The Richland County Foundation has awarded $57,493 in educational program grants for the upcoming school year to local teachers for their creative or supplemental programs not covered by school funding.

The grants are given to K-12 teachers in public or private Richland County schools to encourage them to develop new programs, projects, or events for their classrooms. The following grants were selected by a committee comprised of Richland County Foundation board members, teachers and community volunteers.

Rich Hoover
Clear Fork Valley Schools
Prison History Unit

Kelly Harris
Clear Fork Valley Schools
Tower Garden

Christy Walter
Crestview Local Schools
Flagway Mathematical Competition

Dwight Souder
Crestview Local Schools
Aeronautics STEAM Program

Robin Dawson
Crestview Local Schools
Forensic Science & Biology

Angela Smith
Foundation Academy
Current Events Magazine

Cara Pelphrey
Lexington Local Schools
Write Stuff STEAM Kits

Lisa Hughes
Mansfield Christian School
Science Kits

Michelle Lehman
Mansfield City Schools
Literacy Program

Keli Henry
Mansfield City Schools
Robotics Program

Thomas Blike
Mansfield City Schools
Entrepreneurship through Culinary Arts

Kathy Kranch
Mansfield City Schools
Battle of the Books

Nancy Niedermier
Mansfield City Schools
3D Creation

Sarah Schonauer
Mansfield City Schools
Sight Word Station

Heidi Payne
Mansfield City Schools
STEM Kits

Patty Lilley
Mansfield City Schools
Leader in Me Initiative

Susan Rice
Mansfield City Schools
Leader in Me Initiative

Jennifer Jarvis
Mansfield City Schools
Project Based Instruction for First Graders

Jill Danison
Mansfield City Schools
Non Fiction Literacy

Kathy Edwards
Mansfield City Schools
Brain Pop Jr.

Kevin Stone
Mansfield City Schools
Science Tools

Bernadette Redman
Mansfield City Schools
Indoor Recess Equipment

Lisa Foley
Mansfield City Schools
Outdoor Educational Program

Stephanie Chandler
Mansfield City Schools
Positive Behavior Program

Robin Porter
Mansfield City Schools
Puppetry Arts

Linda White
Mansfield City Schools
Leader in Me Initiative

Jeanette Fike
Mansfield City Schools
Indoor Recess Equipment

Cindy Colvin
Mansfield City Schools
Visual Art and Journaling

Melissa Vogt
Mansfield City Schools
Reading Center

Cassandra Bowen
Mid Ohio Abraxas School
Photography Integration

Julie Pfeifer
Mid Ohio Abraxas School
eBooks

Kalyn Stichler
Pioneer Career & Technology Center
National Tech Honor Society

Colby Dunn
Richland School of Academic Arts
Physics Experiments

Angela Vega
Richland School of Academic Arts
Robotics Program

Kate Mould
Richland School of Academic Arts
STEM Kits

Daniel Jones
Richland School of Academic Arts
Classroom Gamification

Chesley Talisse
Richland School of Academic Arts
Orff Instruments

Laura Stine
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Mindful Mats

Tracy Mathys
Shelby City Schools
Indoor Recess Equipment

Anne Finn
Shelby City Schools
Fine Motor Activities

Susan James
St. Peter’s Schools
STEM Kits

Sarah Rizzo
St. Peter’s Schools
Literacy Center

Erica Russell
Temple Christian School
Art Supplies

Wendy Groff
Temple Christian School
Art Integration

Promise Robinson
Temple Christian School
Science Kits

Kim Running
Temple Christian School
Keyboarding & Speech

Funded through the Betty Martin Elementary Education Fund

Bernadette Redman
Mansfield City Schools
Indoor Recess Equipment

Jeanette Fike
Mansfield City Schools
Indoor Recess Equipment

Funded through the Harry and Lois McCullough Fund

Angela Vega
Richland School of Academic Arts
Ohio History Reenactment

Funded through the Ethel Mayer Southeast Community Fund

Angela Hartz
Mansfield City Schools
Science Kits

Funded through the Margaret Ann Lindley Fund

Joshua Cunningham
Mansfield City Schools
Books

Jami Gilger
Shelby City Schools
Reading Resources

Lauren Reichenbach
Ontario Middle School
Reading and Literacy Activities

Jan Weithman
Mansfield City Schools
Non Fiction Literacy

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