In Our Middle Schools
The Slice – Spring 2025
PiE Celebrates 20 Years of Positive Impact on PAUSD Students Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) was founded as a non-profit in 2005 to enhance educational excellence for students within the Palo Alto Unified School District and distribute funds equitably across all schools and students in PAUSD. It has been a great endeavor that has…
Read MoreThe Slice – Winter 2024-25
PiE Spotlight on College and Career Counseling at Gunn and Paly Among the many critical staff members and programs in PAUSD that are partially funded by PiE, the College and Career counselors at Gunn and Paly are essential! Gunn college counselor Jonathan Fidani and Paly college counselor Sandra Cernobori sat down with us to talk…
Read MoreThe Slice – Spring 2024
Palo Alto’s Popular Dad Band, The Wildcats, Will Perform at The Guild Theatre on May 10th Long-time supporters of PiE, The Wildcats, are coming to The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on Friday, May 10th, at 7:30pm! (Scan the QR code on the poster above or click here for tickets.) We sat down with original…
Read MoreThe Slice – Winter 2023-24
Update on PiE-Funded CTE Initiatives PAUSD’s Career Technology Education (CTE) department—which is part of the Innovation and Agility Department, and partially funded by PiE—has been very busy lately! For this issue of The Slice, we decided to sit down with Ariane Tuomy and Rachael Kaci to learn more about the latest CTE developments. Q: What…
Read MoreVideo: Donate to PiE at Greene!
Hear from Greene middle school students and principal about why PiE funding is so essential to their educational experience.
Read MoreThe Slice – Spring 2023
PiE-Funded Innovation Grants Awarded Since 1987, PiE has awarded $1.4 million to PAUSD teachers, staff, and affiliated PAUSD groups for innovative and collaborative projects that benefit multiple classes, grades, and schools. The Innovation Grants committee, composed of current and former PiE Board members, takes equity, reach, sustainability, replicability, collaboration, and future impact into account when…
Read MoreThe Slice – Fall 2022
Spotlight on PAPiE Volunteers It’s that time of year! Our PiE “Rally Days” are taking place this week throughout PAUSD. Spirited PiE volunteers in bright blue PiE shirts and caps are encouraging every PAUSD parent to pledge or donate to PiE before our Challenge Grant ends on Nov 14. So who, exactly, are the PiE…
Read MoreVideo: PiE’s Musical Impact
PiE funds music education in PAUSD schools. Hear why Hoover parent Mabel appreciates the instruction her children receive in school. It’s only possible with PiE!
Read MoreThe Slice – Winter 2021-22
PiE-Funded Short Story Dispenser Inspires Fletcher Students The first time Fletcher Librarian Kristen Lee saw a Short Story Dispenser at Greene Middle School, on loan from the Palo Alto City Library, she got very excited and asked if Fletcher could borrow it next. Students could press a button, and the machine would print out a…
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