Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) is a non-profit foundation dedicated to sustaining the Palo Alto community tradition of extraordinary public education. PiE increasingly plays an important role in supplementing core programs funded by the district primarily through appealing for donations from the families or PAUSD students. The PiE vision is to harness the community’s support for its schools and build a lasting public-private partnership. Nixon uses the majority of the funds appropriated through PiE to pay for personnel to support student learning since PTA funds may no longer be used for salaries. At Nixon this personnel includes the Math specialist, Technology instructor, Spectra Art instructors and classroom aides.

Visit your children’s classrooms to meet the wonderful Nixon staff paid through PiE funds:

• Teacher Aides: Jennifer Galey, Judy Koelbel, Sheryl Humble, Lois Hancock, Kevin Johnson, Hannah Helsaple, Pam MacMillan, Masharika Wiggins, Talley Kenyon, Joni Rose Collado, Thanh Dam, Mandy Lawrence, Cuong Phung, Erika Pazmandi, Karen Hoopes, Susan Macario, Debbie O’Brien, Allison Cheadle, Susan Snyder;
• Spectra Art Teachers: Rebecca Gordon and Rhiannon Wallace;
• Computer Instructor: Sarah Patanroi.

For every child, there’s a reason to give

Please go to www.papie.org to make your donation,
or look for the PiE envelope in the Nixon office.

Nixon PiE representatives

• Chairperson: Kathy Gurtner
• Kindergarten: Ali Deeter
• 1st Grade: Melissa Wilkinson
• 2nd Grade: Julie Wissink
• 3rd Grade: Kelly Mahoney
• 4th Grade: Michael Mertz, Scott Hayes
• 5th Grade: Karen Matthys