Highlights

2008-2009 Teaching For Learning Grant Application Package

The Foundation for Excellence would like to thank every staff member who applied for the Teaching For Learning Grant. Every application that the Foundation received was worthy of the enrichment grants. Although we wanted to award every applicant, our advisory board could only choose the top 6.

2008 Award Recipients
 

Project Title: A Dream That FITS (Futures in Technology and Science)
Project Leader: Lori Hewitt and Gary Anderson
School: JC Harmon, Fairfax Campus, F.L. Schlagle, Sumner, Washington, and Wyandotte
Grant: $1000.00

Project Title: Excellence in Community Preschool Programs
Project Leader: Meighan Peifer
School: Community Preschool Sites serving Pre-K students
Grant: $885.00

Project Title: New Chelsea Early Morning Readers
Project Leader: Leontra Foreman, Molly Struzzo, and Sheri Rhein
School: New Chelsea Elementary School
Grant: $1000.00

Project Title: It's Cool to be Green
Project Leader: Martha Hemer
School: Frank Rushton
Grant: $1000.00

Project Title: Teen to Teen – A Book Connection
Project Leader: Lindsey Schneider, Venita Thurman, Betty Carter, Maggie Schonnover, Enza Ketcham, Cynthia Garner, and Steve Howard
School: JC Harmon
Grant: $1000.00

Project Title: The Greening of Whittier
Project Leader: Teri Fulton and Terri Favold
School: Whittier Elementary 4th Grade, Entire School Community
Grant: $500.00

We encourage all staff to continue to give to the Believe Campaign. The more that is given, the more grants that will be available for our staff. The upcoming date for the Teaching For Learning Grant Application will be January 12, 2009. Each grant amount will be $1000.00.

FFE Grant Check Presentations - 10/01-02/08 (Photos)

• Michael P. Bautista, Ph.D., Washington High School Class of 1970, associate vice president of learning and academic affairs and dean of the center for arts and sciences at Community College of Denver
• Kim Bland, Ph.D., Sumner Academy of Arts and Science Class of 1990, senior director of research and development at Proteon Therapeutics
• Melissa A. Bynum, Sumner Academy of Arts and Science Class of 1981, director of resource development for the Wyandotte County Chapter of the American Red Cross
• Earl P. Cole, Sumner Academy of Arts and Science Class of 1989, entrepreneur/business owner/composer and winner of CBS’ Survivor Fiji
• Major Burnell E. Davis, Sumner High School Class of 1966, director of campus officers for the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
• Gordon Docking, Washington High School Class of 1973, broadcaster and healthcare CEO
• Susan Docking, Washington High School Class of 1973, teacher at Olathe East High School
• Fernando Gaitan, Sumner High School Class of 1966, U.S. Chief Judge for the Western District of Missouri
• Randall P. Kancel, Wyandotte High School Class of 1971, Community Bank President for UMB Bank
• Wendell E. Maddox, Jr., Sumner High School Class of 1965, President/CEO of United Way of Wyandotte County
• John J. Mendez, Argentine High School Class of 1961, adjunct professor at Donnelly College
• Carmen Ramirez Mott, Wyandotte High School Class of 1955, tutor/deaf interpreter/paraprofessional