GRANT AWARDS
Spring 2024: Grant awarded to Debra Guthery (Jeremy Ranch) to attend the Wilson Certified Teacher Conference in Boston, MA.
Winter 2024: Grant awarded to Leah Morisi (Parley’s Park) for IMSE Orton-Gillingham Comprehensive Training.
Fall 2023: Grant awarded to Serena Mueller (local SLP) for IMSE Orton-Gilligham Training.
Fall 2023: Grant awarded to Laura Croney (local tutor) for the Wilson Reading System Introductory Course.
Winter 2023: Grant awarded to Amy Popp (local tutor) for DTI’s Overview of the Orton-Gillingham Approach.
Winter 2023: Grant awarded to send three PCSD educators to IMSE Orton-Gillingham training.
Winter 2023: Grant awarded to Ellen Blike (Park City Day School) for Lexercise Course 1: The Structure of Written English and Course 2: The Multisensory, Structured Literacy Intervention.
Fall 2022: Grant awarded to Alane Gaspari (Parley’s Park) to attend the Wasatch Reading Summit.
Spring 2022: Grant awarded to Tracy Scheriff (Trailside) for the IMSE Comprehensive Orton Gillingham Plus Virtual course.
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September 2020: Grant awarded to the Park City School District Special Education Department to purchase document cameras to support Wilson reading instruction. (Read their thank you here.)
September 2020: Scholarship awarded to Suzanne Sheridan (McPolin Elementary) to attend the IDA Reading, Literacy & Learning Conference.
May 2020: Scholarship awarded to Laura Huggins (Ecker Hill Middle School) toward the Wilson Level 1 Practicum.
April 2020: Distance Learning Grant award made to the Park City School District to purchase supplies for remote reading instruction. Nine sets of Wilson magnetic letter tiles were purchased and distributed to families through the PCSD Special Education Department.
April 2020: Distance Learning Grant award made to Britta Joslyn, a local tutor, for costs incurred to continue providing reading intervention through remote instruction.
March 2020: Elizabeth Hamilton (Jeremy Ranch Elementary) received $350 towards the Wilson Level 1 Workshop, a prerequisite to Wilson Level 1 Certification.
February 2020: Scholarships awarded to Suzanne Sheridan (McPolin Elementary) and Donnel Pons (Private Tutor) to attend the Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Conference (rescheduled to October 2020).
January 2020: Scholarship awarded to Alane Gaspari (Parley’s Park Elementary) to attend the Wasatch Spring Summit in March.
September 2019: Scholarships awarded to four (4) PCSD educators from to attend the 2019 Wasatch Reading Summit to be held in October. Recipients: Sasha Borba, Amanda West, Jessica Pitcher & Alane Gaspari (all from Parley’s Park Elementary).
June 2019: Scholarships awarded to two (2) PCSD educators to MultiSensory Math 1 Distance Learning Program through ASDEC – Holly Ray (Parley’s Park Elementary) and Kara Cook (Parley’s Park Elementary).
March 2019: Scholarships awarded to three (3) PCSD educators to participate in the Dyslexia Training Institute’s 3rd Annual Dyslexia Virtual Conference.
- Alane Gaspari (Parley’s Park Elementary)
- Alisa Oakley (Parley’s Park Elementary)
- Amanda West (Parley’s Park Elementary)
February 2019: Scholarship awarded to Amy Warren (McPolin Elementary) for Wilson 4th Edition Institute Training. Scholarships awarded to five (5) PCSD educators to participate in IMSE Orton-Gillingham Training through a PCSD workshop:
- Kaitlyn Gortat (Parley’s Park Elementary)
- Kit Howard (Trailside Elementary)
- Marie Roberts (Jeremy Ranch Elementary)
- Denine Therrien (McPolin Elementary)
- Jodi Downard (McPolin Elementary)
November 2018: Scholarship awarded to two (2) PCSD educators:
- Marianne Demers (Parley’s Park Elementary): For attendance at the Wilson 4th Edition Institute in Denver, CO
- Amy Warren (McPolin Elementary): For Wilson Level 2 Coaching & Materials
October 2018: Scholarship awarded to Britta Joslyn (local tutor) to support her CALT (Certified Academic Language Therapist) Training.
July 2018: Scholarship awarded to Katherine Martz (local tutor) to participate in the Wilson Trainer Internship Program.
May 2018: Scholarships awarded to four (4) PCSD educators to attend the 2018 Wasatch Reading Summit, which will be held in October 2018. Recipients: Larissa Fomuke (Treasure Mountain Junior High) and Sasha Borba, Kara Cook & Amanda West (Parley’s Park Elementary).
March 2018: Scholarships awarded to two (2) PCSD educators:
- Tracey Bowers (Parley’s Park Elementary): $500 towards completing the Capstone Course of the USBE Reading Interventionist Endorsement in Spring 2018
- Angie Dufner (McPolin Elementary): $350 towards the Wilson Level 1 Workshop, a prerequisite to Wilson Level 1 Certification
- Dyslexia Awareness Presentation at Parley’s Park Elementary School
November 2017: Scholarships awarded to three (3) PCSD educators:
- Alane Gaspari (Parley’s Park Elementary): $500 towards the MultiSensory Math 1 Distance Learning Program through ASDEC
- Pam Strasser (Trailside Elementary): $500 towards completing the Capstone Course of the USBE Reading Interventionist Endorsement in Spring 2018
- Sherry Barski (Jeremy Ranch Elementary(: $500 towards completing the Capstone Course of the USBE Reading Interventionist Endorsement in Spring 2018
October 2017: Scholarships awarded to four (4) PCSD educators to attend the Wasatch Reading Summit. Recipients: Joanna Hammel (McPolin Elementary), Kara Cook (Parley’s Park Elementary), Kit Howard (Trailside Elementary) and Renee Linford (Jeremy Ranch Elementary).
December 2016: 4 Scholarships awarded to PCSD educators for Learning Ally’s Spotlight on Dyslexia Online Conference Recipients: Julie Hastings & Nora Macchia (McPolin Elementary) and Susan Minecci & Pam Strasser (Trailside Elementary).
April 2016: Dyslexia for a Day. This event featured speakers from the Dyslexia Training Institute and included an overview of dyslexia, a dyslexia simulation and an introduction to Structured Word Inquiry. Over 60 people attended the event, including many educators. Every participant also received a book about dyslexia. Click here for the event book list.
