BARONA EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
California's Education Tribe
The Barona Band of Mission Indians believes that education is the key to successful cultural relationships and the foundation for our future.
To this effort, the Barona Band of Mission Indians created the Barona Indian Charter School to provide important educational opportunities for children on the Barona Indian Reservation and throughout the local San Diego community. With funding from the Tribe, the Barona Indian Charter School now includes a tutoring/computer center, comprehensive library, preschool program, and high school classrooms. Building upon these valuable tools, in 2004 the school was ranked third of 5,270 California elementary schools in test score achievement.
Our hope is to broaden the tools to inspire youth throughout California. It is with great pride we introduce the Barona Education Grant Program.
BARONA EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
The Barona Band of Mission Indians is proud to help make a difference for schools throughout California. Through the endorsement of your locally-elected state representatives, schools in your area can now apply for Barona educational funding to purchase much-needed supplies and materials such as books and computers.
Each grant awarded by the Barona Education Grant Program is $5,000. Applications for the grant may be submitted by your locally-elected state official on your behalf, or you may submit the application directly as long as it is accompanied by an endorsement letter by your State Legislator.
APPLICATION PROCESS & CRITERIA

2008 GRANT RECIPIENTS
| Legislator | Name and Address of School | Project |
| Senator Ronald Calderon |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Firestone Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Assemblymember Charles M. Calderon |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Montebello Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Senator Gilbert A. Cedillo |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Estrada Courts Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Senator Bob Dutton |
Rim Academy Lake Arrowhead, CA San Bernardino County |
Purchase of SmartBoard, Interwrite Pads, and Epson Projector |
| Senator Alan Lowenthal |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Long Beach Los Angeles, CA 90004 Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Senator Bob Margett |
Brea Olinda High School Brea, CA Orange County |
Purchase of Quizdom Interactive Learning System & additional package of 32 wireless remotes and sofware |
| Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Hollywood Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Senator Gloria Romero |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: East Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Senator Jack Scott |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Altadena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Assemblymember Nell Soto |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Pomona Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Senator Edward Vincent |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Compton Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Senator Mark Wyland |
Pacific Ridge School Carlsbad, CA San Diego County |
Purchase of Harkness table & 12 chairs |
| Assemblymember Cathleen Galgiani |
Planda Elementary School Planda, CA Merced County |
Purchase of 27 HP printers & 2 computers |
| Assemblymember Kevin Jeffries |
Rancho Santa Rosa High
School Temecula, CA Riverside County |
Purchase of 4 laptop computers and software |
| Assemblymember Gene Mullin |
Lomita Park School San Bruno, CA San Mateo County |
Purchase of 3 wireless notebook computers, 3 LCD projectors, and software |
| Assemblymember Michael N. Villines |
Liberty High School Madera, CA Madera County |
Purchase of 132 non-fiction science books for library usage |
| Assemblymember Jose Solorio |
Abraham Lincoln Elementary Anaheim, CA Orange County |
Purchase of library reading materials to include fiction, non-fiction, bilingual, reference and audio books |
| Assemblymember Mary Hayashi |
Woodrow Wilson Elementary San Leandro, CA Alameda County |
Purchase of K-2 practice books for Houghton-Mifflin Reading Program |
| Assemblymember Mary Salas |
Paradise Hills Elementary San Diego, CA San Diego County |
Purchase of 2 computers, 1 laptop, program and teaching software |
| Assemblymember Joel Anderson |
Dehesa Elementary School El Cajon, CA San Diego County |
Purchase of 2 laptop computers and 2 projectors with carts |
| Assemblymember Anthony Adams |
Foothill Christian School Glendora, CA Los Angeles County |
Purchase of 2 Interactive Whiteboards, software and installation |
| Assemblymember Kevin De Leon |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Highland Park Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Assemblymember Mike Davis |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Manchester Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Assemblymember Hector De La Torre |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: South Gate Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Speaker
of Assembly
Fabian Nunez |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Girls Academy Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Assemblymember Warren T. Furutani |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: North Long Beach Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Assemblymember Karen Bass |
Soledad Enrichment Action
Charter: Crenshaw Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County |
Supplementary reading books |
| Senator Thomas McClintock |
Olga Reed Elementary School Los Alamos, CA Santa Barbara County |
purchase of computer software for ESL students |
| Assemblymember Lois Wolk |
Buckingham Charter Magnet
High Vacacille, CA Solano County |
Purchase of materials to update computer workstations in computer lab |
| Assemblymember Bob Huff |
St. Paul's Lutheran School Orange, CA Orange County |
Purchase of 4 interactive White Boards |
| Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes |
Beachy Avenue Elementary
School Arleta, CA Los Angeles County |
Purchase of 322 Native American books - |
| Assemblymember Sam Blakeslee |
Benjamin Foxen Elementary
School Sisquoc, CA Santa Barbara County |
Purchase of books for 5 classroom libraries (books specializing in tolerance and native american history & culture) |
| Assemblymember Patty Berg |
Tah-Ah-Dun Indian Magnet
School Crescent City, CA Del Norte County |
Purchase of 2 laptop computers, software, and cultural materials (beads & leather) |
| Assemblymember Jared Huffman |
Sonoma Valley High
School Sonoma, CA Sonoma County |
Purchase of EBSCOhost Research Database, books, and e-books |
| Assemblymember Rick Keene |
Live Oak Waldorf School Meadow Vista, CA Placer County |
Purchase of computers and software |
| Senator Tom Torlakson |
Mt. Diablo High School Concord, CA Contra Costa County |
Purchased of hands-on learning tools for classroom and kitchen |
| Assemblymember Curren Price, Jr. |
Lucille J. Smith Elementary
School Lawndale, CA Los Angeles County |
Purchase of reading program |
| Assemblymember Mimi Walters |
Niguel Hills Middle
School Laguna Niguel, CA Orange County |
Purchase of 5 MacBook laptop computers |
| Assemblymember Lori Saldaņa |
Kate Sessions Elementary
School San Diego, CA San Diego County |
Purchase of books for classroom and library |
| Senator Christine Kehoe |
Monarch School San Diego, CA San Diego County |
Purchase of books and materials |
| Senator
Leland Y. Yee, PhD |
Visitacion Valley Middle
School San Francisco, CA San Francisco County |
Purchase of Promethean Activityboard and 32 Activotes (2.4gHz F/CA) |
| Senator
Don Perata |
LIFE Academy Oakland, CA Alameda County |
Purchase of computer and materials for 9-12th grade students |
| Assemblymember
Guy Houston |
Disney Elementary
School San Ramon, CA Contra Costa County |
Purchase of document camera, interactive white board, and computer |
| Senator
Dennis Hollingsworth |
Ramona Community School /
Mountain Valley Academy Ramona, CA San Diego County |
Purchase of portable fume hood with bunsen burner, video camera with microscope and adapters, chemical & consumable materials |
| Assemblymember
Sandrč Swanson |
Elmhurst Community Prep
Middle School Oakland, CA Alameda County |
Purchase of innovative online math program for 7th-8th grade students |
| Assemblymember
Fiona Ma |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Academic Middle School San Francisco, CA San Francisco County |
Purchase of overhead projectors, camcorder, surveillance camera, digital cameras |
| Senator
Dave Cox |
Lakeview Elementary School El Dorado Hills, CA El Dorado County |
Purchase of books for K-5th grade students |
| Senator
Alex Padilla |
Sylmar High School Sylmar, CA Los Angeles County |
Purchase of resource materials for the high school exit exam; laptop, microphones, speakers, lap boards |