Recent Foundation Accomplishments
Innovation Lab
In 2020 the Palisades Elementary Foundation organized a supply connection and donation drive at the school to collect supplies and material to support the new Innovation Lab.
Art Supplies
In 2021, the Foundation organized an art supply collection and donation drive to collect supplies and material to support the Palisades Art Room.
Teacher Grants
Since 2018, the Foundation has funded individual requests from grant applicants (teachers, adminstrators & volunteers) for items which would improve their classrooms and benefit the entire school. Recent examples include behavior therapy tools/supplies, books and Raspberry Pi mini-computers.
Significant Grants and Funding Outcomes
2024 - After School Art Program
In the Springtime, the Foundation partnered with an external Arts organization to host an After School Art Program for all Palisades students.
2023 - Library
One of the largest grants funded in 2023 supports improvements to the library. The foundation is purchasing new bookshelves and expanding the collection to increase the volume and variety of high demand books that the students can check-out.
2022 - Art Room
The Palisades Art Room was under-utilized until the Foundation funded the purchase of furniture, including tables and chairs. Art supplies are always needed, and the Foundation continues to deliver funding and organization for community donation drives.
2021 - Wave Mascot
The Foundation partnered with the Palisades PTA to purchase the costume of the school’s beloved Wave Mascot. How cool is that dude?
2020 - Innovation
A supply and materials donation drive was organized and managed by the Foundation and the Palisades community responded with items to help the students learn engineering, design and other STEM skills.
2019 - Soccer Goals
The students asked for and the Foundation responded by purchasing the first soccer goals for Palisades Elementary.
Other Notable Accomplishments
The Palisades Elementary Foundation takes great pride in the work we’ve done, with your help and donations, to help meet the needs of the school. We’re in constant contact with the school’s administrators, teachers, and PTA to learn about the school’s evolving needs and to help the school reach its educational goals. This is just a small sample of the work we’ve done, with your help, since 2018:
2019 - Purchased 32 Chromebooks and two “cart” charting stations, each of which can store and charge at least 24 Chromebooks at a time.
2019 - Purchased the school’s first ever soccer goals, as requested by the students
2020 - Organized a supply collection and donation drive at the school to collect items needed in order to open the school’s new Innovation Lab. The items collected are still helping Palisades students learn engineering, design and other STEM skills.
Dec. 2020 - Purchased headphones for student use during silent work on their Chromebooks
March 2021 - The Foundation and the PTA teamed up to split the cost of the now-famous Wave mascot costume, starting a beloved Palisades Elementary tradition!
Oct. 2021 - Funded a Palisades teacher grant application for the purchase of “solar oven” kits for 5th grade science experiments. We’re told the experiments have been a huge success.
Oct. 2021 - Funded a Palisades teacher grant application for purchase of flexible seating and student engagement tools.
Dec. 2021 - Organized an art supply collection and donation drive at the school to collect art supplies needed to open the new art room. The foundation also secured corporate donations from Target and the event was a huge success in supplying the art room.
Jan. 2022 - The Foundation purchased furniture for the Art Room, including chairs and tables. Prior to this purchase the Art Room was not being utilized by students because it lacked furniture.
Feb. 2022 - Issues a check to the school for the purchase of Chromebook replacement charges badly needed by the school.
Mar. 2022 - Granted and funded a teacher grant application for the purchase of Math & Literacy supplies including: easy chapter books, dice, judy clocks, whiteboards, and dry erase supplies among others.
Mar. 2022 - Granted and funded a teacher grant application for the purchase of Orton-Gillingham based reading materials for reading support, benefiting all grades
Oct. 2022 - Granted and funded a teacher grant application to the special education teacher for the purchase of much-needed books and supplies for the Palisades special education students
Oct. 2022 - Granted and funded a separate teacher grant application for “sensory supplies” for special education students at Palisades.
Dec. 2022 - Funded a teacher grant application for a 1 year subscription to a student online learning tool called Project Breakout.
Jan. 2023 - Funded a significant grant for the school library to purchase graphic novels and other in-demand books.
*Dates are approximate.