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Our Impact

At SchoolsRule Sonoma County, we're committed to transforming students' lives by providing them with greater access to opportunities that expand their horizons and deepen their learning.

We distribute funds to local education foundations and school districts without such groups on a per-student basis, empowering them to allocate resources where they’re needed most. While spending is flexible, it must align with at least one of SchoolsRule’s key focus areas: literacy, student well-being, agriculture and hospitality, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math).

In September 2024, we proudly distributed $136,400 to fund awardees during an inaugural event held in Santa Rosa. Keep reading to see how we’re making an impact. Visit our SchoolsRule in Action page for more in-depth profiles of projects funded by SchoolsRule.

A young student balances on a half wheel in a field.

Grant Elementary in Petaluma invested their 2024 SchoolsRule distribution in equipment that encourages sensory-seeking input, which helps students regulate their nervous systems, improve their focus, and manage their emotions more effectively.

Three students install a raised plant bed, holding shovels.

SchoolsRule provided support to Santa Rosa Middle School's "Make Gardens Grow" program, in which students plant vegetables, learn about composting, and harvest food.

Santa Rosa's Village Charter School was able to purchase a worm composting system to support its composting program and the school garden.

Two people stand at the center of a large pit as they try to light a bundle of wood and start a fire. A third person stands close by and observes.

SchoolsRule helped support Carpe Diem and Sonoma Mountain High School students involved in the FARMS Leadership program. The program provides students with hands-on experiences at working farms, agribusinesses, and universities.

Dunham Elementary staff used SchoolsRule funding to support their new robotics program. Students work with younger peers to teach them Blue-Bot robot coding.

A group of students dressed in white costumes with red scarfs smile as they preform on stage.

SchoolsRule supports the baile folklórico program at Cesar Chavez Language Academy.

2024 Distribution

  • Analy Education Foundation

  • Bellevue Union School District: $3,384.10

  • Bennett Valley Education Foundation: $1,978.00

  • Cesar Chavez Language Academy Foundation: $1,743.65

  • Cloverdale Adds Resources for Education: $2,743.40

  • Credo High: $971.80

  • Elsie Allen High School Foundation: $2,107.00

  • Felta Education Foundation (West Side Union): $500.00

  • Forestville Education Foundation: $500.00

  • Fort Ross Elementary School District: $250.00

  • Geyserville Educational Foundation: $500.00

  • Gravenstein Union School District: $1,728.60

  • Guerneville School District: $763.25

  • Harmony Ark Education Foundation: $500.00

  • Healdsburg Education Foundation: $2,534.85

  • Kashia Elementary School District: $250.00

  • Kid Street Charter: $250.00

  • Liberty Foundation for Education: $500.00

  • Made in Santa Rosa Foundation: $12,431.90 *

  • Maria Carrillo High School Association: $3,407.75

  • Mark West Union School District: $2,863.80

  • Monte Rio Union School District: $250.00

  • Montgomery Education Foundation (High): $3,080.95

  • Montgomery Elementary School District: $250.00

  • Oak Grove Education Partners: $1,720.00

  • Pathways Charter School: $713.80

  • Petaluma Educational Foundation: $23,674.05 *

  • Piner High School: $2,975.60

  • Piner-Olivet Union School District: $2,691.80

  • Pivot Charter School - North Bay: $909.44

  • Rincon Valley Union School District: $6,497.30

  • Roseland School District: $5,828.65

  • Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts: $890.10

  • Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter: $500.00

  • Santa Rosa High School Foundation: $3,521.70

  • Sebastopol Education Foundation: $939.55

  • Sebastopol Independent Charter: $610.60

  • Sonoma Charter: $500.00

  • Sonoma Valley Education Foundation: $6,645.65

  • Santa Rosa French-American Charter Parent Association Foundation: $1,006.20

  • The Education Foundation of Cotati & Rohnert Park: $13,147.25

  • Two Rock Education Foundation: $500.00

  • Twin Hills Apple Blossom Education Foundation: $2,046.80

  • Village Charter: $250.00

  • West Sonoma County Union High School District: $250.00

  • Windsor Education Foundation: $10,067.50

  • Woodland Star Charter: $500.00

  • Wright Elementary School District: $2,655.25

TOTAL: $136,397.79

* Made in Santa Rosa and Petaluma Educational Foundation are receiving funds on behalf of schools in several school districts. 

Note: SCOE set minimum distribution amounts for SchoolsRule Sonoma County's first distribution event. Education foundations and school districts serving 100 students or fewer received $250 ; those serving 101- 249 students received $500.