation. 
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Innovative Classroom Grant Applications available NOW!
Applications are due: APRIL 12, 2012
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Get on the Band Wagon!
Thank you for your ongoing support of the Schools Foundation and for making an effort to support our sponsors!
With the Luncheon right around the corner, we have an opportunity to spread the word about how companies and corporations can get involved as a sponsor to the Foundation.
Sponsorships are an important part of the Foundation's business model and supporting quality education, and investing in important community causes are often a valued part of business practice. When you support sponsors by doing business with them, YOU make the loop complete. THANK YOU!
If you know of, or are affiliated with a company that has a local customer or employee base that you think might benefit from partnering with the Foundation, please help us make the connection.
How to help us spread the word?
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Help Us Choose our
2012 Torchbearer!
Nominations are now being accepted to honor members of our Northshore community who have made an outstanding contribution to the Foundation and our schools.
Send your nominations by
March 21, 2012
by email to schoolsfoundation@nsd.org
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