Today, Dickinson Public Schools Foundation surprised staff by awarding $86,100 in grant awards to enrich quality education and support various innovative projects designed to foster learning, inclusion, and career readiness in our schools.
Congratulations to the award recipients, and a BIG thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the DPS Foundation!
Here's a glimpse of the incredible grant awards distributed today:
- Kristy Goodall – Project Hoodie School Pride ($3,750)
- Beth Hurt – Adult Learning Center Student Computers ($7,000)
- Mary Anne Meyerhoeffer – Social Emotional Well-Being ($2,411.96)
- Marisa Riesinger – Specialized Library Collections for ELL Students ($36,000)
- Emily Hoffman & Ann Berry – Augmented Reality for Literacy & Math ($6,275)
- Austin Harper, Toril Burkhard, Whitney Hofer, Amanda Fisher, Ross Ascheman – Elementary Career Fair ($950)
- Sherry Leavitt & Caroline Jepson – STEAM Carnival ($8,000)
- Sarah Olson – Dickinson Dynamic Sound Children's Choir ($721.50)
- Marisa Riesinger – ClassVR Headsets for Classrooms ($21,000)
We are so grateful for the Dickinson Public School Foundation and its continued support with funding projects beyond the school district's budget.
You can read more about the story at The Dickinson Press.