FRIENDS OF CARMEL UNIFIED SCHOOLS

FOCUS has provided funding for many programs; among them are included the following:

• Education Technology
• Instructional Materials
• Playground Equipment
• The Carmel Middle School Habitat and School Gardens
• Libraries
• Music, Art and Performing Arts

In 2007 FOCUS reached the $2,000,000 mark in monies donated to CUSD. The support you give makes a difference for our children and their education!

GRANTS NEWS FEATURE:

How are COWs helping at Carmel Middle School?

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2007-2008 Small Grants:

Julie Foudy – River School

$600.00 for Magnetic Tiles

Mary Robinson – River School

$900.00 for Literature Circle Books

Yolanda Ortega – Captain Cooper School

$1000.00 for a Traveling puppet stage, for promoting health district-wide

Katie Parks – CCDC

$955.00 for Science Manipulatives for after school activities

Linda Colvin – Tularcitos

$1000.00 for Comprehension Games

2007 Large Grants:

CHS, Dawn Hatch 9 Laptops for Math Department $7,220
CHS, Nora Kinard Classroom Electronic Jeopardy Game $1,520
CHS, Debbie French Cardiovascular Gym Equipment $4,500

CHS, Diana Goven Freezeframer Software $1,620

CMS, Fondelier/Hohenberger Bird Banding Equipment $2,750
CMS, Stacy Nightingale 3 A Vervision P Document Cameras $2,300
CMS, Shelly Glenon 4 Sets Wireless Laptops/Printers $15,000

RIVER, Jay Marden Outdoor Audio System $5605
RIVER, Jay Marden Sand Table for K/1 Playground $2,200

CAPTAIN COOPER, Paula Terui Cordless Mic System  $1,050

CAPTAIN COOPER, Paula Terui 5 Dell Laptops/Software  $10,350


TULAR, Brenda Sylvia Outdoor Classroom $10,140
TULAR, Brenda Sylvia Picture of the Month/Art History $2,570


BAY SCHOOL, Jerry Speraw Sand and Water Table $1,500

2006-2007 Small Grants:

Debra Proctor – Tularcitos

$175.00 for a Franklin Spanish English Translator

Jennifer Cottle – Tularcitos

$900.00 for Learning Manipulatives for Math & English

Chris de Bellis – River

$450.00 for a Camera/Magnifier

Gina Wolcot Herro – CCDC

$925.00 for a Music Center

Mary Wahl – CCDC

$800.00 for a Portable Cooking Center

Julie Foudy – River

$450.00 for a Camera/Magnifier

Wendy Block – River

$475.00 books for 4^th Grade Book Club

Missy Sepulvado – River

$370.00 for a rectangular carpet for her computer lab

Katie Parkes – CCDC

$1,000.00 for a Dell GX620 Computer

Peggy Tobin – River

$650.00 for a laptop computer

Deb Sandweis – CMS

$925.00 for Yoga mats for the PE program

Jennifer Cottle – Tularcitos

$660.00 for Educational support games

Kathy Eyerman – River

$1,000.00 Benchmark kit

Bella Brancato – CHS

$210.00 for a Canon Camera

Betsy Walsh – River

$375.00 Rectangular classroom carpet

Therese Strutner – CHS

$325.00 Sony Digital Camera

Jay Marden – River

$1,000.00 Materials for Ocean 07 week

Paul McFarlin – CHS

$985.00 Tools needed for the Robotic team

Matt Borek – CHS

$905.00 Blood Pressure Cuffs, Medical Dictionaries, non-consumable rehabilitation supplies

Jen Simmons – Tularcitos

$320.00 Social Studies Materials

2006 Large Grants:

CHS, Colin Matheson Digital Science Lab on Wheels 700 $15,000.00
CHS, Maggie Bevier Six 20" iMacs 125 $9,594.00
CHS Brian Granbery Digital Microscope 100+ $1,635.63

CMS, Edmund Gross All-Weather Track Entire School $10,000.00
CMS, Craig Hohenberger Greenhouse Project Entire School $3,500.00
CMS, Trudy Swift Outdoor Portable Game Standards $1,568.32

RIVER, Jay Marden Lower Playground Equipment 400 $7,500.00
RIVER, Julie Foudy Ellison Prestige Pro Stamp Machine 398 $2,988.15

CAPTAIN COOPER, Erin O'Bryan Books and Computer for Library  $4,919.06


TULAR, Tracy Ogata Art Docent Program $4,000.00
TULAR, Linda Colven Cooking Center $2,000.00
TULAR, Lorraine Suprenant Literacy Intervention Skill Bags 45 $3,321.00


APPLE PIE, Vick Briesacker Misc. Tech Supplies: Digital Camera, 16+,  Canon Scanner, Dell Computer, Printer $1,496.02


TOTAL ALL 2006 GRANTS $67,522.18
 

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