53 Educators Awarded for the 2017/ 2018 School Year
We are pleased to have awarded 53 educators from across 12 public school districts and 5 non public schools with funding for tools, materials, and curriculum that will assist their students with autism. Sixty percent of our Teacher's Award applicants were first time applicants.
Funds averaged $500 for multiple items and up to $1,000 for special initiatives. These awards are made possible by the Race for Autism.
Here's the Breakdown:
By Grade:PreK and Elementary students 60%
Middle, High and Transition students 40%
| District | School | Grade |
Project Title |
|
| 1 | Cajon Valley Union School District | Flying Hills Elementary School | 3rd-5th | Get Engaged in Academics |
| 2 | Johnson Elementary | Preschool | Inspiring Scientific Inquiry | |
| 3 | Students with Phonological Disorders | |||
| 4 | Fallbrook Union Elementary School District | Fallbrook Street School | Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade | Time to Focus |
| 5 | William H. Frazier Elementary | 3,4,5,6 | Preparing for Our Future: Incorporating Life Skills into the Classrooms | |
| 6 | Grossmont Union High School District | ELITE Academy | transition 12+ | Transition and Life Skills Assessment |
| 7 | Valhalla High School | Transition 18-22 | Teaching Social Boundaries | |
| 8 | La Mesa-Spring Valley School District | Fletcher Hills Elementary School | Preschool through 6th | Legos/Building For Social Skills and Language Development With The Support of Sensory Tools |
| 9 | Preschool Language Program- Glen Street | Preschool | Use of Visual Supports to Increase Receptive & Expressive Language & Literacy Skills | |
| 10 | Sweetwater Springs Elementary School | K-6 | Social Problem Solving | |
| 11 | Lakeside Union School District | Lakeside Farms Elementary School | TK/K/1 | Building Social Skills Through Play |
| 12 | NPA/NPS | Banyan Tree Foundations Academy | 1-12 | Reading Intervention |
| 13 | High School (9-12+) | Chess Club | ||
| 14 | K-college age | Using Video Modeling to Increase Social Interaction | ||
| 15 | Stein Education Center | K-12 | Occupational Therapy iPad | |
| 16 | Speech and Language Therapy iPad | |||
| 17 | The Institute for Effective Education 's COOK Education Center | 6-12 | Vocational and Fine Motor Skill Development Through Urban Gardening | |
| 18 | The Institute for Effective Education--Children's Workshop | K-8 | Expand Occupational Therapy Equipment | |
| 19 | UCSD Early Childhood Education Center | pre-k | Malayah's Learning Lab! | |
| 20 | Poway Unified School District | Adobe Bluffs Elementary | TK-2 | Sensory Regulation |
| 21 | Highland Ranch Elementary | 2-5 | Teaching Social Skills through Theatre and Dance | |
| 22 | K-5 | Pragmatic Language Development | ||
| 23 | TK-5 | Sensory Diet | ||
| 24 | Rolling Hills | pre-k | Room 1 Puzzle Project | |
| 25 | Sunset Hills | 2-3 | STEM/ Robotic Fun | |
| 26 | Turtleback | TK, K, 1 | STEAM for ASD | |
| 27 | San Diego Unified School District | Euclid Elementary | 2-4 | Unique Learning System |
| 28 | K-5 | Riiing! Riiing!! Calling for Tech Support!!! | ||
| 29 | TK-5 | Boardmaker Online | ||
| 30 | Gompers Preparatory Academy | 6th-12th | Creating Communication Boards for Students with Autism | |
| 31 | Hage Elementary School | TK-2 | Let Them Fidget and Give Them Weight!! | |
| 32 | Hawthorne Elementary | ECSE | Outdoor Learning | |
| 33 | High Tech Middle Media Arts | 6,7,8 | Break Space Station | |
| 34 | Iftin Charter School | 3rd | Successful Seating | |
| 35 | La Jolla Elementary | K-5 | Improving Reading Comprehension in Students with ASD | |
| 36 | Memorial Preparatory | 6-8 | Improving Social Communication Through Language | |
| 37 | MUSEUM SCHOOL | K-5 | LIPS Phoneme Sequencing Program | |
| 38 | Rodriguez Elementary | Transitional Kindergarten - 5th Grade | Interactive Learning for Students with Diverse Abilities | |
| 39 | San Marcos Unified School District | Carrillo Elementary School | TK-5th | Building Communication through Narratives |
| 40 | Santee School District | Cajon Park School | TK-8 | Expanding Expressive, Receptive and Pragmatic Language Through Shared Story Circles |
| 41 | Hill Creek | K-3; 7-8 | Grounded for Learning | |
| 42 | Rio Seco | 6 | Noise Cancelling Headphones for Improved Learning | |
| 43 | Sycamore Canyon Elementary | K-6 | Sensory and Behavioral Support | |
| 44 | Preschool | IPad Therapy | ||
| 45 | South Bay Union School District | VIP Village Preschool | Preschool | Superheroes Social Skills Training |
| 46 | Sweetwater Union High School District | Castle Park Middle School | 7, 8 | Social Communication Middle School Launch |
| 47 | 7/8 | SOCIAL THINKING | ||
| 48 | Chula Vista Middle | 7,8 | Improving Social Skills for students with Autism | |
| 49 | Eastlake High School | 9-13 | Proloquo2go Modeling | |
| 50 | Hilltop High School | 6-12 | Boardmaker Enabling Communication and Participation in the Classroom | |
| 51 | 9-10 | Self Regulation in an Uncertain World | ||
| 52 | Rancho Del Rey | 7th & 8th | Home Base Room | |
| 53 | Temecula Valey Union School District | Gardner Middle School | 6-8 | STEM Class Converts Typical Toys into Switch Activated Toys for Students with Special Needs |