Educators in Unit 5 and District 87 submitted 65 applications requesting a total of $67,139. The Foundation awarded $27,919 toward 37 projects. Since 1992, $339,071 has been awarded to support 497 projects.
Elementary Schools
Benjamin
Jennifer Gibson – $460 – Improving Communication Skills Through Podcasts
Abigail Gerike – $150 – Can You Hear What I Hear?
Fox Creek
Amy Schumacher – $1,000 – Know Language, No Limits!
Amy Schumacher – $800 – Sharing Our Voices with NewsMaker
Amy Schumacher – $300 – EcSTATIC about this SHOCKING Experience
Amy Schumacher – $300 – Building Confidence…Yes, we sCAN!
Amy Schumacher – $300 – A Zillion Ways to Play Math!
Oakdale
Sara Stickling – $897 – Filter Out My Worries
Sara Stickling – $229 – A Place to Land
Oakland
Mary Kay Scharf, Katie Carter, Anita Kirk, Jessica Ryder, Amy Oberts, Dawn Conroy, Diane Brandt-Johnson, Laura Bass, Teri Merna, Amy Alfeo – $998 – Building a Bucket-Filling School
Katie Carter – $400 – “Picture This”
Prairieland
Marylynn Meredith, Nathan Ford – $1,436 – Developing Art Through Social Issues Across Time
Deb Foster – $300 – SMART Slate
Kathryn E. Kalina – $300 – Green Screen to Motivate Literacy
Sheridan
Kristi Sutter – $1,180 – Getting Students to “Flip” Over Story Elements
Stevenson, Sheridan, Bent, Irving
Lisa Clover – $1,070 – Attention Please!
Stevenson
Erin O’Grady – $191 – Shh, I’m learning!
Carolynne Scott – $240 – Paperless and Powerful!
Towanda
Susan Steinbach – $300 – Video Cameras Enhancing Activities in the Classroom
Washington
Judy Szabo – $897 – We.Fit.In Club
Jamie Wolfe, Colleen Rowsey, Beth Eble – $464 – Kid ABILITY: Teaching Disability Awareness in the Classroom
Susan Anderson – $150 – Magnificent Math
Joint Project between Unit 5 and District 87 Elementary Schools
Benjamin/Oakland
Mary Aper, Tena Sprau, Tracie Ghrist, Jackie Sappington Teri Merna, others – $1,730 – “Red Carpet Interview”
Junior High / Middle Schools
BJHS
Kathleen Irvin, Michelle Sapp – $1,219 – Will Power!
Kathleen Irvin – $290 – Stuck in the Middle
Michelle Sapp – $285 – Game On!
Michelle Sapp – $284 – Buddy Up For Reading
Michelle Sapp – $110 – Spotlight on Literary Elements
CJHS
Lisa Galliart – $3,645 – Learn About the Ancient World in 3-D!!
KJHS, CJHS, PJHS
Jennifer Ritchason – $2,000 – The Future is at Your Finger Tips With Just One Simple Click!
PJHS
Rexie Lanier, Courtney Knowles – $1,500 – Extreme Classroom Library Makeovers
High Schools
BHS
Rebecca Frangella – $300 – Story Time Show and Tell
NCHS
Kevin J. Suess – $2, 000 – EarthCaching our Local Land Use Issues
Janine Palma – $750 – Homework Helper
Michelle Byers, Patricia Fitzgerald – $300 – ALP SALSA Garden
NCWHS
Kevin Enderlin, Tom Parton, Olivia Newbold – $850 – Developing Greenhouse Employability Skills in Students With Cognitive Impairments
Barb Bush – $294 – The Inside Scoop