ABC/25 Foundation

Windsor Elementary School Grant Winners for the 2025-2026 School Year

1. Beth Johnson for Mats-The Unsung Heroes of Gym Class (K-5) four lightweight floor mats that will allow the double PE classes to concurrently play their favorite cooperation, team & strategy building, and throwing games.


2. Vicky Stella and Amy Reed for Strengthening Literacy Engagement with Book Club Collections (3-4) 12 copies each of Dogtown by Katherine Applegate, Mac B Kid Spy, Ranger in Time #1, Upside Down Magic, and A Whole New Ball Game that will give students opportunities to engage deeply with books, foster discussion, and build a lifelong love of reading.


3. Jennifer Schmidt, Lea Samartino, Kristina Krueger, Audrey Baumeister, and Allison Keough for Building Strong Foundations: Multi-Modal Tools for Early Literacy and Social Learning (K & Instructional Program) magnetic learning letters, liquid floor tiles, sand tray with lid, raised line writing paper, magnetic alphabet board with stylus, colorful doodle board, capital and lowercase sand letters. These tactile materials and manipulatives will help students solidify their understanding of correct letter and number formation and further develop their fine motor and handwriting skills through hands-on practice.


4. 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!


5. 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!


6. 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!


7. 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, Windsor, and Westgate!