Park City Education Foundation

Beat the Call Contests

Win a Pizza or Breakfast Party for your class!
Donate to PCEF by February 9 to "Beat the Call"

Beat the Call Contest Rules:
• Parents Donate (goal $180 = $1 per school day)
• Students Fundraise - Ask your neighbor, grandma, and uncle!
• Contest based on participation ($10 Minimum)
• The classes with the highest participation in each grade win:

Breakfast from Winder Farms

or Papa Johns Pizza Party!

• Winder Farms will donate $2,000 to the school that raises the most money!

Look for Beat the Call flyers coming home on January 30th.

Deadline for students to hand in donations to teachers: February 9

Phone-a-Thon - Erik Falter

Last year, my 13 year-old daughter raised over $1100 in one evening during the annual PCEF Phone-a-Thon.  I am so proud of her and the other students who gave their time to support our community's treasure - our public school system.   This year alone, PCEF will invest more than $400,000 into our schools to support programs that touch nearly every student including my own.  This year,  I am committing my time and effort to encourage more dads and parents to join their students, sons and/or daughters in supporting PCEF, our students and our schools.

I ask each of you, who have not already “Beat the Call,” to make a financial contribution during the annual PCEF Phone-a-Thon the week of February 9-16, 2012.  By donating just $1 per day that your student is in school, or $180 dollars per student, you will be investing in science, math, technology, gifted, arts and music programs across the district. 

Please join me in supporting the Education Foundation.  It's such a worthy investment that companies like Ragnar and Winder Farms are stepping up to provide matching challenge grants during the Phone-a-Thon.  They too believe in PCEF's power to move mountains. 

I look forward to speaking with you the week of the Phone-a-Thon,

Erik Falter

P.S.  It's not too late to "Beat the Call."  Donate today at www.pcef4kids.org.

Ragnar Relay Series Supports PCEF

PCEF is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with Ragnar Relay Series. Ragnar will support each of our marquee events – Red Apple Gala, Phone-A-Thon, and Running with Ed – with cash and in-kind services, totaling approximately $90,000!

Ragnar Relay Series will be the Title Sponsor of Running with Ed, but their commitment goes far beyond that.  By leveraging Ragnar’s race event expertise, we hope to grow Running with Ed, making it an even bigger success. This means PCEF will be able to fund more grants and programs in your school

Ragnar is kicking things off with two $5,000 grants. They will be offering a $5,000 challenge grant during the Phone-A-Thon,  as well as the $5,000 first place grant for the Running with Ed Walk-A-Thon.

This partnership inspired PCEF to create a new category of donors. ‘Golden Apple Sponsors’ offer sustaining gifts of $50,000 and above, and make a commitment  to making long-term investments in the education of Park City School District students. Golden Apple Sponsors work with PCEF to frame their gifts in a way that will have the most impact. Ragnar joins Montage Deer Valley and United Way of Salt Lake in this category of donors. 

We would like to thank Ragnar Relay Series for their generosity. They are going the extra mile to help the students of Park City School District!

PCEF's New Website!

Check out PCEF's new website! Find out about grants at your child's school, upcoming events, and ways to volunteer, and much more!

Go to: www.pcef4kids.org

PCEF Funding Focus - Teacher Grants

PCEF awarded $45,700 for 2011-2012 Teacher Grants. These are PCEF funded grants requested by your school district teachers, for your students.  Some of the programs have been highlighted below.

Adaptive Tricycle & Cycling Program - Susan Boone & Julie Lonczak, Jeremy Ranch Special Education. $1,245 .The adaptive tricycle increases fitness, promotes motor planning, influences behavior, and provides a peer-appropriate activity that may be used during class time, PE, or recess.

2nd Grade Science Program - Tricia Perkins, Parley's Park Science. $1,455. Increase science experiences through hands-on activities by assembling science tubs that are complete with lesson plans and materials.

Kindles for Classrooms - Ben Kahn, with Michelle Owen, Terry Daenitz, and Lorrie Mirams, Trailside Reading. $3,864. Funds 7 Kindles per 5th grade classroom. Kindle e-readers will be used for guided reading and literacy circles increasing comprehension and fluency of every title read.

Balance Bikes - Kathy Anderson, with all preschool teachers. $600. Provides balance bike for preschool students to promote motor skills and provide an age and peer appropriate tool that may be used during their physical activity period.All four PCSD Preschools

Gizmos...On-Line Interactive Simulations for Math and Science - Nancy Krivick, Tricia Jackson, Ecker Hill Science and Math. $7,815 for three years. Funds a website subscription that simulates math and science concepts and experiments. Students experience real life situations that help them develop a deeper understanding of concepts through inquiry and exploration.

Nystrom Digital Online Atlas - Leslie Stark, Emily Gaudet, Zac Zumbrunnen, Shannon Hase, Tim Jeffrey, Treasure Mountain Social Studies. $2,556. Funds web-based software which allows all Social Studies students to work with, manipulate, and layer maps in History and World Geography. Students and teachers will have access to an up-to-date map that actively engages students in a multi-layered world and to easily share content and collaborate in new innovative ways.

Student Filmmaking Grants - Jeff Hill, Park City High School Media. $4,000. The role of the producer and business aspect of filmmaking will be recreated with funds awarded to students only after they write a grant for a short film. Students will formulate a business plan and budget for equipment, software, tools, and materials. The equipment bought with these funds will stay with the program and will continue to benefit the program.

iPads for Science - Jenny Polloczek, Park City Learning Center Science. $2,400. Purchases 4 iPads for use in the science classroom to facilitate group interactions and improve outcomes on the Biology Core test. iPads also help students visualize and learn by creating group presentation through various free Apps.

Check out all of the 2011-2012 awarded Teacher Grants:

PCEF Teacher Grants

Beethoven's Fifth in Park City

Beethoven's Fifth in Park City
Thursday, February 9 | 7:30 PM
Eccles Center

The Park City Winter Series continues as Thierry Fischer brings the Utah Symphony’s Beethoven Celebration to the Eccles Center. Enjoy Beethoven’s powerful and extremely popular Symphony No. 5 and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Sit back and let the energy run through you as Maestro Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony take you on a journey celebrating life, beauty, and Beethoven.

Buy Tickets!

Student tickets are available for only $10! (ticket prices increase $5 day of show) Student ticket information is available here.
You can also call our ticket office at 801-533-NOTE (6683).