Maureen Shireman Literacy Grant recipients
Funded by the Fred J. Brunner Foundation, Maureen Shireman Literacy Grants are awarded to projects that provide significant support for school, class, or library initiatives promoting literacy-rich experiences for Fayetteville Public School students from Pre-K through 12th grade.
2026 Maureen Shireman Literacy Grant Awards
Read Aloud, Grow Together:Monthly K–4 Books Building Literacy & Community
Award Amount: $601.66
Teacher Project Description: Grant funds provide monthly themed read-alouds to build literacy, expand vocabulary, and inspire reading joy.
McNair Summer Book Club
Award Amount: $8,621.00
Teacher Project Description: McNair Summer Book Club will bridge reading gaps in the summer.
Books for ESL Classroom Library
Award Amount: $2,000.00
Teacher Project Description: The funds will be used to purchase age-appropriate, low-level, high-interest books for independent reading.
Soaring Through Stories
Award Amount: $4,521.15
Teacher Project Description: All students will be reading the same book to foster a love for learning together
Turning Pages Together: Building Shared Reading Experiences
Award Amount: $1,004.83
Teacher Project Description: Utilizing shared class novels to promote comprehension, engagement, equity, and inclusive literacy.
Book Bridge: linking literacy love between home and school
Award Amount: $5,875.00
Teacher Project Description: Book Bridge will provide a wide variety of books to students throughout the summer months.
FRIENDS - Literacy & Leadership Through Mentorship of Emerging Multilinguals
Award Amount: $1,985.00
Teacher Project Description: FRIENDS develop literacy, oral reading fluency, and leadership through targeted interventions including student-driven elementary visits.
Enhancing Reading Comprehension Through Yoto Mini's
Award Amount: $4,580.36
Teacher Project Description: Giving EVERYONE at EVERY level a chance to love reading with Yoto Mini's
2025 Maureen Shireman Literacy Grant Awards
Biliteracy For Kindergarten Students
Award Amount: $762.80
Teacher Project Description: Levels Prek-level 3 Spanish Reading curriculum for kindergarten Spanish speakers learning to read.
The "Small and Mighty" AVID Classroom Library.
Award Amount: $685.50
Teacher Project Description: The grant will establish a classroom library to enhance history discussions through diverse literature.
Fostering a love of reading through a love of food.
Award Amount: $1,650.00
Teacher Project Description: Building a classroom library of illustrated books about food and nonfiction works about nutrition
FRIENDS- empowering experienced multilinguals through literacy and leadership development
Award Amount: $2,175.00
Teacher Project Description: FRIENDS develop literacy and leadership skills through elementary visits and service projects on our campuses.
A Mathematician's Library
Award Amount: $1,137.00
Teacher Project Description: A classroom library focused on a culture of mathematics within literary texts.
Building Visual Literacy: Elevating Creative Practice Through Literature
Award Amount: $5,350.00
Teacher Project Description: Equipping students to master multimodal literacy through personalized art research resources.
Book Bridge: linking love for literacy between home and school
Award Amount: $6,825.00
Teacher Project Description: Book Bridge will provide a wide range of books to students throughout the summer months.
2024 Maureen Shireman Literacy Grant Awards
| Leadership, mentoring, and Reading Fluency Development through FRIENDS service Learning Award Amount: $2,057.81 Teacher Project Description: FRIENDS Service Learning targets at-risk English learners with a focus on developing reading fluency/comprehension and leadership. |
Walk this Way: Walking Podcast Systems for Kinesthetic Learning
Award Amount: $4,500.00
Teacher Project Description: Helping motivate students to tackle mental challenges and encourage intellectual exploration and productive struggle through literacy.
Illuminate Literacy: Ignite the passion for lifelong learning
Amount: $8,400.00
Teacher Project Description: A comprehensive literacy program designed to ignite the passion for reading-writing among students and staff.
Monthly Take Home Library
Amount: $550.00
Teacher Project Description: Students will receive a Scholastic book to take home each month for their home library.
Building Literacy in Junior High Special Populations
Amount: $675.00
Teacher Project Description: Providing literacy skill-building resources for older students that are both age appropriate and developmentally appropriate.
Wildcat Journalism
Amount: $ 5,800.00
Teacher Project description: Teaching students the fundamentals of journalism, including article planning, conducting interviews, and online publication, while emphasizing the importance of good journalism and the dangers of misinformation. Students will explore various types of journalism, such as photojournalism, print journalism, reporting, and reviews, honing their skills in research, writing, and critical analysis.