Northshore Schools Foundation

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Northshore School District students will benefit more than 39,000 times from thousands of dollars being awarded to their schools and classrooms by the Northshore Schools Foundation.

Northshore Schools Foundation Executive Director Carmin Dalziel and President Sherry Krainick presented a check for $103,800 to School Board President Julia Lacey and Superintendent Larry Francois at the Sept. 24 school board meeting.

Funds were raised during the 2012-13 school year through numerous programs presented by the Foundation, including the annual All in for Kids Campaign,  The Pour for Northshore, Light A Fire for Learning Luncheon, Retired NSD Staff Brunch, Milk Money community change drive, designated workplace giving and several other partnership events.

"We are grateful to the parents, staff and community members whose donations to the Northshore Schools Foundation help provide support for important academic programs, for students and professional development," said Lacey.

A district-wide granting process identified the needs of the NSD and aligned those needs with Foundation funding initiatives. Funds from the grant will be directed to these key projects over the next school year:

• Making school accessible by supporting McKinney Vento students, Community Schools, Natural Leaders and the District Prevention Team.

• Encouraging literacy support for junior high special education students with mid-level novels.

• Providing career and technical education programs district-wide.

• Supporting students who are excelling with college-level textbooks and programs to support highly capable elementary math students.

The grant allows $26,000 for classroom teachers who are enhancing their lesson plans to incorporate new teaching strategies and projects while insuring that students meet required benchmarks for learning.

New elementary teachers professional development and National Board Teacher Certification will receive $24,000 of the grant.

Additionally, $2,500 is a result of a partnership with the Northshore PTSA, which has supported emergency preparedness in schools for the past decade. That partnership, along with the Puget Sound Energy Foundation, will allow four elementary schools and one junior high to receive shelves for their new emergency containers, insuring that supplies stay accessible and usable longer.

This granting process is one of three ways the Foundation provides funding support for the Northshore School District. In the 2012-13 school year, the Foundation awarded more than $140,000 in grants to support district-wide programs.

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The mission of the Northshore Schools Foundation is to raise funds and build partnerships to support the academic success and excellence of all Northshore students, in alignment with district priorities.

Who is the Northshore Schools Foundation?

We are Northshore area (Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville) school age parents, community residents, businesses, municipalities, and area-wide supporters of our schools and students.

We enhance learning opportunities for all Northshore students through our district-wide fundraising efforts that focus on impacting your child's entire educational path in Northshore.  We use these funds to support critical needs of the Northshore School District.

We are a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.  Donations made to the Foundation are tax deductible and we are qualified to receive matching funds from most companies.  We also can be selected in United Way and Workplace Giving campaigns.  

The Foundation operates separately from the Northshore School District (NSD) and is funded solely through private contributions.

The Foundation has been serving the Northshore School District for 18 years. Originally founded in 1995 as the Northshore Public Education Foundation (NPEF), the organization changed its name to the Northshore Schools Foundation (Foundation) in 2009.

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