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Previous Impact Teaching Grants

Whether you are curious community member or an educator looking for inspiration, use the links below to explore the creative and impactful work educators are carrying out across the district.

Projects may be as focused as a classroom library, or as large as a multi-school music program, but every project has supported innovative classroom experiences and meaningful learning opportunities for our students.


2026 Impact Teaching Grants

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2025 Impact Teaching Grants

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2024 Impact Teaching Grants

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2023 Impact Teaching Grants

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2022 Impact Teaching Grants

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Mid Valley, May Street and Westside Elementary Schools grant project

Operation Keyboard – Keys to Success

This project has given opportunity to many students who would have otherwise not had the opportunity to play keyboard. Learning keyboard provides a visual understanding of music theory that is not accessible through other instruments.

Mid Valley, May Street and Westside Elementary Schools
Lydia Peterson 2022
Hood River Valley High School grant project

From Garden to Table

"It was the best feeling when we saw the excitement and pride on the students faces both when they saw their plants germinate and grow and then again when we were able to harvest and use the ingredients in our end of year salad and salsa. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to purchase items to help further the learning and life skills of our most impacted students."

Hood River Valley High School
Patty Fateley 2023
Mid Valley Elementary grant project

Spanish Books for Bilingual Literacy

With the help of the HRCEF Impact Teaching Grant the Mid Valley Elementary bilingual program at second grade was able to give Spanish literacy equal footing to English literacy in our classroom. We now have access to quality literature in Spanish that engages and motivates students to read. … Motivation to read engaging and fun books in Spanish is much higher than last year simply do to access.

Mid Valley Elementary
Amanda Orand 2023