HCPSS educators are incredible resources to identify innovative approaches to enhance student learning
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Bright Minds awards competitive annual grants to HCPSS teachers and school-based staff interested in delivering innovative instructional projects that support student success.
These grants are offered in recognition of HCPSS educators as incredible resources for identifying new and effective approaches to enhance student learning, and their added role as first responders addressing important student needs as they adjust to a “new normal” in classrooms and schools.
Classroom Innovation Project grant projects not only support student success, but also enrich teaching practices, strengthen school communities, and pilot important classroom projects.
2022-2023 Teacher Grants
| School | Awardee | Project Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| All high schools | Amy Strozyk | A Different Lens on Water Quality | $1820 |
| Ellicott Mills MS | Stacy Spainer | Rocket Your Way Through Math DESMOS | $1050 |
| Gorman Crossing ES | Deborah Holmes | Morning Meetings: Making Social Emotional Learning Time Meaningful | $1280 |
| Guilford ES | Sharon Dudley | Delving Into Diversity! | $1500 |
| Jeffers Hill ES | Rececca Beall | Sensory Matters | $1126 |
| Hanover Hills ES | Michelle Levin | HHES Community Garden | $2000 |
| Hammond HS | Callie Sibrian-Alas | Integrating Lab Quest Pros into the Curriculum | $1780 |
| Homewood Center | Brittany Fitzpatrickr | Beyond 21 | $1000 |
| Howard HS | David Klotz | Howard High Corner Cafe-Food Bank | $1500 |
| Laurel Woods ES | Julia Lubelczyk | Infusing Decodable Texts into Classroom Libraries | $1000 |
| Lime Kiln MS | Stephanie Taylor | Bring Robotics to Lime Kiln – STEM Club | $1700 |
| Lisbon ES | MollieThompson | Observing Habitats | $1700 |
| Oakland Mills HS | Kara Fick | Anxiety Relief | $1500 |
| Talbott Springs ES | Dennis McDonald | Building Fluency and Community with Math Games | $1700 |
| Thunder Hill ES | Megan Chrobak | Community Building and Crisis Care Kits | $750 |
| Waterloo ES, Rockburn ES, Elkridge ES, Phelps Luck ES, Ilchester ES | Amy Kelly | School Based Grief/Loss Support Group | $1621 |
| Wilde Lake HS | Laura Cometa | Empowering English/Multilingual Learners Through Literacy | $2000 |
| Atholton HS | Samantha Rangos | Vertical Non Permanent Surfaces | $200 |
