Originally founded as a grant giving organization to provide enhancements to teaching and learning in Issaquah Schools, grants range from $500 to $10,000 and have been made to all schools across the district. Every year, the grant process begins in November and grant recipients are announced in April. Grants have covered numerous subject areas including mentoring, math, science, literature, social studies, business, special education, humanities, the arts, and technology. This tradition of grant giving continues and expands every year.
For information on how to apply for a grant, please see our Grants page.
In honor of
her career in teaching gifted students in the Issaquah School District,
the Ruth Roy Scholarship Fund has been established to support highly
capable students in their constant curiosity and quest for knowledge.
The scholarship will assist post
fifth-to-seventh grade students to pursue academic or intellectual
interests beyond what is currently available to him/her in the regular
school program. The scholarship is designed to encourage highly capable
students to seek additional challenge and find new areas to explore on
their own.
For information or to apply for The Ruth Roy Scholarship Fund, click here.
Club 7 provides critical support to middle school students at-risk of failure. The program was developed in response to community need and studies that revealed a connection between high-school dropout rates and student success during the critical transition between grade school and middle school. Club 7 provides 6th, 7th and 8th grade students with six hours of after-school support per week to address areas of academic concern and to re-connect them to school through a positive adult relationship. Club 7 is in currently in place at Beaver Lake, Issaquah and Maywood Middle Schools.
Club 7 is a collaborative effort among ISF, the Issaquah School District, PTSA's, the City of Issaquah and the City of Issaquah.
VOICE is a mentoring program funded by the Issaquah Schools Foundation with the cooperation and support of the Issaquah School District. A VOICE volunteer works in an Issaquah school during the school day or after school as a one-to-one tutor and mentor, working with a student for one hour per week. Voice mentors are carefully matched with students based on the strengths and desires of the mentor and the needs of the student.
VOICE volunteers are positive and dependable role models who partner with school staff to provide academic tutoring and other enrichment activities. Initially introduced in elementary schools, the VOICE program has recently expanded into middle schools and the 9th grade campus. VOICE volunteers who come from many walks of life foster social skills and motivate students to become successful learners.
To learn more about the VOICE program or find out how you, too, can make a difference in the life of an Issaquah school student, please contact VOICE coordinator, Susan Gierke at 425-837-7139 or e-mail at VOICE@issaquah.wednet.edu.
Read the Winter 2008 VOICE newsletter.
Volunteer to be a VOICE mentor -- here is the application form.
National Board Certification is a rigorous program designed to elevate the practice of teaching to the highest levels both in methodology and in curriculum development. Issaquah Schools Foundation provides a minimum of $500, maximum of $1,500 in support to all I.S.D. candidates for National Board Certification. The amount will be determined by the number of candidates who apply.
The 2008 – 2009 Scholarship Opportunities for Issaquah School District teachers closes April 25, 2008. Info sessions and scholarships details will be announced for the 2009 – 2010 school year beginning in January of 2009. For any questions related to the NB process or District/ISF support, please contact Jessica Daley at daleyj@issaquah.wednet.edu or 425-837-4061.
All Issaquah School District Certificated Staff meeting National Board Certification Application requirements NBPTS.org are eligible.
National Board Certification: Six Issaquah Teachers Earn Profession's Top Certification
For more information, read the announcement on the Issaquah School District website
In 2003/2004, Issaquah Schools Foundation conducted an extensive Needs Assessment to determine the greatest unmet needs of the students, staff and community of the Issaquah School District. ISF intention is to use this information to help determine where best to focus time, energy and funding. In turn, this information has been used to expand beyond the current ISF programs for classroom grants and SafeNet.
Members of the ISF board have conducted further analysis of three key categories identified by that Needs Assessment:
Board Members reported their findings and recommendations in the fall, 2004.
To review more information regarding the Needs Assessment process conducted by ISF please link to the Recap Letter that was provided to all survey participants in June 2004.
