The Anderson Education Foundation (AEF) awarded their 2024-2025 Classroom grants today to 18 teachers and staff members at Anderson Community Schools (ACS). The grants, totaling $14,779.67, will fund project-based learning projects this school year.
Provided below are a list of grant recipients:
Anderson High School
- Chief David Scaramazzo - “NJROTC Leadership Development” $1,000.00
- Dr. Alan Alder - “A-Town Showdown” $1,000.00
- Kamryn Yenser - “Music for the Choral Department” $250.00
- Peyton Harsh - “AHS Fine Arts Festival” $500.00
- Lacey Helfers - “Gallery Displays” $500.00
Valley Grove Elementary School
- Danielle McGrew (McVicker) - “Once Upon an Audio Book” $992.84
Southview Preschool Center
- Colleen Murphy-Prange - “Listening Library for Our Littlest Learner Literacy” $870.00
Eastside Elementary School
- Karen Griner - “Pages to Prizes: Rewarding Literacy Champions” $1,000.00
- Andrea Meadows (Emerson) - “Extending Project Based Learning through Community Partnerships” $751.00
Highland Middle School
- Angie Bingaman - “CPR” $421.00
- Brandon Bailey (Hamer) - “Unique Designs and Prints” $997.90
- David Coats - “Build it Brigade” $977.18
- Hannah Stephens - “Playwrights, Producers & Players: Let’s Get Dramatic! 6” $1,000.00
- Karen Sipes - “Curtain Up! Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical, Jr.” $1,000.00
Edgewood Elementary School
- Jennifer Myrick - “Igniting a Passion for Learning” $646.00
Anderson Elementary School
- Linda Williams-Boyd - “Bowling Abatement 2024” $1,000.00
- Rachel Lutes - “5th Grade Field Trip” $1,000.00
- Abigail Swickard - “Calming Corners” $873.75
AEF was created in 1978 to serve as a bridge between the community and Anderson Community Schools (ACS). 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).