
HCPSS educators are incredible resources to identify innovative approaches to support student success and enhance learning outcomes
Bright Minds began offering competitive teacher grants in 2009 to help educators support student success, improve school communities, enhance teaching practices, and pilot projects that can be considered for broader implementation.
Competitive annual grants are open to all teachers and staff, and projects have focused on STEM; diversity and inclusion; business and entrepreneurship; civic awareness; fine arts; and other topics. Classroom Project Grant not only support student success, but also enrich teaching practices, strengthen school communities, and pilot important classroom projects.

2024-2025 Teacher Grants
School | Awardee | Project Name | Grades Served | Project Category |
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Worthington ES | Liz Morath | Regional Program Starter Pack | Preschool – 5th | Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning, DEI |
Cradlerock ES | Julia Harris | Headphones for Students | Prek-5th | DEI |
Hanover Hills ES | William Perez | Get a Running Start to Lifetime Fitness! Practical Implementation of an Innovative Instructional Philosophy in Physical Education. | 5 | Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning |
Stevens Forest ES | Kristen Bacon | Drumagination | 2nd-5th Grade | Humanities, Fine Arts, Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning |
Oakland Mills MS | Meghan Walker | Lights, CAMERA, Action! | 6-8 | STEM, Humanities, Fine Arts |
Guilford Park HS | David Klotz | TechHands: Empowering STEM Innovation with Vernier | 9th – 12th Grade | STEM |
Homewood Center | Kelly Kesler | Centered on Students – Coming Together as a Homewood Center Community | 6 – 12 | DEI |
Guilford Park HS | Elizabeth Arbaugh | Teamwork and Creative Problem Solving with Legos Building Blocks | 9-12 | Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning |
Glenelg HS | Dawn Currie-Scott | Book Study of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot: Biological discovery, ethics, and local history: A book study about Henrietta Lacks and her incredible HeLa cells | 9-12 | STEM, DEI, Humanities, Fine Arts |
Applications and Research Laboratory – and Home Schools throughout the HCPSS | Michael Zoltoski | Landscape Architecture (Joint Project with the Civil Engineering and Architecture Academy, Agriculture Academy and Career and Community Exploration) | 11/12 | DEI, STEM, Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning |
Cedar Lane School | Donna MacDonald | Equity, Accessibility, and Empowerment of Special Needs Students through 3-D Technology | 9-12 | STEM |
Mount View MS | Rick Hollenbeck | Enhancing Learning Through Digital Engagement: Empowering Students with Recorded Lessons | Grade 8 | Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning, STEM |
OMHS, OMMS, TSES, SFES, CRES, LEMS, TVMS, DLES | Ashleigh Magrin | Oakland Mills Food Pantry | PreK-12 | Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning |
Homewood School | Brittany Robey | Homewood for Horses | 6-12 | Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning |
Burleigh Manor MS | Morgan Foos | Getting Ready for 6th Grade | 5th and 6th | Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning |
Clarksville ES | Micah Levine | Creating the Future With Ozobots! | K-5 | STEM |
Cedar Lane School | Dallas Rosenthal | Seeds of Greatness | PK-12th | DEI, Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning |
Ilchester ES | Jill Lieberman | Listening Centers for Kindergarten | Kindergarten | Other |
Mount Hebron HS | Amy Mongano | Hydroponics in the Classroom | 9-12 | STEM |
HCPSS Vision Services supports students with visual impairments who attend several HCPSS schools where they are taught by itinerant Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) and Vision Paraeducators. | Lori Rudolph | From Soup to Nuts: Empowering Students with Visual Impairments in Independent Living Skills through Experiential Learning | 6-12 | Health, Wellness, Social & Emotional Learning, Other |
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