The Geauga County Retired Teachers Association offers grants in amounts up to $250.00 to teachers in any of the public schools in Geauga county. Grants are intended to be used to support, in part or in whole, an innovative educational project that would otherwise not be possible because of a lack of school funds.
Funds are raised at every chapter meeting by a 50/50 raffle.
Additional donations are from the East Geauga Kiwanis, the Huntsburg Grange, Bob Evans, and author David Hancock who donates proceeds from the sale of his books "The Diary of a Mad Public School Teacher" and "Black Students Face White Teacher: Ruminations and Lamentations" which are available on Amazon in book form and the Kindle edition.
NOTE: The former designation of Teacher Mini Grants was changed to Educational Grants at the October 2017 Executive Committee meeting and is referred to on the web site tabs as "Teacher Grants" to differentiate this program from the grants offered to college seniors.
Application for for Teacher Grants Deadline is NOV 15.
Please submit by mail to
Cliff Radie
6676 Madison Rd.
Thompson OH 44086
Questions can be sent to radie1986@windstream.net
Deadline: Teacher applications must be received by November 15th of every year.
2019-2020 Recipients
Josephina Ventimigilia - LSD teacher at Kenston Middle School to purchase of a document camera to allow 4th grade students to share their work with the entire class and to communicate creatively in all areas of the curriculum.
Kristen Hendel - pre-K through 6th grade teacher in the Berkshire School District to purchase adapted books to begin an adapted core library.
Sharon Stotts - 7th grade science teacher at Kenston Middle School to install metal sheeting over the cupboards that line her classroom in order to create a vocabulary acquisition word wall..
2019 Recipients
BERKSHIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Harry
Hoover, High School Math Teacher Grant to be used for
the Ten Marks program to provide Berkshire students with rigorous aligned
practice problems in geometry. It will
allow Harry to focus on problem solving at the DOK 2+ level for his students to
improve Ohio EOC geometry scores.
Meghan
Hull, Grade 7-12 Technology Integration Specialist
Grant to be used to purchase wood, acrylic and other maker’s tools to
help complete our classroom makerspace to introduce creative and technical
learning in the Berkshire educational community. The tools purchased would help students
digitally design 2D and 3D items to help their creations become a reality.
Jim
Lester, High School Math Teacher Grant to be used for
the Introduction to College Math class for a Young Architect 3-D Home Building
Kit to complete a unit on ratio, proportions and scale. The kit will enable students to construct
accurate architectural models of past and current Berkshire/Ledgemont buildings
in the library of the new Pre-K -12 school being built by the Berkshire School
District.
CARDINAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT
Gregg
Sadler, Junior High Reading Teacher Grant to be used to
purchase headphones to supplement remedial reading program for students. The
headphones will allow for more efficiency in the reading program MindPlay.
CHARDON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sarah
Cudo, Kindergarten Teacher Grant to be used to improve the quality and
quantity of books for the kindergarten learning centers that focus upon a
science or social studies related theme in the current Ohio Learning
Standards. The project will provide
Munson students with weekly opportunities to integrate science, social studies
and language arts curriculum.
Daniel
Dinko and Sharon Zdesar, High School Teachers at Chardon Academy
Chardon Academy is a Credit Recovery & Deficiency Program. The Academy works primarily with at-risk
students and provides additional academic support and intervention
service. The grant will be used for the
implementation of a token economy rewards program used for behavior management
to increase desirable behavior and decrease undesirable behavior through the
use of tokens.
Kelly
Moran and Alexandra Wells, Third Grade
Teachers Grant to be used to purchase six copies of
“The Writing Strategies Book” that will guide year-long writing instruction for
Grade 3 students. The responsive process
involved will motivate students to write more and write better.
Candace
Remington, First Grade Teacher Grant to be used for
incorporating flexible seating options in their first grade classroom that
allows for greater communication, collaboration, and focus in a more efficient
and engaging classroom. Students will be
able to stay better focused and engaged in daily lessons and activities.
Brenda
Sobodosh, Second Grade Teacher Grant will be used
to create a STEM work station within the second grade classroom to promote
engineering, creative thinking, cooperative learning, and critical
thinking. Students will be exposed to
real-life design and engineering problems utilizing science, technology and
math skills to solve those problems.
Beth
Stickley, Primary Elementary Art Teacher Grant to be used to
purchase CREDOPOP Pens which can be used to create 3D items and objects without
the need for a computer.
KENSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Kristine
Edwards, First Grade Teacher The grant will be
used to create a “Mindfulness Tool Kit” in collaboration with the school
guidance counselor, psychologist, art teachers, and grade level educators. The teacher resource will contain literature,
art therapy materials and supplies to teach primary students how to better cope
with personal challenges.
NEWBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Alissa
Bodner, Elementary Music Teacher The grant will be
used to purchase several books authored by music revolutionary, John Feireband,
to help students become more tuneful, artful, and acquire a better sense of
music beat. Aid in educational
opportunities, such as song tales, story-telling musical compositions, rhythmic
literary dictation and music dramatization will be enhanced through the use of
the books in the music classroom.
2018 Award Recipients
Berkshire - Lori McBurnie
Cardinal - Sheri Peters
