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<strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Fall 2008<br />

<strong>BULLETIN</strong> <strong>BOARD</strong><br />

This Issue:<br />

Phonathon 2008 2<br />

Chuck Miller Awards 4<br />

Autumn Harvest 6<br />

World Language Program 8<br />

PEF Principals Program 9<br />

Matching Gifts 10<br />

Grandparents Club 11<br />

Save The Date!<br />

Saturday<br />

May 2, 2009<br />

Main Event XXVII<br />

PEF Endowment Fund In Action:<br />

PVIT and SMERT Engineering/Technology/Robotics Programs<br />

So, who is PVIT? And what’s a SMERT? you might ask…<br />

If you’re walking down the halls at Palos Verdes or <strong>Peninsula</strong> High<br />

Schools, you can hear these acronyms being thrown about by students<br />

and faculty. But these small names mean big opportunities for our<br />

children. In a time when companies are shouting for engineering,<br />

technology and robotics personnel, our high schools have created programs<br />

to keep our students in the forefront of these job opportunities.<br />

This year, PEF has committed to fund $60,000 from our Endowment<br />

Fund for these important programs, that are open to all students, a<br />

first-ever gift to the District from the Endowment.<br />

Palos Verdes High School’s PVIT program, or Palos Verdes Institute<br />

of Technology, began in 1987 as one of the first high school robotics<br />

programs in the nation. When PVHS reopened, PVIT entered the robotics<br />

field again with the DARPA autonomous vehicle, becoming the only<br />

high school in the nation to compete against well-established engineering<br />

programs at prestigious universities. The curriculum includes an<br />

El Camino robotics programming course and PVIT has five different<br />

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PVIT and SMERT<br />

clubs ranging from BioFuels to Solar Cars to a Robotics<br />

Team. Classes offered include Civil Engineering<br />

and Architecture, Engineering Design and Development,<br />

and Digital Electronics. The PEF funding will<br />

be used for state-of-the-art engineering and robotics<br />

equipment, robotics competition fees/costs, outreach<br />

to the middle schools and a PVIT Coordinator stipend.<br />

According to Becky Baiers, associate principal,<br />

“These programs provide opportunities for students<br />

and extend their knowledge beyond the classroom<br />

through hands-on applications, competitions, and<br />

independent and team research projects.”<br />

<strong>Peninsula</strong> High’s “Science, Mathematics, Engineering,<br />

Robotics and Technology” (SMERT) program is in its<br />

third year. Harbor and El Camino Colleges support<br />

SMERT by paying for the teachers, as well as field<br />

trips, speakers, additional courses at Harbor and<br />

materials. In return, <strong>Peninsula</strong> students in the SMERT<br />

program receive both high school and college credit<br />

for the introductory engineering, digital electronics,<br />

civil architecture and robotics courses. Susan Nakaba,<br />

associate principal in charge of curriculum is excited<br />

about these opportunities and says, “The sky’s<br />

the limit. Our high school students are exposed to<br />

industry standard engineering technology and design<br />

principles. PEF’s grant will allow us to purchase<br />

necessary robotics equipment and train our teachers<br />

to expand the program which makes our students<br />

very attractive candidates for admission to university<br />

engineering and technology programs.” <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />

engineering, physics and robotics students are<br />

also involved in the Metropolitan Water District of<br />

Southern California’s Solar Cup, where high school<br />

teams design and construct a boat that runs on<br />

solar power. <strong>Peninsula</strong>’s FIRST Robotics Team, cosponsored<br />

by PEF and El Camino College is already<br />

preparing for its 2nd year in competition after winning<br />

the Rookie Award in May 2008.<br />

Both schools offer courses in principles of engineering,<br />

engineering design and development and digital<br />

electronics, with more planned for the future. The<br />

curriculum is a UC approved four-year sequence<br />

of courses consistent with Project Lead the Way, a<br />

nonprofit national organization that helps students<br />

prepare for college and compete in engineering and<br />

other high-technology fields. Each high school’s<br />

technology courses fulfill University of California and<br />

career technical education requirements. SMERT and<br />

PVIT are open to any student with interest and have<br />

completed one year of algebra skills.<br />

2008 PHONATHON<br />

Ring ring, Ring ring…<br />

Thank You to all of our many<br />

volunteers and trustees who<br />

recently rallied to make<br />

hundreds of phone calls at<br />

PEF’s annual Phonathon.<br />

Volunteers donated their time<br />

many evenings in October to<br />

reach out to families across<br />

the <strong>Peninsula</strong> for donations<br />

and pledges. We have made<br />

wonderful progress towards our<br />

fundraising goal of $1.5 million!<br />

Many thanks again to everyone<br />

who volunteered.<br />

A big thank you also to our<br />

friends at Coldwell Banker on<br />

Deep Valley Drive for once again<br />

generously opening their doors<br />

(and telephones!) for the PEF.


Thanks to our Volunteers!<br />

Priscilla F. Adler<br />

Kevin Allen<br />

Bradleigh Angeleri<br />

David Bartholomew<br />

Tracy & Matt Beecher<br />

Tracy Bracken<br />

Kim Candido<br />

Sharlene Castillo<br />

Marie Chura<br />

Kate Cocke<br />

Kristina Correa<br />

Pat Corwin<br />

Tony Cunha<br />

Kristin Curren<br />

Philip Daigneault<br />

Emiley Daly<br />

Janis Day<br />

Lisa Denver<br />

Janet Di Lello<br />

Jackie Wang-Dojiri<br />

Julie Draper<br />

Linda Durkm<br />

Amy Ehrenkranz<br />

Kathy Erickson<br />

Ann Ernandes<br />

Katie Feldman<br />

Christy Finazzo<br />

Regina Finnegan<br />

Debra Fixen<br />

Cindy Fogle<br />

Sue French<br />

Michelle Fullerton<br />

Kristen Gagnor<br />

Christian Gabelich<br />

Elaine Low Gee<br />

Jeff Ginsburg<br />

Noelle Giuliano<br />

Beth Hadley<br />

Jackie Halverson<br />

Sue St. Denis<br />

Maryanne Hartley<br />

Susan and Kurt Hay<br />

Gina Padilla-Herron<br />

Julie Hezlep<br />

Paul Hobus<br />

Kathy Hopkins<br />

Lena Miller-Horii<br />

Jeff Keeney<br />

Kara Kent<br />

Jennifer King<br />

Phillip King<br />

Dave Klein<br />

Krishna Kumar<br />

Brent Kuykendall<br />

Miko Landsberger<br />

Sheri Lawrence<br />

Caroline Leach<br />

Allison Lehault<br />

Anna Levin<br />

Michelle Liang<br />

Vallerie Light<br />

Julie Loo<br />

Debbie Loob<br />

Steve Lopes<br />

Karen Lowe<br />

Melanie MacLean<br />

Abbey Maeder<br />

Deidre Manns<br />

Shannon McGrath<br />

Marta Merola<br />

Louise Meyers<br />

Loren Miller<br />

Melissa Morton<br />

Gina Moses<br />

William Mulkey<br />

Raye Murphy<br />

Lori Nolls<br />

Allison Palmer<br />

Ericha Parks<br />

Jody Pastell<br />

Heidi Pastell<br />

Tina Pearce<br />

Cindy and Larry Percz<br />

Susan Pierce Ferrari<br />

Christina Campbell<br />

Jack Pharris<br />

Allison and Rick Phillips<br />

Rebecca Poon<br />

Vicki Poponi<br />

Tina Quinn<br />

Charlie Raine<br />

Matthew Rener<br />

Carolyn Reynolds<br />

Eileen Rivera<br />

Renae Roberts<br />

Joan Romano<br />

Bill Ruth<br />

Susan and Paul Sams<br />

Lesley Saunders<br />

Donna Coogan-Segal<br />

Nancy Sheps<br />

Jacqueline Shoffreed<br />

Debbie Simpkins<br />

Diane and Troy Slome<br />

Derek Smith<br />

Patti Stewart<br />

Linda Sun<br />

Candace Takeda<br />

Carol Takano<br />

Janice Tecimer<br />

Gina Tredennick<br />

Tara Ulrich<br />

Suzanne Vilicich<br />

Pat Vincent<br />

Dave Wagman<br />

Teri Walsh<br />

Carol Whitaker<br />

Michelle Witt<br />

Janet Wolfenden<br />

Heather Younghusband<br />

Mark Zoeckler<br />

3


33 Chuck Miller Grants Awarded<br />

to PVPUSD Teachers<br />

Congratulations<br />

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In 1990, the <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

<strong>Foundation</strong> (PEF) established an<br />

endowment to honor Charles “Chuck”<br />

Miller, former Rancho Vista principal,<br />

past president of the <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

<strong>Foundation</strong>, and local business leader.<br />

Over the years, Chuck has donated<br />

additional funds to the account in order to<br />

increase the amount of grants provided.<br />

This year’s grant amount, thanks to the<br />

generosity of Mr. Miller coupled with a<br />

PEF donation, was a total of $25,000.<br />

Any teacher in the PVPUSD is eligible to<br />

apply. Applications are judged on the<br />

applicants’ proposed use of grant funds,<br />

the benefits to students, and the potential<br />

for helping to enhance classroom<br />

instruction in the school or the district in<br />

general. This year, the Chuck Miller Grants<br />

are valued up to $1,000.00 each.<br />

Beth Buchholz<br />

Cornerstone<br />

Teaching Reading Using a<br />

Differentiated Approach<br />

The purpose is to enhance current<br />

reading curriculum with resources<br />

that support differentiation as compiled<br />

by reading expert Laura Robb.<br />

Christian Scherba<br />

Dapplegray<br />

Growing Organic<br />

Second Graders<br />

Children will learn about composting<br />

and then create their own garden.<br />

Shannon Bogart<br />

Lunada Bay<br />

Easy Book Creation Software<br />

The grant will be used to purchase<br />

Sunburst Easybook Deluxe software<br />

for use in the entire school. This<br />

program allows students to create,<br />

design and illustrate stories, books<br />

and reports in a kid friendly publishing<br />

format.<br />

Heather Sorenson &<br />

Wendy Ackerman<br />

Mira Catalina<br />

Author Spotlight<br />

This grant will be used to purchase<br />

books to spotlight each month,<br />

focusing on and learning different<br />

authors throughout the year.<br />

Diana Elliott<br />

Montemalaga<br />

Science Rules!<br />

Support ongoing classroom science<br />

inquiry with microscopes and other<br />

equipment.<br />

Susan Smith<br />

Montemalaga<br />

Measurement Throughout<br />

the Year<br />

Materials will be purchased that will<br />

be used for hands-on exploration of<br />

measurement concepts including<br />

time, temperature, perimeter/area,<br />

mass/weight, and capacity.<br />

Elzbieta Gant<br />

Point Vicente<br />

Art & Literature Readers<br />

Leveled reading books will be used<br />

and will incorporate art, social studies<br />

and science.<br />

Marilyn Craft<br />

Point Vicente<br />

Literature Circle Expansion<br />

Literature circles are book groups in<br />

the classroom used to strengthen<br />

reading comprehension, enhance<br />

the development of vocabulary, and<br />

encourage a high level of individual<br />

student participation. A new group<br />

of books will enhance the current<br />

library for the students.<br />

Jeri Delatorre<br />

Point Vicente<br />

Going for Gold in Grammar<br />

and Writing<br />

Implements the Grammar/Writing<br />

program authored by Stephen Hake<br />

to address falling test scores on the<br />

CST and ERB writing test.


Jennifer Woodward<br />

Silver Spur<br />

Let’s Go Learn<br />

Implements the UNIQUE READER<br />

program based on DORA (diagnostic<br />

online reading assessment)<br />

assessments. Allows individualized<br />

attention to reading abilities.<br />

Mariana Donahoe<br />

Soleado<br />

Write, Camera, Action!<br />

Inspires students to write through<br />

the use of digital cameras: Writing<br />

and performing news reports, ads,<br />

summaries of books and plays.<br />

Mariana Donahoe<br />

Soleado<br />

Reenacting History in the<br />

Classroom<br />

A Reader’s Theater program will<br />

be purchased to allow students to<br />

reenact key events in our country’s<br />

history. Costumes will be purchased<br />

to coordinate with the plays.<br />

Juli DiLustro<br />

Vista Grande<br />

Applying Science, Social<br />

Studies, Mathematics and<br />

Character <strong>Education</strong><br />

The purpose of the grant is to purchase<br />

annual and perennial plants,<br />

soil, mulch, fertilizer and gardening<br />

supplies for the school “Gardening<br />

Club”. Students will apply science,<br />

social studies, math and character<br />

education through gardening.<br />

Campbell Nimick<br />

Miraleste Intermediate<br />

Touchpoint Optimal Student<br />

Response System<br />

The IRC response system gives every<br />

student remote access to teacher’s<br />

questions during lectures and note<br />

taking. The system allows the instructor<br />

to ask questions and students<br />

to reply remotely. This allows the<br />

teacher immediate feedback on the<br />

responses to determine the class’<br />

understanding of the lesson.<br />

Robyn Benjamin<br />

Palos Verdes Intermediate<br />

DNA Extraction Proposal<br />

This grant will be used to purchase<br />

Genes in a Bottle extractor kits to<br />

support instruction in cell biology<br />

and genetics.<br />

Kurt Hay<br />

Palos Verdes Intermediate<br />

Video Conferencing with<br />

NASA’s Digital Learning<br />

Network<br />

The purchase of new audio equipment<br />

will allow video conferencing<br />

with NASA and allow the students<br />

to hear live NASA videoconferences.<br />

These conferences will correspond to<br />

the lessons taught in Algebra I.<br />

Scott Garman<br />

Palos Verdes Intermediate<br />

Whale Watch Platforms<br />

The whale watch platform is a<br />

large teeter-totter. Students stand<br />

on the platform and the children<br />

are required to work together to<br />

problem solve. This will be effective<br />

for 6th and 7th grade P.E., and 7th<br />

grade Health.<br />

Scott Garman<br />

Palos Verdes Intermediate<br />

Passive/Active Solar Energy<br />

Demonstration<br />

So that solar energy is a part<br />

of everyday learning at PVIS, a<br />

Solar Water Heating Collector and<br />

Photovoltaic Solar Panel will be<br />

purchased to perform solar energy<br />

experiments, data collection and<br />

analysis and demonstrate active<br />

and passive solar energy.<br />

Jill Grace<br />

Palos Verdes Intermediate<br />

Stereomicroscopes for<br />

7th Grade Scientists<br />

The goal of the grant is to purchase<br />

stereomicroscopes for 7th grade<br />

students to enable students to<br />

participate in labs and observations.<br />

This will allow students to further<br />

investigate organisms.<br />

Michael Wanmer<br />

Palos Verdes Intermediate<br />

Enriching Social Studies<br />

with Technology<br />

Purchase a computer projector<br />

for 6/7/8 grade Social Studies<br />

classrooms. Projectors enhance<br />

and complement strategies used<br />

in the classroom.<br />

Pat O’Brien<br />

Palos Verdes Intermediate<br />

Alternative Energy Sources<br />

Students will learn about alternative<br />

energy sources from a Power House<br />

Kit which includes solar panels, a<br />

windmill, a thermometer and 70<br />

possible experiments. Students will<br />

help construct model homes complete<br />

with solar panels, windmills<br />

and thermometers.<br />

Samantha Weiss<br />

Ridgecrest Intermediate<br />

Lectern for Debates & Giving<br />

Persuasive Speeches<br />

A new lectern will be purchased and<br />

will be permanent in the classroom<br />

for speeches and debates. It will also<br />

be used by the Debate Team.<br />

Marie Kuhn<br />

Palos Verdes High<br />

Biology 2: New Course, New<br />

Opportunities for Learning!<br />

Field trip to the Los Angeles Zoo<br />

for the new Biology 2 students for<br />

forensic biology. Provides hands-on<br />

science course option for students.<br />

Joe Pinkelman<br />

Palos Verdes High<br />

Classroom Jeopardy<br />

Jeopardy for AP Art History.<br />

Based on the game of Jeopardy<br />

students create Jeopardy-style<br />

questions which creates a fun<br />

learning environment.<br />

Nicolai Anikouchine<br />

Palos Verdes High<br />

Choral Library<br />

PVHS has started a new Choral<br />

Music program and this will help<br />

start a music library.<br />

Shin Chi Fame Kao<br />

Palos Verdes High<br />

Chinese Language Conference<br />

To attend a conference and learn<br />

different teaching methods,<br />

technology and ideas about Chinese<br />

language curriculum. This information<br />

will be shared with all the other<br />

Chinese teachers in the District.<br />

Nicole Thompson<br />

Palos Verdes High<br />

Theater Library<br />

A play/musical library will be started<br />

from which students can choose<br />

monologues, scenes and songs.<br />

Tamara Dutko<br />

Palos Verdes High<br />

Cultural Connections<br />

in Spanish<br />

Eleven cultural classroom Spanish<br />

DVDs will be purchased for the<br />

classroom to enhances students’<br />

knowledge of culture.<br />

Carlie Fisher<br />

<strong>Peninsula</strong> High<br />

Dissection Connection<br />

In order to fully understand the<br />

importance of the human body,<br />

dissection is a large part of science.<br />

Preserved small cats to be dissected<br />

will be purchased to better understand<br />

this lesson.<br />

Barbara DeWitt<br />

Peninusla High<br />

Mythology Book Club<br />

A set of four Mythology novels by<br />

Rick Riordan will be used to study<br />

mythology, a required core of the<br />

9th grade English curriculum.<br />

Dusty Vroom<br />

<strong>Peninsula</strong> High<br />

Intro to Physiology/Sports<br />

Medicine<br />

Funds will purchase materials for<br />

an introduction to sports medicine/<br />

physiology including text books for<br />

a new course.<br />

Bruce Colin<br />

<strong>Peninsula</strong> High<br />

Expository Writing<br />

Benchmark Essays<br />

The purpose of the grant is to<br />

compile an expository writing<br />

resource guide for grades 9-12.<br />

English teachers will work together<br />

to identify a set of benchmark<br />

essay samples for each grade level.<br />

Charles Lee &<br />

Peter Starodub<br />

<strong>Peninsula</strong> High<br />

Hands on Chemistry Using<br />

Spectrophotometer<br />

Grant funding will help integrate<br />

technology into the chemistry<br />

curriculum in a classroom setting<br />

by purchasing a Spectrophotometer,<br />

an instrument that is used widely<br />

in college science classes.<br />

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2008 Autumn Harvest<br />

6<br />

PVIS Science teachers and Chuck Miller Grant winners, Robyn<br />

Benjamin, Pat O’Brien and Scott Garman<br />

Sunrise Preschool PTA President Melissa Doherty and Shri Kumar<br />

PEF Trustees Dave Bartholomew and Charlie Raine with Chuck Miller Grant<br />

winner Carlie Fisher from PVPHS, and Kirsten Bartholomew<br />

PEF Trustee Jennifer King and Steve Cox Deidre Manns and Krishna Kumar, PEF Trustees<br />

PVPUSD School Board president, Malcolm Sharp, C.C. Cunha, and<br />

PEF Trustee Matthew Rener David and Anne Thurman<br />

PVIS teachers and Chuck Miller Grant winners, Michael Wanmer and Kurt Hay<br />

with Chuck Miller Grant winner Beth Buchholz from Cornerstone


PEF Executive VP, Kate Cocke and Linda Tulchin<br />

PEF Trustees Susan Hay, Jack Pharris and Caroline Leach<br />

Steve and Laurie Maslauski<br />

PEF President Dave Wagman, PEF Executive Director Andrea Sala,<br />

and Chuck Miller<br />

PEF Trustee Kristin Curren and PEF Development<br />

Director Cheryl Ward<br />

PEF Trustee Regina Finnegan and husband Dan<br />

Heidi and Mark Mitchell<br />

Silva and Tim Will<br />

On November 20th, Major<br />

Donors and special friends<br />

were invited to an evening of<br />

good food and good friends<br />

in celebration of our excellent<br />

schools, and to honor the<br />

Chuck Miller Teacher Grant<br />

winners, at the beautiful<br />

setting of Trump National<br />

Golf Club.<br />

Local restaurants impressed<br />

us with a taste of their finest<br />

cuisine and libations, including<br />

a fine beer poured by San<br />

Pedro Brewing Co. We’d like<br />

to thank our host restaurants<br />

for their support of PEF. When<br />

you dine in their establishments,<br />

please thank them<br />

for their generosity!<br />

Cafe Pacific at Trump National<br />

The Depot Restaurant<br />

El Pollo Inka<br />

Frascati Ristorante<br />

Gaetano’s<br />

H.T. Grill<br />

Marmalade Café<br />

Misto Café<br />

Ortega 120<br />

Riviera Mexican Grill<br />

Samba<br />

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza<br />

San Pedro Brewing Co.<br />

A big thanks to the<br />

Balcom Family for donating<br />

the fabulous wines.<br />

A special thanks to David<br />

Conforti and our friends at<br />

Trump National Golf Club<br />

for their support of this<br />

annual event!<br />

7


8<br />

World Language Introduction at Elementary Schools<br />

In the fall of 2007 the <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> gave a grant<br />

to the PVPUSD to establish an<br />

elementary level world language<br />

program. This start-up program was<br />

introduced at all ten elementary<br />

schools to encourage an introduction<br />

to Chinese or Spanish.<br />

World languages are important in<br />

the academic curriculum for any<br />

child. Studies have proven that early<br />

introduction is key to the ability to<br />

absorb and become fluent in any<br />

language. The <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

<strong>Foundation</strong> is pleased to fund the<br />

continuation of the elementary world<br />

language program this year from our<br />

Endowment Fund.<br />

The program is organized differently<br />

at each school site, but the goal is<br />

to introduce world languages at<br />

an early age. For three elementary<br />

schools, Chinese is the core language<br />

taught to students during P.E. or in the<br />

classroom. The other seven schools are<br />

working on Spanish curriculum in a<br />

variety of different ways.<br />

Cornerstone has a Spanish teacher<br />

(aide) for grades 1-5. Señora Cifuentes<br />

teaches the curriculum that was<br />

purchased a year ago, Viva El<br />

Espanol. Spanish speaking parents<br />

are providing instruction at the<br />

kindergarten level. Señora Cifuentes<br />

is at Cornerstone every Wednesday<br />

for the entire day, where she works<br />

with the classrooms.<br />

Dapplegray is implementing<br />

Rosetta Stone (Spanish) for grades<br />

kindergarten-5. PEF funds were used<br />

to purchase the program for 800<br />

students and staff. It is a web based<br />

program which allows 24 hour access.<br />

The program will be used in the<br />

classrooms utilizing laptop computers<br />

and a password is provided for the<br />

students so that they can access<br />

the program at home. “Rosetta” has<br />

augmented their product so that it is<br />

geared for grade levels K-5 and up.<br />

Lunada Bay has a Chinese teacher<br />

19 hours a week who is working<br />

in tandem with the P.E. teacher<br />

integrating Chinese into the PE<br />

program. They have articulated<br />

vocabulary and language relevant to<br />

PE including directions, action words,<br />

commands, songs and rhymes.<br />

Mira Catalina has hired a specialist<br />

to teach Spanish in grades 2 through<br />

5. She is at school all day Thursday<br />

to instruct students and expose the<br />

children to a foreign language. They<br />

are hoping to incorporate parent<br />

volunteers to teach grades one and<br />

kindergarten. Spanish curriculum kits<br />

and other materials were purchased<br />

with last year’s funding to enhance<br />

the effectiveness of the program.<br />

educación<br />

At Montemalaga School, a Chinese<br />

language teacher, Whenchi Chang,<br />

teaches students Chinese language<br />

and culture. Lessons are taught in the<br />

classroom, and grades 2 through 5<br />

receive a half hour session every week.<br />

During the lessons, students practice<br />

speaking Chinese and try to write/<br />

draw Chinese characters.<br />

Point Vicente students will learn<br />

Chinese this year with lessons taught<br />

by a part time Chinese instructor.<br />

The program will be an immersion<br />

program in the classroom and will run<br />

daily for six to eight weeks.<br />

Rancho Vista has a Spanish teacher<br />

who teaches kindergarten through<br />

fifth grade. She is able to teach each<br />

grade level two thirty-minute sessions<br />

per week.<br />

Silver Spur has “an incredible Spanish<br />

teacher”. She teaches grades 1 to 3.<br />

1st and 2nd meet for 20 minutes twice<br />

a week; 3rd grade meets with her once<br />

a week for 30 minutes. There is hope<br />

to move Spanish into 4th grade in<br />

the future.<br />

Soleado is incorporating the program<br />

into the P.E. program. The P.E. aide<br />

is from Peru and each time that the<br />

students have P.E., they have a 15<br />

minute Spanish lesson before going<br />

out into their P.E. time. During their<br />

P.E. minutes, they practice the Spanish<br />

they have learned.<br />

Vista Grande has added second<br />

grade this year to the 3-5 grades for<br />

Spanish instruction. An Instructional<br />

Assistant, fluent in Spanish, presents<br />

the curriculum. Classroom teachers<br />

reinforce the instruction. Next year,<br />

first grade will be added, and then<br />

kindergarten.


Principals’ Incentive Plan<br />

Elementary Level<br />

For every 1% of participation,<br />

the school earns $100.00<br />

25% = $2,500<br />

50% = $5,000<br />

75% = $7,500<br />

100% = $10,000<br />

Intermediate Level<br />

For every 1% of participation,<br />

the school earns $200.00<br />

25% = $5,000<br />

50% = $10,000<br />

75% = $15,000<br />

100% = $20,000<br />

High School Level<br />

For every 1% of participation,<br />

the school earns $400.00<br />

25% = $10,000<br />

50% = $20,000<br />

75% = $30,000<br />

100% = $40,000<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

The Principals’ Incentive Plan was<br />

established to promote family<br />

participation at each school. This is not<br />

about money raised, but the percent<br />

of families enrolled at the school who<br />

donate to PEF. Participation annually<br />

is at approximately 50% district wide,<br />

and varies from school to school. Our<br />

goal is to increase that by the end of<br />

the year.<br />

The minimum donation to be counted<br />

in the program is $50 per family.<br />

Each principal has the opportunity to<br />

earn discretionary funds for his/her<br />

own school from PEF.<br />

If a family has a child at more than<br />

one school, the family gets “credit”<br />

at each school.<br />

This plan is in addition to the $1.5<br />

million worth of programs we are<br />

already supporting throughout<br />

the district’s schools.<br />

$12,400 Palos Verdes High<br />

$9,600 PVPHS<br />

$5,800 RIS<br />

$8,400 PVIS<br />

$6,600 MIS<br />

Percentage of Families Donating $50 +<br />

Cornerstone<br />

Dapplegray<br />

Lunada Bay<br />

Mira Catalina<br />

Montemalaga<br />

Point Vicente<br />

Rancho Vista<br />

Silver Spur<br />

Soleado<br />

Vista Grande<br />

MIS<br />

PVIS<br />

RIS<br />

Palos Verdes High<br />

PVPHS<br />

Principals’ Incentive Plan Distribution To Schools Through October 31, 2008<br />

48 %<br />

24 %<br />

41 %<br />

33 %<br />

42 %<br />

28 %<br />

30 %<br />

38 %<br />

31 %<br />

27 %<br />

33 %<br />

42 %<br />

29 %<br />

31 %<br />

24 %<br />

Cornerstone $4,800<br />

Dapplegray $2,400<br />

Lunada Bay $4,100<br />

Mira Catalina $3,300<br />

Montemalaga $4,200<br />

Point Vicente $2,800<br />

Rancho Vista $3,000<br />

Silver Spur $3,800<br />

Soleado $3,100<br />

Vista Grande $2,700<br />

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Matching Gift Companies<br />

10<br />

AES Redondo Beach, LLC<br />

Alaska Airlines<br />

Allianz Global Risks-US<br />

Altria<br />

American Express<br />

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.<br />

American International Group, Inc.<br />

Ameriprise Financial<br />

Amgen<br />

Bank of America<br />

BAX GLOBAL<br />

BD Giving Station<br />

Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC<br />

Blue Shield CARES<br />

Boeing Company<br />

BP Amoco<br />

BP <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

British Telecom Group<br />

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.<br />

The Candle <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

The Capital Group Companies<br />

Chevron/Texaco<br />

Cisco <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Citigroup <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Copley Newspapers<br />

Crail-Johnson <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

The Daily Breeze<br />

DirecTV<br />

Duke Energy<br />

Edison International<br />

Eli Lilly and Company<br />

Far West Construction, Inc.<br />

Federated Department Stores<br />

Fidelity <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

GE <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Global Impact<br />

Goldman, Sachs & Co.<br />

Guidant<br />

H. J. Heinz Co.<br />

Hewlett Packard<br />

The Home Depot<br />

Honeywell<br />

Innosoft International, Inc.<br />

ITG Inc.<br />

JP Morgan Chase<br />

Kaplan, Inc.<br />

Kirkland & Ellis<br />

Los Angeles Times<br />

Macy’s Inc.<br />

Madison Tyler Holdings, LLC<br />

Mattel<br />

McKesson <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Medtronic <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Merrill Lynch & Co.<br />

Morgan Stanley<br />

Nissan<br />

Northrop Grumman<br />

Northwestern Mutual<br />

Occidental Petroleum<br />

Office Depot Inc.<br />

ORACLE<br />

Pfizer<br />

Philip Morris<br />

Pimco <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Prudential<br />

Quellos Group, LLC<br />

R.R. Donnelley<br />

Raytheon Company<br />

Rockwell Collins<br />

Scitor Corporation<br />

Sempra Energy<br />

Sony Corporation of America<br />

Sony Pictures Entertainment<br />

Sun Microsystems <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Symantec<br />

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.<br />

Tenet Healthcare<br />

Thomson West<br />

Time Warner<br />

Toyota<br />

UBS <strong>Foundation</strong> - USA<br />

Union Bank of California<br />

Wachovia<br />

Washington Mutual<br />

Wells Fargo<br />

Weyerhaeuser Company<br />

World Reach, Inc.<br />

Yahoo!<br />

Why we give to PEF’s<br />

Endowment Fund . . .<br />

Carol and Fred Gregory<br />

“Our four children are graduates of<br />

PVPUSD schools. We give to the<br />

Endowment Fund because we are<br />

grateful for what our children have<br />

received. We want to take care of the<br />

short and long-range needs of our<br />

outstanding public schools.”<br />

The Gift That Keeps on Giving<br />

One thing is certain, public school<br />

funding will remain uncertain for<br />

years to come. Gifts to the Endowment<br />

Fund are invested, and remain<br />

as the corpus of the fund in perpetuity.<br />

A percentage of the Fund’s earnings<br />

may be distributed annually<br />

to fund specific programs and staff<br />

agreed upon by the district and PEF’s<br />

Board of Trustees (in accordance with<br />

PEF’s Endowment Fund Spending<br />

Policy).<br />

PEFs Endowment Fund at Work<br />

This year, a distribution from the Endowment<br />

Fund is making it possible<br />

to continue the World Language program<br />

at all elementary schools and<br />

is providing major support for the<br />

computer science and engineering<br />

programs at both high schools: PVIT<br />

at Palos Verdes High and SMERT at<br />

<strong>Peninsula</strong> High.


Grandparents Club<br />

Calling All Grandparents!<br />

The PEF Grandparents Club is encouraging<br />

membership from grandparents of all<br />

Palos Verdes public school students! What<br />

better way to support grandchildren than<br />

to help their schools maintain important<br />

educational programs?<br />

Membership starts at $100, but great<br />

“bragging” opportunites are included at the<br />

following levels:<br />

$365 Level – Dollar A Day<br />

Includes the Quarterly “Bulletin Board”<br />

newsletter, listing on the Grandparents Club<br />

page of our website – you can even include a<br />

photo. Plus, a “PEF Proud Supporter” license<br />

plate frame.<br />

$1,000 Level – Major Donor Friend<br />

Includes the above, plus a half-page ad in<br />

the Main Event catalog (you can include a<br />

photo of grandkids and “brag“), an upgraded<br />

license plate frame, and invitations to<br />

Major Donor events.<br />

$2,000+ Level – Major Donor “Bronze”<br />

Includes the above, plus your family name<br />

on our Donor Recognition Wall at the<br />

Promenade on the <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />

Above all, grandparents will have the<br />

satisfaction of knowing they are helping<br />

maintain programs and staff that impact<br />

their grandchild’s education. Grandparents<br />

from all over the country (and even overseas)<br />

are joining! Grandparents Club questions?<br />

Contact Cheryl Ward at (310) 378-2278 or<br />

cheryl@pvpef.org.<br />

Join Now!<br />

Here’s How:<br />

Go to:<br />

pvpef.org/donate.html<br />

and click on “Grandparents Club”<br />

or<br />

Call (310) 378-2278<br />

Grandparents Club Members Spotlight:<br />

Sigrid and Ralph Allman<br />

Martha & Jorge Mascaro<br />

Dee and George Schuler<br />

Sigrid and Ralph Allman<br />

Palos Verdes, CA<br />

Grandparents of:<br />

Mandy, Haley & Todd Schenasi<br />

Matt, Blake & Hanna Allman<br />

Kevin & Kelsey Allman<br />

Janet & Ralph Erickson<br />

San Marino, CA<br />

Grandparents of:<br />

Brooke & Kevin Erickson<br />

Martha & Jorge Mascaro<br />

Miami, FL<br />

Grandparents of:<br />

Francesco, Giancarlo & Marcello Merola<br />

Ed Porter<br />

Saratoga, CA<br />

Grandfather of:<br />

Steven, Michael, Peter & Catherine Cunha<br />

Ernie & Ed Richardson<br />

Palos Verdes, CA<br />

Grandparents of:<br />

Brooke & Kevin Erickson<br />

Dee and George Schuler<br />

Palos Verdes, CA<br />

Grandparents of:<br />

Doug, Stephen, Wendy & Sarah Whitcombe<br />

Emily, Andrew & Jonathan Schuler<br />

Louis, Michah & Clara Schuler<br />

Anne and Alan Simon<br />

Omaha, NE<br />

Grandparents of:<br />

Natalie & Chase Tecimer<br />

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<strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

<strong>Foundation</strong><br />

P.O. Box 2632<br />

Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />

California, 90274<br />

Board of Trustees<br />

David Wagman, President<br />

Kate Cocke, Executive Vice President<br />

Lena Miller-Horii, VP Annual Fundraising<br />

Janice Tecimer, VP Strategic Planning<br />

Deidre Manns, VP Major Donors<br />

Steve Lopes, VP Endowment<br />

Caroline Leach, VP Community Relations<br />

Krishna Kumar, Treasurer<br />

Regina Finnegan, Secretary<br />

David Bartholomew<br />

Tracy Bracken<br />

Kathy Cua<br />

Tony Cunha<br />

Kristin Curren<br />

Phil Daigneault<br />

Emiley Daly<br />

Kathy Erickson<br />

Noelle Giuliano<br />

Susan Hay<br />

Julie Hezlep<br />

Jennifer King<br />

Dave Klein<br />

Allison Mayer<br />

Marta Merola<br />

Gina Padilla-Herron<br />

Jack Pharris<br />

Rick Phillips<br />

Vicki Poponi<br />

Charlie Raine<br />

Matthew Rener<br />

Bill Ruth<br />

Donna Coogan-Segal<br />

Derek Smith<br />

Cathy Vilicich<br />

Andrea Sala, Executive Director<br />

Diana Morgan, Staff Accountant<br />

Cheryl Ward, Development Director<br />

Carolyn Niman, Administration<br />

PEF Office<br />

300 Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274<br />

310.378.2278 voice • 310.378.2078 fax<br />

www.pvpef.org • help@pvpef.org<br />

Regional Science & Engineering<br />

Fairs to be Funded by the <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Non-Profit Org.<br />

U.S. Postage<br />

PAID<br />

Palos Verdes Pen.<br />

CA 90274<br />

Permit No. 126<br />

The <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> recently decided to fund the<br />

PVPUSD’s Regional Science & Engineering Fairs for intermediate and<br />

high school students in the 2008-2009 school year.<br />

“During these increasingly difficult economic times, the District asked<br />

for our support in order to continue offering the opportunity to participate<br />

in the annual science fair,” says Dave Wagman, PEF president.<br />

“Given the importance of the science curriculum and how well PVPUSD<br />

students have performed in previous science fairs, the <strong>Foundation</strong>’s<br />

trustees responded to the urgent need to fund the program this year.”<br />

The 2009 science fair will be held on March 25 and 26 at the South<br />

Coast Botanic Garden. “This program is a key component of our<br />

science curriculum,” says Dr. Susan Liberati, assistant superintendent<br />

of Curriculum and Instruction for the PVPUSD. “As part of INTEL’s<br />

International Science and Engineering Fair, the Science Service Fair,<br />

and the Los Angeles County Science Fair, the PVPUSD event provides a<br />

level of competition that positions our students well to advance to bigger<br />

contests.”<br />

More than 100 projects conducted by 155 intermediate and high school<br />

students were showcased at the 2008 fair in categories ranging from<br />

environmental science to engineering and from chemistry to computer<br />

science. The <strong>Peninsula</strong> Science Research Team won recognition from The<br />

Aerospace Corporation, and another student was named the California<br />

state winner of the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize. This is the most<br />

prestigious international award for a water-related science project at the<br />

high school level.

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