Grant Recipients

2023 Grant Awards

Susan Bachinski

Stowe Elementary School

Self-guided Digital Learning/Enrichment $1418

Tiffany Benoit

Lowell Elementary School

Cribbage Project, Positive Rewards and Math Tools $1330

Jennifer Bobbe

Piedmont Elementary School

Piedmont Panthers Are on the Road to Regulation! $2502

Kimberly Boitz

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

Training Wheels for Adapted Bikes $1100

Christina Boynton

Piedmont Elementary School

Collaborative SEL Artwork $500

Abigail Burritt

Duluth East High School

Math Manipulatives $775

Lisa Butche

Homecroft Elementary School

Student Sound Kits $2000

Erika Drengler

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

Complete the Ski Set $1260

Kelly Dupre

Lakewood Elementary School

PBIS Large Group PAQ Power Incentive Programs $1400

London Goode

Lowell Elementary School

BreakOut EDU $1300

Sonja Hakanson

Duluth East High School

Outdoor Gear for School Forest $2000

Kimberley Miller

Myers-Wilkins Elementary School

Hands-On Learning Center $1000

Rebecca Manoppo

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

Special Education SEL $876

Colleen Moran

Lakewood Elementary School

Flexible Seating for Learning $995

Kalina Pavlisich

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

Field Guides for 5th Graders $1548

Annette Petersmeyer

Rockridge Academy

Students Growing Together $1500

Linda Puglisi

Stowe Elementary School

Heart Health for All $4399

Ashley Schneider

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

Setting 3 Sensory Materials $1540

Danielle Smilanich

Ordean East Middle School

GPS in the Classroom $1952

Caroline Sorensen

Duluth East High School

Modern Scientific Upgrade of Laboratory Equipment $1696

Sophie Spehar

Duluth East High School

Drawing and Painting Curriculum Development $2000

2022 Grant Awards

Kelsey Gantzer

Denfeld High School

Denfeld Black Student Association Funding $1441

Lee Janson

Area Learning Center

Graphic Novel Initiative $700

Phillip Thouin

Area Learning Center

Duluth ALC Environmental Education Program $2000

Amy Wicklund

Denfeld High School

Square Register Kit for School Store $1500

Joshua Lehigh

Denfeld High School

Audio Recording Studio $1340

Keely Waechter

Denfeld High School

Denfeld Drama Technical Intensive $2000

Melinda Beaudry

Lakewood Elementary

Literature Circles for EVERYONE!! $1000

Amanda Goodreau

Laura MacArthur Elementary

Support for Winter Outdoor Play in Preschool $1585

Rosslyn Kendrick

Laura MacArthur Elementary

Ojibwe Artist Frank Bigbear Drawings $500

Lynn Schwarzkopf

Lester Park Elementary

Ding & Dash Home Visiting Program $1000

Christine Valento

Lincoln Park Middle School

Ode to George Morrison: Anishinaabe Artist Study $1160

Brenda Goldfine

Lowell Elementary

Oshki-Inwewin Family Engagement $1815

Alesha Murphy

Myers-Wilkins Elementary

Snack Station $2000

Rosslyn Kendrick

Myers-Wilkins Elementary

Social Emotional School Community Rock Garden $500

Stacey Achterhoff

Myers-Wilkins Elementary

Create an Outdoor Classroom $4000

Stacey Achterhoff

Myers-Wilkins Elementary

School Garden Restoration $1500

Jacinda Williams

Ordean East Middle School

Secondary Speech-Language $985

Jennifer Kohel

Ordean East Middle School

OEMS Mobile School Store $1200

Steve Sandberg

Ordean East Middle School

Coffee & Hot Chocolate Student Business $1640

Emily Foyt

Piedmont Elementary

Sensory Pathway for Piedmont $1380

Kim Eaton

Stowe Elementary

Kindergarten Coders-Computer Science Fun $1300

Kim Eaton

Stowe Elementary

Small Scientists $2000

 2021 Grant Awards

Susan Mikel

Read, Create, Repeat!

Lester Park Elementary $500

Deb Jarvis

Engaging Struggling Readers

Duluth East H.S. $619

William Zwak

Vacuum Chamber for Science Experiments

Duluth East H.S.     $752

Lisa Lochner

Writing Workshop in the Classroom

Homecroft Elementary   $1,200

Kelsey Funk

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students Social/Culture Connect

Denfeld H.S.     $1,000

Holly Bowen-Bailey

Making the Most of Magazines!

Middle Schools (both Ordean East and Lincoln Park)   $1,600

Jeffrey Steinsberger

8th Grade - Engineering & Prototype Mosaic Tile Project

Ordean East Middle School   $2,000

Alexandra Austin

Reading Plus

Ordean East Middle School   $2,000

Katie Oliver

Reading Plus Lincoln Park Middle School

Lincoln Park Middle School   $2,000

Tracy Litman

Mental Health and Movement

Ordean-East Middle School   $3,278

James Erickson

Laura MacArthur Literacy

Laura MacArthur Elementary   $3,500

Britta DeSutter

Flexible Seating for All

Myers-Wilkins Elementary   $4,000

2020 Grant Awards

Melissa Bergman

Lakewood Elementary School

Classroom Chromebooks $1500

Susan Borich

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

A Little STEM Know How $2000

Pamela Foster

Lakewood Elementary School

Second Grade Research Project $400

Jill Gates

Congdon Park Elementary

STEM Resources $1995

Amanda Goodreau

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

Flexible Seating for Preschool Head Start $2000

Tanya Jackson

Ordean East Middle School

*Spheros for Math and Science $2000

Adam Metzer

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

5th Grade Cribbage Board Project $800

Kevin Michalicek

Denfeld High School

Improving Measurement in Chemistry and Physics $2000

Brian Mooers

Merritt Creek Academy

Volleyball / Pickle ball $1990

William Nygaard

Duluth East High School

WIN Fly-tying for Beginners Club $500

Linda Pelto

Laura MacArthur Elementary School

Rocket Day $1000

Jodi Timmersman

Ordean East Middle School

Exploring the World using Virtual Reality $1998

Lynn Toumi

Denfeld High School

Current, Relevant, Diverse Library Resources $1805

Sofia Woyno

Lowell Elementary School

Lowell STEM Lab for 2nd and 3rd Graders $1344