Grant Winners
Teacher’s Corner
2021-2022 CPSEF Instructional Grant Winners
2020-2021 CPSEF Instructional Grant Winners
HOLLY SAWYER
$1000
Oscar Smith High School
Ms. Sawyer’s ESL students will make first hand connections about VA/US history by taking a trip to Jamestown.
HEATHER SAMMIS
$994.26
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Ms. Sammis will implement Morning Choice, a box of creative morning activities, team building, and exploratory learning.
MONICA PEASE
$851.09
Deep Creek Middle School
Ms. Pease will purchase the TEAM toolkit for EL support that ranges from grades 5-8.
MOLLY MCCRAW & MICHAEL MIDDLETON
$1000
Hickory High School
Ms. McCraw and Mr. Middleton will purchase two slab rollers and plywood slates to assist in creating a higher quality of hand-built ceramics work.
Gillian Hardy
$956
Hickory Elementary School
Ms. Hardy will create a MakerSpace for students to explore learning through technology, art, and engineering.
MAUREEN DELLERBA
$1000
Chittum Elementary
Ms. Dellerba will purchase and gain access to multiple diversity, functional, sensory items in the classroom to assist autistic students in reaching their Aligned Standards of Learning objectives.
MARTI AUSTIN
$1000
Western Branch Primary
Ms. Austin will purchase six Blu-Bots, and docking station, and a work mat.
TANYA BREATHWAITE
$550
Great Bridge High
Ms. Breathwaite will purchase Breakout EDU boxes to review content, practice skills, and build teamwork.
COLLEEN BRIGGS
$993
Butts Road Primary
Ms. Briggs will create a MakerSpace for students to explore learning through technology, art, and engineering.
COLIN JONES
$750
Truitt Intermediate School
Mr. Jones will purchase Blu-Bots to integrate coding into classrooms.
CHRISTINA HENRY
$900
Indian River High School
Ms. Henry will use funds to enable the media center to help faculty and staff add diversity to their lesson plans.
JOY JULIAN
$750
Great Bridge High School
Ms. Julian will purchase replacement copies of popular classic novels.
AUDRIE LOFAY
$936.78
Southwestern Elementary School
Ms. Lofay will purchase snap circuit kits and K’nex STEM kits for classrooms to bolster hands-on science learning programs.
VICKI MAYFIELD
$1000
Oscar Smith Middle School
Ms. Mayfield will conduct a One School, One Book program utilizing a high interest book.
ELISE SCHAUBERT
$900
Western Branch Primary
Ms. Schaubert will use funds to address individualized needs in 2-5 year old special education preschool class.
MARGARET SENTER
$1000
Deep Creek Central Elementary
Ms. Senter will purchase 16 Fire Tablets and protective cases for her third-grade gifted education classroom.
JONITA SHABAAZZ
$1000
Southwestern Elementary School
Ms. Shabaazz will purchase Rime Magic Kits for first and second-grade classrooms.
PATRICIA STEVENS
$998.90
Chesapeake Center for Student Success
Ms. Stevens will purchase computer speakers and headphones to assist with auditory clarity and minimize distractions.
GORDAN STRONG
$399
Grassfield High School
Col. Strong will purchase a controller to pair with an iPad Mini to operate a drone for the JROTC class.
MICHELE WAGGONER
$1000
Western Branch Middle School
Ms. Waggoner will conduct a Bruin Book Battle to encourage students to read quality literature and enhance their love of reading.
KIMBERLY HAMMERS
$1000
Grassfield High School
Ms. Hammers will purchase various games for the classroom to provide unique and multiple exposer to the US Government.
JANELLE FELLONE & JOHN OSTERHOUT
$1000.00
Hugo Owens Middle
Ms. Fellone and Mr. Osterhout will create a makerspace for students to use for creation of STEAM-related items.
FRANKLIN WILLIAMS
$940.42
Hugo Owens Middle School
Mr. Williams will purchase new equipment for the Photojournalism Club.
LATOYIA BAILEY
$870
Chittum Elementary
Ms. Bailey will purchase Chittum Bear Robotics Kits for each grade level PreK-5.
