Staff & Teacher Grants

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
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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