• Innovation Mini-Grant Program

    EHS mini-grant In January 2019, the U-46 Educational Foundation awarded mini-grants of up to $500 each to eight teachers across the District to support their bright new ideas in teaching and learning. U-46 Educational Foundation Board members throughout the school day surprised teachers in their classrooms with the awards, called Innovation Mini-Grants.

    The Foundation funded projects such as the start of a family book club, a mentoring program for students, and high school biotechnology experiments. The Foundation Board selected the winning projects from 27 proposals.

    “Each of these grants will provide activities that enhance, enrich, and complement existing opportunities in U-46 for students, families, and staff,” said U-46 Educational Foundation Board President Bud Wilson. “We are excited to continue supporting innovative programs in U-46 in the years ahead.”

    A video recapping the mini-grant delivery can be viewed here.

    The list of winning recipients are as follows:

     

    Grant Recipient

    Position

    School

    Project

    Philip Church

    Science Teacher

    Bartlett High School

    Biotechnology

    Sarah Rabe

    Principal

    Centennial Elementary School

    Sensory Paths

    Lisa Holbrook

    MTSS Lead Teacher

    Elgin High School

    Maroon Mentoring Program

    Heather Flick

    Science Teacher

    Eastview Middle School

    Eastview Science Olympiad Team Supplies

    Rachel Pinkepank

    Title 1 Teacher Interventionist

    Hillcrest Elementary School

    Hillcrest Families Read! A Parent-Child Book Club

    Michelle Esmenda

    Secretary

    Glenbrook Elementary School

    Glenbrook Elementary Outdoor Marquee

    Hayley Levitan

    School Psychologist

    Ontarioville Elementary School

    Flexible Seating

    Martha Laskus

    Early Childhood Teacher

    Horizon Elementary School

    Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Program: Table and Manipulatives