Park City Education Foundation awards $460,000 in classroom grants

The Park City School District building in Park City, Utah. Photo: TownLift // Bailey Edelstein

PARK CITY, Utah — The Park City Education Foundation’s (PCEF) Board of Trustees recently increased the amount of funding available for classroom grants to $460,000 for the 2022/2023 school year. Previously, $350,000 was awarded.

Classroom grants is PCEF’s longest-running program (formerly teacher grants), launched in 1986.

“This year, there was a 161% increase in Classroom Grant applications,” said Kara Cody, Director of Programs for PCEF. “That’s the biggest jump we’ve ever seen. There were so many great ideas coming in and the need was so great that the Board knew it had to approve more funding. Thanks to that, PCEF was able to fund more grants than ever before. It’s just an astounding increase and will positively impact so many Park City students.”

Grants are awarded in a participatory process, involving a committee of 12 people, including five educators and three students.

Full list of recipients:

Jeremy Ranch Elementary School 

• Coalition for Safe & Inclusive Schools Training
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Leadership Training
• Elementary PACE Program

McPolin Elementary School 

• Coalition for Safe & Inclusive Schools Training
• Elementary PACE (Program for Academic Challenge & Enrichment)
• Elementary Writing Workshop
• Afterschool Writing Workshop
• Afterschool Reading Program
• The Mindful Child Project
• Spanish World Language and Culture Magazine
• Flexible Seating & Brain Stimulation
• RC Race & Engineering Club (check it out in this video)
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Leadership Training
• McPolin Leadership Teams

Parley’s Park Elementary School 

• Coalition for Safe & Inclusive Schools Training
• Elementary PACE Program
• Spanish Support Software
• PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports) Book Vending Machine
• PBIS Recognition Program
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Leadership Training

Trailside Elementary School

• Coalition for Safe & Inclusive Schools Training
• Elementary PACE Program
• Coffee Cart & Functional Cooking Lessons
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Training
• RC Race & Engineering Club (check it out in this video)
• Elementary PACE Program

Ecker Hill Middle School 

• Latinos in Action
• Timberwolf Afterschool Association (TASA)
• Essential Elements
• Coffee Cart Program
• Leadership Class
• 7th Grade Rockets
• Pathways to Success
• Keys to Success
• Coalition for Safe & Inclusive Schools Training
• Red Ribbon Week
• Spring Into Kindness Week
• Hope Squad Peer Support Group
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Leadership Training

Treasure Mountain Jr. High 

• Mustang Afterschool Academy (MASA)
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Leadership Training
• PBIS Interdisciplinary Team Funding
• PCHS Robotics Club
• PCHS Drama Department: Fall Musical
• Visiting Artist Program
• Latinos in Action (LIA)
• Book of the Month
• Coalition for Safe & Inclusive Schools Training

Park City High School

• Aviation Pathway
• Latinos in Action (LIA) Check it out in this video.
• Student Wellness
• PCHS Debate Check it out in this video.
• Photography: Mirrorless Cameras
• Music Commission & Composer in Residence
• PCHS Robotics Club (+TMJH)
• College Access (+PCLC)
• Exploring the Community
• PCHS Drama Department: Fall Musical
• Electric Vehicle Summer Program
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Leadership Training
• Coalition for Safe & Inclusive Schools Training

Park City Learning Center 

• Coalition for Safe & Inclusive Schools Training
• Park City Transition Program
• Drop-Out Prevention Program
• College Access Program
• Childcare for Adult GED/ESL Programs
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Leadership Training