ABC/25 Foundation

Ivy Hill Grant Winners 25-26

1. Rachael Ross & Dan Hengels for PE On the Big Screen! (K-5) a protective TV shield to mount on the TV on the wall of the gym for PE classes, allowing for a more interactive and inclusive PE experience.


2. Julie Salski for Building Math Skills Through Magnetic Blocks (3-5) magnetic tiles, legos, and people to represent story problems.


3. Kelley Costello for From Hands to Hearts and Minds (K) writing sand boxes, sight word slam game, elkonin box floor mats, search and find alphabet bean bags that allow for the creation of centers to be rotated throughout the week for play-based kinesthetic hands-on learning.


4. Jennifer Hansen for Wake Up Spot! (5th Grade) 20 headsets with microphones to support students’ reading fluency and engagement.


5. Kathleen Tazi for Puzzles! (1st Grade) 8 100-piece puzzles & 3 64-piece puzzles that are engaging, collaborative, and teach problem solving.


6. Claire Hasemeyer for Bridging the Gap (K-5) Heggerty’s Phonemic Awareness book, Bridge the Gap 2025 edition. Phonemic awareness is the foundation for reading and Bridge the Gap is filled with short and impactful lessons that focus only on sounds.
   This grant went to all 7 elementary schools!


7. Kelly Sedey, Hannah Blanchard, Becca Carlson, Ellen Harrigian, Patti Malinowski, Jordan Jackson, Queenie Rivera, Nicole Brown, Claire Hasemeyer, Katie Warner, Julie McCune, Julia Schacht, Regina Kross, Colleen Crandall, Bridget Venticinque, Sue Gogliotti, Lesley Daniel, Monique Weber, Julie Salski, Whitney Rodriguez, Deirdre O’Brien, Nicole Boyle, Mark Guerrero, Irene Belesiotis, Daniela Colosimo, Colleen Foster for Multi-Sensory Tools in Literacy Instruction (K-5) a collection of multi-sensory literacy materials, including sand trays, counters, mirrors, pop-its, and textured writing surfaces to be distributed to literacy interventionists and resource teachers across the district at the elementary level to support explicit, structured literacy instruction consistent with the Science of Reading.
   This grant went to all 7 elementary schools!


8. Heather Coyle, Amy Arce, Jackie Aprati, Nicole Boyle, Courtney Clawson, Courtney Fleaka, Steve Swanson for Navigating Numeracy Skills (K) high-interest and collaborative math centers that allow kindergarten students to develop their mastery of critical numeracy concepts.
   This grant went to Dryden, Greenbrier, Ivy Hill, Patton, Westgate, and Windsor!


9. Vicky Stella, Shannon Watanuki, Laurie Wasik, Julia Pike, Amanda Range, Sara Born for Gamified Enrichment: Strengthening Critical Thinking in Math and Literacy (K-5) several critical thinking games and activities that can be used in a small group enrichment settings. These games include: Adsumudi, Brainy Knots, 24 Game, SET, Kanoodle, Tangrams, and Dominoes.
   This grant went to Dryden, Ivy Hill, Olive-Mary Stitt, Patton, Westgate, and Windsor!