The EPSD Education Foundation had another highly competitive year with many East Penn educators submitting detailed grant proposals outlining STEAM ideas for their classrooms. Grant proposals were evaluated and scored in areas of innovation, impact, sustainability, and overall alignment with the Foundation’s STEAM focus. The Foundation is pleased to announce that 18 grants totaling $15,000 will be funded. We are fortunate to have this level of innovation in our classrooms!
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2019-20 East Penn School District Education Foundation Innovator Grants:
| Grant Title | Contact | School | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building with Bloxels:Storytelling for the 21st Century | Megan Schueck | Wescosville | 500 |
| East Penn Outdoor School: Let’s Go Fishing | Rachel Collier | Eyer MS | 500 |
| East Penn Outdoor School: Photography Hike | Susan Bauer | Eyer MS | 500 |
| East Penn Outdoor School: Up the Creek | Katelyn Berndt | Eyer MS | 500 |
| EPSD Live Weather Cam | Zachary LaBar | EHS | 500 |
| Exploration of Fish in the Kindergarten Classroom | Kathleen Farrell | Macungie | 500 |
| Illustrating Stellar Death by Black Hole | Lexi Soboleski | EHS | 500 |
| Innovating to Honor Veterans | Justin Phillips | Shoemaker | 500 |
| Specdrums for Musical Investigation | Allison Lewis | Wescosville | 500 |
| Student Activities Mural | Heather West | LMMS | 500 |
| Coding Enrichment and Fun with Sphero Robots | Rett Fisher | LMMS | 1,000 |
| East Penn Outdoor School: Needle in a Haystack | Kelly Stellato | Eyer | 1,000 |
| First Lego League | Joanne Lusignea & Heather Bealer | Eyer | 1,000 |
| Incorporating STEAM for Special Needs | Crystal Husser | Shoemaker | 1,000 |
| Inspirational Genius Wall | Katie Pfenninger | EHS | 1,000 |
| Promoting Digital Literacy with Coding & Microcontrollers | Dylan Peters | EPSD | 1,000 |
| Securing the Heart: A scientific Approach to Emotional Support | Molly Griffith | EHS | 1,000 |
| Greenhouse for Growing Great Science Students | Patrick Campbell | LMMS | 3,000 |
