2021 NMSF Grant Recipients
Hoag Community Benefits Program
Kim Aceves
The HEART of the MATTER 2: "Beat On!"
Heart rate monitors will encourage my students to get into the healthy zone during exercise.
TeWinkle Middle School
Kelli Adams
Outside Fun
Outdoor play and social interaction is imperative to the social and language development of our preschool students with autism.
Davis Magnet School
Lisa Burrows
Give Them Something to Talk About
Students with Childhood Apraxia of Speech struggle with coordination while speaking, so by having materials to help them intensely practice those coordinated movements greatly increase their ability to speak.
Cloud Campus
Alicia Colich
Wiggle While You Work
My students with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) and autism will use bouncy bands on their desks to increase focus and academic performance. The bands help to regulate student behavior, attention, concentration and redirects their energy.
Newport Coast Elementary
Leah Denisi
Sensory Play
Providing my special education students with individual sensory boxes help develop cognitive skills, language development and helps them develop socially and emotionally.
Davis Magnet School
Paige Figueroa
Stand Up for Education!
The pandemic has affected many things, but it does not have to affect flexible seating. Flexible seating will help reduce anxiety and positively impact mental health of my students.
Newport Coast Elementary
Nicole Lee
Ride into the Future!
I am requesting two stationary bikes to help revamp our fitness room programs at our middle school.
TeWinkle Middle School
Lori McIntosh
Won't you be my Speech Buddy?
Speech Buddies will help my special education students accurately produce complicated speech sounds using a multi-modal approach, increasing both intelligibility and confidence and overall social emotional well-being.
Davis Magnet
Anita Peacock
Tikes and Trikes
Tikes and Trikes is a program that develops healthy lifestyles, motor skills, movement, and social skills for Special Education, Transitional and Kindergarten students.
Victoria Elementary
Marcia Pina
Bringing Live Interactive Field Trips to Hybrid Learning
Students will gain social emotional language that will equip them to communicate about feelings more adequately. Students should feel confident and empowered after interacting in this assembly.
Woodland Elementary
Kristin Pirotin
Ready, Set, Grow!
Ready, Set, Grow! is a gardening experience where students grow fruits and vegetables in the classroom to gain a deeper knowledge of gardening, food production, health and wellness.
Woodland Elementary
Chandra Prough
SEL: Social-Emotional Learning or Skills Essential for Life
Through explicit instruction, students will learn the five key social-emotional competencies (self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and social awareness) through a research-based supplemental curriculum and vibrant high-quality texts.
Lincoln Elementary
Shiloh Robinson
Learning through Osmo
My special education students will build skills in many essential developmental areas including social and emotional skills, language skills, cognitive thinking skills and imagination fine motor skills.
Davis Magnet
Jennifer Weis
Early Childhood Foundations
Early childhood essentials to support students' academic and social emotional needs succeed.
Harbor View Elementary
Lisa Yee
The One and Only Ivan: Friendship, Empathy, and Social Emotional Learning
A class set of the novel, The One and Only Ivan will provide a unique social emotional learning and reading opportunity for students while they learn about the power of friendship and the importance of empathy.
Kaiser Elementary