GRANTS
This grant year has been amazing thanks to our community of donors, educators, and students!
Your Support is Making an Impact
Scroll down to see how our educators are getting creative this school year, meeting students’ needs, and expanding opportunities for all.
2025-2026 Classroom Impact Grants
Bellview Elementary
| Award | Grant Project |
|---|---|
| $633 | For Mrs. Gates’ 2nd and 3rd grade students to access Breakout EDU digital puzzles and lock boxes, promoting critical thinking and collaboration through gamified learning. |
| $1,424 | For Mrs. Gayton’s Bellview Jogging Club to purchase equipment and t-shirts, building community and providing movement opportunities for students across all grades. |
| $509 | For Ms. Lawrence’s Kindergarten students to replace broken and outdated imaginative play toys, supporting relationship building and STEM skill development. |
| $1,375 | For Mrs. Jeffs’ 4th and 5th grade students across all elementary schools to participate in Link-Up with the Rogue Valley Symphony, learning recorder and performing on stage. |
| $500 | For Dylana’s ELD students and families across all district schools to attend family engagement nights with dinner, games, and cultural cooking activities. |
| $350 | For Family Science Night at ScienceWorks Hand On Museum. |
| $373 | For Ms. Gayton’s 1st grade students to access decodable book sets and phonics games, building reading confidence and supporting foundational literacy skills aligned with the school’s phonics curriculum. |
| $600 | For Ms. Mendez’s special education students to purchase keyboards, headphones, microphones, and iPad cases, enhancing technology access for students with IEPs in an academically and emotionally supportive classroom environment. |
| $500 | For Ms. Tejada’s 5th grade students to rent the Bellview Grange for rehearsals and performances of their annual production of Alien: The Musical. |
| $300 | For Ms. Nash’s Kindergarten students to access intentional academic play materials, enriching daily morning exploration time with games and supplies that support early literacy, science, and social-emotional development. |
Helman Elementary
| Award | Grant Project |
|---|---|
| $715 | For Ms. Kari’s Kindergarten and 1st grade students to work with a local woodworker to build wooden book holders, practicing measurement and tool skills. |
| $300 | For Christie Lawson’s Craft Club students to purchase supplies for monthly crafts, fostering fine motor skills and peer mentorship across all elementary grades. |
| $1,375 | For Mrs. Jeffs’ 4th and 5th grade students across all elementary schools to participate in Link-Up with the Rogue Valley Symphony, learning recorder and performing on stage. |
Walker Elementary
| Award | Grant Project |
|---|---|
| $423 | For Ms. Lacy’s K-3 students to create sensory-friendly calming corners with weighted lap pads, fidgets, and emotion charts, supporting self-regulation and learning. |
| $437 | For Ms. Kate’s students to replenish recess equipment including soccer balls, footballs, and rubber balls for newly painted four square and handball courts. |
| $415 | For Ms. VanZee’s 4th and 5th grade students to visit the North Medford Planetarium, aligning with their Patterns of Earth and Sky science unit. |
| $1,000 | For Ms. Sinclair’s 4th grade students to participate in at-home cooking kits over Zoom, building confidence and healthy plant-based eating habits. |
| $300 | For Ms. Amanda’s students to purchase wooden chess boards for a parent-led chess club, meeting high student interest in the game. |
| $382 | For Ms. Amanda’s 2nd and 3rd grade students to explore geography with hands-on globes and accurate area-based world maps. |
| $75 | For Ms. Amanda’s 2nd and 3rd grade students to use digital screen microscopes for easier examination of bugs and rocks. |
| $1,375 | For Mrs. Jeffs’ 4th and 5th grade students across all elementary schools to participate in Link-Up with the Rogue Valley Symphony, learning recorder and performing on stage. |
| $510 | For all Walker Elementary students to experience a school-wide ‘Tastebud Trekkers’ local agriculture tasting lesson with Rogue Valley Farm2School. |
TRAILS Outdoor School
| Award | Grant Project |
|---|---|
| $2,000 | For JoEllen’s K-3 students to participate in 10 outdoor sessions with naturalist Robin Bliss-Wagner in Lithia Park, learning about native plants and indigenous peoples. |
| $449 | For Lynn Sorsoli’s 2nd and 3rd grade students to purchase Oregon Nature Field Guides, enriching their ability to identify plants and wildlife across seasons in Lithia Park. |
| $850 | For Laurie Green’s students to create indigenous art of the Pacific Northwest through culturally authentic kits aligned with Native American social studies units. |
| $482 | For Amy Maukonen’s math intervention students to create a math learning center with an appropriately sized table, rug, and shelf for small group instruction. |
| $600 | For Jim Bowers’ 4th through 8th grade students to purchase rain pants for Friday outdoor programming and multi-night backpacking trips. |
| $202 | For Lynn Sorsoli’s students to launch a school-wide multiplication fluency challenge with games, flashcards, and timed tests to build math confidence and skill. |
| $1,375 | For Mrs. Jeffs’ 4th and 5th grade students across all elementary schools to participate in Link-Up with the Rogue Valley Symphony, learning recorder and performing on stage. |
| $608 | For Ms. Meyeroff’s Kindergarten and 1st grade students to access a complete set of decodable books, strengthening phonics instruction and building early reading confidence for all learners, including those at risk for reading difficulties. |
| $150 | For Ms. Evans’ 2nd and 3rd grade students to expand the classroom library with engaging chapter book series, providing more variety and challenge for a split-grade class that outgrew its inherited collection. |
Willow Wind
| Award | Grant Project |
|---|---|
| $762 | For Zoe’s K-3 students to learn ukulele in music electives with color chord ukuleles and wall storage, expanding music offerings at the school. |
| $382 | For Kouba’s Kindergarten students to access high-quality literature through a Yoto Player listening center, building confidence and love of reading. |
| $195 | For Emily’s 6th grade students to conduct owl pellet dissections, creating artistic bone displays while developing scientific observation skills. |
| $160 | For Erika’s students across all grades to install a large post-mounted cast iron bell, providing a standardized transition notification system. |
| $1,200 | For Ms. Elder-Hammond’s students to purchase two high-quality speakers and two microphones, providing reliable sound equipment for assemblies, performances, Community Friday gatherings, and guest presentations across all grades. |
| $910 | For Mr. Copley’s students to attend OSF’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, introducing younger students to Shakespeare through live professional performance. |
| $2,000 | For Ms. Humphrey’s K–8 students to create themed Rainy Day Activity Boxes that rotate between classrooms, offering engaging indoor recess options organized around STEM, arts, games, and social-emotional learning. |
| $1,580 | For Ms. Bland’s 6th grade science students to purchase four additional microscopes, maintaining a two-students-per-microscope ratio for hands-on cell biology labs as class sizes have grown. |
| $369 | For Ms. Sayre’s Kindergarten students to access creative play materials including magnetic building sets, marble runs, and partner literacy games, fostering imagination, collaboration, and early science exploration. |
Ashland Middle School
| Award | Grant Project |
|---|---|
| $657 | For Greg Grano’s WAMS students to upgrade video production equipment with iPad cases, mini microphones, headphones, and Canon batteries for improved filmmaking. |
| $567 | For Ms. Street’s 6th grade Language Arts students to purchase Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn, exploring WWII themes and historical perspectives. |
| $430 | For Mr. McBaine’s Integrated Math students to purchase rechargeable batteries, a rolling whiteboard, Gimkit subscription, and earplugs for enhanced learning environments. |
| $1,060 | For Ms. Petermann’s homeroom students to purchase outdoor activity equipment including kickballs, yoga mats, cornhole games, and wagons for weekly activity time. |
| $1,125 | For Ms. Wendy’s 6th grade students to launch book clubs with ten diverse titles, supporting collaboration and deeper literary analysis. |
| $600 | For Jim Ransweiler’s SBS/MAPS students to host ukulele and Tai Chi enrichment sessions, building confidence, focus, and self-regulation through music and mindful movement. |
| $1,500 | For Ms. Ambrosio’s Clay Club students to fund guest instruction and supplies including clay, glazes, and kiln maintenance for 50 participants. |
| $650 | For Mr. Davidson’s art students to create “Dreams Take Flight” mobile sculptures with painted plywood airplanes suspended in the school commons. |
| $350 | For Señora Gonzalez’s Spanish Exploratory students to explore Hispanic cultures through cooking projects, traditional crafts, and art activities. |
| $880 | For Dr. Dre’s science students to purchase garden tools for the AMS wetland restoration project, supporting hands-on ecological learning and habitat revival. |
| $615 | For Mr. Wallace’s 7th and 8th grade students to purchase additional copies of No Fixed Address, The Outsiders, and The Pearl for larger class sizes. |
| $650 | For Mr. Hampton’s Cultural Literacy students to purchase Superman Smashes the Klan graphic novels, exploring immigrant experiences and anti-racism themes. |
| $698 | For Dr. Dre’s Exploratory Biology students to purchase iPads for biological inventory using digital apps during wetland restoration activities. |
| $365 | For Ms. McMillan’s 6th grade students to access Formative, Gimkit, and Pear Deck subscriptions, supporting diverse learners through universal design tools. |
| $7,500 |
For music coaches to support AMS Band.
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| $1,000 | For Ms. Ambrosio’s Physical Education students to refresh essential equipment including hula hoops, frisbees, kickballs, and dodgeballs. |
| $200 | For Mr. Hampton’s Mythology students to purchase The Red Pyramid graphic novels by Rick Riordan, exploring Egyptian mythology and African cultural perspectives. |
| $688 | For Greg Grano’s AMS Newspaper students to print and distribute two issues of the student-driven monthly newspaper in color for the school community. |
| $600 | For James Johnson’s student activities to purchase two portable rolling speakers for PE classes, lunches, assemblies, and community-building events. |
| $3,500 | To put on the AMS Musical. |
| $500 | For Mr. Ransweiler’s site-based special education students to establish a small greenhouse, integrating science, math, life skills, and vocational learning through hands-on planting and harvesting experiences. |
| $550 | For Ms. Street’s 6th grade Language Arts students to purchase updated dictionaries, replacing decades-old copies and supporting a technology-limited classroom approach during their current and future literary studies. |
| $401 | For Mr. Carvalhaes’ 7th and 8th grade science students to purchase equipment for wetland hydrology research, installing piezometers to collect groundwater data as part of the ongoing AMS wetland restoration project. |
| $400 | For Ms. Gonzalez’s Spanish students to purchase enrichment games, language activities, and art supplies, supporting immersive language play and the beloved Pringles People creative speaking and writing project. |
| $300 | For Mr. Hampton’s 7th and 8th grade students to purchase class copies of Storm: Goddess of Thunder, a modern YA novel centering African storytelling traditions and diverse mythological voices. |
Ashland High School
| Award | Grant Project |
|---|---|
| $196 | For Madame Davol’s French language students to purchase class copies of Le Petit Prince, enabling independent reading and project work at home. |
| $350 | For Humanities Department classrooms to install fire-retardant decorative light covers featuring world maps, reducing eye fatigue from fluorescent lighting. |
| $350 | For Mr. Weighter’s World Literature students to purchase A Season of Migration to the North, expanding global perspectives with this important 20th-century Arab novel. |
| $809 | For Ms. Lacy’s Yearbook students to revive and operate a campus-wide poster printing service, maintaining equipment that benefits all AHS teachers. |
| $679 | For Mr. Garden’s Cinema & Digital Video Production students to purchase backup audio recording equipment, preventing classroom downtime during repairs. |
| $404 | For Mr. Garden’s Interior Design students to purchase soft-grip Xacto knives and professional magazine subscriptions for hands-on design projects. |
| $807 | For Mrs. Kenfield’s Anatomy students to purchase additional skeleton models for hands-on muscle creation projects using clay. |
| $400 | For Miss Jamison’s math students to use reusable coordinate grid whiteboards, providing sustainable and anxiety-reducing graphing practice across all integrated math levels. |
| $3,898 | For Ms. DeSalvo’s science students to purchase iPads for wireless sensor integration and physics simulations in multiple science courses. |
| $956 | For Mrs. Green’s exceptional learners to create “The Heart Room,” a sensory regulation space with calming tools supporting emotional development and self-advocacy. |
| $842 | For Dr. T’s Humanities students to establish a laminating center with colored cardstock, creating reusable materials that enhance memory retention and reduce paper waste. |
| $1,000 | For Mrs. Anderson’s Grizz Academy freshmen to fund community-building activities and Friday Zones, fostering peer connections and exploring lifelong interests. |
| $1,000 | For Ms. Johnson’s Physical Education students to replenish essential equipment including soccer balls, dodgeballs, and cones needed to meet curriculum standards. |
| $396 | For Ms. Barber’s Humanities teachers to share a color printer on the library floor, supporting instructional needs across Art History and other courses. |
| $300 | For Miss Bowley’s Craft Club students to purchase supplies for student-led workshops teaching bracelet making, knitting, cross-stitch, and other crafts. |
| $400 | For Mr. Weighter’s literature students to purchase The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, promoting diversity and global perspectives in the curriculum. |
| $575 | For Mr. Garden’s Cinema students to purchase a telescoping camera mount for the platform dolly, improving safety and camera operation during filming. |
| $600 | For Mrs. Kenfield’s science students to replace worn protective cases for classroom iPads used daily for simulations, projects, and Canvas learning activities. |
| $1,800 | For Ms. Hirsh’s art students to print a 24-page full-color art edition of Rogue News through Valley Web Printing that will highlight the creative work of AHS students. |
| $586 | For Dr. T’s Social Studies students to purchase interactive learning materials including laminated posters, card sets, and educational games for collaborative learning. |
| $900 | For Mr. Dunphy’s Humanities students to purchase Three or More is a Riot by Jelani Cobb, examining recent US political movements through accessible essays. |
| $468 | For Mr. Burnham’s Humanities students to purchase The True Believer by Eric Hoffer, providing foundational sociopolitical theory for Politics, Revolutions, and Literature courses. |
| $3,000 | For music coaches to support strings students at AHS. |
| $4,000 | To hire lab aides to support AHS Science classes. |
| $8,000 | To hire students to tutor their peers in the AHS Tutor Center. |
| $6,000 | To make upgrades to labratory equipment in the AHS Science department. |
| $2,500 | To hire a music coach for AHS Band and Choir. |
| $1,500 | To hire a grading assistant to support AHS teachers and free them up to spend more time on direct student feedback, instruction and relationship building. |
| $596 | For Mr. Garden’s Cinema & Digital Video Production students to purchase script writing software licenses and a ball-to-euro camera mount adapter, enabling professional-level screenwriting and smoother dolly camera moves. |
| $600 | For Mr. Kitzman’s Inspire House transition students to participate in a visual art class led by a local non-profit instructor, exploring drawing, watercolor, and printmaking through ten hands-on lessons. |
| $69 | For Ms. Lacy’s Yearbook students to design and heat-press custom hoodies, celebrating their creative contributions to the school’s annual yearbook. |
| $1,475 | For Ms. Lacy’s students to attend OSF’s production of Come from Away, experiencing live professional theater as part of their humanities education. |
| $400 | For Mr. Brabec’s special education students to purchase a couch for the Learning Center, creating a comfortable, dignified space that supports emotional regulation, flexible learning, and interaction with the classroom service dog. |
| $608 | For Mr. Gullo’s science students to purchase tools and native plants for an outdoor garden classroom, supporting hands-on learning and English Ivy removal through the school’s Environmental Science program. |
| $250 | For Ms. Bleicker’s counseling office students to access school supplies and healthy activities, supporting organizational skills, reducing phone use, and building positive coping strategies. |
| $526 | For Mr. Garden’s Interior Design students to purchase balsa wood, markers, scissors, glue, and measuring tools, enabling all students to build three-dimensional scale models simultaneously without having to wait for shared equipment. |
| $1,200 | For Mr. Weighter’s World Literature students to purchase two class sets of an East Asian novel by a female author, expanding global perspectives and broadening the department’s repertoire of diverse voices. |
| $1,800 | For Mr. Weighter’s students to attend OSF’s production of Come from Away, connecting live theater to their study of global perspectives and human connection. |
| $910 | For Mr. Dunphy’s Humanities students to purchase class copies of My Friends by Hisham Matar, exploring the human dimension of the Arab Spring and connecting literary and historical studies. |
| $2,807 | For Ms. Barber’s 10th grade Humanities students to attend OSF’s production and pre-show preface of A Raisin in the Sun, bringing their spring literary study of the play to life through live professional theater and deepening their understanding of the play’s historical and cultural context. |