D20 Education Foundation Grant Recipients—2024-25

Each year the D20 Education Foundation awards grant money to schools for creative projects which support the D20 Board of Education or Superintendent’s goals, school site plan goals, accreditation guidelines, curriculum standards and/or the D20 mission.  Applications are presented in the fall.  A district committee reviews the applications, and the Education Foundation presents the awards in December.  The following are the twelve winners for the 2024-25 school year.  The Foundation offers its congratulations to these winners!

Grant Recipient: Melanie Cruz
Principal:  Adrienne Morey
Douglass Valley Elementary
Grant title:  Cultural Connections: Enriching Elementary Education Through Cultural Experiences
Amount:  $1860.00

Grant Recipient: Meg Wieland
Principal:   Keisha Hill
Home School Academy
Grant title:  9 Square in the Air
Amount:  $1216.08

Grant Recipient: Kelly Cavnaugh
Principal:  Keisha Hill
Home School Academy
Grant title:  Empowering Future Educators: Integrating SAM Laba STEAM Kits for Enhanced Learning in District 20
Amount:  $2999.00

Grant Recipient: Kristi O’Malley
Principal:  Adrienne Moray
Douglass Valley Elementary
Grant title:  Ozobot Explores: Igniting Young Minds in STEM
Amount:  $2990.00

Grant Recipient: Stacie Taylor
Principal:  Corinne Gorsch
Mountain View Elementary School
Grant title:  Enhancing Student Engagement in Literacy Through Robots and Voice
Amount:  $2094.12

Grant Recipient: Hanna Lindgren
Principal:  Corinne Gorsch
Mountain View Elementary
Grant title:  Creating a Math Resource Library to Increase Student Proficiency in Math
Amount:  $3000.00

Grant Recipient: Caleb Ulliman
Principal:  Lindsay Keller
Village High School
Grant title:  Startup Equipment for a High School Biotechnology Laboratory
Amount:  $2789.29

Grant Recipient: Elna McIntosh
Principal:  Debbie Holt
Challenger Middle School
Grant title:  Accessible Reading at the Challenger Library
Amount:  $2991.28

Grant Recipient: Stiina Dokken
Principal:  Sheehan Freeman Todd
The da Vinci Academy
Grant title:  Books to Support a Firm Foundation in K-2 Classrooms
Amount:  $2217.57

Grant Recipient: Sara Ballard
Principal:  Jamie Lester
Eagleview Middle School
Grant title:  Exploring Engineering Through Sea Perch ROV Kits
Amount:  $2995.00

Grant Recipient: Jessica Tvrdy
Principal:  Julie Cassano
Foothills Elementary School 
Grant title:  3D Printing for Inspired Innovation
Amount:  $2983.20

Grant Recipient: Andrew Reitinger
Principal:  Laura McNally
Academy International Elementary School 
Grant title:  Rhythms for All: Building Inclusivity Through Music
Amount:  $2963.82