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Lake Washington Schools Foundation
Welcomes Applications for the
2012 - 2013
Reaching for Success Grants

The Reaching for Success Grant grant is to encourage creative educational programs that will help a school successfully meet its Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) goals. To accomplish this, the Lake Washington Schools Foundation provides financial resources for specific approaches to enhance or expand the curriculum. These approaches are to be consistent with the District’s priorities and grade level targets, as well as in line with the Lake Washington Schools Foundation mission. Grant applications may propose projects that benefit an individual classroom, a specific grade-level, or an entire school.

A grant Q and A session will be on January 11, 2012 at the Resource Center, Curriculum Library from noon to 5pm. This is a drop in session and no RSVP is required.

Learn more about the Reaching for Success Grants and how to apply by clicking here.

Read the New Fall Newsletter

The fall newsletter is hot off the press. Read about Core Academic Summer School, and other hair-raising news.

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Donations help send 105 kids to Core Academic Summer School

Thanks to You, the number of students attending summer school increased this year to 105 (over half of those in attendance) at a cost of $59,393.  This program, for pre-K to 6th grade students, includes  literacy, reading, and math so that they can ‘hit the ground running’ when school starts in the fall.  Your donations helped to send students who would otherwise not be able to attend.  All students in the classroom benefit from having those who attend summer school and are prepared to learn in the fall.  Teachers spend less time in review and more time on new material.  Thanks to Foundation donors for your support.

For more information on Core Academic Summer School and other programs of the Lake Washington Schools Foundation click here.

Back To School 2011-2012

For more information how you can help with a successful Back to School campaign, click here.

Big News

On June 23, 2011, there’s an exciting event that will amplify the impact of your gift to us.

GiveBIG is a community-wide giving challenge created by The Seattle Foundation that will increase the size of your donation to us.  This new, one-day, online charitable giving event will rally together our community on behalf of the amazing nonprofit organizations in King County.

GiveBIG will grow your generosity in several ways:

Grow your gift! The Seattle Foundation and local businesses will match a share of every contribution made through The Seattle Foundation's online Giving Center between 7 a.m. and midnight on June 23.

Win a Golden Ticket! During the day, you could be chosen at random to have Lake Washington Schools Foundation receive an additional $1,000 from GiveBIG’s sponsors.

We encourage you to join all our supporters in giving big on June 23. With your gift we will continue to work with even greater resolve to help all the children in the Lake Washington Schools District reach their full potential and be "future ready".

Mark your calendar! Donate to Lake Washington Schools Foundation between 7 a.m. and midnight on June 23 through our page in The Seattle Foundation’s Giving Center

Help us make the most of GiveBIG! Here are a few things you can do in addition to making a generous gift:

• Mark your calendar today, so you don’t forget to make a gift on June 23!
• RSVP for GiveBIG on Facebook
• Rally your friends to support Lake Washington Schools Foundation on June 23!  Email, Facebook, Twitter (#GiveBIG), phone calls and even in-person conversations are great ways to spread the word and help us take advantage of GiveBIG.  Be sure to share the link to our profile.

Thank you in advance for giving big. With your help we can work toward academic excellence and success for all students in the Lake Washington School District

For more information:

Lake Washington Schools Foundation: Information Page
Seattle Foundation: GiveBIG challenge

Announcing the Recipients of the
2011-2012

Reaching for Success Grants

For more information on the Reaching for Success Grants, click here.

Click here to view the recipients and grants.

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