Kudos to our 2020 Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the following teachers who received a Seeds for Excellence grant in 2020. Recipients were recognized virtually in May and December.

Spring Grant Winners:

• Cassie Otte,West Lafayett Elementary School: Creating Future Stars Through Readers’ Theater
• Alyce Myers, Jefferson High School: Science Buddies: Partnering K12 to Motivate and Enrich Students in the STEM Field
• Thomas Freeman, East Tipp Middle School: Feel the Heat
• Julie Riley, Wea Ridge Middle School: Connecting Book Brain and Heart: Using Neuroscience in the Middle School Language Arts Classroom
• Jordan Jones, Dayton Elementary: Classroom Calming Corners
• Debbie Smith Beckett, Burnett Creek Elementary: Your Golden Ticket Awaits: A World of Pure Imagination
• Claire Brown, Mayflower Mill Elementary: Just Push Play: Adding Purposeful Play Back into the Kindergarten Classroom
• Karla Fultz, Earhart & Murdock Elementary: It’s No Fluke: We Can Play the Uke!
• Nicole Spurlock, West Lafayette Elementary School: Accelerating Reading Achievement with Picture Books

December Grant Winners:

• Matt Carlson, Harrison High School: The Physics of a Rock Concert
• Hannah McElroy, Burnett Creek Elementary: The One and Only
• Anthony Nicolia, Mintonye & Woodland Elementary: World Music Drums
• Jill Rubacha, Jefferson High School: Programming Across Manufacturing with Robotics
• Gaylene Hayden, Harrison High School: Let Them Devour Bookshttps://youtu.be/Twbp-1NZ6I0