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