The Riverside Press-Enterprise
Teachers receive mini-grants from Rotary Club of San Dimas
Three Bonita Unified School District educators recently received mini-grants from the Rotary Club of San Dimas that will support a campus wellness center, outdoor play areas and resources for math students.
Steve Scott, president of the Rotary Club of San Dimas, with Rotarians Raymond Foster, Sean Casey, Marilyn Sparks, Anthony Porter, Rita Mcgee and Casey Cox, presented the $500 mini-grants during the Feb. 7 Board of Education meeting.
In addition to the awards to Bonita district educators, the club presented a $500 mini-grant to Jonathan Medina, a teacher at Holy Name of Mary School in San Dimas.
Bonita Unified School District educators receiving the grants are Somer Estrada and Susan Hsiung, teachers at Shull Elementary School in San Dimas, and Val Herrera, a counselor at Chaparral-vista High School in San Dimas.
Estrada, a kindergarten teacher, will use her grant to revitalize the school’s outdoor play area, according to a news release.
Hsiung, a fourth-grade teacher, will use her grant to help boost math comprehension by purchasing learning tools called math manipulatives designed to help students to grasp complex concepts through an active, hands-on approach.
Herrera’s grant will help establish a Wellness Closet in the school library, a place where students will have access to basic necessities such as shampoo, body wash, clean underwear and more.
The Rotary Club of San Dimas joins the Rotary Club of La Verne in supporting the Bonita Unified School District with annual minigrants. The La Verne club awarded its grants in January.