All Shaker Schools Receive i3 Grants from
Shaker Schools Foundation's Innovation Fund
The Shaker Schools Foundation and Shaker Heights Schools have granted nearly
$437,000 from the Foundation’s Innovation Fund to support Shaker Heights
Schools’ i3 Initiative at all eight school buildings.
The Innovation Fund was launched in March 2018 to bolster the International
Baccalaureate curriculum and STEAM learning at all grade levels and is actively
supported by parents and community partners who are involved in STEAM fields.
The i3 Initiative is led by a committee of teachers, administrators, community
stakeholders, and business partners. It advances opportunities for student Inquiry,
Innovation, and Imagination (i3) through increased integration of design learning
experiences, STEAM curriculum from grades PreK-12, and accessibility to and use of 21st century technology and tools.
Each school submitted an application for i3 grants from the Innovation Fund. The i3 Steering Committee and the Shaker
Schools Foundation grant distribution committee evaluated the proposals to determine the following funding allocations:
• Shaker Heights High School will receive $70,000 to support the identified pathways in engineering, manufacturing, and the arts.
• Woodbury Elementary School will receive $81,919 to support a Makerspace, mobile STEAM projects, and an Innovation Lab.
• Shaker Heights Middle School will receive $30,080 to support professional learning opportunities, site visits, curriculum writing,
wand software/hardware purchases.
• Shaker Heights elementary schools will receive a combined $255,000 to support professional learning opportunities,
site visits, curriculum writing, and additional materials/resources over three years.
For more information about the i3 Initiative, contact Terri Breeden, assistant superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction,
breeden_t@shaker.org, or David Glasner, executive director of Curriculum and Instruction and interim High School principal,
glasner_d@shaker.org. Contact Holly Coughlin, executive director of the Shaker Schools Foundation, coughlin_h@shaker.org,
to learn how you can support the Foundation’s Innovation Fund.
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Fernway Forward:
A Fundraising Campaign
to Restore Fernway School
Fernway School will reopen in
August 2020, thanks to a $17.5 million
rebuild and renovation after the school
was badly damaged by a roof fire on
July 10, 2018. Those combined funds
will cover the basics of Fernway’s
restoration, but more support
is needed to provide the level of
excellence needed to carry Fernway
i3
forward for the next 100 years. The Shaker Schools Foundation asks you to
consider a donation to its Fernway Forward campaign.
Fernway Forward campaign efforts will support: • Outdoor community spaces and play areas • Media center and design spaces • Occupational therapy rooms • Art and music rooms • Cafeteria/community space
Donate online at shakerschoolsfoundation.org/donation-form, or
contact the Shaker Schools Foundation with any questions,
216-295-4329 or foundation@shaker.org. SL
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