Educators in Unit 5 and District 87 submitted 72 applications requesting a total of $71,078. The Foundation awarded $29,918 toward 38 projects.
Early Education & Elementary Schools
Carol Johnson ~ $300 ~ Mixing Science with Literacy
Mary Aper and Teri Merna ~ $1,359 ~ “Digi-Pals For Techy Firsties”
Peggy Dunlap, Anne O’Neil ~ $640 ~ Motivation and Information for Today and Tomorrow
Doug Valverde ~ $725 ~ iPad for Speech-Language Students
Shannon Hedman ~ $300 ~ Blast off into learning?
Nicole M. Henderson ~ $397 ~ Set Me FreeI
Jamie Oliver ~ $300 ~ Helping Kids Stay Balanced in Life
Amy Schumacher ~ $300 ~ Creating Extra Sparks in the Classroom
Amy Schumacher ~ $300 ~ Super Sleuths on the Base G
Beth Fletcher, Emily Kauten, Kim Matthews, Nikki Dillow ~ $291 ~ Incredible Interventions!!
Traci Freitag, Reena Artman ~ $1,230 ~ We’re on the BALL! Jill Lyons ~ $2,300 ~ We got the WRITE stuff
Staci Mandros, Kim Page ~ $1,722 ~ Social Club
Britta Armstrong-Mitchell, Kathy Mandros, Jen Naeger, Natalie Brawner ~ $470 ~ Ready to Write
Sonya Cail, Maureen Gallagher ~ $583 ~ Meeting Social Emotional/Pragmatic Needs for Autism and Related Disorders
Marylynn Meredith ~ $2,051 ~ Reading, Writing, Math and Art!
Traci Hitchins ~ $280 ~ Math Wizards
Traci Hitchins ~ $259 ~ Move and Learn with the Alphabet
Traci Hitchins ~ $299 ~ Rhymers are Readers
Priscilla Steers ~ $300 ~ Focus on Learning!
Erin N. Sullivan ~ $283 ~ Something Fishy
Curt Broughton, Cara Deverman, Messina Lambert ~ $150 ~ Spellbound
Amanda Carter, Sonja Huddleston, Ken Hamerlinck $300 ~ File it, Don’t Pile It!
Amanda Carter ~ $2,500 ~ Read My Lips
Dana Micks ~ $1,015 ~ ‘Cart the Art’
Dana Micks ~ $290 ~ Hang It Out to Dry
Katharine Corley ~ $300 ~ Everyone Sit Down – The Show is Ready!
Junior High/Middle Schools
Linn McDonald, Anne Besler, Katie Agles, Sally Anthony, Becky Frangella, Karen Furrh, Michelle Goluba-Melrose, Sarah Kelch, Lupita Taylor ~ $300 ~ Listen In
Michael Wallace, Jennifer Bolton, Michele Carnahan ~ $3,500 ~ Honor Band Music Commission and World Premiere
High Schools
Mary Jo Douglass ~ $202 ~ Practicing Graphing Using Density
Mary Jo Douglass ~ $295 ~ Student Powered Lighting
April Schermann ~ $235 ~ DSMART Interactions with Algebra
April Schermann ~ $430 ~ Hands-On Algebra
Beth Smith ~ $379 ~ QR Codes in the Classroom
Lisa A. Tomlin ~ $295 ~ ‘Scoping’ Out Science
Lisa A. Tomlin ~ $75 ~ Virtual Vacation Through the Human Body
Dan Phelps, Susy Marcum, Kelly Naperschat, Matt Beaver ~ $3,985 ~ Expanding Physical Activity Beyond the Gym Walls
NCWHS/NCHS
Kevin Enderlin, Carrie Leonard, Molly Stolfa, Hillary Ruyle, Olivia Newbold ~ $1,000 ~ Developing Greenhouse Employability Skills in Students With Cognitive Impairments
Beyond the Box
Not available in 2012-2013
