For the 6th year the Washington County Endowment Board has awarded classroom grants. The Endowment Board receives a $5000 donation from an individual on a yearly basis to be used to help teachers get “extra” items that can be used to enhance student learning. This $5000 is also supplemented with money from the Endowment Association.

The 2023 grant recipients are:

Misty Baker, 4th grade – Sumdog online subscription ---------- $290.00

Ali Busch, JH/HS counselor– Reading with Relevance-"The Sun is Also a Star" guide and workbooks ---------- $350.00

Sonja Frager, 1st grade – decodable phonics books ---------- $506.00

Tricia Gauby, 1st grade – phonics books ---------- $218.97

Nicole Goeckel, kindergarten – sensory table ---------- $378.35

Karen Hasker, English/language arts - "To Kill a Mockingbird" set of books ---------- $199.97

Kate Hedke, 3rd grade - cursive writing booklet ---------- $421.50

Donna Hobbs, mathematics - Teachers Pay Teachers lessons, graphing calculators ---------- $1731.00

Jay Kearn, math/social studies –math "bell ringer" activities ---------- $102.45

Jamie Koster, industrial arts – collet chucking system, drill chuck, lathe chuck bundle, expanding mandrel ---------- $376.54

Emily Lucas, 3rd grade – Vocabulary A-Z online subscriptions ---------- $117.00

Chelsea McCall, science – model of a heart ---------- $256.74

Kim Miller, interrelated teacher - phonics kit, word mapping paddles, fraction cubes, multiplication game ---------- $121.17

Tawni Myers, 4th grade - Learning A-Z Witting and Vocabulary online subscription ---------- $234.00

Staci Peters, kindergarten - alphabet board, magnetic drawing board ---------- $89.98

Noreen Rundle, 2nd grade – Generation Genius online subscription ---------- $175.00

Tina Savage, science – intro to electricity kit ---------- $213.65

Jenna Stevenson, elementary music - boomwackers ---------- $346.92

Erin Toole, art – picture handing rail, Huion, copic markers ---------- $733.01

Tommy Tryon, social studies/coach – Teacher Pay Teachers civics and economic resources ---------- $200.00

Andrea Walter, 2nd grade – BrainPop Jr online subscription ---------- $175.00

Steve Wright, Title 1 and MTSS – decodable phonics books, Reading A-Z online subscription ---------- $204.65

Annie Yungeberg, preschool – magnetic design center, engineer-a-coaster activity kit ---------- $263.34

TOTAL------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $7,264.24