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Boardman Schools Fund awards 11 teacher grants

By Mahoning Matters staff and Jeremy Harper
Staff members of The Boardman Bugle, Boardman High School’s student-run newspaper, display the HP printer that was purchased through a Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence teacher grant. (Contributed photo)
Staff members of The Boardman Bugle, Boardman High School’s student-run newspaper, display the HP printer that was purchased through a Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence teacher grant. (Contributed photo)

BOARDMAN — The Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence has awarded 11 teacher grants worth more than $5,000 for the 2020-21 school year.

The cap on the projects was $500 this year to reach more teachers and grade levels. A total of 17 teachers, some working together on group ideas, were awarded money.

The grant winners and projects are:

  • Rebecca Calvin, intervention specialist, and Katie Fallo, director of student services: two reader pens for students with reading disabilities, including dyslexia;
  • Jeff Hammerton, Athletic Department, Boardman High School: gym weight room equipment;
  • Marcy Hughes, West Boulevard Elementary: Science Activity and STEM kits (grades one through three);
  • Scott Lenhart, Glenwood Junior High: two mini projectors, two portable screens (seventh- and eighth-grade science);
  • Jim Leonard, West Boulevard Elementary: math attribute blocks, math tiles, 100's boards, rulers and manipulatives (kindergarten through third grade);
  • Janie Mariucci, Dana Safarek and Randy Nord, Boardman High School English: Time magazine one-year subscription, HP printer and ink for ELA/Journalism/Bugle staff;
  • Kristie Schenker and Wade Prueitt, Boardman High School physical education: gym weight room assorted weight plates;
  • Amy Amendol and Megan Turillo, Boardman Center Intermediate: trail cameras and iPod Touch cases (fourth- through sixth-grade science);
  • Michele Prokop, Boardman High School Music Department: wireless handheld microphone system to use districtwide/BPAC;
  • Danielle Siembida, Glenwood Junior High physical education: Heart Tech Plus HUB;
  • Karen Sutton, West Boulevard Elementary: Chromebook charging equipment.

With the help of the community and a partnership with the Boardman Education Association, BSFEE has awarded more than $60,000 since 2009.

The money has funded teacher grants for classroom projects that go beyond the scope of what is regularly funded in the district's budget. BSFEE has helped students learn remotely during the current pandemic by donating $5,000 to Boardman Local Schools for 20 WiFi hotspots.

This story was originally published December 23, 2020 at 1:45 PM with the headline "Boardman Schools Fund awards 11 teacher grants."