2025-2026 Educational Enhancement Grant Awardees


Congratulations to the awardees of our second annual Educational Enhancement Grant Program.

Funding is provided by the Christoferson Family and the Floyd & Delores Jones Endowment Fund. The following projects have been awarded grants totaling $40,796.91, for use in the 2025-2026 school year:

  • 4 STEM Pathway Labs (Mobile Labs with Lessons)
    • Saratoga School; Jenny Sepulveda, Alysha Brook, Rebecca Buller, Amy Thompson, Michele Baker, Monica McDaniel
  • Art Materials to Enhance Reading Curriculum
    • Elger Bay Elementary; Melanie Lewis, Kathleen Nelles, Stacey Main
  • Art Supplies for Elementary Art Class
    • Twin City Elementary; Lindsey Jacoby
  • Art Classroom Enhancement
    • Elger Bay Elementary; Jennifer Ledgerwood
  • Books for First Grade Classroom Library
    • Elger Bay Elementary; Stacey Main
  • Books to Support Learning in the Classroom
    • Cedarhome Elementary; Molly Crimin-Arnestad, Cheryl Orkney
  • Character Development Program for Students within the Behavior Support Classroom
    • Port Susan Middle School; Meghan Lawrence
  • Children's Museum on the Go and Really Great Reading Blast Kits
    • Cedarhome Elementary; Emily Fisher, Carin Koster, Diana Laws, Brenda Mendez
  • Enhancing Learning in SS with Chromebooks
    • Stanwood High; Jason Femrite, Doug Flickner
  • Expanding Access to Engaging Non-Fiction and Interactive Books for High School Students
    • Stanwood High & Lincoln High; Debbie Byrum
  • Expanding Minds: Non-Fiction and Interactive Books for Grades 6-8
    • Port Susan Middle & Stanwood Middle; Debbie Byrum, Pam Palmer
  • First Grade Leveled Readers for Small Group Instruction
    • Cedarhome Elementary; Renee Barrie, Abby Burke, Kristina Dickinson, Lori Hayton
  • Gross Motor Skills Toolkits for Elem.
    • Stanwood Elementary, Stanwood High; Laura Hingston, Karly Zollinger
  • Learning Materials for STEM and and Creative Materials for Learning Through Art
    • Cedarhome Elementary; Elizabeth Ann Petersen
  • LEGO Education SPIKE Essential Kit
    • Twin City Elementary; Katrina Trampush, Craig Kelley, Casie Haugstad, Zach Pfrimmer
  • Materials for Emerging Readers
    • Cedarhome Elementary; Carolyn McNeill
  • Materials to Support Struggling Readers
    • Elger Bay Elementary; Kathleen Nelles
  • Novel Study Sets and Lower Level Chapter Books for 2nd Grade Readers
    • Utsalady Elementary; Sarah Bardon, Minde Carlson
  • Ongoing Knitting Machine Hat Project
    • Cedarhome Elementary; Cory Crandall
  • PocketLab Devices
    • Stanwood Middle; Doug Smith, Morgen ten Hoopen, Shannon Austin, Kelly Ingram
  • Reading Intervention Materials to Support Small Group Instruction in Elementary Classrooms
    • Cedarhome Elementary; Katrina Pickrell, Kristin Snider
  • Speech Sound Production Materials for SLP Intervention
    • Utsalady Elementary; Ricki Rutledge
  • Vent Hood for School Kiln
    • Cedarhome Elementary; Kristen Pappas

Grant applications for the 2026-2027 school year will be available in early spring of 2026.