Paramus Educators Awarded Dream Grants

The Board of Education received $25,923 from the Paramus Regional Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation to fund eight Dream Grant Awards to district teachers towards special projects for this school year. 

The chamber’s education foundation was established in 1995 and has since awarded a total of 147 grants and more than $300,000 toward Paramus schools, said foundation president Fred Rohdieck.

The purpose of the grants is to enable teachers to carry out special projects of which funding may not otherwise be available from the district, Rohdieck explained.

The following teachers in the district received grants towards educational projects planned for this school year.

Christine Chairamonte of Ridge Ranch School for “First-Rate Fluency.”

Michael Ferrari, Dennis Daleilo and Heather Corey, of Paramus High School for “From Clip Art to Fine Art.”

Elisa Giblin, Linda DeBenedetto, Marie Creste of Memorial School for “Going Green and Growing Minds.”

Laverne O’Boyle of Memorial, Cynthia Hulse of Midland, Jeanine Nostrame of Ridge Ranch, Thomas Marshall of Stony Lane and Suzanne Barbi of Parkway for “In the News.”

Steve Rawlings and Robert Gizzi of Paramus High School for “Piano Pathways.”

Kathleen McCann and Stephanie Chudyk of Paramus High School for “Sharing Technology Skills with Paramus Community Senior Citizens.”

Kristen Scrivens of Stony Lane for “Stony Lane Environmental Learning Center – Phase III”

Karen Peterson, Special education/LEAP, Tracy Glock of Paramus High School, Margaret Damiano, special education,  Karen Beards, Paramus High School, Stephen Lockwood, special education and Juan Castro of Paramus High School for “It’s an Independent Life for Me.”

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