2002 Annual Report
2002 Education Grants
The following is a list of selected grants for 2002.
Grantee
Alliance for Education
$199,984
to support a community-wide initiative to foster broad-based public understanding of and advocacy for comprehensive school transformation in the Seattle School District
Antioch University
$3,325,000
to establish eight early college models in tribal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools and public schools serving Native American youth in Washington State
Boston College
$150,000
to establish the Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment (JTLA), an ejournal
CCSSO
$25,000
to support a working conference on using the 'No Child Left Behind Act' to improve achievement of students in the middle grades on July 21-23, 2002
Center for Collaborative Education
$945,261
to support a school-based teacher preparation program , 'A Better Way to Teach,' targeted towards the staffing needs of small innovative schools
Center for Collaborative Education
$800,000
to support an apprenticeship-based principal preparation and credentialing program for the New England Small Schools Network called the Principals Residency Network
Center on Education Policy
$55,000
to support an invitational conference to discuss a current reform in public education: virtual high schools
Chicago Charter School Foundation
$4,012,000
to support creation of two charter school campuses and two contract schools in the Chicago Public School system
College Board
$300,000
to support further expansion of the College Ed course in 7th grade classrooms around the country
Coupeville School District #204
$263,400
to support personalized learning environments where all students achieve (Coupeville Middle and High School)
Dayton School District #2
$149,950
to support creation of a High Tech High School in the community
Education Commission of the States
$818,980
to create next generation models of accountability in partnership with The Aspen Institute
Education Development Center Inc.
$100,000
to support the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform
EdVisions Inc
$4,500,000
to support the creation of 20 new schools using the New Country Schools model across the nation
Ferndale School District #502
$600,000
to support creation of a High Tech High School in the community
Fund for Educational Excellence
$12,000,000
to redesign nine neighborhood high schools and create six to eight new Innovation High Schools in Baltimore, MD
Grantmakers for Education
$20,000
to support Grantmakers for Education through a major re-design of their website to enhance member services and support networking among funders
High Tech High Foundation
$3,200,000
to create an additional five (5) high tech high schools, an extension of original grant
Institute for Educational Leadership
$315,332
to support the National Theme School Network website hosted by the National Alliance on the American High School
Institute for Educational Leadership
$225,800
to support a nationwide commitment to fostering high academic achievement, closing the achievement gap, and promoting civic and personal growth among all youth in our high schools and communities
International Society for Techology in Education
$87,000
to support publication of 'Technology Support Index', a technology support anaylsis tool that can be used by districts to analyze their technology support capability
Jobs for the Future Inc.
$5,189,705
to support the new early college initiative by leading and coordinating analysis, advocacy, and convening activities at launch
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
$20,000,000
to support new and redesigned schools in four to six urban districts in academic crisis in Ohio
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
$2,699,363
to support the development of an Ohio-based network of five early college high schools
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
$1,590,031
to support an expansion in planning grants for all 17 districts in the Ohio High School Transformation Initiative (OHSTI) to spearhead the development of smaller high schools throughout Ohio
Lancaster Foundation for Educational Enrichment
$4,000,000
to support creation of effective, personalized learning environments for students in grades 6th through 12th
League of Education Voters Foundation
$100,000
to analyze and prepare a report on Washington State's K-12 funding crisis for distribution to lawmakers, opinion leaders, education reporters, and editorial boards
Linking Education and Economic Development in Sacramento
$4,000,000
to support the start-up of eight (8) small schools in Sacramento, CA
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
$246,056
to support publication of a survey of how charter and alternative school facilities are financed nationally
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
$25,000
to generate accurate graduation rates for the State of Washington and a dozen districts in Washington, broken out by ethnic/racial groups where possible
Middle College High School Consortium
$7,149,854
to support the creation of eight new early college high schools and the redesign of 12 existing middle college high schools offering a five-year, seamless, accelerated early college program for at-risk youth
Mission Hill School
$53,500
to disseminate information on small school development
National Commission on Teaching & America's Future
$616,298
to support the summit on Schools as Professional Learning Communities
National Council of La Raza
$6,661,364
to create six new early college charter high schools and redesign six existing charter high schools
National Governors Association
$275,515
to support changes needed to transform high school education in the United States
National Governors Association
$30,000
to support a one-day meeting to prepare a publication focusing on turning around low-performing high schools to be presented at the NGA's Winter Meeting (February 2003)
National Staff Development Council
$150,000
to determine how resources invested in Leadership Development Challenge Grant projects facilitated new state-level professional development programs and structures
New England Foundation for the Arts
$500,000
to support Roundtable Inc. in their production of the Access to College Project, a major national education and media initiative
New Visions for Public Schools
$1,439,000
to support second phase of new school funding with a new funding alliance in New York
New York Charter School Resource Center Inc
$436,800
to support creation of Village Academies' two new high schools: East Harlem in Manhattan and East New York in Brooklyn
Organization Name
Amount
Description
Partnership for Learning
$150,000
to work with parents, community leaders, and educators to improve public education in Washington State
Quilcene School District #48
$75,000
to support creation of a High Tech High School in the community
Quillayute Valley School District #402
$310,500
to support a small, personalized, technology-enriched high school offering students real world learning as a part of the Connecting Schools & Communities Initiative
Quincy School District #144-101
$600,000
to support creation of a High Tech High School in the community
San Juan Island School District #149
$248,250
to support creation of a High Tech High School in the community
Seattle Pacific University
$1,823,093
to support the Washington School Research Center
SECME Inc.
$4,800,000
to establish eight new early college high schools sites in SECME school districts, on or adjacent to SECME member campuses
Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute
$9,984,927
to support the creation of 10-12 'Promising Futures High Schools'; the development of a process for 'scaling up' from the original Promising Futures Schools to other high schools in the state; and the creation of a favorable school climate for reform
St. HOPE Corporation
$597,228
to support a planning grant to close Sacramento High School and recreate it as a new charter school based on the small schools concept
Stanford University
$698,981
to develop a Field Guide for redesigning large high schools into smaller learning communities
The Aspen Institute
$161,607
to create next generation models of accountability in partnership with the Education Commission of the States
The Aspen Institute
$127,465
to support the Aspen Urban Superintendents Network, a continuing series of urban superintendent forums
The Education Resources Institute
$100,000
to increase college preparation, access, and success for students from groups currently under-represented in higher education
The Education Trust Inc.
$100,000
to provide matching contribution for general operating support
The Institute of Computer Technology
$3,640,000
to support the Intel Teach to the Future Program in 2002
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
$5,363,293
to create nine new early college high schools and redesign one high school based on the Bard Early College model
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
$4,992,043
to support development to redesign five low-performing high schools and create three new charter high schools under the early college model in collaboration with HBCU in the South
University of Minnesota Foundation
$3,950,523
to support redesign of additional schools in St. Paul MN and West Clermont and Cincinnati OH
University of Mississippi Foundation
$1,000,000
to support a restricted endowment for scholarships allocated to Jackson State University (JSU), Alcorn State University (ASU), and Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) through the University of Mississippi Foundation
University of Washington Foundation
$1,175,000
to support 'The Effects of Scholarship and School Reform on the Transition from High School to College in Washington State' in support of our programs
University of Washington Foundation
$350,000
to support a research program 'Sub District Funding Policies Project' that makes evident the real-dollar differences in the per-pupil amounts districts allocate to schools
University of Washington Foundation
$227,854
to support preparation of web-based and print materials to expand teacher knowledge with regard to curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment
Utah Partnership Foundation
$3,520,290
to support the development of six New Century High Schools in Utah
Washington Technology in Education Trust
$967,000
to support the design, evaluation, refinement, scale-up and preparation for full Washington state rollout of the Washington Digital Learning Commons
Washington Technology in Education Trust
$50,000
to implement a task force to research and make recommendations regarding virtual education in Washington State
Western Governors University
$50,000
to provide support to WGU through membership in their National Advisory Board
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Ed
$150,000
to support a planning grant to launch a national K-12 e-learning organization
Yakima School District #7
$66,400
to support personalized learning environments where all students achieve (Discovery Lab School)