Small Grants Archive

2016-2017 Grants Awarded

 

School/Department Name

MCPS Staff/Teacher

Project Name

FUNDED AMOUNT

1.  

Bells Mill ES Autism Program

Ms. Felicia Farag

Lets Move It - 7 schools

$1,654.00

2.

Ashburton ES

Ms. Kathryn Sakin

Social Thinking- Helping children with social learning challenges to excel in school/society

$961.00

3.

Bells Mill ES  Autism Program

Ms. Jill Guthridge

Engaging Students with Autism to Read

$978.00

4.

Briggs Chaney MS

Dr. Julie S. Shields

Utilizing sensory supports to facilitate academic success with an at-risk student population

$1,000.00

5.

Candlewood ES

Mrs. Lindsay David

AAC Devices for Students in Extensions Program

$985.00

6.

Carl Sandburg Learning Center

Mr. Michael J. Carpenter

CSLC Forest School Science and SEL Program

$1,000.00

7.

Carl Sandburg Learning Center

Ms. Marissa Gayle

Sensory Supports for Students with Special Needs

$1,000.00

8.

Carl Sandburg Learning Center

Mrs. Shannon C. Lindstrom

Community-Family Sensory-Language Engagement Initiative

$994.00

9.

Cashell ES

Mrs. Sally S. Alkon

Touch Screen Monitor

$313.00

10.

Cashell ES

Ms. Esther M. Mittelman

Sensory Motor Room for Learning

$1,000.00

11.

Child Find Office/Early Education Disabilities Unit

Mrs. Stacy A. Ellis

Expanding Early Literacy

$332.00

12.

Clarksburg ES

Ms. Jil Duralde

A World of Love and Music

$921.00

13.

Clopper Mill ES

Mrs. Krystle M. Manzano

Communication devices for the Autism Program

$964.00

14.

Col. E. Brooke Lee MS

Ms. Michelle J. Rivas

Sources of Strength Suicide Prevention Program

$1,500.00

15.

Diamond ES

Ms. Sheryl H. Winans

Flexible Learning Environments for All Students

$2,850.00

16.

Division of Psychological Services

Mrs. Harriet L. Kuhn

Get PREPaRED! Preventing and Preparing for Crises in Schools

$1,000.00

17.

Dr. Charles R. Drew ES

Mrs. Eileen Gardner

Coding and Robotics Club

$958.00

18.

Earle B. Wood MS

Ms. Trayce R. Diskin

Amazing Authors Program

$570.00

19.

Fairland ES

Ms. Andrea M. Kuzela

Summer Book Swap

$250.00

20.

Fallsmead ES

Mrs. Rebekah F. Kumar

Student-Centered Learning Environment

$2,169.00

21.

Farmland ES

Ms. Anne R. Kasab

Empowering LFI Students with Adaptive Musical Instruments

$988.00

22.

Foundations Office

Mr. Steven D. Boden

ITF Certifications

$1,456.00

23.

Gaithersburg ES

Ms. Patricia M. Kennedy

Gaithersburg Elementary Student Author and Illustrator’s Library Project

$888.00

24.

Glenallan ES

Mrs. Anne Janik-Willis

Communication and Academic Learning through Motivation

$3,000.00

25.

Greenwood ES

Mrs. Jenny A. Corrado

Greenwood Elementary School - STEM Lab

$497.00

26.

Greenwood ES

Mrs. Susan V. Newman

Stained Glass and Clay

$965.00

27.

Harmony Hills ES

Mrs. Ashley M. Kinney

Live Stream Morning Announcements/TV Studio

$837.00

28.

James Hubert Blake HS

Mr. Frank L. Krach, Jr.

Bengal Robotics

$1,356.00

29.

Kemp Mill ES

Ms. Christine E. Ramirez

The Robot Movement

$1,500.00

30.

Lake Seneca ES

Ms. Susan B. Burchett

Technology in Preschool Special Education classes (MCPS Preschool Education Program-PEP)

$3,000.00

31.

Laytonsville ES

Ms. Christine Force

Alternative Seating for SCB Students

$1,000.00

32.

Longview School

Mrs. Jennifer G. Ways

Fostering independent motor skills

$979.00

33.

Longview School

Mrs. Kathy M. Bernota

Feeding Program at Longview

$650.00

34.

Longview School

Mrs. Kathy M. Bernota

Technology - Adapter for IPads

$1,400.00

35.

Montgomery County Infant and Toddler Program (MCITP) - East

Ms. Sara A. Hammer

Infants and Toddlers on the Go: Babies on Wheels

$1,000.00

36.

Mill Creek Towne ES

Ms. Joanne Crow

Bringing a flexible learning environment to Mill Creek Towne Elementary School

$998.40

37.

Montgomery Blair High HS

Mr. Jeremy A. Stelzner

Silver Chips School Newspaper

$500.00

38.

Montgomery Blair HS

Mr. George B. Mayo

Blair Network Communications

$500.00

39.

Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers (MCITP) at Emory Grove

Ms. Jennifer L. Kalisz

Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers (MCITP) Friday Play Group

$1,000.00

40.

Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA)

Ms. Claire E. LeFebvre

Venier Sensor Probes

$1,000.00

41.

Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA)

Ms.MichelleSchultze

Biology Essentials

$1,000.00

42.

Rock Creek Valley ES

Mrs.Tara C.Lawrence

Light Bulb Lab

$984.00

43.

Rolling Terrace ES

Mrs. KaneeneA.  Livingston

SPRK Club

$828.00

44.

Montgomery County Infants  &  Toddlers Program-Down County/Sligo MS

Ms. DeAndrea D. Dennis

GoBabyGo

$1,400.00

45.

Stephen Knolls School

Ms. Brianne Valenti

Fulfilling Sensory Needs

$1,000.00

46.

Stephen Knolls School

Ms. Kara E. Farrell

Enhancing Literacy Experiences through Book In A Box

$1,500.00

47.

Stephen Knolls School

Mrs. Lucy J. Nolan

Communication is learning

$1,075.00

48.

Washington Grove ES

Mrs. Rebecca L. Kolibab

Adapted Seating

$697.00

49.

Wheaton HS

Mrs. Lisa Gerhardt

What happens in the "blink of an eye?"  Do the laws of physics hold true?

$600.00

50.

Wheaton HS

Ms. Susan M. O'Connell

"Green Spaces:  Photography, Art and Nature in the Community"

$1,000.00

51.

Whetstone ES

Ms. Cindy J. Bertaut

Sensory Support in the PEP Classroom

$440.00

52.

William Tyler Page ES

Mrs. Jennifer C. Ontiveros

Family Conversations

$307.00

53.

Wilson Wims ES

Mrs. Dana E. Walker

Sensory Needs in a General Education Setting

$972.00

54.

Winston Churchil HS

Mrs. Jenell N. Gillette

Sensory and Leisure Materials for Autism Program

$1,000.00

55.

Woodlin ES

Mrs. Cindy J. Norell

We Play Ukulele

$1,540.00

56.

Thomas S. Wootton HS

Mr. Domenick M. Fabii

A rticulating U sing T echnology I ndependently S uccessfully M eaningfully (Autism)

$500.00

57.

Thomas S. Wootton HS

Ms. Lisa F. Young

A rticulating U sing T echnology I ndependently S uccessfully M eaningfully (Autism)

$500.00

       

$60,256.40