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2025 Grants

Elementary

Deescalation Space Bret Harte Elementary

Providing materials and tools like weighted blankets and sensory items to create a safe, quiet “reset” space for students to utilize when their emotions have escalated into frustration, anger or overwhelm. 

Outdoor Classroom Edison Elementary

Transform an underutilized space into a dynamic, hands-on learning environment featuring wheelchair-accessible seating that coordinates with existing tables on the school grounds, umbrellas, a teachers station, and an outdoor blackboard for structured lessons and discussions.

Auditorium Fans Edison Elementary

Fans for Edison’s auditorium to create a more comfortable, safe, and productive environment for students, staff, and visitors.

5th Grade Novels Edison Elementary

Incorporating more cross curricular novels into the classroom’s novel studies and directly aligning to the 5th grade science content.

Curriculum Lab Instructional Tools Edison Elementary

Materials for the curriculum lab for teachers to use in their classrooms to improve hands-on practice with manipulatives during math lessons.

4th Grade Book Set Edison Elementary

Providing the book set Where the Mountain Meets the Moon for all 4th grade students to participate in novel study.

2nd Grade Film Project Emerson Elementary

Materials for second graders to explore storytelling and visual perception through early motion picture making methods.

Counting Collections Edison Elementary

Providing a rotating set of counting collections through the Curriculum Lab ensuring students always have new, engaging materials to explore, while giving all teachers year-round access to a shared, well-stocked resource.

Phonics Program For RTI Edison Elementary

UFLI Foundation is a comprehensive, evidence-based phonics program that provides systematic, explicit reading instruction, enabling RTI staff to follow a sequenced scope for teaching phoneme-grapheme correspondences and essential decoding and encoding skills.

Camping Imagination Jefferson Elementary

Providing camping theme materials for the special education classroom including flexible seating.

Kindergarten Theatre Workshops Washington Elementary

This program includes a six-week theater and improv workshop for three kindergarten classes with a class presentation, and a twelve-week workshop for one class focused on foundational theater skills that will culminate in an evening performance of Mo Willems inspired plays.

TK Dramatic Play Center Roosevelt Elementary

Create a play center for the TK classroom that includes a play kitchen, baby/home center and objects for cleaning/home care

Chalk and Recess Art Roosevelt Elementary

Materials like chalk and big paintbrushes for the students to express themselves through art during recess.

Computer Mouses Stevenson Elementary

Providing smaller kid-friendly computer mice for the school computer lab to help the youngest learners be more successful at learning how to navigate the computer

Lunchtime Game Zone Washington Elementary

Games and activities that students can play at lunch, along with blankets to sit on and tubs for storage.

Sensory Paths Washington Elementary

Installing 5 sensory paths on the blacktop that students can utilize during P.E. class, recess and before/after school. 

Art Supplies Washington Elementary

Providing coloring materials to students who prefer doing a quiet activity during lunch. 

Middle School

Shakespeare Unplugged: Drama Workshops Luther Middle

Bringing Storiwr Theatre Company, a group of educational theatre artists, to the 7th grade English classes.

Virtual Author Event and Poetry Workshop Luther Middle

Hosting a virtual author study event during National Poetry Month, where English Language Arts students will have the opportunity to learn from Newbery Award-winning authors and poets and participate in a poetry workshop.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Science Classroom Project Muir Middle

Adapt the science curriculum to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students with new materials.

Muir Empowered Muir Middle

A student mental-health conference will feature speakers on the impact of smartphones and social media, along with 25+ presenters from organizations like FSA, Didi Hirsch, and NAMI offering sessions on mindfulness, therapy, and coping with anxiety, grief, and depression.

Chill Room Muir Middle

A safe place for students during lunchtime on campus. Facilitated by the counselors, the use of arts and crafts and games provide a warm atmosphere for students who need to decompress.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Art Muir Middle

This Deaf art project brings ASL to life by having students use the language while painting their faces and hands to visually represent ASL concepts.

7th Grade Novels Muir Middle

Providing the novels Esperanza Rising, My Name is Aram, and One Crazy Summer to serve as core novels for 7th grade.

High School

IMA Instruments and Tools Burbank High

Providing BHS IMA, including the marching band with a new bass, a class set of tuners, a few more posture appropriate chairs and two folding tables.

Student Navigation Project Burbank High

Burbank High School’s Global Unity student leaders found a need on campus for directional, wayfinding signage so freshmen, newcomers, substitute teachers, and community members can easily locate rooms and key locations.

Marching Band Uniforms Burbank High

Purchase 20 more uniforms for the marching band to accommodate program growth.

CATE Conference Burbank High

Supporting teacher professional development for middle and high school English teachers in all five middle schools and high schools through attendance at the 2026 California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Conference. 

Stage Lights John Burroughs High

Essential lighting accessories that will allow the school to maximize the use of the lighting system beyond the auditorium as well as protect the equipment.

Instruments & Equipment John Burroughs High

This project addresses inequity of access to proper instruments and equipment needs with the John Burroughs High School Instrumental Music Association.

Dress Up To Donate John Burroughs High

This event serves as a cornerstone of the chapter’s SkillsUSA community service project, aiming to raise awareness about the financial barriers many students face in accessing formal wear for prom.e IMA

New Camera Bodies John Burroughs High

Three new, updated camera bodies for Photography 1 & 2. Two Nikon full frame camera bodies and one Canon full frame camera body and lens

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Monterey High

Sending film class and music composition class to Warner Bros. Studios for guided studio tours, interactive workshops, and panel discussions with industry professionals.

Art Supplies Magnolia Park

The Self-Expression Through Art project will provide students with structured opportunities to explore communication, self-awareness, and creativity through art.

BUSD

Smore Communication Burbank Unified School District

A year long subscription to Smore.com Teams, a newsletter builder for schools & districts. This allows all principals, the superintendent and several other district departments access to newsletter templates with drag-and-drop responsive formatting, a Brand Toolkit to help create branded school and district-level templates for consistency across all outreach, a shared space for communications from the district, easy language translation to foster inclusion, and WCAG 2.1- level AA accessibility features to ensure all families & staff can access the newsletters.

2024 Grants

Elementary

Fourth Grade Classroom Library Books Washington Elementary

Enhancing the classroom library with newly published books to meet the diverse needs of each student and grow their love of reading. 

Flexible Seating and Sensory Classroom Supports Jefferson Elementary

Addressing flexible seating and sensory needs for students with learning differences/disabilities to help regulate these students and build a stronger classroom community.

Sensory Supports and Education Jefferson & Washington Elementary

Giving various teachers access to multiple sensory and calming materials to use within their classrooms throughout the school year for students who have behavioral and social-emotional challenges.

24th Street Theatre Artist in Residence Program and Field Trip Washington Elementary

Acting workshops for multiple classrooms that culminated in a trip to 24th Street Theatre, an artist in residency program, where students were part of an interactive production.

Third Grade Books for Novel Studies Washington Elementary

Providing the class with diverse contemporary novels allowing students to see how perseverance and imagination can help them overcome their own problems.

Sensory/De-Escalation Room Washington Elementary

Creating a structured, safe space where all students, especially those who may have been exposed to trauma, ongoing stress factors and those with specific sensory needs, can come to manage overstimulation and stress by utilizing tools to de-escalate, self-regulate and/or regulate their emotions with support. 

Yoga Mats Bret Harte Elementary

Introduce mindfulness and behavior regulation techniques to first grade students through daily yoga and mindfulness practices.

RTI Room Washington Elementary

Providing evidence based classroom materials for Tier 3 and ELs students to better help them develop reading skills.

STEAM Supplies Miller Elementary

Art supplies for a 1st grade classes owl unit culminating in a project dissecting owl pellets to learn about owl diet, habitat, and lifecycle.

Class Novel Studies Washington Elementary

Purchase new sets of novels to rotate through the classrooms and allow other classes the opportunity to study more than one book a year. 

Second Grade Art Supplies Washington Elementary

Enrich art in second grade by adding materials for pottery and ceramics as well as art supplies to make oil pastel art and painting easier. 

Second Grade P.E. Materials Washington Elementary

Purchase a variety of physical education equipment for all second graders so

students can decide for themselves which sports/activities are most enjoyable to them.

Special Education Classroom Books Providencia Elementary

Provide access and options for struggling readers and English learners by purchasing books with controlled text and high-interest, low-readability.

ArtFest at Disney Walt Disney ElementaryCreate an enrichment experience in the form of an Art Fest, a two-day curriculum that includes workshops and outdoor art stations to enhance Visual Arts Education for all students. 

Photography Providencia Elementary

Introduce students to the art and science of photography by providing cameras, supplies, materials, and an experienced instructor to guide them through the basics of photography.

Music Center on Tour with Ballet Folklorico Washington Elementary

Bringing the dance troupe Ballet Folklorico Do Brasil for three school wide assemblies. 

Disney Library Transformation 2.0 Walt Disney Elementary

Upgrading and modernizing the school library with new titles, more comfortable seating, and wall murals

Outdoor Classroom  Roosevelt Elementary

Converting a currently unused outdoor space into an outdoor classroom available to all classes everyday.

Middle School

Seventh Grade English Classroom Library Book Muir Middle

Bringing new books selected by students to increase engagement.

Deaf Community Art Muir Middle

Educate students on the rich history of art in American Deaf Culture and provide hands-on opportunities to create art of their own.

Photo Printer Huerta Middle

Purchase a high quality photo printer so students can print their artwork from the computer on framable materials.

Social Sudies Classroom Library Books Muir Middle

Building a classroom library full of fiction and non-fiction books that explore history from diverse viewpoints.

Seated Choral Risers Huerta Middle

Providing seated choral risers to the Middle School Choir Program so that even when singing seated, every student will be able to see the conductor.

Library Programming Luther Middle

Implement a BRIDGES integration library program and build on creating inclusivity by providing all students, especially those who are neurodivergent, with the necessary materials and equipment to participate in library programming. 

Computers for Yearbook Program Luther Middle

Computers to empower students to design high-quality yearbook pages, edit and categorize photos, and create engaging promotional materials such as flyers and videos for the school’s social media and newsletters. 

World History Day Luther Middle

Providing an immersive experience featuring a series of engaging activities such as tortilla making, constructing inventions based on Renaissance principles, and creating bamboo paintings with Chinese Brush strokes, that reflect the diverse historical periods covered in the 7th grade curriculum. 

Desmos Math Program Muir Middle

Making math more interesting and engaging by utilizing Desmos, an interactive, visual learning tool that helps students see math and create their own pictures and mathematical representations. 

Stone Monument for Peace Muir Middle

Bringing a world renowned Japanese stone sculptor to teach Muir students and exchange students from their sister school in Hokkaido, how to design and sculpt a stone monument for peace.

Lunch Tables Luther Middle

Providing lunch tables so all students can be accommodated.

Instrumental Music Coaches Muir Middle

Retaining the services of our extraordinary instrumental music coaches for the Instrumental Music Program.

High School

Alternative Diploma Technology Accessories John Burroughs High

Technology materials for students in the Independent Living Skills program who have extensive needs and are eligible for an Alternative Diploma.

Financial Literacy Books John Burroughs High

A collection of Personal Finance, Investing, and Entrepreneurship books by diverse authors to create a class/school library collection that will be available to all students and staff.

Survivors Holocaust Play Burbank High School and John Burroughs High

Performed by a young and diverse cast of actors, "Survivors" is a touring production that tells the chronological history of the Holocaust through the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, encouraging its audience to stand up to hatred and equip themselves with invaluable historical information

LED Lights John Burroughs High

New LED lights for the stagecraft program, drama program, dance program and choir/ vocal music program.

Echoes of Chavez Ravine Monterey High School

A nine-week elective high school class titled "The History of the Dodgers in California," designed to explore the cultural, social, and historical significance of the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

Apricot Lane Farm Exploration John Burroughs High

A scenic educational, hands-on learning tour of the Apricot Lane Farm property for culinary arts and special needs students, with informative stops at their garden, soil fertility center, habitat restoration pond, animal pastures, and orchard.

String Instruments & Equipment John Burroughs High

Instruments and equipment for the JBHSIMA strings program.

Vibraphone Burbank High School

New vibraphone for the BHS IMA ensembles

Graduation Ceremony Video Equipment John Burroughs High

Providing equipment to the advanced TV Production students for filming the JBHS graduation ceremony and producing a full graduation video for Senior students and their families.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Burbank High

Funding a tour of the Warner Bros studio lot for the Film & Media Literacy class.

Instrument Repair Burbank High

Funding instrument repair for the IMA

Drums United Burbank John Burroughs High and Burbank High

Funding instruments for the Winter Percussion class’s competitive band of Front Ensemble musicians and Marching Drumline musicians.

BUSD

P.E. Equipment Burbank Unified School District

Equipment for all Physical Education teachers throughout the district.

Community Art Wall at Burbank Town Center Burbank Unified School District

Transforming a portion of the Burbank Town Center's third floor into an open gallery space that features student works of art spanning each grade, every school site, and all experience levels, installed as a sustainable, rotating art exhibition.