At the Pinnacle of their Profession
Murray Education Foundation (MEF) and Murray City School District (MCSD) honored this year’s recipients of the Pinnacle Awards. They were: Lindsey Preece, Grant Elementary Classified…
Learning Through ‘Informancing’…
Liberty Elementary Theater Teacher Bryn Swain needed some simple tools that would allow her students to create “Informances” (small in-class performances) so that parents could…
Virtual Experiences that Inspire…
Murray High School teacher Teacher Lynley Hogan wanted to give her US History and AP World Civ students more tangible learning experiences. Since taking them…
Stocking Up on Wellness…
Parkside Elementary’s Brandi Sandoval needed to re-stock her school’s sensory tools/bins for their wellness room, so she turned to Murray Education Foundation for funding. The…
Challenging Visual Dexterity, Improving Spatial Reasoning…
McMillan Elementary math teacher Laura Leishman wanted to increase her hands-on application of math concepts through math manipulatives and use games that would increase engagement.…
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Creepy Crawlies…
Liberty Elementary’s Cassandra Westenskow needed a fun and interactive solution to augment her first-grade class’ plants and animals standard curriculum. She got some funding from…
Empowering Learning through Self-Awareness…
Horizon Elementary’s Susannah Holden used her MEF grant funding to purchase different learning materials (Little Spot of Emotions books, plushies, and a manual) for a…
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Busting Through Learning Blocks…
Grant Elementary Social Worker Sierra Marsh received MEF grant funding to expand her amazing tools for helping kids with behavior management. Her focus has been…
Rewarding Hard Work…
Grant Elementary 5th Grade Teacher Goldie Lundeen doesn’t like to let effort and achievement go unnoticed. That’s why for her MEF grant, she was able…
Merging Hard into Fun…
The subjects of Art and Math don’t seem like they belong together… and yet, for Grant Elementary Kindergarten Teacher Lyndsee Wheeler the answer is in…
Making Room for Wellness…
Wellness rooms, calming corners, and Zen Den’s play an important role at each school, offering students a safe space to manage emotions or behaviors when…
Knitting a Mitten of Learning…
Grant Elementary’s Jennifer Frampton recently read The Mitten to her kindergarten class. This classic Ukrainian fairy tale follows a boy who loses a mitten that…
Congratulations, 2022 Laura Baker Scholarship Recipients
Murray Education Foundation announced its recipients of the Laura Baker Professional Development Grant. Named and founded in memory of one of Murray City School District’s…
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2023 Pinnacle Nominations Open
Murray Education Foundation (MEF) has opened nominations for its 20th Annual Pinnacle Awards recognition, honoring outstanding MCSD educators, a classified employee, and a volunteer. Nominations…
A Hole in One for Murray Teachers and Kids…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnbGbsWuHhs Murray Education Foundation (MEF) supporters and sponsors have been teeing off for Murray teachers and kids for 24 years now. Held in late August…
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Tools for Schools…
School Supply Drive, August 4-5 Country radio station Z104 and Smith and Edwards are partnering up to hold the annual Tools for Schools school supply…
Hatching Up Learning…
Mrs. Angie Thompson’s first and second-grade students used their MEF grant funding to purchase an incubator and supplies to hatch several baby chicks! “What a…
Rewarding Experiences…
Merissa Graves | Parkside Elementary Parkside Elementary School’s Merissa Graves is implementing a rewards system to encourage positive student behavior. Merissa is using her $500…
The Games of Learning…
Whitney Fitzerald | Horizon Elementary Whitney used her $250 of grant funding to purchase math and literacy games to extend learning opportunities. Sometimes students finish…
Enhanced Learning…
Sunshine Szedeli | Grant Elementary Sunshine used her grant money to purchase a variety of intervention materials, licenses, games, and manipulatives. Grant Elementary’s Sunshine Szedeli…
Transformative Learning Settings…
Ariana Trevizo and Amara Spere | Horizon Elementary Horizon teachers are changing things up in their rooms from time to time to “jolt” students out…
2022 Pinnacle Recipients Announced
The Pinnacle of Perfection… District officials, board, and family members dropped in on seven very surprised Annual Pinnacle Award winners this morning. Each year, Murray…
The Bells of Learning…
Lauren King | Longview Elementary Lauren used her $305 in funding to purchase basic musical instruments to teach music, teamwork, and hand-eye coordination. Longview’s Lauren…
Calming Learning Experiences…
Linda Auwerda | McMillan Elementary Linda used $300 in funding to purchase calming strips, bouncing bands, and other accessories to help students focus and engage.…
Building Mighty Muscles…
Trisha Kamp | MCSD – Occupational Therapy Assistant Tricia Kamp, District Occupational Therapy Assistant, created monthly-themed fine motor kits that help strengthen writing skills. Because…
Something’s Fishy at McMillan…
Kayla LaBleu, Kathleen Ogrin, and Jessica DeMann | McMillan Elementary Fourth-grade teachers at McMillan are giving students a hands-on science and social studies learning experience. …