The Partners in Education Foundation, a division of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, awarded 21 grants to local teachers in March. Since 1993, the Partners in Education Foundation has funded teacher grants to public K-12 schools serving Carlsbad students. Grants are awarded once a year and are funded by generous donations from local businesses participating in the annual Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce golf tournament.

The purpose of the grant program is to provide educational materials and/or opportunities that enhance workforce development that would not otherwise be available for Carlsbad students and teachers. Winning grants demonstrated how workforce skills are being developed. These skills may include, but are not limited to broadbased soft skills, critical thinking, project-based learning, attitudes for success, or specific skills including technology, sales, marketing, advertising, or graphic arts.

Grant recipients came from eight schools in both the Carlsbad Unified School District and Encinitas Unified School District. Congratulations to the following teachers and their programs:

John Norris
Calavera Hills Middle School
$500 for a broadcasting program

P. Dimond, M. DeLuca, P. Bentley, N. Fahlstrom
Carlsbad High School
$992 for a guidance department laptop

R. Cordell, D. Davis, R. Brown, S. Pfrang
Carlsbad High School
$992 for a guidance department laptop

Lynn Rose
Calavera Hills Middle School
$345 for Odyssey of the Mind, a creative problem-solving program

Diana Sturiale, Tressie Armstrong, and Lisa Clark
Magnolia Elementary
$1,496.93 for History Alive!, a social studies and marketing program.

Jeanette Cushman
Aviara Oaks Elementary
$431 for SuccessMaker Enterprise, an English language development program

Yoli Tatum, Eli Jinich, and Rita Valverde
Jefferson Elementary
$850 for Tell Us About It, a communications program

Sheila DeKosky, Sue Neptune, and Laura Holley
Carlsbad High School
$810 for a trip to the Museum of Tolerance

Robert Peterson
Calavera Hills Middle School
$500 for a science fair

Sonia Dombroski,
Jefferson Elementary
$495.51 for a career program

Norma Sterett
Aviara Oaks Elementary
$311.25 for Market Day, a financial management program

Christine Kopp
Jefferson Elementary
$500 for Hands Across the Water, a community awareness and service program

Doreen Sladavic
Carlsbad High School
$500 for a fashion industry program

Arah Fogel
Valley Middle School
$500 for a professional musicians' partnership program

Chrissie Lukasiewicz, Sarah Milam, Suzanne Congleton and Peggy Hodge
Valley Middle School
$1831 for a laptop to teach technology

Sue DeWulf
Valley Middle School
$465 for a printmaking project

Melony Schroh
Valley Middle School
$500 for a career and educational exploration program

Doug Green
Carlsbad High School and Valley Middle School
$500 for a broadcast journalism program

Colleen Lester
El Camino Creek Elementary
$115.82 for a science habitats program

Robyn Litt and Carol Kulminski
El Camino Creek Elementary
$952 for Outside the Lens, a technological and visual communication program

Ashley Tarquin
El Camino Creek Elementary
$500 for a program about rainforests

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