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Video: Vibrant with PiE

July 16, 2025

Learn about how Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) brings color and vibrancy to Palo Alto public schools in two short minutes! (Scroll down for English, Mandarin, and Spanish versions!)

Video: PiE Ask Me Anything

May 25, 2025

On Monday, April 28, 2025, Linda Lyon, PiE’s Executive Director gave an overview of who PiE funds, how PiE works, and answered questions. This was a hybrid in-person and online session. It is unpolished and unedited.

The Slice – Spring 2025

April 4, 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…

The Slice – Winter 2024-25

January 29, 2025

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…

The Slice – Spring 2024

April 10, 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…

The Slice – Winter 2023-24

February 7, 2024

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…

Video: Donate to PiE at Greene!

November 13, 2023

Hear from Greene middle school students and principal about why PiE funding is so essential to their educational experience.

The Slice – Spring 2023

April 23, 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…

The Slice – Fall 2022

November 9, 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…

The Slice – Spring 2022

April 18, 2022

PiE-Funded Spectra Art Program Expands in New Directions PAUSD’s elementary art program, Spectra Art, is unique to our district, funded by PiE, and beloved by K-5 students and teachers alike! I recently sat down with Kelly Martin, PAUSD’s new VAPA Arts Coordinator, and Kate McKenzie, Spectra Lead and Art TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), to…