Students in Mr. Koehler’s class use puppets, games and microphones provided from grant funds to increase student engagement in center areas practicing fluency, expression, comprehension and vocabulary usage.

Staff Grants

The Loveland Schools Foundation is pleased to have provided over $77,000 in Staff Grants since the program’s inception in 2001. For the 2024-25 school year, over $12,000 in staff grants were awarded to 37 staff members across all of our schools from LECC to LHS.

Faculty are encouraged to apply for needed and innovative classroom items which can not be purchased through the normal school budgetary channels. These items may include but are not limited to classroom speakers, supplemental reading materials, field trips, alternative seating, comfortable and flexible environmental furniture, small musical instruments, and equipment.

2024 - 25 Staff Grants

  • Parent Communication

    Sarah Albani - Elementary School

  • Mentoring Club Support

    Rachel Angel - Loveland Middle School

  • Playground Communication Board

    Alyssa Backman & Kaitlin Osborn - Primary School

  • Classroom Cooking

    Terri Bean - Elementary School

  • Movement with Music

    Tonya Bushman - Primary School

  • Math Program

    Katie Byrkett - High School

  • Flexible Seating

    Kelly Cappellety - Elementary School

  • Mentoring Program

    Julie Carter - Intermediate School

  • Mentoring Program

    Darcie Chandler & Allison Manning - Primary & Elementary Schools

  • Reading Intervention

    Tammie Chapman - Early Childhood Center

  • HOPE Mentoring

    Susan Craig - Early Childhood Center

  • Yarn Club

    Melissa Dennedy - Intermediate & Middle School

  • Broadcast Equipment

    Jeff Flaig - Middle School

  • Small Group Activities

    Jamie Heybruch - Early Childhood Center

  • Tiger Button

    Emily Hicks - High School

  • Peaceful Progress

    Jennifer Hilton & Scott Koehler - Primary School

  • Science of Reading

    Connie Johnson - Primary School

  • Standing Desks

    Kari Kaiser & Michele Rodier - Elementary School

  • Decodable Readers

    Melissa Kanalas - Primary School

  • Vertical Learning

    Timmieria Lawrence - Intermediate School

  • CPR Manikin

    Treva Lyke - Health Services

  • Virtual Reality

    Phil Marchal - High School

  • 8th Grade Washington DC Trip

    Katie Rose & Trisha Pitcher - Middle School

  • ESports

    Adam Samuels - Middle School

  • Classroom Carpet

    Sara Sasson - Early Childhood Center

  • STEM Materials

    Lisa Shulock & Molly Johnson - Primary School

  • Flexible Seating

    Christine Stenten-Lee - Middle School

  • Phonics Story Books

    Jodi Storer - Elementary School

  • Bus Driver Safety Items

    Tammy Wheeler - Transporation

2023-24 Staff Grant Recipients

  • Mentor Program

    Darcie Chandler and Allison Manning Primary and Elementary Schools

    Funds to support the Mentor Program, specifically to fund a kick-off event and an end-of-year event for all students participating in the program

  • Decodable Readers

    Jill Hanson, Connie Johnson, Melissa Kanalas, Cristin Kiefer and Laura Griffin - Primary School

    Funds to purchase decodable readers which will help to reinforce systematic and explicit phonics instruction to transfer decoding skills into fluent reading

  • Flexible Seating

    Sandy Geiger and Katelyn Young - Elementary School

    Funds to purchase flexible seating allowing students to choose where to sit and who to sit with for a better learning environment

  • Support Materials

    Amy Mason - High School

    Funds to purchase support materials for the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Program

  • Rugs & Lap Desk

    Jennifer Hilton - Primary School

    Funds to purchase new rugs and lap desks to provide a flexible learning environment.

  • Educational Toys

    William Koehler - Primary School

    Funds to purchase specific educational toys relating to teaching objectives

  • Reading Material

    Lindsay Bruggeman - High School

    Funds to purchase supplemental reading materials for a class library to give students a greater choice of books during daily independent reading time and novel units

  • Reading Material

    Shannon Knutson - Early Childhood Center

    Funds to purchase online training and the physical manual for research based phonemic awareness to supplement the reading program

  • Support Services

    Alyssa King, Mary Frees, Elizabeth Westerman – Primary & Elementary School

    Funds to support the services of a consultant from Cincinnati Center for Autism to come to the school to look and offer feedback on specific behaviors, room set up and ideas to support students with special needs

  • Publication Costs

    Larry Hutzel - High School

    Funds to help with publication costs of the high school newspaper, The Roar

  • Counselor Materials

    Cassie Hildebrand - High School

    Funds to purchase fidgets, coloring posters and markers to restock a decompression area in the guidance office where students can go for a 10 minute relaxation time