2025-2026 Grant Recipients

Please help us congratulate this year’s APEF Grant Recipients.

NameGrantApproved Amount
Woodson
Katie LindsayJumbo Magnatiles$619.04
Elizabeth MedranoRead Aloud Materials$1,125.17
Amy GoetteLiteracy Growth: Vocabulary and Science of Reading Enhancement$2,231.04
Dawn PopePlayground Communication Board$1,583.43
Katie Chapek, Gretchen Erickson, Gabriela Deusangeli, Frances Heilman, and Kailey SynogroundSupporting the Language and Literacy Development in Discovery Classrooms$1,660.10
Banfield
Blake HenelyRecess Enrichment and Enhancement$2,476.70
Nicole EdwardsIndividualized Audio Access$3,000.00
Jamie ZielkeAdvance Academics – Critical Thinking STEM Materials$410.59
Nicole EdwardsDecodable Texts, Grades 2-4$1,189.64
Neveln
Jaci GruberScience – It’s a HOOT$224.25
Stephanie Fehn & Tracy GarryDecodable Chapter Books$3,130.47
Rachel Underwood & Wendy KoselSound Sponge Quiet Dividers$4,050.72
Katie TharpOrganization in the Music Room$650.00
Southgate
Lindsey DahlstromRifton Adaptive Tricycle$2,467.50
Christy HalseyScience of Reading Instructional Materials$1,500.16
Krystal Lennie & Samantha DooleyGuided Hands Device$1,402.00
Cassie LeathersExperiential Play Furniture and Accessories$976.98
Sumner
Chelsea Ritter, Chrissy Holtberg, Jake Vela, & Brigette RambadtMath Games and Manipulatives$1,128.37
Katie KellerDecodable Text Library$2,374.40
Katie Keller3rd & 4th Grade Carpets$1,719.25
Nikky ToldeBarred Instrument Restoration$576.00
IJ Holton
Dewey ScharaClassroom Libraries$20,000.00
Alison WitiakMaude Hart Lovelace Nominated Books$500.00
Dewey ScharaBARR U-Time Lesson Supplies$2,741.53
Andrea McKichanLiteracy and Brain Breaks$340.79
Leah MotlOrchestra Supplies$500.00
Lindsey Schaefer, Brandon Drescher, & Ashley McLarenEnhancing Math Learning: TI-30XS Calculators$3,690.60
Ellis
Felicia FinleyMath Vertical Learning Group Whiteboards and Graphs$944.79
Matt LambaereHeadphones for Horizon$259.22
Ryan RiedlTesting Accommodations$1,571.16
Dewey ScharaBARR I-Time Lesson Supplies$1,040.05
Kasey EllisEXCEL Classroom Headsets$580.97
AHS
Virginia CampbellLeveled Readers, Language Arts$552.89
David HeersAuto and Small Engines Visual Aids Upgrade$875.00
Rebecca DeyoPacker Profile Seminar Resources$491.31
Alexa Dolan PetersonLanguage Arts 9 Classroom Supplies$317.00
Christina EbelingFood Chemistry Lab$2,590.94
Jennifer StensrudUnified PE “Get to Know You” Activity Bins$365.61
Oakland Education Center
Jessica Bernand3D Printer$1,999.00
Athletics
WeightliftingJacy BodiTeam Singlets – Girls and Boys$1,500.00
Boys GolfMatt RasoSet of Golf Clubs$500.00
TennisJeff AndersonLobster Sports Phenom Ball Machine$4,632.68
District Wide
All ElementariesJessica CarlsonK-4 Special Education Phonics Tools$1,444.60
All ElementariesZachary Truong, Kjirsten Zahn, Katie Tharp, Nikky Tolde, Dave Hovland, Blake Henely, Jill Rollie, Derik Gustafson, & Lynn HemannElementary Music Choral Risers$16,807.12
$100,764.16

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