Recent Grant Awards

LEADERS FOR LEARNING GRANTS 2012

Leaders for Learning grants totaling $5,636 were awarded to 12 teachers to enhance their professional development or classroom activities. These educators are past recipients of Licking County Foundation’s Leaders for Learning Award which makes them eligible to apply for annual grants of up to $500 as long as they continue to teach in Licking County. These grants are made possible through generous support by the Lindorf-Warner Memorial Donor Advised Fund of the Licking County Foundation.

  • Julie Elwell, Hillview Elementary School: $500 to purchase newly-published professional books and journals.
  • Pamela Hilgert, Kirkersville Elementary School: $380.58 to purchase The Quirkles, a 26-book set including a teacher’s guide, coloring book, flash cards and giant poster.
  • Walter Gloshinski, Newark High School: $500 to help pay for supplies and student rewards for a program that provides hands-on, real-life, work experience for developmentally disabled students.
  • Tara Boyer, Wilson Middle School: $500 to purchase books which will be used for the professional development of the school district’s Language Arts teachers.
  • Charles G. Hill, Utica High School: $500 to purchase an Apple iPad for the Resource Room in which small groups of students are instructed.
  • Valerie Howard, Licking Heights Central Middle School: $500 to purchase supplies for bringing more hands-on activities (including rocket-building) to her science classroom.
  • Michael Kinney, Licking Heights Central Middle School: $500 to purchase supplies for bringing more hands-on activities (including rocket-building) to his science classroom.
  • Mandy Rubino, Licking Heights South Elementary School: $407 to purchase clay and glaze, animal books, and materials for a multi-media printmaking project.
  • Jill McLaughlin, Northridge Intermediate School: $430 to attend a professional development workshop at ITSCO in Westerville for introducing teachers to the many uses of Apple devices.
  • Susan J. Hatch, Utica Elementary School: $500 to purchase classroom computers, keyboards and mice for the school’s Title I classroom and the Study Island Intervention Program.
  • Barbara Deavers, Hebron Elementary School: $477.86 to purchase visual and kinesthetic resources for students, and some organizers for easy access to these tools.
  • Kathy Mehler, Licking Valley Middle School: $440.60 to purchase multiple copies of 5 books by author Margaret Peterson Haddix to support her visit to the school.