What PPIE Funds

PPIE Funding contributes to the following positions at our school sites for the 2025/26 school year

PPIE in Action at all PUSD schools!

Alisal

  • Salary support for elementary music teacher Jonathan Pedroni, ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented hours for librarian Elizabeth Shackelford to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools
  • Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations

Donlon

  • Salary support for elementary music teacher Leslie Lawerence, ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented hours for librarian Catherine Jupina  to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools
  • Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations

Fairlands

  • Salary support for elementary music teacher Cal O’Loughlin, ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented hour for librarian  Lela Guiterrez to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools
  • Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations

Hearst

  • Salary support for elementary music teacher, Ariana Fillips, ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented hour for librarian Katie Snider to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools

Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations, including a Robotics club grant last fall

Lydiksen

  • Salary support for a newly appointed elementary music teacher ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented hour for librarian David Costantino to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools
  • Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations

Mohr

  • Salary support for elementary music teacher, Sharolyn Borris, ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented half hour for librarian Staci Palmer to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools
  • Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations.
    Last fall, a grant was awarded to 3rd grader Matvii for his friendship boxes – sharing love with Ukrainian children

Valley View

  • Salary support for elementary music teacher Allison Martin McBee, ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented hour for librarian Karla Sanchez-Hernandezto keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools
  • Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations

Vintage Hills

  • Salary support for elementary music teacher Ariana Fillips, ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented hour for librarian Alicia Hengst to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools
  • Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations.
    This includes a teacher grant to 1st grade teacher Melody Mayer

Walnut Grove

  • Salary support for elementary music teacher Sharoyn Borris ensuring continued access to music education
  • Supplemented hour for librarian Annette Sodergren to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • Round-trip bus transportation for 5th Grade Outdoor Education, easing costs for families and school PTAs
  • District-wide wellness and mental health support, helping coordinate student programs across all schools
  • Annual PPIE Grants Program funding for teachers, students, school events, and student-led organizations

Hart Middle School

  • District-wide Wellness and Mental Health Support to coordinate and expand student programming at the middle school level
  • Supplemental hours for librarian April Werner to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • PPIE Grants Program, which annually supports teachers, students and student organizations, including a grant to media teacher Audriana Newton

Harvest Park Middle School

  • A significant investment in the start-up and operation of the Harvest Park Wellness Center
  • District-wide Wellness and Mental Health Support to coordinate and expand student programming at the middle school level – modeling the program at Harvest Park
  • Supplemental hours for librarian Stephen Corbalis to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • PPIE Grants Program, which annually supports teachers, students and student organizations, of which HP received 5 last year

Pleasanton Middle School

  • District-wide Wellness and Mental Health Support to coordinate and expand student programming at the middle school level, including a 2024 grant to help fund the new wellness center
  • Supplemental hours for librarian Alisa Hagerty to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • PPIE Grants Program, which annually supports teachers, students, and student organizations

Amador Valley

  • Supplemental hours for librarian Erik Scherer  to keep the library open longer for student use and learning
  • District-wide Wellness and Mental Health Support to coordinate student programming across the school district, which includes mentoring and modeling for students and families, and online wellness resources 
  • PPIE Grants Program, which annually supports teachers, students and student organizations

Foothill

  • District-wide Wellness and Mental Health Support to coordinate student programming across the school district, which includes mentoring and modeling for students and families, and online wellness resources 
  • District-Wide Librarian support
  • PPIE Grants Program, which annually supports teachers, students, and student organizations- last year, FHS received 6 grants from PPIE

Educational Options- Village HS and PVA

  • PPIE Grants Program, which annually supports teachers, students, events, and student organizations, including 2 major grants last year
  • District-wide Wellness and Mental Health Support to coordinate student programming across the school district, which includes mentoring and modeling for students and families, and online wellness resources