LEADING for Equity Grantees ’22-’23
Our LEADING for Equity grants support district-wide (or multi-school) projects that help ensure all students achieve equitable outcomes in our public schools. These grants are equity-explicit, collaborative in nature, and range in size from $5,000 to $30,000. Projects fall into six priority categories: emotional health & wellness, digital equity, focused academic support & intervention, equitable family engagement, culturally relevant learning/positive racial identity development, and diversifying BUSD educator ranks.
Lead Grantee: Keldon Clegg, Tech @ Berkeley High
Awarded: $7,246
Priority Area: Digital Equity
Lead Grantee: Jocelyn Foreman, Family Engagement @ BUSD
Awarded: $15,000
Priority Area: Equitable Family Engagement
Lead Grantee: Pete Gidlund, Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA) @ BUSD
Awarded: $20,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Lead Grantee: Joemy Ito-Gates, Ethnic Studies @ BUSD
Awarded: $15,000
Priority Area: Positive Racial Identity Development/Culturally Relevant Learning
Lead Grantee: Ernesto Marin, Family Engagement @ BUSD
Awarded: $15,120
Priority Area: Equitable Family Engagement
Lead Grantee: Katy McCarthy, Teacher Induction & BPACT @ BUSD
Awarded: $30,000
Priority Area: Strengthening the Pipeline for Educators of Color
Lead Grantee: Abigail Paske, Elementary Science @ Washington & BUSD
Awarded: $30,000
Priority Area: Positive Racial Identity Development/Culturally Relevant Learning
Lead Grantee: Mary Patterson, AVID @ Longfellow & BUSD
Awarded: $7,600
Priority Areas: Focused Academic Intervention & Support; Strengthening the Pipeline for Educators of Color
Lead Grantee: Wyn Skeels, Career Technical Education (CTE) @ Berkeley High
Awarded: $25,000
Priority Area: Strengthening the Pipeline for Educators of Color
Lead Grantee: Tanisha Walton @ Longfellow
Awarded: $30,000
Priority Area: Positive Racial Identity Development/Culturally Relevant Learning
Lead Grantee: Jay Whittington, Visual & Performing Arts Family Engagement @ BUSD
Awarded: $20,000
Priority Area: Positive Racial Identity Development/Culturally Relevant Learning
Lead Grantee: Zoe Williams, Library-Media Specialist for BUSD
Awarded: $5,143
Priority Area: Positive Racial Identity Development/Culturally Relevant Learning
Lead Grantee: Pam Gelman @ BUSD Preschools
Awarded: $5,860
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Lead Grantee: Hasmig Minassian, Lead, Universal Ninth Grade @ Berkeley High
Awarded: $15,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Lead Grantee: Stephanie Schaudel, Wellness Coordinator, Communication Arts & Sciences (CAS) @ Berkeley High
Awarded: $18,950
Priority Areas: Emotional Health & Wellness; Positive Racial Identity Development/Culturally Relevant Learning
LEARNING for Equity Grantees ’22-’23
Our LEARNING for Equity grants support small-to-medium-sized projects designed by a team of educators, usually (though not exclusively) from the same school. These grants are equity-explicit, collaborative in nature, and range in size from $1,000 to $15,000. Projects fall into six priority categories: emotional health & wellness, digital equity, focused academic support & intervention, equitable family engagement, culturally relevant learning/positive racial identity development, and diversifying BUSD educator ranks.
Project Leader: Nabatah Ahmed, OFEE @BAM
Awarded: $3,930
Priority Areas: Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development; Emotional Health & Wellness
Project Leader: Adriana Betti, RISE @ BHS
Awarded: $10,000
Priority Areas: Culturally Relevant Learning; Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Joemy Ito-Gates, Ethnic Studies @ BUSD
Awarded: $5,000
Priority Area: Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development
Project Leader: Paula Phillips, Classified PL @ BUSD
Awarded: $5,400
Priority Areas: Strengthening the Pipeline of Educators of Color; Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Benjamin Malloy & Ines Trinh @ BAM
Awarded: $5,000
Priority Areas: Emotional Health & Wellness; Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development
Project Leader: Sumita Soni, 3rd Grade @BAM
Awarded: $1,250
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Janine Herbertson, 4th & 5th @ Cragmont
Awarded: $2,800
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leaders: Nichelle Pete & Candy Cannon @ Cragmont
Awarded: $1,500
Priority Area: Emotional Health & Wellness
Project Leaders: Paco Furlan, Principal & Yorda Weldeghiorgis, 3rd Grade @John Muir
Awarded: $8,856
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leaders: La Tanya Richard & Jontanika Battle, BEARS @ John Muir
Awarded: $4,920
Priority Area: Equitable Family Engagement
Project Leaders: Olivia Sanders/Literacy Coach @ John Muir & Rose James/Literacy, BUSD
Awarded: $4,000
Priority Areas: Focused Academic Intervention & Support; Culturally Relevant Learning
Project Leader: Gladis Estrada, 2nd Grade, Sylvia Mendez
Awarded: $2,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leaders: Vanessa Sinai, RTI & Alejandra Frias, OFEE @ Sylvia Mendez
Awarded: $1,429
Priority Areas: Focused Academic Intervention & Support; Equitable Family Engagement
Project Leader: Jessica Arroyo @ Malcolm X
Awarded: $1,000
Priority Areas: Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development
Project Leader: May Lynne Gill, TK @ BUSD
Awarded: $6,240
Priority Area: Emotional Health & Wellness
Project Leader: Kathryn Mapps, 4th Grade @ Malcolm X
Awarded: $10,000
Priority Areas: Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development; Emotional Health & Wellness
Project Leader: Lori Ransdell, Math Coach @ Malcolm X
Awarded: $12,510
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Amy Rocha, Mild/Moderate SpEd @ Malcolm X
Awarded: $1,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Joal Arvanigian, Literacy Coach @ BUSD
Awarded: $10,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Susan Gatt, 4th Grade @ Rosa Parks
Awarded: $1,000
Priority Area: Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development
Project Leaders: Sarah Moreno, RTI & Angelica Perez, Literacy Coach @ Thousand Oaks
Awarded: $1,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Jessica Reich, Library Media Specialist @ TO & BUSD
Awarded: $15,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leaders: Sylvia Riddick & Tameka Evans @ Thousand Oaks
Awarded: $5,500
Priority Areas: Equitable Family Engagement; Positive Racial Identity Development; Focused Academic Support & Intervention
Project Leader: Alyssa Hudson, SPED @ Washington
Awarded: $2,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Hilary Mitchell, 3rd Grade @Washington
Awarded: $4,000
Priority Area: Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development
Project Leader: Oscar Zarete, 4th Grade @ Washington
Awarded: $1,067
Priority Area: Culturally Relevant Learning
Project Leader: Aaron Lechuga, Restorative Justice @ Longfellow
Awarded: $12,000
Priority Areas: Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development; Emotional Health & Wellness
Project Leader: Latasha Mitchell, LEARNS Specialist @ Longfellow
Awarded: $10,000
Priority Areas: Equitable Family Engagement
Project Leaders: Salita Mitchell & Emily Hill, Principal & VP @ Longfellow
Awarded: $10,000
Priority Areas: Strengthening the Pipeline of Educators of Color; Focused Academic Support & Intervention
Project Leaders: Sandra Maldonado, Student Support & Sophina Jones, Counselor @ BTA
Awarded: $2,500
Priority Areas: Focused Academic Support & Intervention
Project Leaders: Crystal Paschel, RTI & Kayatta Patton, English @ Longfellow
Awarded: $6,000
Priority Areas: Culturally Relevant Learning/Positive Racial Identity Development; Emotional Health & Wellness
Project Leaders: Sara Partch Smith & Aura Navigchoque, SPED @ King
Awarded: $1,776
Priority Areas: Focused Academic Intervention & Support; Emotional Health & Wellness
Project Leader: Hannah Odyniec @Willard
Awarded: $5,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leaders: Andrea Prichett & Chloe Smith, History @ Willard
Awarded: $1,180
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leader: Kimberly Wright-Smith, LEARNS Specialist @ Willard
Awarded: $3,146
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leaders: Jessie Levin & Nashwa Emam, Intervention Counselors @ BHS
Awarded: $9,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leaders: Anna Maine, MLP & Monica Salvador, SPED @ BHS
Awarded: $7,000
Priority Area: Focused Academic Intervention & Support
Project Leaders: Sophina Jones, Counselor & Amanda Cardno, SPED @ BTA
Awarded: $6,000
Priority Areas: Focused Academic Intervention & Support; Emotional Health & Wellness
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