Year End Update, Classroom Grants, NBTC & More

Northshore Schools Foundation

Congratulations graduates, parents and teachers!

Thank you for investing in our students. Northshore has graduated 1507 students from Bothell, Inglemoor and Woodinville High Schools, Northshore Networks and the Secondary Academy of Success.

From kindergarten to graduation, those students saw the benefits of the more than $725,000 in donations from the Northshore Schools Foundation. We estimate the 2013 graduates were impacted by 8 grants each.

Thank you for helping Northshore students succeed!

Sincerely,

Carmin Dalziel, Executive Director

Northshore Schools Foundation

P.S. Students of the Class of 2013 accepted over $8,102,930 in scholarship money. Isn't that amazing? Good for you graduates!

$4000 so far for Milk Money thanks to your spare change and the Windermere Foundation

643 dollars , 2448 quarters, 4532 di mes, 4337 nickels and 10013 pennies and one big matching fund check adds up to $2005.18 to support students who are homeless in the Northshore School District.

"It's amazing how pocket change can add up and make a big difference in the lives of students who really need the support," said Davina Williams Duerr, board member for the Northshore Schools Foundation and co-founder of the Milk Money Campaign. Now in its third year, this campaign collects change throughout the area to fund the needs of Northshore School District McKinney Vento students and the Foundation's Advanced and Disadvantaged Learners Initiative. Nearly 1% of the students in the Northshore School District are homeless. These important funds help to buy them school clothes, schools supplies and books, yearbooks, school pictures and pay test fees as well as other school related costs.

This May more than 80 businesses hosted milk bottles as a part of the Northshore Schools Foundation Milk Money Campaign. "It's really rewarding when we go to collect a bottle and the employees are so proud to share with us how much they have raised. It really is a testament to how much our community cares for our students," said Duerr.

When some of these businesses were asked what motivated them Karin Poage of the Yakima Fruit Market said, "Watching customers drop money into the milk jugs on the checkout counter at the market is a great way to visualize the shared values of our very caring community. We're proud to partner with Northshore Schools!" Rahil Karmali of Extreme Pita told us that the employees all got together and decided to donate half of all their tips for the month of May to the Milk Money bottle. He explained, "In our efforts to inspire healthier living and be actively involved in our local community I feel the best way to start is with our local schools."

For those special partners who went above and beyond we offer our "Cream of the Crop" awards for their outstanding efforts in support of Northshore students and Milk Money:

Woodinville Banner Bank, Sparta's Pizza and Pho Hoa for keeping the bottles up all year round
Extreme Pita and Woodinville Thai for designating a portion of staff tips to the cause
The Foundation House, The Ranch and Yakima Fruit Market for enthusiastic participation
TJMaxx for holding an the employee bake sale and potluck to support the cause

Half of all the money raised comes by way of matching funds up to $3000 from The Northlake Windermere Office. "The Milk Money program is an excellent opportunity for the community to help support students in the Northshore School District. The Windermere Foundation is proud to be able to match funds again this year for this great cause," said Marella Alejandrino of Windermere. Other stellar support came from Windermere agent Linnea Jones who personally placed 18 bottles in local businesses. The Windermere Foundation funds dozens of local charities focused around homelessness.

With all the wonderful successes of this year, we are currently $994.82 short of maximizing the matching money that Windermere has made available.

Help us maximize that match!

Donate here!

Additional community support is always appreciated to help us reach our goal. Every dime is matched!

For a complete list of stores which hosted bottles visit here

The Milk Money Project is a grassroots fundraising campaign started by three local moms (Sara Hayashi, Davina Williams Duerr and April Remfrey) raising money for the Northshore Schools Foundation initiative to help Advanced and Disadvantaged Learners. For more information about Northshore Schools Foundation, please visit www.NorthshoreSchools Foundation.org

My granddaughter came to live with us 3 years ago. At the time she was attending elementary school in Everett. She and her mom had become basically homeless. We had them move in with us hoping that it would give her mom, my daughter, a chance to get on her feet. We found out once she moved in that she was using heroin. She went into detox but ended up walking out, so we asked her to leave our house. We wanted to keep our granddaughter in her school in Everett until the end of the year and because of the McKinney Vento Act we were able to get transportation from our home in Kirkland to Everett and back each day. It was a life saver.

Kids in these types of circumstances have a special place in my heart and if we can help them, our team here at Banner will support.

-Kathy Norige

Branch Manager Woodinville Banner Bank

25 Teachers

start on the road

to National Board

Certification

Teacher Excellence is a top priority for the District and the Foundation in support of the school board goal 2.2 "to increase the number of National Board Certified teachers," the Foundation has awarded $13,000 to assist 25 teachers on their journey to become board certified.

The Board process begins in September and runs for 16 months taking more than 400 hours. NBC is a voluntary assessment program designed to recognize and reward great teachers--and make them better. While state licensing systems establish a baseline of requirements for teachers, NBC teachers have successfully demonstrated advanced teaching knowledge, skills, and practices. NBC is the only credential process that compares a teacher's knowledge and skills with a national set of professional standards.

Your donations are supporting the following teachers as they make their way through the National Board process:

Haakon Aasan, CPJH Science

Julie Banks, Frank Love Special Ed

Heather Barrett, Moorlands 6th Grade

Erin Burke, Kokanee 4th Grade

Alaina Coons, Kokanee 1st Grade

Cathy Hink, Moorlands Kindergarten

Chelsea Hinton, Frank Love Kindergarten

Molly Knapp, Sorenson Preschool

Yuh Pey Lin, Kokanee/Dist Music Music

Christen McEwen, Kokanee Kindergarten

Elizabeth Methot, CPJH Counselor

Darren Meucci, LJH Music

Kelly Mezich, Frank Love 4th Grade

Ailisa Newhall, CPJH/SJH Music

Kjerstin Nordtvedt Lee, SJH Counselor

Kristine Rausch, Moorlands 6th Grade

Kristina Saunders, East Ridge 4th Grade

Jeanne Schmidt, IHS Special Ed

Janine Schmoll, Kokanee 4th Grade

Julianne Schneider, SJH Science

Danielle Severson, Kenmore Elem 6th Grade

Jennifer Shibayama, CPJH Science

Erin Smith, Canyon Creek 3rd Grade

Jessica VanDeusen, Shelton view 4th Grade

Joanna Walker, IHS English

Thank you!

And good luck to these extraordinary teachers.

Find out more about National Board Certification and the Northshore Schools Foundation here:

Focus on Teacher Excellence

Focus on Teacher Excellence II

Focus on Teacher Excellence III

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Milk Money

National Board Teacher Certification

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Funding Innovation in the classroom

This Fall more than 5000 students district-wide will feel the impact of your investment in the Foundation.

We are making our largest grant ever to support classroom grants! The 2013-14 school year is our 17th granting cycle for classroom grants. This year the committee approved 26 grants which will impact more than 26,000 students will be impacted by the 26 grants.

Congratulations to:

Danyel Joyner from Fernwood Elementary for their Bucket Brigade project.
Deb Stone from Shelton View Elementary for their Intensive Reading project.
Kris Hill & Laurie Hardwick from Crystal Springs Elementary for their Schoolyard Gardens project.
Renee Huizenga from Maywood Elementary for their Puppets and Picture Books project.
Christy Bacchio from Sunrise Elementary for their Seed to Harvest project.
Christine Koch from Hollywood Hills Elementary for their Reading Intervention project.
Linda Petersonfrom Woodmoor Elementary for their Martian Geological Survey Robots project.
Cathy Kennedy from Woodmoor Elementary for their Woodmoor AAC Language & Social Group project.
Louise Oneil-Gray from Sorenson for their Sorenson Table grant project.
Eileen Jowell from Kenmore, Northshore & Skyview Junior Highs for their Hang-time Cooking Class project.
Suzanne Sterling from Cottage Lake Elementary for their Full STEAM ahead recess project.
Kim Menon from Kenmore Elementary for their English Language Acquisition project.
Ryan Adams & Kathleen Hartman from Leota Junior High for their WEB - JR transition program project.
Doug Pumputis from Skyview Junior High for their Arduino Micro Controller Lab Kits project.
Kari Galvagno from Cottage Lake Elementary for their Sensory Diet In Education project.
Michelle Poage from Kokanee Elementary for their GamePlan Charts and Visualsproject.
Tony Olney from SAS for their Music Program project.
Janus from SAS for their SAS Yoga Class project.
Sebastian Ziz from Canyon Park Junior High for their Curriculum & Resources for Student Leadership project.
Linda McDonald from Moorlands Elementary for their Nonfiction Mentor Text project.
Kelsea Franklinfrom Timbercrest Junior High for their IsoKinetics Stability Balls project.
Wendy Little & Kara Cecil from Woodmoor Elementary for their Engaged Learning Through Sensory Awarenes sproject.
Casey Klinich & team for their Summer k-6 - Educating ESY with Uniform Materials project.
Kerri McCaul from Lockwood Elementary for their Fidgets for Fidgets project.
Mary Neifert from Moorlands Elementary for their Moorlands Motivated Movement project.
Danielle Meyer from Canyon Park Junior High for their Weight room project.

More information about these grants will be available in the fall.

AMBASSADORS

Ambassadors support students and the Foundation!

We are very excited to ambassador openings at:

Arrowhead

Cottage Lake

Crystal Springs

Hollywood Hill

Sorenson

Bothell High School

Visit our about us/leadership page of the website to see who is serving as an ambassador.

Want to represent your school?

Several trainings are being offered in the Fall and you can sign up here.

Thank you to everyone that helped Northshore students during the Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG event.

The Northshore Schools Foundation raised more than $2200 for the Community Schools program.

These grant funds will be used to support:

Hang-Time, an afternoon homework and fitness program at 3 junior highs;

Thread and treads, a free clothing bank for our community that provides clothes for students and their family and;

Natural Leaders a program that empowers multi-cultural parents to be leaders in their community and bridge the gap between schools and families from various cultures.

Thank you for your BIG support of this important community schools program.