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Teacher Grant Recipients

  • 2021/2022 Grant Recipients

    St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation is honored to announce that the 2021/2022 Teacher Innovation Grants program funded 57 projects totaling $56,986.47.  A special thanks to our partners – Western Digital, John G Duncan Charitable Trust, The Virginia W Hill Foundation, Lynn and Helen Clark Fund, Nordson, OtterCares Foundation, Ent Credit Union, Seagate, Sunrise Stampede Participants – who help make these grants possible by providing additional funding.  We would also like to thank St. Vrain Valley Schools office of Athletics, Fine Arts and Music who generously provided additional funding to cover the cost of cases and a storage rack for the 3 mariachi band programs we funded and District Technology Services who supported two Special Education projects by providing Logitech Crayons and earbuds.  Teacher Innovation Grants are awarded to individual teachers throughout the St. Vrain Valley Schools.  Thank you to our amazing teachers for their innovation, creativity and dedication to their students!

    General Projects

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    Award

    Coal Ridge Middle Jacob Passini Mariachi Class Equipment $2,763.33
    Fall River Elementary Stacy Trembly Outdoor classroom seating $325.00
    Flagstaff Academy Elizabeth Jarvis Graphic Novel Collection $600.00
    Indian Peaks Elementary Kris Emanuel Vamanos! Mariachi Start-Up $1,932.76
    Legacy Elementary Jenny Pickett Legacy Book Exchange $400.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Erin Wise Sensory Garden & Outdoor Classroom $2,000.00
    Longmont High Brennan Jadin Birdie Ball (P.E. Golf Equipment) $1,379.00
    Longmont High Frances Olson Flexible Seating $1,040.00
    Longs Peak Middle Katie Malone Yoga Club- Teaching mindfulness through movement $1,350.00
    Longs Peak Middle Megan Fruvellhoff Grief Group Support $500.00
    Longs Peak Middle Melanie Scovill Board Games for Community and Social Connections $550.23
    Longs Peak Middle Rebecca Large-Swope 8th Grade Legacy Project $900.00
    Mead Elementary Joe Ackerman Design Thinking Portable Prototyping $1,985.05
    Niwot High Adam Strah Floor Hockey $500.00
    Northridge Elementary Emily Fiebig Just Right Student Seating $350.00
    Northridge Elementary Jodi Garner Monthly Posters to Support Schoolwide Initiatives $421.10
    Northridge Elementary Kristi Campbell Mindfulness Room Refresh $325.00
    Northridge Elementary Lindsey Cleland Flexible Seating Options for Students $420.00
    Red Hawk Elementary Deirdre Nagle Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom $500.00
    Silver Creek High Sara Whiteley Skeleton Model for Athletic Training Class $2,000.00
    Skyline High Jennifer Dunbar Books of Their Own: Closing the Reading Gap $318.58
    Sunset Middle Priscilla Arasaki Mariachi Instruments $1,660.00
    Thunder Valley K-8 Terecita Wilch Mexican Folklore Dance Club $2,000.00
    Timberline PK-8 Elizabeth Johnson Increased movement for focus $140.00
    Trail Ridge Middle Tessa Anderson Flexible Seating $1,325.00
    Westview Middle Lisa Herrmann Reading in the Great Outdoors $800.00

    Special Education Projects

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    Alpine Elementary Erin Maldoff Point, Click, Differentiate! $551.62
    Altona Middle Patty Toillion Designing A Neurologically Sound Classroom $450.98
    Burlington Elementary Lori Buckley Sensory equipment for Burlington Elementary $1,205.21
    Central Elementary Sarah Doran Social Emotional Library for Diverse Learners $375.00
    Columbine Elementary Meghan Kostishack Expanding Expressions Tool $284.00
    Fall River Elementary Robin Howard Lifeskills Class at Fall River $1,000.00
    Hygiene Elementary Rebecca Thorp Notice and grow as you go $378.20
    LaunchED Virtual Academy Jennifer Childress improving virtual learning spaces at home for kids $679.01
    Longmont High Kim Cash An engaging classroom library $500.00
    Main Street School Thomas Zak “Painting as Evidence of Learning” $1,557.62
    Northridge Elementary Danielle Mignon Supporting Sensory Needs in Special Education $1,705.22
    Northridge Elementary Jordyn Kessler Flexible Seating to Support Student Goals $1,705.22
    Soaring Heights PK-8 Amy Sasser Let’s Get Switched $570.07
    Sunset Middle Laurie Rayhill Access reading for all students $1,375.00
    Timberline PK-8 Brittany Lisonbee The pen with a purpose $1,415.00
    Timberline PK-8 Tanya Mander Flexible Seating for Special Education $985.00

    STEM Projects

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    Columbine Elementary Sherie Dike-Wilhelm Green fingers for Green Screens $1,080.00
    Erie Elementary Larrissa Mangione Innovative Self Regulation and Empathy $634.95
    Erie High Jacob Borealis Telescopes for Science and Engineering classes $1,539.95
    Erie Middle Patricio Illanes Aquatic Drone Lab $2,000.00
    Fall River Elementary Julie Butrick indi – Kindergarten Robots $1,199.99
    Grand View Elementary Jenny Eades Classroom Cross Curricular STEM BeeBots/Mats $821.30
    Grand View Elementary Tanisha Lucero Robotics a Go-Go! $1,000.00
    Highlands Elementary Shoshana Kraus STEAM Explorers $853.43
    Longmont Estates Elementary Jessicca Shaffer Robot Revival $820.00
    Mead High Chad Lemons Mic Check: One, Two, Three $698.00
    Northridge Elementary Amy Gallaher High Interest Books for STEM Learning $616.70
    Northridge Elementary Jamie Simon STEM Manipulatives for Hands-On Creation $292.65
    Red Hawk Elementary Daniel Currie Indoor Vegetable Garden $2,000.00
    Timberline PK-8 Cassandra Gilbert Engineering Robots $1,707.30
    Trail Ridge Middle Joe Rovere Video Announcements $500.00

     

  • 2020 Grant Recipients

    The Education Foundation is honored to announce that the 2020 Teacher Innovation Grants funded 54 projects totaling $42,466.  In addition, 3 other projects received funding though St. Vrain Valley Schools District Technology Services.  A special thanks to our partners – Lynn and Helen Clark Fund, Nordson, OtterCares Foundation, Stapp Interstate Toyota, Sunrise Stampede Participants – who help make these grants possible by providing additional funding.  These grants were awarded to individual teachers throughout the St. Vrain Valley School District.  Thank you to our amazing teachers for their innovation, creativity and dedication to their students!

    General Projects

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    Centennial Elementary Sarah Larson Centennial Elementary’s Green Room  $497.00
    Central Elementary Kelly Sanseverino Novel Novels  $550.00
    Coal Ridge Middle Paige Jennings Outdoor Classroom and Garden – Sail Shade  $1,000.00
    Columbine Elementary Bart Thurman Student Personal PE Kits  $3,100.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Shannon Brennan Milk and Muffins–A Book Club with Diversity  $ 300.00
    Fall River Elementary Allison Sampish Books, bins & buddies  $500.00
    Fall River Elementary Melinda Schluckebier Logitech Crayons for students  Funded  by DTS
    Flagstaff Academy Denise Von Minden Books for Literacy  $400.00
    Flagstaff Academy Kahlie Benz Creativity Unleashed- Destination Imagination  $485.00
    Flagstaff Academy Melissa Fischer Social Emotional Library and Resources  $414.00
    Frederick High Kevin Brown Computer for video editing  $1,000.00
    Frederick High Megan LeSage Safe Storage  $1,000.00
    Grand View Elementary Courtney Leahy Diverse Classroom Library  $500.00
    LaunchED Virtual Academy Katelynn Ryan Design Thinking Challenge Station  $1,500.00
    Longs Peak Middle Katie Malone LPMS Mindfulness Room for Self-Regulation  $1,000.00
    Mead High Jennifer Lammey Design Thinking With Cubelets!  $ 536.67
    Northridge Elementary Amy L. Moore Let’s Talk! / Hablemos!  $503.12
    Prairie Ridge Elementary Emma Cruise Logitech Crayons for Kindergarten  Funded  by DTS
    Red Hawk Elementary Heather Weber Better Together  $500.00
    Skyline High Jennifer Dunbar Books of Their Own  $300.00
    Thunder Valley K-8 Jenifer Fogarty Middle School Ceramics Program  $ 900.00

     

    Special Education Projects

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    Centennial Elementary Michael Johnson Behavior Awareness  $855.00
    Centennial Elementary Regina Nicks Drama Club  $500.00
    Coal Ridge Middle Beth Denton ThinkFun  $1,714.00
    Coal Ridge Middle Lauren Meyers Mindfulness Room  $1,760.00
    Columbine Elementary Jennifer Jazwierski, Lacey Zarlengo, Angelique Owens Coping Strategies for Resilience in Times of Change  $620.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Sheila Freehill Unlocking inquiry for all:Logitech pencils & books  $980.00
    Fall River Elementary Darla Searls Improving Story Retell and descriptive language  $507.60
    Indian Peaks Elementary Elizabeth Lingg Spectacular Social Skills and SLP Organization  $515.00
    Longmont High Kim Cash Music for all  $700.00
    Longs Peak Middle Ashley Wiens Student Designed Mindfulness Room  $320.00
    Main Street School Jennifer Bostrom Trauma Responsive Movement and Seating Options  $946.56
    Mead Elementary Lindsay Spiegel Building Academic Language in SPED Students  $607.78
    Mountain View Elementary Robin Grabham Assistive Tech. and SSN K-5 Educational Access  $1,300.00
    Niwot Elementary Ashley Leach Handwriting in the Online Format  $960.00
    Niwot Elementary Brenda M. Gilson Comfortable Reading Area  $260.00
    Spark Discovery Preschool Jess Harbison Preschool Sensory Room  $1,861.55
    Thunder Valley K-8 Brittany Duncan Sensory Walk  $1,700.00
    Thunder Valley K-8 Tanya Mander Handwriting Intervention Materials  $340.00
    Trail Ridge Middle An-Thu Vuong Everyday Speech  $300.00

     

    STEM Projects

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    Burlington Elementary Katherine LeMieux STEM Discovery Center  $365.00
    Columbine Elementary Lindsey Cheney Inspiring Outdoor Learning with Nature Exploration  $714.38
    Columbine Elementary Sherie Dike-Wilhelm Green Screen Dreams  $400.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Katy Schwirtz Problem Solving and Storytelling with Dash  $749.75
    Fall River Elementary Heather Staples Bringing Books to Life $500.00
    & Funded by DTS
    Innovation Center Michelle Kennedy Supporting BioTechnology Education  $500.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Jessicca Shaffer More Cubelets Please  $499.00
    Mead High Andrea Mackey Technical Theatre Program Upgrade  $899.00
    Mead High Chad Lemons Mead Band’s Modern Phonograph  $300.00
    Northridge Elementary Jodi Garner Exploring Biodiversity with Biocubes  $118.38
    Northridge Elementary Rachel Rhodes Picture Perfect STEM Resources  $717.52
    Sunset Middle Jennifer Macios Codes of Drones  $1,170.00
    Trail Ridge Middle Joe Rovere EcoHouse Model Design  $800.00
    Westview Middle Dan Cribby Plains to the Park  $1,000.00
    Westview Middle David Kline Westview Student News  $1,000.00
    Westview Middle Jayme Margolin-Sneider Westview Outdoor Garden and Classroom  $1,000.00
  • 2019 Grant Recipients

    The Education Foundation is honored to announce that the 2019 Teacher Innovation Grants funded 83 classroom projects totaling $40,000.  These grants were awarded to individual teachers throughout the St. Vrain Valley School District.  Thank you to our amazing teachers for their innovation, creativity and dedication to their students!

    General Projects

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    Award

    Altona Middle Publishing Project Brendan Butler $900.00
    Central Elementary Active Learning Alexandria Hibert $300.00
    Central Elementary Flexible Seating Allison Stroeve $500.00
    Columbine Elementary Crayons for Creativity Jessica Schrader $150.00
    Columbine Elementary Cougar Cove Mindfulness Room Michael Laurent $500.00
    Columbine Elementary Taking Tech Next Level with Logitech Crayons Samantha Reid $150.00
    Columbine Elementary Classroom Recording Studio Sherie Dike-Wilhelm $100.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Kid Kams Jason Goldsberry $855.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Effective Learning in the Classroom Leslie Butterfield $450.00
    Erie Middle Apple crayons for digital notebooks Tanya Over $750.00
    Fall River Elementary Let’s Get Flexible! Eve Weglarz $1,000.00
    Fall River Elementary Non-Fiction Create a  Library Project Kristi Ekern $500.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Innovation through Blended Learning Chelsea Rickman $608.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Classroom Calm Down Spots MaryAnn Spence $500.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Flexible seating Nancy Harris $100.00
    Longs Peak Middle Logitech Crayons to Unlock Engagement Dillon Whisman $750.00
    Longs Peak Middle Mindfulness Room Megan Fruvellhoff, Katie Malone, and Zenia Quintana $750.00
    Mead Elementary Wobble, Wiggle, Focus, Succeed! Ali Garston $500.00
    Mead Elementary Logitech Crayons for Content Creation Valerie Pelletier $150.00
    Mead High Drill Creation for Mead H.S. Marching Band Abigail Koehler $287.00
    Northridge Elementary Digital Creation Rachel Rhodes $600.00
    Rocky Mountain Elementary Materials for Herm@nos Mentor Program Breanna Jaworski $1,000.00
    Rocky Mountain Elementary Viva Mariachi Jennifer Goerlitz $700.00
    Silver Creek High Comprehensive PE Christopher Blair and Bradley Steward $1,000.00
    Sunset Middle Logitech Crayons for the classroom Sally Gillett $500.00
    Timberline PK-8 Digital Notebooking Melissa Kolm $350.00
    Timberline PK-8 Class Set of Logitech Crayons Shannon Morris $350.00
    Westview Middle Read and Ride, Reimagined Lisa Herrmann $700.00

     

    Special Education Projects

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    Award

    Black Rock Elementary Flexible Seating for Problem Solving Erin Cynkar $200.00
    Centennial Elementary Motivating and Updated Speech Materials Kara Smallwood $470.10
    Central Elementary Early Learning Sensory Supports Sarah Doran $360.00
    Columbine Elementary Kaufman Intervention Cards for Apraxia Emilie Scharf $320.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Flexible and Relaxed Classrooms Kristen Morgan $250.00
    Erie High Workbasket and File Folder Independent Work Elizabeth Goodrich $500.00
    Erie Middle Squiggle stools Grant Reed $480.00
    Fall River Elementary Flexible Seating and Classroom Dividers Sara Maier $746.00
    Indian Peaks Elementary Techie Therapy Elizabeth Lingg $225.00
    Legacy Elementary Improving Oral and Written Language Jennifer Zibell $300.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Sensory Table for autism classrooms Patty Toillion $513.00
    Longmont High Access for all Kim Cash $800.00
    Main Street School SWAP Transportation and Food Ryan Burch $1,000.00
    Main Street School Sensory-Rich Tools for Occupational Therapy Tanya Mander $250.00
    Mead High Community Outing Grant Amber Vanzant $500.00
    Mead High Can You Hear Me Now? Chad Lemons $1,000.00
    Mead High iPad engagement Scott Keenan $500.00
    Mead Middle Assistive Technology for Special Education Student Amanda McIntire $400.00
    Mountain View Elementary Functional Life Skills For SSN Programming Chelsea Berthold $500.00
    Mountain View Elementary Tricycles for Everyone Kristin Poulton $1,650.00
    Niwot Elementary Project Game Day Becky Gaccetta $262.00
    Niwot Elementary Sensory Needs for Special Students Kelcy Penate $400.00
    Niwot Elementary Ipad/Apps & Sensory Tiles for Awesome Students Stephanie Erbland $200.00
    Niwot High Life Skills in the Classroom Amy Holle $500.00
    Red Hawk Elementary Visual Timer Support Lindsay Conrad $519.40
    Skyline High COWest Music Invitational/ College Tour Priscilla Arasaki $1,000.00
    Spark Discovery Preschool Core Word Classroom Games, Books and Sensory Bins Meghan Winget $260.00
    Sunset Middle New Reflective Calming Room Laurie Rayhill $570.00
    Thunder Valley K-8 Sensory needs for students k-8 Terecita Wilch $324.50

     

    STEM Projects

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    Award

    Black Rock Elementary Sketch Noting Skedaddle Sarah Hightower $400.00
    Carbon Valley Academy Innovation in the Science Lab Dana Reynolds $500.00
    Central Elementary Robotics for Everyone Lenise Eiffert $500.00
    Central Elementary STEAM on the Playground Shoshana Kraus $300.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Literacy and Problem Solving with Robotics KatySchwirtz $725.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary A Room of Engaged and Empowered Students Shannon Brennan $360.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Creating with Cutting-Edge Crayons Stephanie Potter $300.00
    Erie Elementary Turing Tumbles in the Erie Elementary STEM Lab Kristina Stem $400.00
    Erie Elementary Bringing STEM into the Early Childhood Playground Lisa Don-Trask $400.00
    Erie High Professional Print Shop Heather Neylon $250.00
    Erie High Graphics tablets for digital art classes Renita Orellana $500.00
    Fall River Elementary EdCreate: Innovate, Collaborate & Program Robots Phyllis Ashe $300.00
    Flagstaff Academy Questbots Go Wild Terri Reh $400.00
    Frederick High Human Anatomy Virtual Reality Case/Clinical Study Mark Allen $300.00
    Legacy Elementary “Building” a Kindergarten Community Mallory Alexander $400.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Speakers for Speakers Mary M. Magee $300.00
    Longmont High Aquatic Remote Operated Vehicle  after school club Leroy vanderVegt  and Joe Wach $500.00
    Longs Peak Middle @LPMSBIKESHOP Joshua VanAuken $250.00
    Mead Elementary A Touch of Technology Kelley Crispin $300.00
    Mountain View Elementary Enhancing playground space/ and math creativity Gabrielle A Fuehrer $500.00
    Northridge Elementary Kestrel Weather Meters Emily Fiebig $400.00
    Red Hawk Elementary Bee Bots Andrea Eriksen $300.00
    Red Hawk Elementary Supporting Literacy Interventions through STEM Jessica Jimenez $390.00
    Red Hawk Elementary Robots in Preschool Megan Burgess $250.00
    Sanborn Elementary Sanborn Innovation Lab Samantha Benner $400.00
    Timberline PK-8 Unplugged Computer Science Michelle Faye $375.00
  • 2018 Grant Recipients

    The Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley is very pleased to announce that the 2018 Teacher Innovation Grants funded 95 classroom projects totaling $49,922.95.  These grants were awarded to individual teachers and educational programs throughout the St. Vrain Valley School District.  Thank you to our amazing teachers for their creativity and dedication to their students!

    General Projects

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    Award

    Blue Mountain Elementary Student Empowerment through Flexible Seating Jennifer Cruger $400.00
    Burlington Elementary Institute of Multisensory Education Intermediate Orton-Gillingham Training Darcy Mordhorst $375.00
    Burlington Elementary Literacy in the Mud Katherine LeMieux $300.00
    Burlington Elementary Insititute of Multisensory Education Intermediate Orton-Gillingham Training Laura Swanson $375.00
    Central Elementary Author’s Bistro Christina Stamper $270.00
    Central Elementary Foundational Literacy Skills Nearpod Lessons Elisabeth Vela $350.00
    Central Elementary Creative Learning Spaces Lenise Eiffert $750.00
    Coal Ridge Middle Classroom Instruments/Storage Monica Smiley $1,000.00
    Coal Ridge Middle Oxygen to the Brain. Pam Mares $750.00
    Columbine Elementary Implementing a Take-Home iPad Program Alma Doton $374.00
    Columbine Elementary Logitech Crayons for Struggling Writers Sherie Dike-Wilhelm $150.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Global Education Exploration;Global Read Aloud and Staff development support of Global Education Sheila Freehill $750.00
    Erie Middle iPad Accessories to help students with writing and creating in math (blended learning/stations) Traci Jensen $250.00
    Fall River Elementary Flexible seating for First Bridget Witko $750.00
    Fall River Elementary Flexible Seating for Learning Zones Heather Staples $750.00
    Fall River Elementary Fox Publishers, Inc Kristi Ekern $160.00
    Legacy Elementary Counseling Support Leena Figall $250.00
    Longs Peak Middle Digital Crayons for the Digital Classroom Joan Hollins $750.00
    Longs Peak Middle Bouncy Bands for Desks Kelly Addington $250.00
    Longs Peak Middle Student Choice Through Flexible Seating Melanie Scovill $250.00
    Mead Elementary Breakout EDU for 5th Grade Farah Holburn $150.00
    Mead Middle Marching Band Equipment Megan Rubin $500.00
    Mountain View Elementary Little Free Library Christine Thomas $250.00
    Mountain View Elementary LET’S READ!: Read, Envision, Artifact and Design! Sue Knaus $289.00
    Niwot High Storytelling Using Virtual Reality Technology Andrew Reed $750.00
    Niwot High VR Headset Kit for College/Career Exploration and Social Emotional Learning Sarah Lucas $750.00
    Northridge Elementary Outdoor Wellness Stations Jodi Garner and Lynn Maybee $1,100.00
    Prairie Ridge Elementary Seating for Success Cassidy Willis $750.00
    Skyline High Native Words: Foreign Language Books to Promote a Lifelong Love of Reading Jennifer Dunbar $400.00
    Thunder Valley K-8 Purchasing Instruments for the Thunder Valley Instrumental Music Program Zachary Brake $825.00
    Trail Ridge Middle Guitars for Grizzlies Jay Clanin $900.00
    Trail Ridge Middle Flex Seating for Classroom Martina Garcia $750.00

     

    Special Education Projects

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    Award

    Alpine Elementary Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom Carolyn Clifford $750.00
    Burlington Elementary Yoshimoto OG training Kathryn Marie Malson $375.00
    Carbon Valley Academy Cycling in the Loft Carlalee Boettger and Ed McCray $750.00
    Central Elementary Sensory Play and Support Materials Sarah Doran $470.00
    Columbine Elementary Mirrors: Bringing Multicultural Texts into the Classroom Emma Ford $200.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Eagle’s Nest – A safe place with calming and sensory tools that enable students to put behaviors aside and focus on learning. Michelle Brumagim $500.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Alternative Seating in 4th Grade Shannon Brennan $200.00
    Erie High Life Skills Cooking Instruction Elizabeth Goodrich $350.00
    Erie Middle Kinesethic Desks Bridget Shahinian $875.00
    Fall River Elementary Articulation Therapy Materials Darla Searls $170.00
    Hygiene Elementary Mindful Moment Room- Developing Life Long CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) Competencies and Increasing Achievement Michele Bourgeois $750.00
    Imagine Charter Increasing Expressive Language and Articulation Abilities for Speech Students Meghan Winget $250.00
    Indian Peaks Elementary Elevating Language Therapy Elizabeth Lingg $205.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Improving Student Performance through Technology Kara Cannon $300.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Help us keep our students with special needs engaged with flexible seating and sensory items Laura Jennings $700.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Fueling Innovative Minds: Problem-Finders and Problem-Solvers Mary M. Magee and Sharon Fisher $500.00
    Longmont High Blending IEP Reading Goals With Current Affairs and Historical Movements In Marginalized Communities Alaina Sigler $350.00
    Longmont High Standing to Learn Rebecca Albert Vollrath $1,000.00
    Longs Peak Middle Seating Options for Focus Beth Hummel $400.00
    Longs Peak Middle Self-Regulation Tools for all students Katie Malone and Megan Fruvellhoff $850.00
    Main Street Mindfulness Materials Matter Julia Hogan $250.00
    Mead Elementary Creating Successful Communicators and Maximizing Special Education Student Growth Lindsay Spiegel $248.50
    Mead High Unified Percussion Ensemble Chad Lemons $2,000.00
    Mead Middle SSN Room Start Up Kristina Miller $350.00
    Mead Middle Foot Fidgets / Bouncy Bands for students M.K. Mehsling $235.00
    Mountain View Elementary Osmo Learning System Andrea Oetting $1,000.00
    Mountain View Elementary Learning in Motion Karlen Carter $1,000.00
    Niwot Elementary kinesthetic movement, technology stylus Becky Gaccetta $608.39
    Niwot High Grocery Shopping: Personal Finance & Life Skills for Students with Significant Support Needs Amy Holle $250.00
    Prairie Ridge Elementary Autism Sensory Room Michael Fullam $750.00
    Red Hawk Elementary Flexible Seating and Other Sensory Strategies for Students with Special Needs Jessica Jimenez $350.00
    Red Hawk Elementary Active Seating for the Classroom Rachael Martindale $500.00
    Rocky Mountain Elementary Adaptations for the Music Classroom Jennifer Goerlitz $250.00
    Skyline High Sources of Strength Shirts Shawn Jaworski $500.00
    Soaring Heights PK-8 Adaptive Equipment to Support Gross Motor Skills Development Megan Smith $500.00
    St. Vrain Valley  District Literacy support for students with blindness and visual impairments Elizabeth Wieder $525.00
    St. Vrain Valley Schools Improving handwriting skills and Self regulation for students Chelsea Berthold $415.00
    St. Vrain Valley Schools Technology, Movement, and Visuals to Supplement Speech-Language Intervention Emilie Scharf $250.00
    St. Vrain Valley Schools Sittin’ for a reason Robin Howard $265.00
    St. Vrain Valley Schools The BrainWIse Curriculum Sarah Taylor $205.46
    Sunset Middle Sensory classroom Laurie Rayhill $1,000.00
    Timberline PK-8 Creating a Social-Emotional Toolbox Cassandra Scott $1,000.00
    Timberline PK-8 Flexible Seating Erris McCullough $799.00
    Trail Ridge Middle Fit Desks John Nichols $1,000.00
    Westview Middle Increasing Engagement with Movement Dina Linzer $489.24

    STEM Projects

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    Award

    Columbine Elementary VEX IQ Robotics @ Columbine Elementary Lindsey Cheney $445.00
    Columbine Elementary Building STEM &Growth Mindset Library Resources for students & teachers. Sandra Cogdill $300.00
    Erie Middle Little Shop of Physics at CSU Open House Chris Duhon $250.00
    Frederick High Technological Advancement in the Art Room Thomas Steele $440.00
    Hygiene Elementary Aquaponics: Springboard for Sustainability Linda Hockman $489.36
    Longmont Estates Elementary Turning Tumbles for Unplugged Lessons Jessicca Shaffer $320.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Technology to Study Our Changing Weather Jon Howard $600.00
    Longs Peak Middle VEX VRC Growth and Robotics Lab Colin Rickman $800.00
    Longs Peak Middle LPMS Bike Shop + eLearning Space Joshua VanAuken $800.00
    Mead Elementary Evo-lutionary Education Amanda Rogowski $600.00
    Mountain View Elementary Accessible Science Center Courtney Roland $500.00
    Northridge Elementary Snap Circuits Stephanie Mathews $450.00
    Red Hawk Elementary STEM in Preschool Megan Burgess $350.00
    Soaring Heights PK-8 Let Them Create! Tracey King $325.00
    Sunset Middle Differentiated Electronics Lab With Raspberry Pi Kits Michelle Faye $750.00
    Trail Ridge Middle 7th Grade School Garden Martina Garcia $500.00
    Trail Ridge Middle Collaborative Stand up Workspace Valarie Agnello $250.00
    Twin Peaks Charter Academy Digital Art Linda Goldman $400.00
  • 2017 Grant Recipients

    The Directors of the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley are very pleased to announce that in 2017, 71 classroom grants totaling $35,879.45 were awarded to individual teachers and educational programs throughout the St. Vrain Valley School District.  Thank you to our amazing teachers for their creativity and dedication to their students!

    STEM Projects

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    Black Rock Elementary STEM Resources for Classroom and Take-Home Enrichment Kaleen Pennell $300.00
    Burlington Elementary Robotics Team Development Madison Willden $1,360.00
    Coal Ridge Middle Girls’ Robotics Team Second Robot Nick Nedd $1,049.99
    Columbine Elementary Building a Take-Home iPad Program Lindsey Cheney $481.42
    Columbine Elementary Building STEM & Growth Mindset Library Resources for Teachers Sandy Cogdill $537.62
    Erie Elementary Hands On STEM Centers for our 21st Century Learners Lisa Eylens $500.00
    Fall River Elementary Making ReadyGen come alive Allison Sampish $300.00
    Fall River Elementary “Out of the Box” STEM boxes Melinda Schluckebier $500.00
    Frederick High Purchase of Piano Marvel  computer program for Piano class lab Mary Ellen Burns $800.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary 5th Grade Dissection Lab Bre Bussard $560.00
    Longmont High Robotics Program Katie Spendow $799.50
    Longs Peak Middle Bluetooth Keyboards Adrian Jiron $350.00
    Longs Peak Middle VEX EDR Robotics Colin Rickman and Rebecca Large-Swope $1,050.00
    Longs Peak Middle PCR & Gel Electrophoresis Equipment for Bioscience Students Courtney Adams $1,250.00
    Mead Elementary Cubelets for Curious Kids Valerie Pelletier $431.00
    Mead High Building the Future Math Program Megan Meyer $330.00
    Mountain View Elementary Mountain View Robotics Club Gabrielle Fuehrer $859.98
    Mountain View Elementary ReadyGen Plus! Sue Knaus $205.00
    Thunder Valley K-8 Destination: Innovation Stations Jennifer Garcia $300.00
    Timberline PK-8 Making Connections Between Gen and STEM Christy Bashor $263.53

     

    Special Education Projects

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    Award

    Altona Middle Standing Up for Learning Julie Litt $224.00
    Altona Middle Flexible Seating Tina Mills $500.00
    Black Rock Elementary Flexible Seating Classroom Danielle Sheehan $200.00
    Burlington Elementary The Sound of Silence Beth Hummel $150.00
    Burlington Elementary The Learning Place creating an flexible learning environment Suellen Cooper $500.00
    Central Elementary “littleBits” = Big Learning Christina Stamper $600.00
    Central Elementary Sensory Hacks Erin Lange $500.00
    Columbine Elementary Mindfulness Lunch Bunch(s) Jennifer (Zemirah) Jazwierski $300.00
    Columbine Elementary Flexible Seating Jessica Schrader $400.00
    Columbine Elementary Flex & Focus Mats Michael Laurent $500.00
    Eagle Crest Elementary Alternative Seating Options Shannon Brennan $400.00
    Erie Elementary Movement in the Classroom Tracey King $200.00
    Fall River Elementary Color my Conversation Darla Searls $164.71
    Fall River Elementary Bee-Bots Sara Maier $450.00
    Imagine Charter Movement opportunities in the classroom Bethany Ebert $200.00
    Legacy Elementary Desk Cycles Christine Cope $500.00
    Legacy Elementary Sensory Items for Special Education Students Erin Quakenbush $350.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary IReady Math Instruction–Helping kids hit the target Angie Banning $500.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Learning Loads with Flexible Seating Chelsea Rickman $350.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Flexible Seating in Fifth Grade Hannah Kingsbury $400.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary classroom supports for our special education students Julie Spickard $500.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Accelerating Student Learning through Technology Kara Cannon $538.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Making our Movement Lab Sensory Friendly Laura Jennings $350.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary From Very Good to Remarkable: Rewarding Reading with Choices Mary M. Magee $265.00
    Longmont Estates Elementary Whiteboard for Creativity and Personal Growth MaryAnn Spence $254.95
    Longmont Estates Elementary IReady Math Licenses Susan Tatum $500.00
    Longs Peak Middle ​A​ ​Children’s​ ​Book​ ​Series​ ​(Written​ ​and​ ​Illustrated​ ​by​ ​Children) ​Pete​ ​Wysong​ ​and​ ​Joshua​ ​VanAuken $350.00
    Longs Peak Middle Number Worlds Math Curriculum Resources Gina Trujillo $900.00
    Longs Peak Middle Movement in classrooms and self-regulation tools Katie Malone and Megan Fruvellhoff $800.00
    Longs Peak Middle Alternative Seating In A Middle School Classroom Rachel Sharp $300.00
    Main Street Making Learning Fun – Increasing Student Engagement and Motivation Kathryn McDermott $500.00
    Mead High Re-Vibe to Increase Time on Task Amber Vanzant $499.75
    Mead Middle Student-Centered Classroom: Flexible, Ergonomic Classroom Seating Sara Hopp, Crista VanWyk, Janet Benter $700.00
    Mountain View Elementary Sensory Space Jasmine McGarr $500.00
    Mountain View Elementary Communication for All Kristin Poulton $725.00
    Niwot Elementary Boardmaker Online Access Stephanie Erbland $199.00
    Niwot High Life Skills: Independence in the Kitchen Amy Holle $500.00
    Niwot High Flexible Seating Options Catherine Carter $368.00
    Northridge Elementary Mindfulness in Learning, Literacy, and Life: Developing Lifelong Skills in the Area of Self-Direction Kristi Campbell, Lynn Maybee, Jodi Garner $500.00
    Olde Columbine High OCHS Robotics David Glover $1,000.00
    Olde Columbine High Stepping Stones to Success Tracey Sanders $350.00
    Red Hawk Elementary Red Hawk TV Fran Cohen $330.00
    Silver Creek High Focus Tools Kelsey Brax $500.00
    Skyline High Ready to Learn Lori Januszewski $180.00
    Spark! Discovery Core Strength and Mobility Mastering Jannine Simone $470.00
    Spark! Discovery Tumbling Mats Ty Cito $1,005.00
    Sunset Middle Juntos – Mentor Program for ESL Students Christina Ireland $500.00
    Timberline PK-8 Move to Learn Elizabeth Johnson $1,000.00
    Frederick High, Imagine Charter, Carbon Valley Academy Basic Speech Pathology Therapy Materials Meghan Winget $750.00
    SVVSD – Health Services Materials for assessments Jamie Sissenstein $178.00
    SVVSD – Student Services Deaf Ed: Field Trips Lena Arvidson $750.00

     

  • 2016 Grant Recipients

    The Directors of the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley are very pleased to announce that on October 5th, 112 classroom grants totaling $77,608 were awarded to individual teachers and educational programs throughout the St. Vrain Valley School District. These grants will impact 17,575 students in the District.  We are impressed by the variety of teacher ideas for classroom grants which include new technology, field trips, science experiments, programming for English Language Learners, ergonomic tools and so much more. Thank you to our amazing teachers for their creativity and dedication to their students!

     

    Elementary Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Black Rock Magna-Tile Makers! Lee Ann Longnecker $288
    Burlington Animal Outreach Diane Parenti $250
    Burlington Environmental Stewards Brianne Lanzi $350
    Burlington Ipads Christine Villalobos $350
    Burlington Heart-J Center for Experiential Learning Outdoor Education Field Trip Scott Smith $1,150
    Burlington Plasma Cars for Playground Katherine LeMieux $252
    Burlington Wobble Seats for Wiggle Worms Elizabeth Hummel $500
    Carbon Valley Academy Technology for Centers Catherine Linhardt $500
    Carbon Valley Academy 3D Printing-A Project Based Learning Experience Stacy Maughon $499
    Centennial Video Creation Station Erin Murphy $650
    Centennial Social Thinking Materials for Students with Autism and/or Other Social Thinking Challenges Kara Smallwood $592
    Central Chromebooks for the Classroom Renee Cavallero-Lotocki $567
    Central The Learning Lounge – Creating a Comfortable Learning Environment Christina Stamper $567
    Columbine Stargirls Social Skills Groups Jennifer (Zemirah) Jazwierski $300
    Columbine Celebrate the Beat Audrey Seybold $1,000
    Erie Dash and Dot Robotics Tracey King $480
    Erie Technology / Robotics in Kindergarten Megan Licardi $400
    Erie Hands-On Technology Interventions & Enrichment for our 21st Century Learners Lisa Eylens $500
    Erie Snap Circuits in the Erie Elementary STEM Lab Kristina Stem $410
    Fall River Bee Bots and Friends Melinda Schluckebier, Allison Sampish, and Julie Butrick $750
    Fall River STEMMING Up Social Studies Kristi Ekern $250
    Fall River Interdisciplinary Nature Experience Helen Douglass $3,000
    Fall River Multisensory Approach to Expand Language Skills Darla Searls $362
    Hygiene DeskCycles for Success! Valerie Pelletier $325
    Hygiene Moving Forward with STEAM Sherry Legrand $1,400
    Imagine Charter School at Firestone Alternative Seating in the Classroom Bethany Ebert $200
    Imagine Charter School at Firestone Sensory and Movement Tools for General Education Classrooms Nathalie Tuhari-Katz $938
    Longmont Estates Improving Scores with Blended Learning Angie Banning $650
    Longmont Estates Bringing Hands-On Science Musuem Outreach to our School Katie Goldsberry $320
    Longmont Estates Swivl and Cross Section Models Jessicca Shaffer $740
    Longmont Estates iPods for Reading Tami Anson $720
    Longmont Estates Specials Technology Enrichment Camilla Johnson, Laura Wonnacott, Michael Newell $500
    Longmont Estates Osmo learning system Nancy Harris $200
    Longmont Estates Using Math Manipulatives for Early Math Learning Carol Schultz $695
    Longmont Estates Blending Our Learning Alice Marshall $650
    Longmont Estates/Hygiene (PT) Reading Aloud for Experts: Grandparents Helping ELL Students (English) Mary M. Magee $300
    Longmont Estates Fidgets for Focus Patty Toillion $380
    Longmont Estates Increasing Engagement through Boardmaker Online Laura Berngen $650
    Mead Adventure to Fitness for Mead Elementary Ann Schenkenberger $599
    Mountain View Hands On Learning! Lauren Vargas $500
    Mountain View Classroom ebook Andrea Oetting $1,050
    Mountain View Recording/Video Studio Courtney Groskin $689
    Mountain View Prototype Materials and Storage Sandra Stubblefield $600
    Mountain View VEX IQ Robotics Club Gabrielle Fuehrer $600
    Mountain View STEM at Home Sue Knaus $110
    Mountain View VEX IQ Robotics Club Adrian Jiron $600
    Mountain View SSN Life Skills Project Shelby Buck $500
    Niwot Movement Materials Brenda Gilson $300
    Niwot Equitable Technology Access for GT Students Barb Van Winkle $600
    Niwot IXL Math for All Third Graders Nancy Olsen $675
    Niwot IXL Math Program to support differenciation and improve student achievement Jennifer Tangley $249
    Niwot IXL Kara Danielson $800
    Niwot Sphero of Influence Matthew Moore-Kochlacs $2,000
    Niwot Technology in the Classroom Patricia Norten $639
    Niwot Amy Holle $500
    Spark! Discovery Preschool Living with Letters!!! Amy Kuesel $800
    Spark! Discovery Preschool Supply Need for Special Needs Preschool Level Jannine Simone $1,500
    Spark! Discovery Preschool Supplemental Supply Needs for Significant Support Needs Preschool Classroom Jess Harbison $1,500
    Thunder Valley K-8 Squid Dissection Debra McEvers $415
    Thunder Valley K-8 Strenghtening Number Sense through Modeling Diana Wolf $142
    SVVSD Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program D/HH Field Trip Fund Beth Cady-Flatau $1,500

    Middle Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Altona Literacy Help Brook Koski $1,000
    Coal Ridge Technology, Makerspace, Library Karen Hoppis $2,375
    Coal Ridge Coding and Electronics Module Nicholas Nedd $635
    Erie Classroom Video Props Katelynn Ryan $500
    Erie Level Up Technology Amy Velasquez $1,000
    Longs Peak Headphones to Supplement Discovery Education Curriculum Courtney Adams $450
    Longs Peak LPMS Bike Shop Joshua Van Auken $700
    Longs Peak Wireless Keyboards for Ipads Tracie Marshall $630
    Longs Peak Classroom Chromebooks Jeff Vandiver $600
    Longs Peak VEX Robotics Rebecca Large-Swope $1,500
    Longs Peak Crafts Club–Craftivism Joan Hollins $354
    Longs Peak Movement Works in Classrooms! Megan Fruvellhoff, Katie Malone $1,000
    Longs Peak Keyboards for Kids Melanie Harrison $465
    Main Street Horseback Riding Therapy Lee Backes $700
    St. Vrain Community Montessori Stereo Zoom Microscope Greg Lomme $569
    Sunset CU Education Outreach and Violence Prevention Presentations and Workshops Laura L. Lewis $500
    Sunset Identity Quilt – Who Am I? Christina Ireland $500
    Thunder Valley K-8 Purchasing Trumpets for the Thunder Valley Band Program Zachary Brake $600
    Timberline PK-8 8th Grade College & Career Field Trip Brenda Everett $600
    Timberline PK-8 Mariachi Master Teacher Tung Pham $500
    Trail Ridge Robotics Computers Joe Rovere $1,800

    High Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Career Development Center iPad Effectiveness in the Classroom Hope A. Nazzaro $250
    Career Development Center Geriatric Simulation Suit Mary Calhoun $2,500
    Erie Self Check-out Kiosk Julie Singh $275
    Frederick Learning Literacy Through Art Christina Smith $480
    Frederick Anxiety Reduction Becca Zahn $700
    Longmont Artwork Display Flats Michael Peter Merz $355
    Longmont Let’s Cook Kim Cash $300
    Niwot Literature to Develop Cultural Awareness Jean Youngman $250
    Niwot Math Graffiti Michelle Rickley $671
    Niwot Striving for Independence in Adulthood: Purchasing and Preparing Food Amy Hoelle $500
    Niwot ALEKS Assessment Learning Farah Ferdows $689
    Old Columbine Striving for knowledge and Success Tracey Sanders $500
    Old Columbine Attendance Incentives Deniece Cook $1,000
    Old Columbine OCHS Roadtrip Kristen Hefflon $1,040
    Silver Creek Glory of Venice Field Trip Bryon Booher $480
    Silver Creek Good Reads for ELL Students Nikki Tobias $600
    Silver Creek Chromebook Cart Sarah Heilbronner $600
    Silver Creek Document Camera Sarah Heilbronner $298
    Silver Creek The “EGG”­­Environmentally Grown Garden Lauren Kohn $500
    Silver Creek Lab Equipment Dan Kloster $798
    Silver Creek Entrepreneurship – Starting Your Own Business Brian McGee $1,000
    Skyline Recipe For Reading – Activities For Incorporating Reading Into The FACS Classroom Alma Arellano $600
    Skyline Physics Lab Enrichment Amanda Giuliani $452
    Skyline iConnect for Success Lori Januszewski $900
    Student Services Center Experiential Learning for Students with Visual Impairments Elizabeth Wieder $826
  • 2015 Grant Recipients

    2015 Grant Recipients

    The directors of the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley are very pleased to announce that on October 27th, 78 classroom grants totaling $48,573 were awarded to individual teachers and educational programs throughout the St. Vrain Valley school district. The grants support a vast array of innovative academic projects such as:

    • Timberline Preschool installing a Little Free Library on their playground to provide convenient and consistent access to high quality, emergent literacy picture books for students and their families;
    • Mountain View Elementary using a GoPro camera for students to document STEM experiments, and then turn their videos into digital stories with narration;
    • Coal Ridge Middle developing a MakerSpace where students will design creative solutions in areas such as media production, electronics, coding, robotics and 3D design;
    • Mead High purchasing lab equipment to use in the production of biodiesel from algae as part of their biotechnology study program; and
    • Silver Creek High students setting up an in-school business with a sublimation printer & press system to work with groups and organizations to provide professional t-shirt design and production.

    45 elementary, 32 middle and high school, and 1 district-wide program were awarded grants.

    Elementary Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Alpine Building Fluency Kathryn Malson $172
    Alpine Informational Texts Cynthia Anderson $500
    Blue Mountain 5th Grade Young AmeriTowne Field Trip Rose Croghan $530
    Burlington Kids Create Healthy Plates: Cooking Kit Melissa Real $250
    Burlington Library MakerSpace Jennifer Howie $1,000
    Burlington Duplo math and building… the sky’s the limit!! Katherine LeMieux $200
    Burlington Marine Biology States of Matter Diane Parenti $175
    Burlington Young AmeriTowne Field Trip Lisa Rovnak $350
    Centennial MESA-Engineering with LittleBits Erin Kroll $2,000
    Centennial Sonor Fiberglass Soprano and Alto Xylophones Paulette Zimmermann $700
    Central Connection with iPad Minis Valarie Agnello $425
    Central Movement and the Mind Kelly Sanseverino $153
    Erie Elementary Hands-On Technology Interventions to Benefit our 21st Century Learners Elizabeth Eylens $958
    Erie Elementary Genius Hour Marjorie Montgomery $700
    Erie Elementary Promoting Financial Literacy for 5th Graders Kathleen Travis $400
    Fall River Bringing Science to Life Bridget Witko $1,050
    Fall River Enhancing Language through Story Retell Darla Searls $246
    Fall River Creative Class Julie Butrick $200
    Fall River Taking STEM Outside Allison Sampish $250
    Fall River Reading Math Manipulatives Melinda Schluckebier $250
    Hygiene iReady Intervention Nina Pears $350
    Hygiene Full STEAM Ahead Sherri Legrand $1,600
    Imagine Speakers for Movement Kristen Baker $25
    Legacy Chromebook for Speech Language Support Jennifer Zibell $400
    Legacy Social Skills Curriculum Gina Trujillo $486
    Longmont Estates Exploring Science on a Sphere by NOAA Emily Burnham $1,624
    Longmont Estates Dash and Dot Robots Jessica Shaffer $690
    Longmont Estates Sparking Growth in iReady with iPads and e-Spark Mary Magee $350
    Longmont Estates iPad Projects Nancy Harris $350
    Longmont Estates Different for All, Better for All Alice Marshall $350
    Longmont Estates iPads for Innovative Learning Kyle Houghton $350
    Longmont Estates Blended Library Model Stephanie Brockman $1,599
    Longmont Estates Digital Media Publication for Parents Chelsea Rickman $834
    Longmont Estates Young AmeriTowne Assistance Jon Howard $425
    Mead Elementary Wireless Microphone to Support the R in SAMR Farah Holburn $628
    Mountain View 3-2-1 Blast Off! Rachel Sharp $1,000
    Mountain View GoPro STEM Exploration Courtney Groskin $200
    Mountain View Chromebooks Today for Tomorrow’s Innovators Christine Thomas $250
    Mountain View Media Center Maker Space Tammy Martens $1,500
    Mountain View Take Aim at Vocabulary Jasmine McGarr $550
    Northridge English Language Leveled Books Wendy Pillard $600
    Sanborn iPads for Inquiry Catherine McNeely $500
    Sanborn Young AmeriTowne Tara Winger $300
    Thunder Valley Squid Dissection Casie Pihlak $415
    Timberline Little Free Library for the Youngest Readers Catherine Doetkott $400

    Middle Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Altona Altona Innovation Initiative Mollie Kelleher $709
    Altona JA Finance Park Field trip Linda Dageenakis $300
    Coal Ridge Coal Ridge Middle School Makerspace Nicholas Nedd $1,500
    Erie Middle TedX Mile High Youth Event Field Trip Chris Duhon $500
    Erie Middle Vocabulary Implementation Tera McClaskey $225
    Longs Peak Craft Club for After School Enrichment of Skills Joan Hollins $560
    Longs Peak Tools for Learning and Lessons for Life: Yoga4Classrooms Activity Card Deck Megan Harvell-Fruhwirth $990
    Longs Peak Preparing Underpriviledged Students for the 21st Century through the use of eSpark in the Classroom Jeff Vandiver $604
    Longs Peak Wireless Keyboards for iPads for 6th Grade Kristine Heien $1,550
    Longs Peak Chromebooks for Compass Learning for LPMS Alternative Learning Center Kelly Addington $478
    Longs Peak Keyboards for the Classroom Kathleen Shockency $200
    Longs Peak Keyboards for Kid Authors Karen Mancusi $360
    Mead Middle Energy Class Grant Crista Van Wyk $1,100
    Sunset Computer Programming Using ROBOTC Michelle Faye $1,000
    Timberline Field Trip to Su Teatro Tung Pham $400
    Timberline Life Skills Supplies Shelby Buck $350
    Westview Sphero SPRK Edition Monica Moreno-Martinez $1,150
    Westview Visiting Artists Grant Rebecca Jonas $700

    High Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Erie High Classroom Graphing Calculator Renewal Matthew Hicks $1,000
    Erie High Low Level – High Interest Books Julie Singh $225
    Frederick The Transformation of Transportation Christina Smith $850
    Frederick Cubelets for High School Mathematics Classroom Justin Hillyard $150
    Longmont Junior Achievement Finance Park Jamey DeWitt $900
    Mead High Biotechnology Research Program Will Pratt $920
    Niwot High Life Centered Education: Buying, Preparing, Consuming Food Amy Holle $500
    Silver Creek Increasing Student Engagement and Achievement through Blended Learning Jamie Vigil $1,000
    Silver Creek Video/Audio Production for Makerspace Phil Goerner $197
    Silver Creek Classroom Atlas Set Sarah Heilbronner $235
    Silver Creek Entrepreneurship Sublimation Print system Brian McGee $1,310
    Silver Creek Laptop Command Center Nikki Tobias $590
    Skyline The Graphic Novel: Making Academic Literature Accessible for All Students Cara Luchies-Schroeder $700
    Skyline Composting in the Classroom Lori Januszewski $535

    District Programs

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Child Find Updated Toys and Materials for Evaluation Purposes Sarah Looney $500
  • 2014 Grant Recipients

    2014 Grant Recipients

    The directors of the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley are very pleased to announce that at its October 28 board meeting, 64 classroom grants totaling $40,000 were awarded to individual teachers and educational programs throughout the St. Vrain Valley school district. The grants support a vast array of innovative academic programs including such projects as:

    • Spark Discovery Preschool students learning inquiry-based problem solving while studying the life cycle of plants;
    • Timberline elementary and middle level students investigating the September 2013 flood and learning from experiments on various aspects of this local disaster;
    • Longs Peak middle schoolers learning about engineering design and computer coding by building and operating robots;
    • Imagine Charter history students using miniatures to simulate and develop an understanding of WWII battle theories; and
    • Frederick High starting a literary magazine where students district-wide can submit their writings for publications.

    Forty-one (41) elementary, 20 middle and high school, and 3 district-wide programs were awarded grants.

    Elementary Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Alpine Leveled Short Texts for Guided Reading Renee Cavallero-Lotocki $387
    Blue Mountain 5th Grade Field Trip to Young AmeriTowne Rose Croghan $530
    Burlington Maps and Globes for Informational Text Darcy Mordhorst $300
    Burlington Our First IPAD Katherine LeMieux $300
    Burlington Epic Trip to Cal-Wood Buzz Smith $1,250
    Burlington Mini Marine Biologists: First Graders Diving Deep! China Samuelson $225
    Burlington Science Outreach Project Brianne Lenzi $245
    Burlington Young AmeriTowne Lisa Rovnak $350
    Centennial MESA Robotics Erin Kroll $401
    Central Extra, Extra, Read All About it! Sarah Hernandez $409
    Central Innovation Station Bridget Shaughnesy $1,725
    Eagle Crest Why Try? Hands-On Activity Kit Angela Kerbel $489
    Eagle Crest Full STEAM Ahead with Maker Space Michele Keener & Stephanie Potter $528
    Erie Apple TV for the Science Lab Kristina Stem $124
    Erie Hands on Financial Literacy: Ameritowne Field Trip Kathleen Travis $400
    Fall River Bringing Science to Life with In-School Field Trips Bridget Witko & Christine Higgins $1,000
    Fall River Science/Social Studies TECHNO Reading Groups Kristi Ekern $280
    Fall River Designing Big Learning Activities Allison Sampish $350
    Indian Peaks Children’s Books for 3rd Graders Penny Valentine $568
    Indian Peaks Math Club: After School Enrichment for K-3 Lila Kennelly $544
    Indian Peaks Homework Diner Afterschool Program Linda Bukatko $350
    Longmont Estates iPad Minis Across the Curriculum Kelly Anderson $1,149
    Longmont Estates Enhancing Our Curriculum Through Technology Courtney Sakaloksy $325
    Longmont Estates Enhancing Our Curriculum Through Technology Alysa Spicer $325
    Longmont Estates Young Ameritowne Funding Jessica Shaffer $425
    Mead Engineering Kits for Non-STEM School Farah Holburn $426
    Mountain View iPad Mini’s and Confer Application Courtney Groskin $525
    Mountain View iPad Mini in the Classroom Darah Brush $300
    Mountain View Perks for Positive People Sandy Stubblefield $50
    Northridge Integrating Technology in Art Jane Najacht Daw $1,950
    Northridge Common Core Math Readiness! Kristin Poulton $715
    Northridge Increased Literacy and Academic Vocabulary Jamie Schroeder $700
    Sanborn iPads in the Library Nancy Juth $1,950
    Sanborn iPads for Purposeful Instruction Kristen Kron $736
    Sanborn Young Ameritowne Jennifer Connors $300
    Spark Preschool Seeds for S.T.E.M. Brandy Ray $700
    Spark Preschool Music and Movement in the Classroom Nicole Willis $375
    St. Vrain Community Montessori Engaging with Music Char Schmoker $358
    Thunder Valley Squid Dissection Casie Pihlak $315
    Timberline Integrated Multi-Media Content-Based Literacy Support Elizabeth Mourer $655
    Twin Peaks Adventure to Fitness Charissa Gerke $350

    Middle Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Altona Manners Thomas Brickey $1,085
    Imagine Charter WWII Battle Bylines: Historical Writing and Wargaming Jason Zook $500
    Longs Peak Coding, Design, and Robotics Colin Rickman $1,920
    Longs Peak Yamaha Harmony Director Instructional Keyboard Chad Lemons $700
    Longs Peak LPMS Access to Reading through Audio Books Christine Strachan, Rebecca Large-Swope, Colin Rickman $1,546
    Longs Peak Keyboards for iPads Joan Hollins $600
    Sunset Sphero for Computational Thinking Lori Howard $640
    Timberline Augmented Reality Sandbox for Topographical Concepts David Thesenga, Miranda Reynolds, Becky Clark, Sarah Delaney $1,780
    Trail Ridge Orbotix Spheros Toni Hoehn $650
    Westview Arduino Programming with Sparkfun Danny Hernandez $877

    High Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Frederick Robotics Engineering Supplies and Competitions Donovan Dreyer $338
    Frederick The Luminescent Literary Liaison Magazine Michele Sullivan Blanken $250
    Longmont JA Finance Park Field Trips Jamey DeWitt $900
    Longmont Chromebooks for Flipped Classroom Nicole Brown $565
    Mead Finance Park Field Trip Fred Wilson $300
    Silver Creek Let Us Create: Makerbot Project Phil Goerner $700
    Silver Creek Website for School Newspaper Jamie Neufeld $300
    Silver Creek AverVision F15 Document Camera Kristin Holtz $151
    Silver Creek Video Equipment for School News and Events Paul Trapkus $958
    Skyline Connected Classrooms Lori Januszewski $325

    District Programs

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Digital Learning Academy AverVision – F15 Document Camera Donna Thompson $300
    Main Street Keyboard for School Electives Bonny Shuman $375
    Main Street Parent Support Group Curriculum: Parenting the Love and Logic Way Melanie Potyondy $525
  • 2013 Grant Recipients

    2013 Grant Recipients

    $35,111 in Classroom and Program Grants Awarded

    At a reception on October 22, 2013 the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley awarded $35,111 in grants to 118 classroom teachers and district programs throughout the St. Vrain Valley School District. The awards support a wide range of academic needs including the development of basic literacy skills to advanced technology enrichment, hands-on STEM projects, guest speakers, and field trips.

    Elementary Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Alpine An Inquiry into a Classroom Library Megan Adler $250
    Alpine Listening Center Laura Szech $170
    Alpine Exploring 3D Forms in Ceramics Joshua Wise $225
    Aspen Ridge Preparatory School Classroom Ukulele Set Tori Hollis $210
    Aspen Ridge Preparatory School Classroom Library Expansion Bethany Scinta $200
    Black Rock I-Pad Katherine Lehr $350
    Black Rock Lucy Calkins Writing Units of Study Heidi Crampsey $170
    Black Rock Lucy Calkins Writing Units of Study Rebecca McGuirk $170
    Blue Mountain Building the Idea Factory Jennifer Cruger $200
    Blue Mountain Field Trip to Young Ameritowne Rose Croghan $240
    Burlington Decodable Library: Phase 1 Darcy Mordhorst $250
    Burlington MESA Jodi Willden $200
    Burlington Fishy with First Graders Stephanie Hill $300
    Burlington IPads Christine Villalobos $350
    Burlington “High Need” Access to Technology Thomas Oliver $350
    Burlington MESA Cal-Wood Trip Buzz Smith $400
    Burlington Daily 5 Independence Valerie Schineller $200
    Burlington Young Ameritowne Lisa King $240
    Centennial Earth Balloon- MESA Erin Kroll $225
    Centennial Classroom iPad Mini Melissa Fike $350
    Central Mini Technology for Giant Learning Sherie Dike-Wilhem $350
    Central IPad Mini for Differentiated Learning Betsy Strain $350
    Central IPad for Connecting Globally Valarie Agnello $350
    Central Spanish Class Laptop Kristin Del Cid $350
    Central Digital Listening and Writing Center Christina Stamper $350
    Central IPad for Literacy Support Lenise Eiffert $350
    Columbine Multisensory Structured Language Katie Koets $650
    Columbine 4th Grade Field Trip Nikki Miller $350
    Eagle Crest I-Learn, I-Can, I-Pad Hillari Hansen $350
    Eagle Crest IPad to Support SIOP Sheila Freehill $350
    Erie IPad Mini for Science Lab Kristina Stem $350
    Erie STEM Legos Linda Mutz $278
    Erie Document Camera Laurena Oliver $302
    Erie Real Life Economics Kathleen Travis $228
    Fall River Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Instruction Christine Higgins $475
    Fall River Listening Action Center Melinda Schluckebier $200
    Fall River STEM Lit Kits Kristi Ekern $200
    Fall River Bringing STEM to Life in 1st Grade Bridget Witko $200
    Fall River STEM Challenge Writing Centers Kristin Parsons $200
    Fall River Learning for All Julie Butrick $200
    Fall River STEM workbench Allison Sampish $200
    Fall River Self-Guided Science Activities Stacy Trembly $50
    Imagine Charter at Firestone Phonics Readers Kristen Baker $350
    Imagine Charter at Firestone Phonemic Awareness Bethany Ebert $200
    Indian Peaks TIME for Kids Tracey Macias $265
    Indian Peaks Touch Math Curriculum Linda Bukatko $250
    Indian Peaks Listening to Reading Patricia Van Lue $250
    Indian Peaks Learning Environment Resources Lynnmarie Hannapel $250
    Longmont Estates Chromebook for 5th Grade Jon Howard $199
    Longmont Estates Young Ameritowne Jessica Shaffer $207
    Mead IPads for Project Based Learning Farah Holburn $350
    Mountain View IPad for Virtual Tours Angie Saunders $350
    Mountain View Mosaic Project Randi Aiello $300
    Mountain View Rewards for Readers & Leaders Joan Maher $200
    Mountain View IPad Darah Brush $350
    Mountain View Take Home Books Christine Thomas $250
    Mountain View Listening and Learning Jennifer Mearing $203
    Mountain View Reading for the 21st Century Stacy Maughon $400
    Mountain View Mo Knows Sandra Stubblefield $75
    Niwot Integrating Technology with IPad Stephanie Erbland $350
    Northridge Non-Fiction to Increase Text Complexity & Rigor Sidney Mabry Merrit Jodie Cooper $300
    Northridge Cozy Birds Mary Ellen Bunta $429
    Northridge IPad to Enhance Engagement Kathryn Nikkel $350
    Northridge Take Home Reading Books Denise Bart $250
    Prairie Ridge IPad Jennifer Olsen $350
    Red Hawk Kindle Fires Colleen Wildenhaus $160
    Red Hawk Integrated Technology Shannon Brennan $300
    Rocky Mountain Math Olympiad Program Kristine Johnson $419
    Rocky Mountain Classroom Science Center Ana Teresa Salcedo $250
    Sanborn Take-Home Reading Susan Kaduk, Jane Simpson $250
    Sanborn 1st Grade iPad Mini Catherine McNeely $350
    Sanborn Writing and Technology Kristen Christie $250
    Sanborn Young Ameritowne Jen Connors, Tara Winger $150
    Spark Discovery Preschool Mini Classroom Science Area Kathy LeMieux $250
    St. Vrain Community Montessori Weather Station Kate Goss $200
    Thunder Valley Squid Dissection Debra McEvers $240
    Thunder Valley Take Home Reading Books Karen Schuetz, Jessica Evans, Lisa Mercier $250
    Timberline IPad for Music Classroom Miguel Ramos $350
    Timberline Bilingual Daily 5 Listening Center Stephanie Milner $350
    Timberline Learning with Versatiles Sarah Jane Delaney $525
    Timberline Classroom Library Cassandra Gilbert $250

    Middle Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Coal Ridge Books Without Boundaries Sue Ahlberg $400
    Erie Smart Music Ben Tyler $140
    Erie MacBook Pro Laptop Jennifer Saless $491
    Erie ActivHub Lindsay Williams $95
    Erie Soul Sisters After-school Club Tera Sherman $100
    Longs Peak Justand for Making IPads into Document Cameras Courtney Adams $200
    Longs Peak “The Tempest” & Violence Prevention Carrie Miller $500
    Longs Peak Read Away with Playaways Karen Mancusi $400
    Longs Peak Camcorder to Enhance Learning Colin Rickman $570
    Mead eBooks for iPads Sheri Platt $250
    Sunset Integration of STEM in SPED Lori Howard $550
    Thunder Valley Art Room Grant Justin Warren $250
    Thunder Valley Yearbook Club Cameras Angie Oram $450
    Thunder Valley Junior Achievement Finance Park Nicole Wickett $150
    Timberline Technology Elizabeth Johnson & Lila Dubin $750
    Timberline Performing Arts iPad Jay Clanin $350
    Trail Ridge Literacy Stations with MP3s Cassandra OConnor & Jennifer Sebring $350
    Trail Ridge Read for Success Carolyn Thaler $600
    Westview Engaging Students with Versatiles Dina Linzer $350

    High Schools

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Career Development Center Junior Achievement Finance Park Fred Wilson $330
    Erie Using Technology in Chinese Ya-Wen Chang $350
    Erie Audio Speakers for the Classroom Judith Trinkner $35
    Frederick Vietnam: A Study of War through Literature Jonathan Robert $300
    Frederick Literacy Book Project Christina Smith $500
    Niwot Junior Achievement Finance Park Jamey DeWitt $90
    Olde Columbine Teach Math Deb Harding $350
    Silver Creek Technology for Flipped Learning Katherine Van Danacker $350
    Silver Creek Classroom iPad Peter Dalby $350
    Silver Creek Viewing Social Interactions Virginia Guderjahn $350
    Silver Creek Graphic Novels for ELLs Nikki Tobias $300
    Silver Creek Final Cut Pro Software for Music Paul Trapkus $300
    Silver Creek Junior Achievement Finance Park Joan Scott $195
    Skyline The Individual in Society Teddie Ryan $510

    District Programs

    School or Program Project Title Submitted by Award
    Digital Learning Academy iPads Donna Thompson, Josh Drozdowski, Kristina Komoroski $350
    Main Street Mental Health Education through Music Lawrence Rice $300
    Student Services Using iPads for Articulation Needs Kara Smallwood $300