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Innovative Educator Grants

The Harrisonburg Education Foundation is excited to grant up to $50,000 dollars in grants because of your generous donations! During the 2018-2019 instructional year, Harrisonburg City Schools educators can submit applications to support innovative programs in the following areas: ​special education, finance, technology, fine arts, and early childhood.
Grant applications will be available on September 1, 2018.


 Fall 2017 Grant Cycle: The Results Are In! 

​Congratulations to all of our grant winners:

AWARDED HEF GRANTS
​

Inspire Readers and Close the Rich/Poor Reading Gap
​
​The Crankie Connection

​Anna and Elizabeth : Interdisciplinary Artists in Residence
​
From a Fish Eye's View
​
Print Your Imagination

Understanding Slope in the Real World

Encouraging Family Literacy with Cookbooks!

Uke Can Make People Listen

Bringing Dual Literacy to Spotswood

​Get Them Moving!

​Debugging with Dash 

The Importance of BIG Play in Preschool

​​Mapping History - Learning How Geography
Impacts History

​Modeling Science Manuplatives

​Empathy Can Change the World

​Full STEAM Ahead

​Building Number Sense with Rekenreks

Community Building Through Circles

Intergenerational Pen Pals & More

​Breaking in for Education

​Gobble Up a Good Book

​Engaging Readers Ones Series at at Time!

​College Planning Kitchen 

​Jump Start Literacy
​
​Rekenreks For My 1st Graders
​
SHERRY B. ANDERSON EDUCATION GRANT
The Blue Streak Stitching Company
​
SUNTRUST GRANT
Woodworking for Special Needs Students​
​
TOTAL AWARDED
AMOUNT
AWARDED

$1,000
​

$1,000
​
​$1,000


​$1,000
​
​​$1,000

​​$1,000

​$1,000

​$1,000

​$1,000

​​$1,000

$894

​$893

​$879


​$833.94

$750

​$652

$620.74

​$600
​
$550

​$500

​$500

​$350

$325

​$300

$109.62


$1000


$500​


$20,257
GRANT RECIPIENT &
​SCHOOL AFFILIATION

Mary Bendfeldt (​Bluestone Elem)


Holly Bess Kincaid (Skyline Middle​)

Sandra Parks​ (Skyline Middle)


Emily Sheahan (Skyline Middle)

Jonathan DeVier-Scott​
(Thomas Harrison Middle)
Andrea Wahl (Harrisonburg High)
​
Bethany Hart (Stone Spring Elem)

Maggie Hagy (Keister Elem)

Mariana Lorenzana (Spotswood Elem)

Andrew Thompson 
(Thomas Harrison Middle)
Tara Walters (Spotswood Elem)

Lacey Berns
(Elon Rhodes Early Learning)
Holly Haney
(​Thomas Harrison Middle)

Trevor Chase (Harrisonburg High)

Candy Foster (Bluestone Elem)

Susan Eckenrode (Bluestone Elem)

Linda Yoder (Waterman Elem)

Erich Sneller (Harrisonburg High)

Virginia Munns (Smithland Elem)

Cherie Roadcap 
(Thomas Harrison Middle)
Laura Thomas (Waterman Elem)

Rose Jantzi (Bluestone Elem)

Darcy Bacon & Anda Weaver
 (Harrisonburg High)
Lisa Heatwole
(Elon Rhodes Early Learning)
Crissy Malin (Stone Spring Elem)


Lisa Long (Harrisonburg High)


Walt Williamson (Harrisonburg High)

Thank you to every educator who submitted a grant application during the
2017-2018 instructional year.
  
We appreciate your creativity, thoughtfulness and efforts in going the extra
mile to enhance the learning experience for our students.



One Court Square, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Phone: 540-434-9916   [email protected]
  • Home
  • Initiatives
    • Innovative Educator Grants
    • Student Scholarships
    • Educator Appreciation
    • HEF Sip & Learn Events
    • HCPS Educators of the Year
    • HCPS STEM Day
    • Past Initiatives & Events >
      • Annual Gala
      • Backpack Coalition
      • Breakfast of Champions
  • Ways to Give
    • Make a Donation
    • Partnership Menu
    • Cap & Gown Club
    • Bus Buddy Club
    • Flourish
    • Kids' Mud Mile
    • Thanks - A - Lotto
    • HCPS Employee Giving
    • Honor an Educator
    • Named Grants >
      • Stephanie Van Nortwick Grant Fund
    • Named Scholarships >
      • Rocktown High Celebration Scholarship Fund
      • Toni Sheets Memorial Scholarship Fund
      • Steph Wilkins Van Nortwick Scholarship Fund
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