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Over $30K In Grants Awarded To District 58 Educators
Teachers will use the grants to fund more than two dozen projects aimed to make learning more fun and innovative for their students.
DOWNERS GROVE, IL — This year's round of Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 grants totaled more than $30,000, which will help more than two dozen educators bring some of their dream projects to the classroom.
Below is a list of the teachers who will receive grants, along with the projects they plan to bring to life with their funds.
All District 58 Schools
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Kyle Winter, Joe Perillo and Whitney Cavanagh, All District 58 Schools, “Flying Birdies”
Belle Aire Elementary School
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Joan Mommsen, Reaching Nonfiction Readers
El Sierra Elementary School
Amanda Zimolzak, Games and manipulatives to engage students in math
Mary Loversky, Let’s Celebrate the Holidays Around the World
Fairmount Elementary School
Alyssa Reinholz, Sensory and Social Emotional Learning Tools
Colleen Brejcha, Cow eye dissection
Liz Stroud and Marissa Remus, Braille and Beyond
Henry Puffer Elementary School
Ashley Honn, Accessible picture books display
Katrina Shenton and Liz Sevilla, Developing 21st Century Skills in the Music Classroom through the Orff Approach
Herrick Middle School
Jessica Atkins, Steve Siemek, Jill Henry, Beth Jania and Krysta Schoeneker, Engineering Masterpieces: Building Cardboard Structures with a ChompSaw Maker
Sarah Pinkus, with Jennifer Johnson, Bobby Mueller, Jill Henry, Jennifer Tartaglione, Nicole Ferroli, Keri Bernhard, Robyn Panico, Danielle Saenz, Katelyn Morgan, Lisa Groch and Rachel Katoll, "Time for a Reality Check"
Highland Elementary School
Anna Trippiedi, flexible seating
Sandi Hudecek and Kylee Grady,“All Feelings are OK… It’s What You Do With Them That Matters!”
Sandi Hudecek and Kylee Grady, “All Feelings are OK… It’s What You Do With Them That Matters!”
Cori Holtze, Sensory Tools for my classroom and IEP Students
Hillcrest Elementary School
Laura Velinske and Leslie Hesterman, Library books for DLP
Indian Trail Elementary School
Stacie Hamilton, Makerspace STEM/SEL Kits
Chelsea Borchers, Forward-facing shelves
Janet Peters, "You Fly with a Decodable Reader”
Kingsley Elementary School
Jamie Krier, High-interest nonfiction books
O'Neill Middle School
Rachel Katoll, Katelyn Morgan and Kayla Kinder, Calming Corner
Christine Kaminski, F-attachment trombone for band
Janet Hecht, Green screen for creative learning
Nicole Ferroli, Stephanie Potter and Bernice Homel, Enhancing classroom libraries to include texts paired with each of the six unit themes in CommonLit
Katie Gorvett, “Pottery Wheel Experience”
Sarah Pinkus, with Jennifer Johnson, Bobby Mueller, Jill Henry, Jennifer Tartaglione, Nicole Ferroli, Keri Bernhard, Robyn Panico, Danielle Saenz, Katelyn Morgan, Lisa Groch and Rachel Katoll,“Time for a Reality Check”
Pierce Downer Elementary School
Janette Richelia, Crystal MacNamara and Natalie Cramarosso,“Playful Connections: Enhancing Play Skills through Dramatic Play”
Kelly Bilotta, “Empowering Engagement: STEAM Resources for Neurodiverse Learners”
Whittier Elementary School
Katie Porter, “Regulation and Break Tools”
Kelly Coleman,“Making the Library More Student-Centered”
“On behalf of District 58, I want to thank the Education Foundation for their continued generosity and support of our teachers, staff and students,” District 58 Superintendent Dr. Kevin Russell said in a statement.
He added, “This year’s grants will help provide a variety of unique and impactful learning experiences, and I’m excited to see them in action!”
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