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Our Partners . . .The Grand County School District partners with many community organizations to create and implement BEACON programs. The following list describes each partner, how they assisted our programming, and who/how to contact someone for more information about their partnership or their overall organization: |
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Canyonlands Field The Daniels Fund – Supports the BEACON program through a grant allocated to academic tutoring at Red Rock Elementary School, Helen M. Knight School, and Grand County Middle School – Kristin Donovan, Senior Vice President, Grants Program at danielsfund.org or 303.393.7220 Department of Workforce Services – Office of Work & Family Life – DWS has partnered with BEACON to sponsor the Safe Passages Program designed to serve Middle School youth with after school programs that include prevention activities. The first year of programming is 2007-2008. Lynette Rasmussen – Program Director 801.526.4349 Early Head Start - Assisted in the development and teaching of the "Babysitting Group" at Grand County Middle School - Belinda Ledbetter at 435.719.5086 Four Comers Community Behavioral Health - Runs the Peer Mentoring Program at Grand County High School - Rick Donham at fourcomers.ws or 435.259.6131 Grand County Library – Provides facility space and computers for computer gaming, reading group, and chess – Eve Tallman at 435.259.1111 Moab Community Church - Offers the program the use of their dining facility for Family Night events - Keith Van Arsdol at 435.259.7319
Moab Music Festival -Provided summer instruction for a musical improv class designed for students ages 12-18 – Sheila Strahan at moabmusicfest.org. |
Moab Teen Center - Assists with extra-curricula activities for Grand County Middle School – Krista Guss at kguss@moabcity.org or 435.259.9991 National Park Service - Assisted in the development and teaching of the "Desert Investigators" - a conservation science activity at Grand County Middle School - Paul Henderson at 435.719.2100 Rim-to-Rim Restoration - Assisted in the development and teaching of the "Desert Investigators Activity” - a conservation science activity at Grand County Middle School - Kara Dorenwend at kara@reveg.org or 435.259.6670 Rocky Mountain Power Foundation – A 2007-2008 Partner contributing to BEACON’s Adventure Ed Tutoring activities that take place after school at all three school sites, serving grades K-8. http://www.rockymtnpower.net
Southeastern Utah Health Department - Southeastern Utah Health Department - Provided the program with prevention education speakers - Shilo Robertson at 435.259.5602 or at http://health.utah.gov/ US Geological Survey - Assisted in the development and teaching of the "Desert Investigators Activity" - a conservation science activity at Grand County Middle School - Sue Phillips or Tim Graham at 719-2331 or at http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/crs.htm Utah State University – 4-H Extension Services Supports the BEACON program by providing extended-day activities at Red Rock Elementary School, Helen M. Knight School and Grand County Middle School as well as financial support for the Red Rock Elementary Adventure Ed Program– Mike Johnson at 259-7558 WabiSabi, Inc - Provides the program with material donations as needed as well as bi-annual financial contributions - Jeff Cohen at wabisabimoab.org or 435.259.9114 Youth Garden Project - Runs the YGP Summer Camp and assists in the development and teaching of a hands-on after school Cooking Classes for grades 4-8 and the "Desert Investigators" - a conservation science activity at Grand County Middle School - Jen Saddoff at youthgardenproiect.org or 435.259.2326 |
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Beacon Office 264 South, 400 East Moab, Utah 84532 | 435.260.9440 | baumans@grandschools.org |
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Institute – Has provided a Science Field Camp for middle school students and currently assists in the development and teaching of "Desert Investigators" - a conservation science activity at Grand County Middle School - Karla VanderZanden at
Moab Episcopal Church - Offers the program the use of their dining facility for Family Night events - Father Jim Tendick at 435.259.5831
Seekhaven Family Resource Center - Provided the program with prevention education speakers.