ANDERSON - On Tuesday, November 16th, the Anderson Education Foundation's volunteer grant committee: Greg Kalisz, Caitlin McGuire, Ryan Walsh and Executive Director Aimee West, traveled to schools to announce their 2021-2022 teacher grant recipients. Thanks to the support of generous donors, AEF fully-funded all applications for this teacher grant program cycle.
Here are their awarded projects:
- Hamer Science Project: "From Seed to Garden", Adam Roberson, HMS, $571.30
- "Showcasing Student Success", Ryan Kardash, AHS, $1000.00
- "Young Learners Growing into Independent Writers", Leigh Ann Stephenson, Anderson Elementary, $931.84
- "Reward and Conquer", Laura Raper and Adam Roberson, HMS, $488.00
- "A Step in the Right Direction", Laura Raper, HMS, $240.00
- "McVicker Reading "Rhythm, Rhyme, and Reading", Leigh Anne Stephenson/Carrie Barnett, $333.53
- "2(Infinity and Beyond), Christy Jones, COMPASS, $1,000.00
- "Math Munching Mathematicians", Debra King, Anderson Elementary, $525.00
- "Blue Skies and Less Anxiety", Paul Partezana, AHS, $272.92
- "One Kid, Two Kid, Each Kid, Teach Kid", Holly Gingrich, Anderson Career Campus, $700.00
- "RELATE", Sean White, Anderson Elementary School, $500.00
- "Strengthening Reading Skills of Choral Readers",AHS, Kendra Kirby, $803.00
- "Curtain Up: Building Character through Theatre Arts", Karen Sipes, HMS, $1,000.00
- Emerson Reading "Books not Chromebooks", Dana Dickerson, Anderson Elementary, $1,000.00
- "Sensory Soothing Supplies", Kate Smith, Tenth Street Elementary, $282.75
- "Social Emotional Learning: The Need is Now", Carrie Barnett, Anderson Elementary, $650.00
- "Page Turners", Elizabeth Perry, Anderson Elementary, $1,000.00
- "Fiber Arts Quilting and More III", Stacia Partezana, AHS, $406.00
- "Lego Robotics", Brandon Bailey, Project Lead the Way-HMS, $500.00
- "Student CPR", Angie Bingaman, $357.90
- What a wonderful morning spent with our ACS educators, principals, and students!
The Anderson Education Foundation (AEF) was created in 1978 to serve as a bridge between the community and Anderson Community Schools. AEF's mission is to provide resources for educators to enrich and expand educational opportunities for students in Anderson Community Schools. The AEF is a proud member of the Indiana Association of Public Education Foundations (INAPEF).