Foundation for Clovis Schools

Classroom & School Grants

To date, nearly $2 million has been awarded through the Classroom & School grant program. These funds have helped teachers increase the effectiveness of student learning.

Classroom & School Grants

Each year, the Foundation invites teachers and schools across the district to submit proposals for innovative projects that enhance learning in a creative and motivational way. The program is a competitive process which ensures that the highest quality projects are funded. These opportunities wouldn’t be possible without the support and generosity of donors.

Projects have included the creation of a school garden to make science come alive, technology to give a voice to severely disabled students and athletic gear to enable students in Title I schools to participate in co-curricular activities.

To date, nearly $2 million has been awarded through the classroom and school grant program. These funds have helped teachers increase the effectiveness of student learning. Projects have included the creation of a school garden to make science come alive, technology to give a voice to severely disabled students and athletic gear to enable students in Title I schools to participate in co-curricular activities.

Applications are accepted for projects costing up to $15,000. Foundation Directors are assisted by District curriculum experts to determine which projects will have the greatest potential to improve educational experiences of students in a positive and unique way.

June 2024 Classroom and School Grant Awards

The Foundation for Clovis Schools is pleased to announce the funding of 40 classroom grants for Clovis Unified educators. The grants, totaling over $206,000, were awarded in the Social Emotional Wellness and General Classroom/School Projects categories, to schools and programs across the District.

Social/Emotional Wellness Category
Buchanan High/Alta Sierra Intermediate	The Calming Cave - Provides students with a safe space to de-escalate and learn ways to cope with their emotions through utilizing evidence-based curriculum and tools.
Bud Rank Elementary	Big Ravens Helping Little Ravens- Peer Mentor Program - Resources for a peer-mentoring program to support 1st and 2nd grade students with improving recess behavior, social skills, and other important executive function skills needed to meet school-wide expectations in a positive way.
Clovis East High	Wolfpack Filling Stations - Promotes health and well-being of students by providing access to clean and convenient water sources to support hydration during physical activity.
Clovis High / Special Education	Collaboration Class Portable Sound System - Provides a mode of expression and communication using a portable sound system for Collaborative Mentoring class, which pairs special needs students with general education students.
Clovis High School	Breathe for Change - Certification training to allow additional instruction for teachers and students around movement and mindfulness designed to reduce behavior problems, stress, and increase emotional intelligence and physical health.
Clovis North High & Granite Ridge Intermediate	An Inclusive Party for All - Silent disco headphones provide an opportunity for all students to enjoy and participate at school dance without the anxiety of loud music.
District-Wide/Special Education	Building on the Legacy: Adapted PE/Sport Clinics for Elementary Special Education Programs - Resources to help connect the general education student body with the special needs population through a specialized physical education curriculum.
District-Wide/Special Education	Preschool Dramatic Play Prop Box Library - Implements a dramatic play prop box resource library for 13 special day class preschool programs district-wide to foster imaginative play, promote social and emotional development, and support language and cognitive skills.
Gateway High	Gateway Bike Project - Provide opportunities for at risk students to apply classroom learning to collaborate on building bicycles, which are later provided to students at local elementary schools to promote positive behavior.
Oraze Elementary	Bringing the Heart of Writing to 1st Graders with Heggerty Writing & Supplemental Materials - Materials to support outside-the-box writing experiences to help close the COVID learning gap in young learners and equip under-served communities and English Learners with what they need to become successful members of the global community.
Oraze Elementary	Words Matter Initiative - Resources and materials to support the message that our words matter and can make a positive impact on others' lives in our community.
Red Bank Elementary	Bobcats' Brews and Bites - Provides reading, math and social skills opportunities to 1st through 4th grade students in the Autism special day class through managing a coffee and pastries cart, including taking and delivering orders to staff.
Red Bank Elementary	Structured Recess and Peer Mentoring - Provides behavioral modification and peer mentoring program for 1st - 3rd graders through collaborative games paired with older students (4th - 6th graders) in a mentor/mentee relationship.
Sierra Outdoor School	All-Terrain Wheelchairs - Enables students with disabilities to participate in outdoor activities such as hiking and environmental exploration, promoting physical and mental well-being, and fostering a sense of community and connection with nature.
Sierra Vista Elementary	Healthy Bodies= Peaceful Hearts and Minds - Equipment and resources for an articulated Physical Education program integrated with Social-Emotional Learning for Pre-K through 6th grade students designed to improve and support mental health and social emotional skills to maximize academic learning.
Weldon Elementary	Teaching Social Emotional Learning through Physical Education - Resources and materials to support an innovative and effective way to teach and practice the much-needed five components of social emotional learning in a manner that is understandable, memorable, enjoyable and developmentally appropriate.

General Classroom and School Projects Category
Buchanan High	Empower Words: Enhancing Writing Skills with No Red Ink Premium - Provides an innovative educational platform designed to improve students' writing skills through engaging, personalized lessons.
Buchanan High	Mastering the Genetic Code - Equipment to practice DNA replication, protein synthesis and the manipulation of nucleotides to create mutations to help meet the NGSS Life Science standard for "Inheritance and Variation of Traits."
Buchanan High	Operation T.R.E.E. - Increases participation of students in robotics programs by providing an outreach robot designed and constructed by high school robotics, and XRP robots that allow young minds to have the opportunity to write and test code.
Buchanan High	Wireless Motion Detectors - Provides direct acquisition of experimental data with wireless detectors that connect to any mobile device by measuring the displacement, velocity, and acceleration of objects moving rotationally and translationally which allow more accurate determinations of mechanical energy transformations for physics students.
CART	"Tracking" the Future of User Experience - Tobii Eye Tracker 5 hardware and software that revolutionizes methodology testing for high school students through comprehensive user testing and eye tracking data to improve and enhance user experiences.
Century Elementary	Communication Board to Support Social Skills, Communication, and Inclusion - Provides inclusive opportunities for limited verbal communicators and English learners through a communication board on a sheltered wall on the 1st-6th grade playground and a portable A-frame board for areas such as the main office or bus stop.
Clovis Community Day & Gateway High	Empowering At-Risk Students Through Culinary Arts and CTE - Modern culinary equipment to foster hands-on learning, career and technical education (CTE), business skills, and community engagement for at-risk students while supporting food insecurity initiatives, cross-curricular studies and sustainability efforts.
Clovis East High	Clovis East High School Choir Program New York Performance - Provides students the opportunity to sing outside of California in a prestigious performance hall, Lincoln Center, with world-renowned choral composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.
Clovis East High	Nystrom Complete U.S. History Set of Maps - Materials to assist AP students in gaining a deeper understanding of US History.
Clovis East High, Reyburn Intermediate	Stream Table for REC Science - Provides materials to help students in 7th grade and 10-12th grade explore earth science concepts and deepen understanding.
Clovis Elementary	Guided Hands - Facilitates independent writing for academic and fine motor as well as gross motor skills through assistive technology to support severely disabled students from preschool to high school.
Clovis High	Enhancing Hands-On Learning in High School Anatomy and Physiology - High-quality anatomy models enable students to engage in hands-on learning and gain a deeper understanding of human body systems.
Freedom Elementary	Expanding Literacy for 5th & 6th Grade - Expands student literacy through relatable and rigorous novel studies that align with essential standards.
Fugman Elementary	Fugman Community Garden - Resources to complement classroom academic studies by promoting awareness of the benefits of nature conservation and outdoor recreation, and encouraging practices such as recycling, organic cultivation, sustainable horticulture and self-sufficiency.
Gateway High	Dumbbell Set for New Weight Room - Enhances the physical education learning environment and increases intrinsic motivation for positive student behavior.
Gateway High	Gateway Young Women's Conference - Resources to empower, educate and inspire young women through leadership training, interactive workshops, mentorship and career exploration opportunities, and a supportive community.
Hirayama Elementary	Hirayama STEM Station - Dedicated STEM station will help students improve fine motor skills, social emotional skills, and creativity through brain building activities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Jefferson Elementary	Printing for a Purpose - Fosters a deeper understanding of mathematics through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities that foster critical thinking, problem-solving and creativity.
Kastner Intermediate	LEGO Spike Prime Robots - Engages students in hands-on investigation of STEAM concepts while contributing to literacy, math and social-emotional development.
Kastner Intermediate	Page Turners & Mind Expanders: A Grant Project for Critical Thinkers and Empathetic Readers - Provides new class sets of novels for 7th and 8th grade Academic Block classes to enhance literacy, critical thinking, and empathy among junior-high aged students.
Lincoln Elementary	Readiness for Reading - Materials to increase literacy of TK-2 students to 90% on grade level in reading through lending library with multicultural and diverse decodable readers.
Reyburn Intermediate	Lights, Camera, Action - Take 2 - Equipment to enable video production students to create professional level projects by mastering sound, lighting, and presentation.
Tarpey Elementary	Implementing iPads in Kindergarten - Provides technology to more conveniently facilitate access to district reading programs such as iReady, Benchmark and Lexia.
Valley Oak Elementary	Exploring Light Tables and Manipulatives in a Transition Kindergarten Classroom - Resources to enrich the learning environment for young learners by integrating light tables and manipulatives, fostering creativity, sensory exploration and cognitive development.