BARONA EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
California's Education Tribe

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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

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2007 | 2006

2007 BARONA EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS

1. Roosevelt Elementary
Lynwood, CA – Los Angeles County
Senator Alan Lowenthal

Grant money will be used to purchase library books for 10 classroom libraries in first and second grades. 100% of the students at Roosevelt Elementary qualify for free or reduced lunch. This is an area of high poverty. 84% are English language learners and 99.3% are minorities, predominantly Latino.

2. Saint Gertrude Elementary School
Bell Gardens, CA –Los Angeles County
Senator Ron Calderon

Grant funds will be used to purchase updated reading series titled Prentice Hall Literature for grades 6, 7 and 8. Teachers anticipate an increase in the students’ grammar and usage skills, as well as improvement in their writing skills.

3. Mission Union Elementary School
Soledad, CA – Monterey County
Senator Jeff Denham

Grant funds to be used to purchase art supplies for their art program and five IPods for “podcasting” utilizing the general education curriculum in the K-8 classrooms. Mission Union Elementary is a small, rural school with only 100 students taught in a 1 building, 2 room school.

4. Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Daly City –San Mateo County
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma

Grants will be used to purchase five Apple IMac computers for the school’s computer lab. By increasing the number of computers available to the students, teachers can support classroom activities more effectively and assist a larger number of underperforming students with their literacy and research needs. Woodrow Wilson is a Title I school and students have a variety of social, academic, and economic needs that impact their success at school.

5. Broadous Elementary School
Pacoima, CA – Los Angeles County
Assemblyman Richard Alarcon

The school will use the grant funds to purchase three IMac computers for used in the school’s Recess Intervention Interactive program that the school provides for students during their recess break. The program is one where the students spend their recess break using computers to help them with their reading and math. The program has been very successful since its inception and the demand is higher that they can accommodate. By adding three computers, they hope to accommodate more children who seek to use their recess break to improve their math and reading skills.

6. Olga Reed Elementary School
Los Alamos, CA - Santa Barbara County
Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee

School was awarded BEG funds in 2006 through endorsement from Senator Tom McClintock. All of their computers are 7-12 years old and can’t access the newest programs available and many are not capable of accessing the internet. Along with local funding, they wish to use the grant funds to purchase 12 laptop computers.

7. Magnolia High School
Anaheim, CA - Orange County
Assemblymember Van Tran

CPS Chalkboard, an interactive chalkboard that allows the teacher to interact with the class using a wireless tablet and stylus. Students can respond verbally or with their hand held CPS Remote Pad. This allows students who would not normally volunteer an answer due to low confidence levels or those with limited English speaking abilities to demonstrate their knowledge and keep them involved in the lesson.

8. Captain John High School
Hoopa, CA – Humboldt County
Assemblywoman Patty Berg

Grant funds will be used to purchase 3 laptop computers, a color printer and software. Captain John H.S. is a continuation high school and currently has 45 enrolled students, 40 are members of a federally recognized tribe – Hupa, Yurok, Karuk, Tolowa, Klamath, Pomo, Miwuk, and Pit River.

9. Harding Elementary School
Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara County
Assemblyman Pedro Nava

The funds from the grant will help to close the achievement gap for English learners and students from economically disadvantaged students by providing high quality teaching tools that broaden student’ access to high level scientific vocabulary, text, and concepts. The grant funds will be used to purchase a laptop computer, software, LCD projector, presentation remote control for the projector, a document camera, speakers,a multi-media cart and a wireless hub. The multi media cart will provide the science teacher with the tools needed to integrate technology into weekly science lessons delivered to 515 kindergarten to sixth grade students.

10. Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Santa Ana, CA – Orange County
Assemblyman Jose Solorio

Grant funds will be used to purchase Renaissance Learning Accelerated Reader program software and 250 books. This software program is designed to work in conjunction with selected high interest books that motivate students to read as well as to test their comprehension.

11. St John’s Lutheran School
Orange, CA – Orange County
Senator Dick Ackerman

Grant to assist with funding for school’s technology project – one-to-one laptop program – with the purchase of 4 student laptops with office software, licensing and warranty.

12. Benjamin Foxen Elementary School
Sisquoc, CA 93454
Senator Tom McClintock

Grant to assist with funding for school’s technology project for the purchase of 4 student laptops with office software, licensing and warranty.

13. Glenn E. Murdock Elementary School
4354 Conrad Drive
La Mesa, CA – San Diego County
Senator Christine Kehoe

Grant to assist in the purchase of Native American plants, Secrets of the Trail staff training kit, artist paint and sealant materials, and lighting materials.

14. Oak Ridge Elementary School
4501 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Sacramento, CA – Sacramento County
Assemblyman Dave Jones

Grant to assist in the purchase of two Leap Frog School House Literacy Centers.

15. Sacramento River Discovery Charter School
1600 Monroe Street
Red Bluff, CA  - Tehama County
Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa

Grant to assist in the purchase of seven laptop computers for the school’s computer lab and thirty power cords to replace the unsafe cords.

16. Sunkist Elementary School
1400 Teakwood Street
Port Hueneme, CA – Ventura County
Assemblywoman Julia Brownley

Grant to assist in the purchase of laptop computers, Canon digital cameras, digital camcorder, HP Color Laser Printers and scanner for the school’s GATE program.

17. Bermudez Cal-SAFE High School, Eastern PAU
9055 Bermudez Street
Pico Rivera, CA – Los Angeles County
Assemblyman Charles Calderon 

Grant to assist in the purchase of five Gateway computers, headphones, and Parenting and Child development books.

18. Soledad Enrichment Action Charter School
222 Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County
Superintendent Jack O’Connell

Grant to assist in the purchase of 285 supplementary reading books to help enhance the core curriculum in the areas of Language Arts.




2006 BARONA EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS

Legislator
Name and Address of School
Project
Senator Sam Aanestad Jackson Heights Elementary
225 South Jackson Street
Red Bluff, CA
Activity Materials for After-School Workshops K-8
Senator Wesley Chesbro\ Sonoma Valley High School
20000 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
Science and technology books and software
Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny Barbara Worth Junior High
385 D Street
Brawley, CA 92227
Books and computer software for new library
Senator Bob Dutton Valley View High School
1801 East Sixth Street
Ontario, CA 91764
Software purchase for web based developmental computer program for math skills
Senator Liz Figueroa San Lorenzo Unified School District
820 Bockman Road
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
Laptop computers and reading software
Senator Dean Florez Lost Hills Elementary School
21109 Paso Robles Highway
Lost Hills, CA 93249
Seven computers and seven scanners
Senator Alan Lowenthal Grape Street Elementary School
1940 E. 11th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059       
28 Quantum Leap Pads
Senator Tom McClintock Olga Reed Elementary School
P.O. Box 318 
Los Alamos, CA 93440
Library books
Senator Bill Morrow San Onofre Elementary
200 Pate Road
San Clemente, CA 92672
Expansion of technology and communication tools for communicating with parents overseas
Senator Deborah Ortiz Will C. Wood Middle School
6201 Lemon Hill Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824
Library books
Senator Alex Padilla San Jose Street School
14928 Clymer Street
Mission Hills, CA 91345
Library books
Senator Don Perata Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Consortium
298 Junction Avenue
Livermore, CA 94551
Computers, computer software, printer, cultural supplies, and books
Senator George Runner Wilsona Elementary School
18050 East Avenue O
Palmdale, CA 93591
Math and reading supplemental materials and in-service teacher training
Senator Jack Scott Pasadena Unified School District
351 S. Huson Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
Class literacy and tool kits, short stories and corresponding literacy activities, literacy and vocabulary games
Senator Mark Wyland Faith Lutheran School
700 East Bobier
Vista, CA 92084
SMART Board
Assemblymember Joel Anderson Prospect Avenue School
9303 Prospect Avenue
Santee, CA 92071
"Science Explorer" bundle, microscope, camcorder
Assemblyman Joe Baca, Jr Frisbie Middle School
1442 N. Eucalyptus Avenue
Rialto, CA 92376
AVID writing and language acquisition materials
Assemblywoman Karen Bass Kipp Academy of Opportunity
7019 South Van Ness Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90047
Science textbooks for students to have a copy at home
Assemblywoman Patty Berg Monte Rio Union School
20700 Foothill Drive
Monte Rio, CA 95462
Teacher's edition and individual student textbooks for the "History Alive" program
Assemblymember Sam Blakeslee Benjamin Foxen Elementary School
4849 Foxen Canyon Road
Sisquoc, CA 93454
Library books
Assemblymember Russ Bogh Yucaipa Elementary School
12375 California Street
Yucaipa, CA 92399
Laptop computer, reading software and book set
Assemblymember Joe Coto Los Paseos Elementary School
121 Avenida Grande
San Jose, CA 95139
Five computers, LCD projector, software
Assemblymember Hector De La Torre Florence Avenue Elementary School
7211 Bell Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90001
Grade-level author sets of books
Assemblymember Kevin DeLeon Harrison Elementary School
3529 City Terrace Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90063
Library books
Assemblymember Bill Emmerson Pepper Tree Elementary
1845 W. 18th Street
Upland, CA 91784
Four computers
Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia Brawley Union High School
480 North Imperial Avenue
Brawley, CA 92227
Agenda/Planning books
Assemblymember Martin Garrick Tri-City Christian School
302 N. Emerald Drive
Vista, CA 92083
Six computers, three printers, software
Assemblymember Ed Hernandez Don Julian Elementary
13855 Don Julian Road
La Puente, CA 91746
Mountain Language Art Kits (25), Agendas (477)
Assemblymember Guy Houston Valley Christian Elementary
7500 Inspiration Drive
Dublin, CA 94568
Microphones and other A/V equipment
Assemblymember Dave Jones Fern Bacon Middle School
4140 Cuny Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95823
Science, technology and multi-language books for library
Assemblymember Johan Klehs Cesar Chavez Middle School
27845 Whitman Street
Hayward, CA 94544
Computer, camcorder, digital camera, laser jet printer for school newspaper and student news broadcast
Assemblymember John Laird Ann Sobrato High School
401 Burnett Avenue
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Three computers, LCD Projector, printer, software, digital camera for AVID classroom
Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa McCloud Elementary School
P.O. Box 700
McCloud, CA 96057
Accelerated Reading books and software
Assemblymember Tim Leslie Herbert Green Middle School/Foothill Indian                 Education Alliance
3781 Forni Road
Placerville, CA 95667
Two laptop computers and "Generation Yes" software program
Assemblymember Tony Mendoza Niemes Elementary School
16715 South Jersey Avenue
Artesia, CA 90701
Santillan Intensive English Language Development program, 20 dictionaries and 20 thesauruses
Assemblymember Cindy Montañez Sara Coughlin Elementary
11035 Borden Avenue
Pacoima, CA 91331
"Word Power" - educational reading program
Assemblymember Alan Nakanishi Amador County Unified School District Pioneer Elementary  217 Rex Avenue
Jackson, CA 95642
Four computers
Assemblymember Pedro Nava Cesar Estrada Chavez Dual Language Immersion Charter School
1102 E. Yanonali Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103                            
Teacher resorurce packages in Social Science-History for grades 4 and 5
Assemblymember Simon Salinas Bardin Elementary
425 Bardin Road
Salinas, CA 93905
Library books
Assemblymember Audra Strickland Manzanita Elementary School
2626 Michael Drive
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Books and online quizzes
Assemblymember Sandre Swanson Markham Elementary
7220 Krause Avenue
Oakland, CA 94608
Five computers, LCD projector, software
Assemblymember Lois Wolk Dixon Montessori Charter School
415 West C Street
Dixon, CA 95620
Montessori materials, books and art supplies for use in 5 classrooms