Teacher Grant Awards for 2022-2023
- 22 December 2022
- Grant News
Congratulations NFAR Teacher's Awardees!
To learn more about the Teacher's Grants awarded, see below:
| School Name | Classroom Type | Project Title | Grades Taught |
| Cajon Valley Union School District | |||
| EJE Academy Charter | Resource Room | Reading is Fun | 2-4th |
| Meridian Elementary School | Special Day Class | Building a Sensory Rich Environment in an ESN Class | TK-1st |
| Charter School | |||
| Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle School | General Education | AEA Coffee Cart | 6,7,8 |
| Grossmont Union High School District | |||
| Elite Academy | Special Day Class | Sensory Equipment (revised) | Transition 18-22 |
| La Mesa Spring Valley School District | |||
| Sweetwater Spring Community School | Special Day Class | Motor Lab Equipment | 1-3 |
| Mira Costa College | |||
| Mira Costa College San Elijo Campus | Other | Gardening | College |
| Mountain Empire Unified School District | |||
| Mountain Empire | Special Day Class; General Education; OT | Handwriting Improvement Group | Pre k to 12th |
| Campo Elementary | SLP | AAC | PreK-4 |
| Non-Public School | |||
| Alexa's Playc | Other | Garden equipment that increase child exploration with natural material | Toddlers |
| Alexa's Playc | Other | Library Expansion | Preschool |
| Sierra School of San Diego | Other | Sensory Equipment | 1-12+ |
| Oceanside Unified School District | |||
| Del Rio Elementary | Special Day Class; General Education; SLP | Autism Language Development: Fun-Interactive-Engaging | Preschool |
| Martin Luther King Middle School | Special Day Class; SLP | MLK School Student Run Coffee Cart | 6-8 |
| Santa Margarita Elementary School | Special Day Class | Learning with Puppets | Preschool Special Education |
| Pablo Tac School of the Arts | Resource Room | Build My Classroom | K-5 |
| Pablo Tac Elementary | Resource Room | Sensory Station / Special Education Program Improvement (incentives, fidgets, behavior management) | K-5 |
| Poway Unified School District | |||
| Bernardo Heights Middle School | Special Day Class | Sensory Immersion | 6-8 |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School | Special Day Class; General Education; SLP | Using Research- and Evidence-Based Tools to Expand Communication | Preschool-5th |
| Creekside Elementary School | Special Day Class | Flex-Space Comfy Carpets | 3-5 |
| Creekside Elementary | SLP | Increasing Sensory Regulation For Communication | PreK-5th |
| Painted Rock | Special Day Class | Meeting Sensory Needs | TK/K |
| San Diego Unified School District | |||
| Sherman | General Education; Other | Library Center Boost | Preschool |
| Marshall Middle School | Special Day Class | Sensory Room for Regulation and Enrichment to Student Learning | 6-8 |
| Hamilton Elementary | Other | Improving Adapted Physical Education Skills Using Video Modeling and Music | UTK-12 |
| Whittier School | Special Day Class | Home Living Center Enhancements to Teach Play Skills | Pre-K |
| Alcott Elementary | Special Day Class | Early Intervention Self Regulation | Infant/Toddler |
| Adapted Physical Education Department | Other | Recreational / Leisure / Cooperative Activities for Students in Physical Education | Pre-K - 12 |
| Dingeman Elementary School | Special Day Class | Sensory Room | Preschool |
| Paradise Hills Elementary School | SLP | Sensory Supports | Preschool (mild/mod and mod/severe), 2-5 |
| Alcott Elementary School | OT | Emotional Regulation Support in Toddler Classrooms | Occupational Therapy for Infants/Toddlers |
| Sherman Elementary | Special Day Class | Classroom Furniture | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Rowan Elementary | Special Day Class | Playground sand box | Preschool |
| Lafayette Elementary School | Special Day Class | Cube Chairs for Toddler Classroom | Infant Program (0-3) |
| Clairemont Canyons Academy | Special Day Class | Sensory Support | K-4 |
| Alcott Elementary | PT | Adaptive Seating for Special Needs Child | 0-3; Medically Fragile |
| Central Elementary | Special Day Class | Play | Preschool |
| Paradise Hills Elementary | General Education; Other | Classroom Enrichment to Help Students Access Learning | Early childhood |
| Clairemont Canyons Academy | Special Day Class | Art supplies and learning activities. | Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) |
| Alcott | Special Day Class; Other | Music Therapy Program | Infant /Preschool |
| Ericson Elementary | Special Day Class | Outdoor Fun with Friends | Early Childhood Special Education Preschool |
| Dewey Elementary | OT | Sensory Supports | UTK-5th |
| Kumeyaay Elementary | SLP | Site Wide Sensory Room | PK-5 |
| San Marcos Unified School District | |||
| Knob Hill Elementary School | SLP | Strengthening Peer Interactions Through Play | 2-5 |
| San Marcos Elementary | Special Day Class | Supporting Sensory Needs Through Gross Motor Skills | Preschool |
| San Ysidro School District | |||
| Willow Elementary School | Special Day Class | Targeted Reading Intervention for ELs in SDC | K1 |
| Ocean View Hills School | SLP | Building Social and Language Skills Through Literacy | K-5th |
| San Ysidro Middle School | Special Day Class | Scientists at Work | 7 and 8 |
| Sweetwater Union High School District | |||
| East Hills Academy | SLP | PEERS for Young Adults Certified Training (online) | 7th- Transitions |
Teacher Grant Awards for 2021-2022
- 08 December 2021
- Grant News
Congratulations NFAR Teacher's Awardees!
To learn more about the Teacher's Grants awarded, see below:
| Last Name | First Name | School Name | Project Title |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District | |||
| White | Melinda | Casillas Elementary School | Exploring Nature and building coping strategies for Social Emotional Learning |
| Sanchez | Syrena | Palomar Elementary School | "Improve Speech, Communication, and Writing for Preschoolers with Disabilities" |
| Sheldon | Tammie | Palomar Elementary School | Recess Fun & Friendships |
| Fallbrook Union Elementary School District | |||
| Jimenez | Sarah | Potter Jr. High | Magical Musical Melodies |
| Alvarez | Sherry | William H. Frazier | Listening/Comprehension Literacy |
| Zukowski | Valerie | William H. Frazier | ART |
| Mountain Empire Unified School District | |||
| Dougherty | Christie | Campo Elementary | Categories and Sorting |
| Shaw | Jacqueline | Campo Elementary | Love of reading center |
| National School District | |||
| Carswell | Shelby | Rancho de la Nacion Elementary | First Year Mod/Severe Teacher |
| Non-public school | |||
| Camacho | Nora | Alexa's PLAYC | Library Expansion - Murrieta Site |
| Gallagher | Elizabeth | Alexa's PLAYC | Little Scientists |
| Oh | Jiye | Alexa's PLAYC | Through Our Eyes |
| Hanson | Seth | Community Transition Academy | Fitness Program |
| Moore | Stephanie | Community Transition Academy | Technology Skills Development |
| Beeson | Grant | Stein Education Center | Healthy Students |
| Johnson | Kimi | Stein Education Center | Calm Corner |
| Brophy | Adelle | The Learning Academy | AAC Device |
| Oceanside Unified School District | |||
| Trost | Farrah | Santa Margarita School | Dramatic Play |
| Poway Unified School District | |||
| Reeve | Linda | Adobe Bluffs Elementary School | STAR Media Center |
| Persichina | Leonora | Bernardo Heights Middle School | Cooking for Life |
| Baer | Renee | Canyon View Elementary School | Touch Screen Chromebook for access to curriculum and goals |
| Kiernan | Kelly | Creekside Elementary School | Flexing our Learning with a Student-Centered Classroom Design |
| Nelson | Kerrie | Creekside Elementary School | Expanding core vocabulary at school and home |
| Pham | Truc-mai | Creekside Elementary School | Literacy for Social-Emotional Development |
| LYMAN | PATRICIA | Garden Road Elementary School | Building Independence and Self Management Skills through File Folder Tasks |
| Olomi | Neda | Garden Road Elementary School | Communication Development using PECS |
| Urmaza | Suzanne | Garden Road Elementary School | Social Thinking |
| Hosmer | Nicole | Park Village Elementary School | Developing Fine Motor & Writing Skills |
| Lin | Nicole | Park Village Elementary School | Building Fact Fluency |
| Hudson | Stephaine | Stone Ranch Elementary School | Playground- Fun and Friends |
| Johnston | Silvana | Turtleback Elementary School | Colors & Good Citizen Units |
| San Marcos Unified School District | |||
| CCC-SLP | Amy Fritzenkotter | Knob Hill Elementary School | Fairytale exploration for young students |
| Del Pego | Monique | Woodland Park Middle School | Academic Success through Sensory Integration |
| Sweetwater Union High School District | |||
| Tapia | Griselda | Mar Vista High School | Improving Communication and Social Skills for Students with Disabilities |