Ellensburg School District Education Foundation

Learning Enhancement Awards

Our ‘mini-grant’ program has been revamped and is now called Learning Enhancement Awards.  Any ESD employee or student is welcome to apply. Learning Enhancement Award applications are accepted on or before November 1st of each year with applications reviewed by the ESDEF Board in December.  All awards must be completed by November 1st of the following year.  Late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed.  Applications can be found, completed and submitted online by clicking the link below.  If you have questions, please send an email to ellensburgedfoundation@gmail.com

2024 Learning Enhancement Award Application- click HERE

Ellensburg Education Foundation 2023 Learning Enhancement Award Winners 

The Ellensburg School District Education Foundation (ESDEF) awarded 14 Learning Enhancement Awards in 2023 totaling $8,773.35 at their December 2022 meeting. Learning Enhancement Award applications were available to all Ellensburg School District employees and students.

This year the foundation received 17 applications. The following awards were made:

Ida Nason Aronica Elementary School

  • Ida Nason Aronica Parent Teacher Organization, $750, Sky Dome Event
  • Joanne Duncan, $500, books for distribution to students

Lincoln Elementary School

  • Jared Bronkema, $500, books for distribution to students
  • Lilly Weaver, $150, Lincoln Robotics Club
  • First grade teachers, $745.50, headphones for use with Chromebooks
  • Ashley Wehmeyer, $376, classroom rug
  • Karen Foley, $1,000, Ozobots for 4th grade small group sessions

Mount Stuart Elementary School

  • Schelaine Bamsley, $500, story workshop
  • Heather Burnham, $250, materials for school family nights

Valley View Elementary School

  • 1st grade teachers, $712.70, field trip to Woodland Park Zoo

Morgan Middle School

  • Tor Blaisdell, $789.15, purchase of refurbished camera to use in Record of Reflection and Growth project
  • Nate Bradshaw, $500, field trip to the UW Burke Museum of Natural Culture and History 

Ellensburg High School

  • Tiffany Price, $1,500, Technology Student Association State Conference Registration 

Other

    • Early Learning Center in coordination with the Kittitas County Early Learning Coalition, $500, books for early learner home libraries