PIE Update: Spring Cycle Grants $24,659 to Local Educators

Vashon Partners in Education’s (PIE) goal is to enhance the learning environment in public schools, and funds teacher’s requests for activities and materials.

March 9, 2022 1:30 am

Due to the incredible generosity of the Vashon community, Vashon Partners in Education (PIE) was able to offer a spring grant opportunity this year.

Vashon Island School District (VISD) teachers and staff responded with some fantastic requests. We were able to fund everything on their wish list — our spring 2022 grants totaled $24,659, bringing our total grants for the school year to just under $59,000. We also made one grant of $5,000 to the VHS Spanish Club under our Appleford Enrichment program, and have two more Appleford grant requests to consider this month.

Vashon Partners in Education’s (PIE) goal is to enhance the learning environment in our public schools. We fund activities and materials requested by those closest to the educational process — our teachers. Vashon Island School District teachers, staff, and other community members are encouraged to submit grant proposals identifying specific needs or opportunities not addressed by the existing school budget.

The spring cycle of grants include the following projects:

Black Lives Matter 13 Principles Book List for grades K-5, $1,400, submitted by Kathleen Lawrence.

Outdoor Fun Pre-K $1,093, submitted by Lilia Longworth.

A Kinder Kinder Library K $1,174, submitted by Manda Long.

Tier 2 Biographies for 3rd graders, $473, submitted by Margie Butcher.

Wheelbarrow and Carts for Garden, $351, submitted by the Multi-Age Team.

Gardening Time project for 1st to 3rd-graders, $160, submitted by Shannon Moylan.

STEM Challenges for 4th-graders, $200, submitted by Shanon Browne.

The Art of Change 7th-grade project, $700, submitted by Becky Blankenship.

Hands-on Culture: Le Mond Francophone, for 6th to 12th-graders, $720, submitted by Stephanie Detwiler.

Band Instrument Repairs, for 6th to 12th-graders, $10,000, submitted by Britt Dahlgren.

VHS Costume Shop Startup Supplies, for 9 to 12th graders, $1,000, submitted by Andy James.

Special Education Gardening, for 9th to 12th graders, $1,000, submitted by Jim Myers.

Spring College Fair, for 11th-graders, $700, submitted by VHS counselors.

Pear Deck in Science, for 10 to 12th-graders, $150, submitted by Susan Swan.

Sexual Assault Support and Resources for 9th to 12th-graders, submitted by VHS counselors.

Action Experiments/Natural Resources, for 7th to 12th-graders $5,178, submitted by Sarah George/Student Link.

To learn more about the work of PIE, and donate to the cause, visit vashonpie.org.