This year, with generous family and corporate support, PPIE increased funding to Pleasanton schools to a record $725,000. Thank you! The following donations represent the collective efforts and generosity of many stakeholders in our community, including our parent community, parent-teacher clubs, corporate partners, teachers, administrators, trustees and hundreds of volunteers. We deeply appreciate their support. Please see this dynamic video that summarizes PPIE’s impact on our schools. You can learn how PPIE allocates funds here and complete this survey (open August to December of each year) to tell PPIE what you want funded at your school in the future. To see what PPIE funded to your student(s) school, we’ve broken it down for your here.
Total Contributions to PUSD: $725,000 for 2021-2022 School Year
- Intervention Specialist Program (support all grade levels) – see this short video to see how these amazing teachers are helping students with advancement AND enrichment
- ‘Wellness Director’ – a NEW position to develop a comprehensive district-wide program to address rising stress and anxiety in our schools. Visit here to see the Wellness Resources provided by our new director for students AND adults.
- Library Assistants and Technology Specialists at Elementary and Middle Schools – see this two-minute video about how our librarians are using PPIE funding to keep libraries open all day to support our students
- Amador Valley & Foothill High School (Support Counselor and Librarian funding)
- Targeted support to Village High School
- Support to STEAM Pre School and PreSchool at Harvest Park (for special needs children)
- High School Competition Grants to support our nationally-ranked DECA and We the People programs
- Teacher and Student Innovative Education Grants for STEAM projects (robotics, biology, 3-D imaging, painted murals, hands-on biology, over 40 online learning applications, and more)
- Bus Transportation for Elementary School Outdoor Education – discounted buses provided by Black Tie Transportation to enable 5th Grade students at all our elementary schools enjoy this transformative away program
- See the benefits YOUR school receives from PPIE
2019-2020 School Year – Total Contributions to PUSD: $711,000
- Intervention Specialist Program (support all grade levels) – see this short video to see how these amazing teachers are helping students with advancement AND enrichment
- Student Assistance Provider Specialist – a NEW position to build a student-centered program to address the real issue of stress and anxiety in our schools (initial focus on high school with extended support to middle and elementary schools)
- Library Assistants and Technology Specialists at Elementary and Middle Schools – see this two-minute video about how our librarians are using PPIE funding to keep libraries open all day to support our students
- Amador Valley & Foothill High School (Support Counselor and Librarian funding)
- Targeted support to Village High School
- Support to STEAM Pre School and PreSchool at Harvest Park (for special needs children)
- High School Competition Grants to support our nationally-ranked DECA and We the People programs
- Teacher and Student Innovative Education Grants for STEAM projects (robotics, biology, 3-D imaging, painted murals, hands-on biology, over 40 online learning applications, and more)
- Bus Transportation for Elementary School Outdoor Education – discounted buses provided by Black Tie Transportation to enable 5th Grade students at all our elementary schools enjoy this transformative away program
2018-2019 School Year – Total Contributions to PUSD: $644,000
- Student Intervention Specialists to help and advance students with math, IT and English – 1 full time at each Elementary School and 5 subject specialists for middle school and high school
- Library Assistants to keep libraries open
- 2 additional hours at Hart, Harvest Park, Hearst, Pleasanton Middle School, Vintage Hills, and Walnut Grove
- 1.5 additional hours at Lydiksen
- 1 additional hour at Alisal, Donlon and Fairlands
Onsite IT Specialists to keep labs open and ensure full computer access
- 2 additional hours at Hart, Harvest Park, Mohr, Pleasanton Middle, and Valley View
- 1 additional hour at Alisal, Donlon and Fairlands
- 0.5 additional hours at Lydiksen
Amador Valley & Foothill High School
- Extra Librarian Assistant hours to keep libraries open
- Support Counselors for students
- Part-time Crisis Counselor
Targeted funding for Village High School as well as Preschool at Harvest Park and STEAM Preschool
Round trip bus transportation for elementary school Outdoor Ed program to lower per-family costs
Teacher and Student Innovation Grants (see here for details)
2017-2018 School Year – Total Contributions to PUSD: $523,000
- Elementary – 2 extra hours of library assistant or site technology specialist at each school, as requested by each school principal
- Middle – 2 extra of site technology specialist at each middle school, as requested by each school principal
- High – additional class section for Senior English (Foothill); additional library hours & computers for teachers (Amador Valley)
- 3 Instructional Coaches in Math, English and Technology
- Teacher & student STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) grants – see list of projects here
- Direct funding to Village High School and Harvest Park & STEAM Pre-Schools
- Special donations to support key programs: We The People Competition Civics programs at Foothill and Amador Valley
2016-2017 School Year
- 4 Instructional Coaches in Math, English and Technology
- Middle School technology support including Chrome books for our students
- High School technology & other equipment support
- Direct funding to Village High School and Harvest Park & STEAM Pre-Schools
- Special donations to support key programs: We The People Competition Civics programs at Foothill and Amador Valley
- Supplemental funding for Elementary music instruments
2015-2016 School Year
- 4 Instructional Coaches in Early Literacy, Math and Technology
- Middle School technology support including Chrome books for our students
- High School technology & other equipment support
- Direct funding to Village High School and Harvest Park & STEAM Pre-Schools
- Special donations to support key programs: We The People Competition Civics programs at Foothill and Amador Valley
2014-2015 School Year
- Class size reduction to 28:1 in all Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten classrooms
- Donated one Chromebook for each of the 230 elementary classrooms.
- 1 Instructional Coach for Technology
- Middle School technology support including Chrome books for our students
- High School technology & other programs
- Direct funding to Village High School and Harvest Park & STEAM Pre-Schools
- Special donations to support key programs: We The People Competition Civics programs at Foothill and Amador Valley
2013-14 School Year
- Class size reduction to 25:1 in all 1st grade classrooms
- 2 hours of technology specialists daily at every site & 1 literacy coach
- Middle – needed technology, additional class sections or counseling.
- High – needed technology, additional class sections, counseling and campus supervision
2012-13 School Year
- 2 hours of technology specialists daily at every site & 1 Reaching Specialist
- Middle – 3 hrs/day of Tech Support + .5 additional hrs/day of library
- High – needed technology, additional class sections
2011-12 School Year
- Elementary – 3 hrs/day of Technology Specialist + 2 additional hrs/day of librarian
- Middle – 3 hrs/day of Technology Specialist + 2.5 additional hrs/day of library
- High – needed technology
2011-12 School Year
- Elementary – 3 hrs/day of Technology Specialist + 2 additional hrs/day of librarian
- Middle – 3 hrs/day of Technology Specialist + 2.5 additional hrs/day of library
- High – needed technology
2010-11 School Year
- Elementary – 4 hrs/day of Technology Specialist + 3 additional hrs/day of librarian
- Middle – 4 hrs/day of Technology Specialist + 2.5 additional hrs/day of library
- High – needed technology
2009-10 School Year
- Elementary – 2.5 full time Reading Specialists
- Elementary – 1.5 full time Counselors to lower counselor-student ratios
- Elementary – Modified strings & instrumental program in grade 5
