VENTURA COUNTY — Teachers from throughout Ventura County are being honored with $16,000 in grants for developing innovative lessons for their students. At a ceremony tonight in Camarillo, the Ventura County Office of Education will present 11 IMPACT II grants to 16 teachers. The grants are funded by local businesses and organizations that wish to promote unique and creative teaching practices.
The winning entries cover a variety of subject matters, including history, language arts and social sciences. Detailed lesson plans prepared by each of the grant winners are available at this link for use by other teachers in Ventura County and beyond.
2022 Ventura County IMPACT II Grant Recipients
| Name: | School: | Title of Lesson Plan: | Sponsor: |
| Christa Lamb Kari White |
Colina Middle School (CVUSD) | Seeds of Success | STS Education |
| Laura Ruiz-Bingham Carlos Mendez |
Ventura Charter School | The Skin You Live In | Amgen Foundation |
| Jessica Granados Hector Rodriguez |
Ventura Charter School | Changemakers | SAGE Corwin Publications |
| Holly Johnson Laura Ruiz-Bingham |
Ventura Charter School | For the Farmworkers – A Kindergarten Expedition About the Journey of our Food and Appreciating Our Local Heroes Who Help | NAVSEA |
| Olivia Hernandez Rachael Ball |
Hueneme High School (OUHSD) | Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: Defining Love and Writing Our Narrative | SAGE Corwin Publications |
| Kari White | Colina Middle School (CVUSD) | Sing Your Song | NAVSEA |
| Jennifer Dobbie Epley | Isbell Middle School (SPUSD) | Camp Half-Blood: Creating Websites to Engage Readers | Amgen Foundation |
| Emily Noel | Ventura Charter School | Diverse Artists’ Fridays! | Amgen Foundation |
| Holly Johnson | Ventura Charter School | Kinderzine: Amplifying the Voices of Our Youngest Learners | Amgen Foundation |
| Christa Lamb | Colina Middle School (CVUSD) | Step to Tomorrow | STS Education and SAGE Corwin Publications |
| Melissa Wood-Glusac | Thousand Oaks High School (CVUSD) | Greek Myth in the Real World | SAGE Corwin Publications |
More About IMPACT II — IMPACT II is a curriculum sharing and recognition program for educators in kindergarten through grade 12 in all subject areas. Since 1993, Ventura County educators have received nearly $400,000 in sponsor-funded grants. Additional information about IMPACT II is available here.
About the Ventura County Office of Education — The Ventura County Office of Education provides a broad array of fiscal, training and technology support services to local school districts, helping to maintain and improve lifelong educational opportunities for children, educators and community members. VCOE also operates schools that serve students with severe disabilities and behavioral issues, provides career education courses, and coordinates countywide academic competitions including Mock Trial and the Ventura County Science Fair. Learn more at: www.vcoe.org.