“It has been so wonderful to let students know that I can purchase the books that they are requesting immediately! Attached is a picture of some of the books I have been able to purchase this past week & am rushing to get processed for students to borrow over our week break. Thanks for helping me support their joy of reading!”
Sincerely,
Amie Wilson
“Here’s a photo of a student for whom I was able to purchase books with my money from AEF! When a student requests a book, I always want to be able to deliver!”
Betsy Weiss
Instructional Coach Paden School
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“Thank you again for your generous grant to our classroom! With your grant, we were able to purchase a year long supply of amazing toys/prizes for our Star Store. Our school has a PBIS system where our emphasis is on positive incentives for following our school and class expectations. Students receive “star cards” for following our school expectations.
Getting brand new prizes for the Star Store keeps our students SO motivated to earn Star cards,
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Thank you so much for your generous mini-grant! Here are...
I wanted to thank AEF once again for their mini-grant...
AEF’s Art Across the Island (AATI) program will soon be spinning off into two programs. AATI will remain a showcase for AUSD students’ artwork displayed in a variety of venues across Alameda. The newly named “Art Changes” program will be an amazing resource for teachers who want to supplement art instruction in the classroom. The program features videos of artists from many ethnic backgrounds discussing their work along with related art projects for students.
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With a focus specifically on need and equity, our new Teacher Mini-Grants provide an opportunity for teachers to apply for items that will benefit their students but that are not covered in the school budget. Many of these grants focus on teachers at Title I schools and special programs, such as Special Ed and English Language Learning. (The Teacher Mini Grant program replaces AEF’s previous Adopt A Classroom program and enables your donation to more effectively reach those most in need).
by Robert Scofield, Island High School Teacher
When Safe Spaces was adopted, I took it to the group to see what they felt would be a good use for the donation. After lots of discussion, the students decided that they would like to use the money to address something that is a huge issue for the LGBTQ community, which is homelessness. Unfortunately, many youth in the LGBTQ community are not accepted by their families when they choose to come out,
