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I am an NEA Equity/Social Justice Fellow this year and my project is to start a school garden. I am working with the various offices within SFPS, but there is no funding for such a project. The first thing needed is a permit fence, to keep it contained and safe. The next big item needed is a small green house....

I am hoping to create a venue that supports cross-grade collaboration, and eventually brings in parents and other community members. it will be a multi-year project, for sure!

Thank you.

Flexible Seating

Aceqia Madre Elementary School

I am requesting funding for alternative classroom seating due to our uncomfortable seats and dated desks.

I would like to give my students flexible seating options for varied work weather group or individual. I would also like to provide seating that addresses students needs to move throughout the day depending on their assigned activity.

Flora & Fauna of New Mexico

Ramirez Thomas Elementary School

I would like to do a project with my second grade classes centered around exploring the flora and fauna of our state. Students will design a 4"x4" ceramic tile with an image representing the subject and then glaze it.

The money will be used to fund a visiting ceramic artist who will assist the students in designing and glazing a ceramic tile. The money will also be used to pay for supplies: bisque tiles, glaze.

Explora!

Pinon Elementary School

We would like our students to participate in a hands on science exploration. Expora! offers this opportunity. The students will have a classroom exploration which will allow them the opportunity to build a car with electricity which covers our science standards. The standards that are being covered are electricity and magnetism. The students will then be able to participate in real life applications of the concepts they have learned in the classroom.

Thank you for considering our proposal for Explora. This is a great opportunity for many children who are unable to commute to Albuquerque with their families.

Curriculum Resources

Atalaya Elementary School

Quaver Music Curriculum is the district's music curriculum and use this curriculum with all students. There was only enough funding, however, from the district to purchase K-4. For the past several years I have used PreK & 5th grade resources to complete the curriulum and find these resources to be extremely helpful and valuable in my teaching and students' learning. I would be very happy to receive funding to continue using these resources throughout the year! The current subscription expires in December. I would like to renew at that time to have those resources available January - the renewal fee for a year is $607.25.

Thank you for considering this!

Sixth Grade Funding at EJ Martinez Elementary School

EJ Martinez Elementary School

I am requesting $1000 in funding for the 6th grade to help with many of the basic needs of our students.

This funding will go towards several different areas of the 6th grade, and include but are not limited to snacks for low income students, flexible seating options for those with attention deficits, field trip coverage for busses or those who cant afford to go, new sets of age appropriate and level appropriate books, activities and content purchased by teachers, and other costs that come with teaching.

Classroom Books

Amy Biehl Community School

I would like to request money for the following books, for my classroom at Amy Biehl Community School:

--Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne (40 copies @ $4.79 each=$191.60)

--Blastoff Readers: Exploring Countries Japan (45 copies @ $5.99 each=$269.55).

The total comes to $461.15 on BookSource. Thank you.

Salazar Elementary School Garden

Salazar Elementary School

This request is for enrichment materials for Salazar's sustainability and garden program. So often in the school year we have to abandon our garden program because of the cold weather. These supplies will revitalize the green house and provide indoor opportunities for students to explore during those frigid months.

The funding will go toward purchasing new hoop house plastic, grow lights, planter boxes, seed, and soil. Thank-you for your consideration.

She Who Shaped New Mexico

The International Women's Forum of New Mexico is asking for support in the amount of $2,000 to help New Mexico Historic Women Marker initiative with educational outreach for grades Kindergarten through twelfth grade in Santa Fe Public Schools.

We map the stories of the courageous women who shaped New Mexico and its culture. Through our historical markers, we educate, inspire and empower new generations of women who travel our roads. The website is an easily accessible learning tool and available to anyone free of charge. These funds will help expand our audience and share curriculums which we are developing. Our goal is to share inspiring stories of women who have helped shape New Mexico to inspire future generations to make a positive impact in our communities.

Volunteer Background Check Assistance

School: Multiple Santa Fe Public Schools

As the SFPS Volunteer Coordinator, and in an effort to encourage a more diverse volunteer population, I would like to offer paid background fees for up to 50 volunteer applicants to distributed throughout 5 different schools within the Santa Fe Public School District. Certain demographic criteria, including a residence radius of applicants who live within 6 blocks of the schools' attendance area will be required to be eligible for usage of the background check funds.