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FPEF Grant Awards

FPEF Grant Awards

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Overall Amount Awarded to Teachers and Students Since 1992
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Grants Awarded to Fayetteville Teachers in the Last Year

As you read through our Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 grants, we hope you are inspired by the educators who continue to create pioneering programs for our students. We are grateful to the donors of our endowment who make this possible. The following is a comprehensive list of grants and donors that make our students’ educational experiences unforgettable.

Number of Teachers Awarded in the Last Year
Approximate Number of Students Impacted by FPEF Grants

2023 Spring Standard Grant Awards

Jane Keen - Asbell Expand

Asbell is Full STEAM Ahead

Award Amount: $1,255.36

Teacher Project Description: Curriculum-based STEM activities for third-graders at Asbell to increase engagement.

Ryan Kingsella - Leverett Expand

Virtual Reality to promote second language acquisition in ELL students.

Award Amount: $1,764.00

Teacher Project Description: Tools for ELL's to assist in language development, and comprehension.

Mary Briggs & Sarah Green - Holcomb Expand

Hike It, Shoot It, Write It

Award Amount: $2,316.18

Teacher Project Description: Cameras for students on field trips to provide a writing platform.

Holley Shinn - Butterfield Expand

Skydome Planetarium Experience to Enhance STEAM Lab Lessons!

Award Amount: $2,590.00

Teacher Project Description: Mobile skydome planetarium to enhance K-4th grade STEAM Lab Lessons.

Dawn Schoeller - Holt, Owl Creek Expand

Middle School MIDI Piano Lab

Award Amount: $2,765.00

Teacher Project Description: MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) piano keyboards for sixth graders

Kasarah Tyson - Leverett Expand

LIBRALAB FOR LEVERETT LIONS

Award Amount: $3,129.00

Teacher Project Description: Magnetic marble run wall manipulative tools for STEM exploration.

Carlos O Chicas - ALLPS Expand

ALLPS Photography with Sone Alpha Mirrorless Digital Camera

Award Amount: $3,500.00

Teacher Project Description: Equipment for students to capture ALLPS events. 

Sara Blickenstaff - All District Expand

New "Home" Move in Kits

Award Amount: $3,835.76

Teacher Project Description: Household items to furnish new "homes" for homeless students.

Breanna Taylor - Fayetteville High School Expand

Representation Matters: The Minority Student Population Connecting with Community Leaders

Award Amount: $1,600.00

Teacher Project Description: Opportunity for students to visit Washington D.C landmarks. 

Caryn Finney - Asbell, Butterfield , Happy Hollow, Holcomb, Leverett, Root, Vandergriff, Washington Expand

Botanical Gardens field trip for GT Ornithology Unit

Award Amount: $2,055.00

Teacher Project Description: Authentic immersive ornithological experiences including habitat and use of tools.

Maridith Gebhart - Ramay Expand

Discover the Den

Award Amount: $1,100.00

Teacher Project Description: Students will experience real-world examples of class concepts.

Stephanie Jordan - Washington Expand

Washington Wildcat Wildpatch: Regenerating Healthy Ecosystems in SchoolYard Habitats

Award Amount: $2,513.75

Teacher Project Description: Procurement and installation of STEAM-based native pollinator garden.

Amanda Bunch-Goggans - All District Expand

Literacy Bags for Multilingual Families

Award Amount: $4,741.07

Teacher Project Description: Books, whiteboards, and board game bags to build literacy skills.  

2022 Fall Grant Awards

Cameron Simpkins - Fayetteville High School Expand
Asian American Pacific Islander/ Jewish Heritage Celebration & Interactive Learning Event
Award Amount: $2,339.77
Teacher Project Description: AAPI/Jewish Students Create an Interactive Cultural Experience for FHS.
Melissa Rogers - All District Expand

Emergency Car Repair Program

Award Amount: $3,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Car repair to assist families with transportation to jobs and school.

Matthew Holden - Fayetteville High School Expand

Creating Equitable Opportunities to Participate in Authentic Scientific Experiences.

Award Amount: $2,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Funding for underrepresented students to participate in real-world scientific research.

Erin Tremain, Kara Reynolds, and Grace Clark - Owl Creek Expand

Utilizing Essential Technology to Build Essential Skills

Award Amount: $2,750.00

Teacher Project Description: Secure interactive whiteboards, mounts, and screen mirroring applications for two classrooms.

Jacqueline Abshier - McNair Expand

Working Together and Building Connections to Express Meaning through Theater

Award Amount: $2,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Students collaborating, exploring character and emotions while acting for performances

Rajhi Thompson - FHS, Holt, Owl Creek, Ramay, Washington, Woodland Expand

African American Male Initiative

Award Amount: $6,400.00

Teacher Project Description: Empower, uplift, and motivate African American Males.

Cean Hevin, Rebecca Gilmer - Ramay Expand

Multi-Cultural Festival at Ramay Jr. High - Spring 2023

Award Amount: $2,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Experiencing culturally diverse booths provide opportunities to increasing acceptance, understanding

 

Rebecca Gilmer - Ramay Expand

Ramay Student Clubs - Experiences, Exploration, & Enrichment

Award Amount: $4,500.00

Teacher Project Description: Clubs provide opportunities for exploration, experiences, and enrichment for all.

Holley Shinn - Butterfield Expand

Art Rocks! Integrating Visual Arts and Geological Sciences 

Award Amount: $3,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Supplies for project-based unit that integrates visual arts and geology. 

Amanda Bunch-Goggans - Owl Creek Expand

Owl Creek World Culture Festival

Award Amount: $2,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Resources to engage families in cultural awareness and family involvement.

Mary Thompson Collins - Owl Creek Expand

Bilingual Reading Equals Academic Achievement and Options in Life!

Award Amount: $1,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Provide incentives/rewards for students to meet state language targets.

Jay Mirus - Happy Hollow Expand

Focusing our Instruction: Sharing our Vision via Document Cameras

Award Amount: $5,687.00

Teacher Project Description: Document cameras for all classrooms to enhance instructional practices.

Justin Keen - Ramay Expand

Ramay Fly Fishing Club

Award Amount: $3,400.00

Teacher Project Description: Equipment for Fly Fishing Club to offer outdoor educational experience.

Cheri DeSoto - Holt Expand

Zooming In to the World Around You

Award Amount: $2,300.00

Teacher Project Description: Scientific equipment to investigate their world with hands-on learning

Jimmy Frisby - Fayetteville High School Expand

Implementing PEX plumbing skills

Award Amount: $4,100.00

Teacher Project Description: Equipment, tools, and supplies for teaching PEX plumbing skills.

Christina Holt - Owl Creek Expand

Chime in! Uke Can Do It Too!

Award Amount: $4,660.47

Teacher Project Description: Instruments for elementary students to enhance melodic exploration in music.

Cameron Simpkins & AP Ambassador students - FHS Expand

FHS Hispanic Heritage Month Event

Award Amount: $2,100

Teacher Project Description: Day-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage by students and for students!

 

Matthew Holden - FHS Expand

Creating Interpretive Displays Throughout the Community to Promote Local Conservation

Award Amount: $8,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Installing 15 permanent conservation interpretive displays at Fayetteville city parks.

James Kunzelmann - Fayetteville High School Expand

Majolica: Glazes, Geometry, and Global Dialogue

Award Amount: $4,879.36

Teacher Project Description: We'll explore geometric pattern as narrative through in-glaze painting.

Tana Dawson - Holcomb Expand

Bikes for Holcomb Elementary School

Award Amount: $2,063.24

Teacher Project Description: Properly fitting, safe bikes to improve Bike Ed program.

Jane Keen - McNair Expand

Sustainable Agriculture for a Better Future

Award Amount: $1,933.50

Teacher Project Description: Materials to help deepen student understanding of sustainable agriculture.

 

Suzanne Sanford - Woodland Expand

New Kiln for Woodland Junior High

Award Amount: $4,730.22

Teacher Project Description: New kiln that would allow students to create with clay.

Jon Bukont - Woodland Expand

Classroom Collaboration & Presentation Tools

Award Amount: $9,404.79

Teacher Project Description: Interactive display for student centered collarboration and presentations.

Jane Keen - Asbell, Butterfield , Happy Hollow, Holcomb, Holt, Leverett, McNair, Owl Creek, Root, Vandergriff, Washington Expand

Reducing Summer Learning Loss with Keen on STEM

Award Amount: $1,838.89

Teacher Project Description: Offering hands-on STEM activities to reduce summer learning loss.

 

Kelly J. Buckley - Asbell, FHS, Happy Hollow, Holcomb, Leverett, Owl Creek Expand

FHS FRIENDS: Empowering Bi-Lingual Student Leaders and Elementary Mentors 

Award Amount: $2,050.00

Teacher Project Description: FRIENDS develop leadership and literacy skills through authentic opportunities.

Jason Barnes - FHS Expand

Teaching students how to correctly splint upper and lower-limb fractures

Award Amount: $1,570.75

Teacher Project Description: Equipment for students to properly splint upper and lower-limb fractures.

Carlos Chicas - ALLPS Expand

Mac Pro Computer to create alternative experiences through multiple classes

Award Amount: $3,500.00

Teacher Project Description: All students will learn photo and video editing in classrooms.

Bree Waymack - FHS Expand

Hey Google, Mi-Fi Needed!

Award Amount: $639.90

Teacher Project Description: Mifi is needed  to operate our Google Home Hub.

Heather Bottoms - Ramay Expand

Let's Learn About College and Careers!

Award Amount: $3,500.00

Teacher Project Description: Perceptions of postsecondary learning supports life goals: a district initiative.

Christopher Young - McNair Expand

Acting, with our Inner Voices, Can yours be heard?

Award Amount: $2,000.00

Teacher Project Description: Finding your place,  while acting in a Middle School show.

Cristin Atha - Happy Hollow Expand

Creating Collaborative Spaces for Learners in the Commons Areas

Award Amount: $3,750.00

Teacher Project Description: Dry-erase tables and seating to promote student collaboration.

 

Stephanie Bishop and Spencer Pineda - Root Expand

Activate your senses in the Root Elementary Sensory Garden

Award Amount: $3,500.00

Teacher Project Description: Engance sense of wellbeing, reduce your stress, calm your mind.

Tara Lechtenberger & Kaitlyn Lee - Butterfield, Washington Expand

That's me!: creating multicultural libraries in the classroom

Award Amount: $8,400.00

Teacher Project Description: Multicultural books used for equitable instruction and independent reading.

Fund: Nathan Altman Fund, Candy & Teddy Clarkwell Fund

2022 Fall & 2023 Spring Pendergraft Grant Awards

Brett Lawson - Fayetteville High School Expand

New Sousaphones for FHS Band

Award Amount: $9,022.50

Teacher Job Description: Equipment to address equity issues in the FHS Band.

Jerod Bradshaw - Fayetteville High School Expand

Flying to New Careers: Drones in Construction and Engineering

Award Amount: $10,000.00

Teacher Project Description: A set of drone kits for Construction and Engineering students.

To make a contribution to support Grants like these, click here

If you have questions about our Grants, contact Emma Pierce, Director of Operations and Programs

emma@fayedfoundation.org

479-527-3655

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