2019-2020 Innovative Educator Grantees
NAMED GRANTS:
HHS Class of 1964 Endowed Fund
Music Composition Commission
Number of Students: 300+; Grant Amount: $1296
Skyline Middle School; Jerry Philp, Megan Austin, J.R. Snow
SunTrust Innovative Teachers Fund
JOE TO GO
Number of Students: 15 plus HHS fac/staff Grant Amount: $500
HHS; Walt Williamson
HCPS Employee Giving Grant
Making Learning Fun With Makey Makey
Number of Students: 500+
Grant Amount: $992.61
Waterman; Kelly Troxell and Tanya Butler
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Animals at Bluestone
Number of Students: 600 Grant Amount: $1000
Bluestone Elementary School; Jen Kettelkamp, Lauren Arbogast, Sarah Coffey
Art & Adventure with Coding in VPI
Number of Students: 200 Grant Amount: $991
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Stacey Penrod
Artistic Authors
Number of Students: 300 Grant Amount: $998.37
Skyline Middle School; Holly Bess Kincaid
Barcoding, Pigmentation Genetics & Genomics Research of the Class Lepidoptera
Number of Students: 18; Grant Amount: $1163.5o
Harrisonburg High School; Myron E. Blosser
Being a Newcomer is as easy as ABC and 123
Number of Students: 25 Grant Amount: $981.29
Keister Elementary; Barb Sellers & Whitney Lawson
Beyond the Basics: Early Childhood and Art Education
Number of Students: 17 students in my class, and potentially 136 when shared across the school via mobile cart
Grant Amount: $885
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Anne Marie Trobaugh
Bots & Bits for Littles and Bigs
Number of Students: 525 Grant Amount: $985.5
Smithland Elementary; Stacey Penrod
Building Little Learners, Stem Station
Number of Students: 17 Grant Amount: $680
Elon Rhodes; Lisa Heatwole
Circuit Playground - Making Coding Real
Number of Students: 500 Grant Amount: $350
Spotswood Elementary; Tara Walters
Coding Unplugged - No Tech, No Problem!
Number of Students: 1000 Grant Amount: $705.3
Keister Elementary School; Tara Walters
Community Building with Horse Assisted Learning
Number of Students: 45 Grant Amount: $740
Thomas Harrison Middle School; Heather Kimberlain
Creativity Through Coding
Number of Students: 500+
Grant Amount: $995.63
Stone Spring; Kelly Troxell, Brianna Burton
Diverse Voices
Number of Students: 30 Grant Amount: $488.05
Thomas Harrison Middle School; Krystal Muterspaugh and Laurel Sviatko
Dynamic Hands On Activities
Number of Students: 8 Grant Amount: $719.94
Harrisonburg High School; Lisa McQueen
Expanding Outdoor Play and Learning Through Sensory Exploration
Number of Students: 540 Grant Amount: $870.53
Stone Spring Elementary School; Danielle Fournier, Sped Teacher and Gail Schnider, SLP/CLM Coach
Growing Together: Real Learning in the Natural World
Number of Students: 26 GOA students + ~750 THMS students Grant Amount: $997
Great Oak Academy; Allison Eanes, Great Oak Academy 6th Grade Teacher; Margot Zahner, Director, Great Oak Academy
Hydroponic Gardening
Number of Students: 85 Grant Amount: $1000
Stone Spring Elementary School; Burdette Bontrager & Rachel Cruse
Illuminating Learning: A Light Table for Preschool Concept Development
Number of Students: 17 in classroom, 136 total, can be shared across classrooms
Grant Amount: $790
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Anne Marie Trobaugh
Interpreters Club
Number of Students: 15 Grant Amount: $1000
Harrisonburg High School; Yolanda E. Blake
"Is it a Maker Space Day?"
Number of Students: 550 Grant Amount: $918.98
Stone Spring Elementary School; Teal M Lloyd
Learning History With Reading Spanish Books in the Library
Number of Students: 415 Grant Amount: $985.47
Spotswood Elementary School; Jamie Baugher
Learning Science With Reading Spanish Books in the Library
Number of Students: 415 Grant Amount: $927.05
Spotswood Elementary; Jamie Baugher
Lego Building Buddies
Number of Students: 64; Grant Amount: $597
Keister Elementary School; Angela Briggs
Literacy Through Coding for SPED and EL Students
Number of Students: 35 Grant Amount: $508
Skyline Middle School; Connie Ferency-Viars, Rachel Weaver
Mobile Cart of Leveled Take Home Books
Number of Students: 100 Grant Amount: $962.76
Keister Elementary; Jackie Gulino, Instructional Coach, Angie Baylor, Reading Specialist, LaLeta McCrea, Reading Specialist, Wesley Dollins, Third Grade Teacher, Alyssa Woodard, Third Grade Teacher, Kendra Barnard, Third Grade Teacher, Maddie Saunders, Fourth Grade Teacher,
Ms. Dougherty's M.A.D. Science Lab
Number of Students: 20 Grant Amount: $1000
Waterman Elementary; Kate Dougherty
A Mud Kitchen-It's Not Just About the Mud!
Number of Students: 64 Grant Amount: $994.68
Keister Elementary; Katie Noll, Kiki Wootten, Lauren Sanders
Outdoor Play
Number of Students: 144
Grant Amount: $1000.96
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Amanda Wolcott, Kristi West, Katie Long, Cynthia Arehart
Preschool Architects and Engineers
Number of Students: 17 in classroom, potentially 136 overall
Grant Amount: $850
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Anne Marie Trobaugh
Shadow Stories
Number of Students: 400 Grant Amount: $985.66
Skyline Middle School; Holly Bess Kincaid
"Small Good News"
Number of Students: 86 Grant Amount: $1000
Harrisonburg High School; Mary Strickler
Supporting Early Childhood Gross Motor and Social-Emotional Development
Number of Students: 140 Grant Amount: $1100
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Anne Marie Trobaugh, Lisa Heatwole, Lauren Smith, Ashley Anderson
The World is my Classroom; Let's Open the Window to Exploring it!
Number of Students: 260 Grant Amount: $810
Skyline Middle School; Emily Sheahan
Trout in the Classroom
Number of Students: 115
Grant Amount: $ $999.48
Bluestone; Michelle Garber and the 4th grade Team
Willy Wonka, KIDS!
Number of Students: 70 for production, over 550 school-wide Grant Amount: $2000
Stone Spring; Kathleen Wynn Holter
HHS Class of 1964 Endowed Fund
Music Composition Commission
Number of Students: 300+; Grant Amount: $1296
Skyline Middle School; Jerry Philp, Megan Austin, J.R. Snow
SunTrust Innovative Teachers Fund
JOE TO GO
Number of Students: 15 plus HHS fac/staff Grant Amount: $500
HHS; Walt Williamson
HCPS Employee Giving Grant
Making Learning Fun With Makey Makey
Number of Students: 500+
Grant Amount: $992.61
Waterman; Kelly Troxell and Tanya Butler
*****************************************
Animals at Bluestone
Number of Students: 600 Grant Amount: $1000
Bluestone Elementary School; Jen Kettelkamp, Lauren Arbogast, Sarah Coffey
Art & Adventure with Coding in VPI
Number of Students: 200 Grant Amount: $991
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Stacey Penrod
Artistic Authors
Number of Students: 300 Grant Amount: $998.37
Skyline Middle School; Holly Bess Kincaid
Barcoding, Pigmentation Genetics & Genomics Research of the Class Lepidoptera
Number of Students: 18; Grant Amount: $1163.5o
Harrisonburg High School; Myron E. Blosser
Being a Newcomer is as easy as ABC and 123
Number of Students: 25 Grant Amount: $981.29
Keister Elementary; Barb Sellers & Whitney Lawson
Beyond the Basics: Early Childhood and Art Education
Number of Students: 17 students in my class, and potentially 136 when shared across the school via mobile cart
Grant Amount: $885
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Anne Marie Trobaugh
Bots & Bits for Littles and Bigs
Number of Students: 525 Grant Amount: $985.5
Smithland Elementary; Stacey Penrod
Building Little Learners, Stem Station
Number of Students: 17 Grant Amount: $680
Elon Rhodes; Lisa Heatwole
Circuit Playground - Making Coding Real
Number of Students: 500 Grant Amount: $350
Spotswood Elementary; Tara Walters
Coding Unplugged - No Tech, No Problem!
Number of Students: 1000 Grant Amount: $705.3
Keister Elementary School; Tara Walters
Community Building with Horse Assisted Learning
Number of Students: 45 Grant Amount: $740
Thomas Harrison Middle School; Heather Kimberlain
Creativity Through Coding
Number of Students: 500+
Grant Amount: $995.63
Stone Spring; Kelly Troxell, Brianna Burton
Diverse Voices
Number of Students: 30 Grant Amount: $488.05
Thomas Harrison Middle School; Krystal Muterspaugh and Laurel Sviatko
Dynamic Hands On Activities
Number of Students: 8 Grant Amount: $719.94
Harrisonburg High School; Lisa McQueen
Expanding Outdoor Play and Learning Through Sensory Exploration
Number of Students: 540 Grant Amount: $870.53
Stone Spring Elementary School; Danielle Fournier, Sped Teacher and Gail Schnider, SLP/CLM Coach
Growing Together: Real Learning in the Natural World
Number of Students: 26 GOA students + ~750 THMS students Grant Amount: $997
Great Oak Academy; Allison Eanes, Great Oak Academy 6th Grade Teacher; Margot Zahner, Director, Great Oak Academy
Hydroponic Gardening
Number of Students: 85 Grant Amount: $1000
Stone Spring Elementary School; Burdette Bontrager & Rachel Cruse
Illuminating Learning: A Light Table for Preschool Concept Development
Number of Students: 17 in classroom, 136 total, can be shared across classrooms
Grant Amount: $790
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Anne Marie Trobaugh
Interpreters Club
Number of Students: 15 Grant Amount: $1000
Harrisonburg High School; Yolanda E. Blake
"Is it a Maker Space Day?"
Number of Students: 550 Grant Amount: $918.98
Stone Spring Elementary School; Teal M Lloyd
Learning History With Reading Spanish Books in the Library
Number of Students: 415 Grant Amount: $985.47
Spotswood Elementary School; Jamie Baugher
Learning Science With Reading Spanish Books in the Library
Number of Students: 415 Grant Amount: $927.05
Spotswood Elementary; Jamie Baugher
Lego Building Buddies
Number of Students: 64; Grant Amount: $597
Keister Elementary School; Angela Briggs
Literacy Through Coding for SPED and EL Students
Number of Students: 35 Grant Amount: $508
Skyline Middle School; Connie Ferency-Viars, Rachel Weaver
Mobile Cart of Leveled Take Home Books
Number of Students: 100 Grant Amount: $962.76
Keister Elementary; Jackie Gulino, Instructional Coach, Angie Baylor, Reading Specialist, LaLeta McCrea, Reading Specialist, Wesley Dollins, Third Grade Teacher, Alyssa Woodard, Third Grade Teacher, Kendra Barnard, Third Grade Teacher, Maddie Saunders, Fourth Grade Teacher,
Ms. Dougherty's M.A.D. Science Lab
Number of Students: 20 Grant Amount: $1000
Waterman Elementary; Kate Dougherty
A Mud Kitchen-It's Not Just About the Mud!
Number of Students: 64 Grant Amount: $994.68
Keister Elementary; Katie Noll, Kiki Wootten, Lauren Sanders
Outdoor Play
Number of Students: 144
Grant Amount: $1000.96
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Amanda Wolcott, Kristi West, Katie Long, Cynthia Arehart
Preschool Architects and Engineers
Number of Students: 17 in classroom, potentially 136 overall
Grant Amount: $850
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Anne Marie Trobaugh
Shadow Stories
Number of Students: 400 Grant Amount: $985.66
Skyline Middle School; Holly Bess Kincaid
"Small Good News"
Number of Students: 86 Grant Amount: $1000
Harrisonburg High School; Mary Strickler
Supporting Early Childhood Gross Motor and Social-Emotional Development
Number of Students: 140 Grant Amount: $1100
Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center; Anne Marie Trobaugh, Lisa Heatwole, Lauren Smith, Ashley Anderson
The World is my Classroom; Let's Open the Window to Exploring it!
Number of Students: 260 Grant Amount: $810
Skyline Middle School; Emily Sheahan
Trout in the Classroom
Number of Students: 115
Grant Amount: $ $999.48
Bluestone; Michelle Garber and the 4th grade Team
Willy Wonka, KIDS!
Number of Students: 70 for production, over 550 school-wide Grant Amount: $2000
Stone Spring; Kathleen Wynn Holter