The Schools Fund’s Equity Grants are awarded annually to teams of BUSD educators and administrators working to solve equity challenges at either the school or district level, addressing disparities within the following 6 focal areas:
Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Lead Grantee: Joal Arvanigian & BUSD Literacy Coaches
Awarded: $5,000
Location: Elementary Schools, District-wide
Lead Grantee: Nashwa Emam & BHS Intervention Counselors
Awarded: $5,000
Location: Berkeley High
Lead Grantee: Hasmig Minassian & Universal-9 Staff at BHS
Awarded: $5,232
Location: Berkeley High
Lead Grantee: Maria Carriedo
Awarded: $5,000
Location: Expanded Learning, District-wide
Lead Grantee: Gazel Valdez & the Transitional Kinder Team, BUSD-wide
Awarded: $3,314
Location: Transitional Kinder, District-wide
Lead Grantee: Sandra Maldonado & the BTA Counseling Team
Awarded: $5,000
Location: Berkeley Technology Academy
Culturally Relevant Learning (incl. Positive Racial Identity Development)
Lead Grantee: Adriana Betti & the RISE Team at Berkeley High
Awarded: $7,500
Location: Berkeley High
Lead Grantee: Michelle Reece for BUSD Social Emotional Learning
Awarded: $4,000
Location: Middle Schools, District-wide
Lead Grantee: Nabatah Ahmed
Awarded: $1,800
Location: Berkeley Arts Magnet (BAM) Elementary School
Lead Grantee: Justin Davis
Awarded: $5,500
Location: King Middle School
Lead Grantee: Lydia Gebrehiwot & BUSD’s Office of Family Engagement & Equity Team
Awarded: $5,000
Location: District-wide
Lead Grantee: Kathryn Mapps Cirelli
Awarded: $4,500
Location: Malcolm X Elementary School
Lead Grantee: Ernesto Marin & Team
Awarded: $2,000
Location: Thousand Oaks Elementary School
Lead Grantee: Stephanie Schaudel & Berkeley High Group Facilitators
Awarded: $7,000
Location: Berkeley High School
Emotional Health and Wellness
Lead Grantee: Megan Caluza & BUSD’s Behavior Specialist Team
Awarded: $1,750
Location: District-wide
Lead Grantee: Cara Eisenberg & BUSD’s Transitional Kinder Team
Awarded: $3,600
Location: District-wide
Lead Grantee: Doreen Bracamontes & the Berkeley High Wellness Team
Awarded: $5,000
Location: Berkeley High Schools
Lead Grantee: Jamal Williams & Josh Heideman
Awarded: $5,000
Location: Washington Elementary School
Equitable Family Engagement
Lead Grantee: Alejandra Frias & BUSD’s Office of Family Engagement & Equity
Awarded: $9,500
Location: District-wide
Lead Grantee: Vincent Harris & Robyn Fisher
Awarded: $6,000
Location: District-wide
Lead Grantee: Abbie Gregor & Yesenia Moran
Awarded: $8,000
Location: King Middle School
Lead Grantee: La Tanya Richard & the John Muir BEARS Team
Awarded: $4,000
Location: John Muir Elementary School
Strengthening Pathways for Diverse Educators
Strengthening Pathways for Diverse Educators
Lead Grantee: Salita Mitchell & The IAs of Longfellow
Awarded: $5,000
Location: Longfellow Middle School
Lead Grantee: Dawn Williams & Spencer Pritchard
Awarded: $7,500
Location: District-wide
Lead Grantee: Katy McCarthy
Awarded: $30,000
Location: District-wide