2024-2025 LCARSP Classroom Grant Recipients

Lincoln County Retired School Personnel is announcing the The 2024-2025 Classroom Grant LCARSP recipients!

In the non-certified category:

* Debora Mitchell – Winfield RIV, Special Education paraprofessional

The items in this grant application could be described as educational games for Pre-K special education, however these games are used to promote whole group activities for non-verbal students to improve communication.

pictured l-r: Ginger Hobbs, LCARSP 2nd Vice President; Debora Mitchell, Winfield Special Education Paraprofessional

* Amanda O'Neal – Troy South Elementary, paraprofessional

This grant will be used to purchase sensory tiles, sensory mats, a weighted vest, earmuffs, and chew necklaces.

pictured l-r: Amanda O'Neal; Jason Cook

Certified category

Troy

*Jason Cook – Troy South Elementary, Library Media Specialist

The librarian at this school has a Makerspace for students to use during specials time to supplement the learning taking place. With the $200. grant money, he will purchase three new snap circuit kits for students in grades 3-5.

* Rebecca Watt – Troy Middle, 6th grade social studies

According to many of the grant applications we received – tablet chargers, styluses, and headphones are sorely lacking in our schools. This teacher requested a set of styluses as they have to borrow from the library which is inconvenient for a one to one apple classroom.

Elsberry

* Carolyn Harmon – K-12 All Buildings, English and English Language Teacher

There is a shortage of bilingual books available for kids transitioning to English speakers. Having some reading material in their native language makes them feel comfortable, welcomed, and included in their school. (Several other teachers in different districts asked for this as well.)

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* Sheri Hoff – Elsberry Middle, 7th grade ELA and Comm Arts

Headphones for students so that they can use the read aloud features on Commonlit, Readworks, YouTube videos posted on Google Classroom, and Edpuzzle. The package ordered would ensure enough for students in the classroom and a few extra.

Silex

* Jamie Drobil – Elementary Music Teacher

Jamie is creating a music library with books about different musicians – past and present – different musical genres, books that reinforce the musical concepts they are learning, along with interactive music books. This also enables the teacher to work with and assess small groups while others are reading.

pictured l-r: Jamie Drobil, Elsberry Elementary Music; Candi Arrigo, LCARSP Classroom Grant Chair

Winfield

* Patricia Dawson – Winfield Middle, 8th grade ELA

Floor chairs and lap desks will enhance this classroom. The teacher has

discovered that some students prefer a semi-isolated spot in which to work. While this is for the students it also keeps classroom management at the forefront, as well as being a great motivator for desired student behavior.

pictured l-r: Ginger Hobbs, LCARSP 2nd Vice President; Patricia Dawson, Winfield Middle School 8th Grade ELA