Fall 2025 Educator Innovation Grant Recipients Announced!

We ❤️ granting wishes!!! We enjoyed being a part of the West Shore School District’s Opening Day festivities, providing donuts, sponsoring guest speaker, Mike Azzalina, and awarding Educator Innovation Grants. Thanks to support from our community, donors, and sponsors, the Foundation was able to fund a combined total of $19,527.79 to assist District staff in bringing their visions to reality. We are excited for all the GREAT THINGS that will happen this school year!

Congratulations to the following recipients...

Kristin Stahl & Lana Lammer
Fairview & Old Trail Intermediate Schools
K'Nexions: Linking Learning, Design, and Discovery
$164.15

Megan Naugle
WSSD Kindergarten Acceleration Program
Personalized Math in KAP
$400.00

Justin Weaver
Cedar Cliff High School - Aquaponics Program
Next Level Propagation
$400.00

Carrie Livingston
WSSD K-12
Low Vision Simulation Kit Experience
$500.00

Mark Miller & Ryan Maxwell
WSSD
WSSd Studnet Specialists Program Collaboration
$650.00

Danielle Badders, Michelle Brymesser, & Katie Diehl
Highland Elementary School
Sensory Stations
$801.54

Chris Champion
Red Land High School
Take Two: Expanding Red Land Morning News
$820.00

Jonelle Fazzolari
Hillside Elementary School
Self-Regulation Classroom Cruiser
$1,166.00

Jessica Pines & Katie McCarty
Newberry Elementary School
Smart Starts: Empowering Kindergarten Classrooms with Interactive Technology
$1,177.41

Janelle Bingaman & Keri Barnes
Washington Heights Elementary School
Makers in Motion: Expanding Creative Horizons
$1,206.00

Kate Bright, Abby Gable, Aria Garling, & Marianne Galanti-Otteson
K-4 Music Department
Family Folk Dance Initiative
$1,506.93

Emily Chajai
Newberry Elementary School
FlexSpace
$1,525.00

Lana Lammer
Crossroads Middle School & Old Trail Intermediate School
From Imagination to Innovation
$1,959.00

Mia Berfield, Michelle Maxwell, Lacey Balmer, Shannon Speelman, & Nina Lauver
Rossmoyne Elementary School
Playground Enhancements
$2,121.36

Angela Kauffman
Red Land High School
Patriot Pages & Projects
$2,130.40

Renee Healy & Kelly Rost
Red Mill Elementary School
PBIS Claw Machine
$3,000.00