January « 2010 « North Kitsap Schools Foundation

Alumni Scholarship Golf Tournament

“Yes” on School Levy

The levy passed with over 71% in favor.

North Kitsap Schools Foundation supports the North Kitsap School District maintenance and operations levy.
North Kitsap Schools Foundation provides classroom grants for innovative teaching ideas that teachers often fund partially or entirely out of their own pockets. The passionate, creative teachers we are trying to encourage will have to dig even deeper into their own pockets if this levy does not pass.
Help us support excellence in education in North Kitsap by voting to renew the levy on February 9.

Water Safety Scholarship Fund Established

A fund was recently established with NK Schools Foundation to provide swimming lesson scholarships for kindergarten through 8^th grade students. In this county surrounded by water all kids should know how to swim whether their family can afford swimming lessons or not.

Applicants for the scholarships must be North Kitsap School District students with good academic standing, and a demonstrated financial need. Scholarships may be used for swim lesson levels 1 through 3. Click here for an application.

Donate to the Water Safety Scholarship Fund by sending a check made out to North Kitsap Schools Foundation, with a note on the check that it is for the Water Safety Scholarship Fund. Mail it to:

North Kitsap Schools Foundation

PO Box 1236

Kingston, WA 98346

Scholarship Applications

NK Schools Foundation selects graduating scholarship recipients from “Local” scholarship applications. Application forms are available from high school counselors.

Renewal application forms and information for Alumni Scholarship recipients are available HERE. They are due May 1, 2010.

Renewal application forms and information for James and Emily Johnson Scholarship recipients are available HERE. They are due April 1, 2010.

What we do . . .

North Kitsap Schools Foundation awards grants to classroom teachers for innovative and creative teaching tools and projects. We also administer post-secondary scholarship programs and special scholarship programs for District students.

What you can do . . .

Help us encourage creative teachers by donating generously to North Kitsap Schools Foundation.

North Kitsap Schools Foundation Awards Classroom Grants

Poulsbo, Monday, November 30, 2009

North Kitsap Schools Foundation (NKSF) announced today the award of grants totaling nearly $2,000 to North Kitsap School District teachers and staff. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $550. A grant evaluation committee of NKSF Board and community members evaluated the grant applications and selected 6 from 18 applications.

The intent of the NKSF Mini-Grant Program is to provide funding for innovative teaching ideas that teachers often fund partially or entirely out of their own pockets.

The following projects were funded:

Peer Mentor Teams “MentorPro” Software. Poulsbo Middle School Peer Mentoring Program Coordinator, Ginny Bell, will acquire a standardized and scientifically-based system for tracking and evaluating mentoring practices and outcomes for the eighty student mentors.

Mimio Interactive Technology. Elizabeth Acton, Poulsbo Middle School language arts and social studies teacher, will acquire a portable system that allows the teacher and students to interact with material projected on a white board.

Across Cultures: Book Collection. Poulsbo Elementary School librarian, Nancy Bale, will assemble a collection of books for elementary students to use in their study of Peru. The kit will be available in the library for checkout to any teacher, in any school.

Leveled Books for Kindergarten English Language Learners. NK School District English Language Learner (ELL) Program Coordinator, Suzy Rau, will purchase a new series of books for ELL teachers to use with their Kindergarten students.

Social/Emotional/Behavioral Skills Literature for Book Clubs. Carolyn Mosiman, counselor at Vinland Elementary, will acquire sets of three books for use by 3^rd through 5^th teachers and weekly book clubs facilitated by the school counselor.

Portable Digital Recording of Musical Endeavors. Wolfle Elementary School music specialist, Michael McCurdy, will purchase a recording system to assist in music instruction feedback and to allow for the creation of recordings of performances that students can keep.

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