More than $22,500 awarded to Newport Public School teachers and local organizations

Newport, RI – The Newport Public Education Foundation, Inc. has announced that they have awarded over $20,000 in teacher and community enrichment grants to Newport Public School teachers and local organizations.

Grant amounts ranged from $250 – $3,800 and spanned all grade levels and curriculum areas. Twenty-eight awards were made, 8 to the elementary school, 11 to the middle school and 8 to the high school and one to a community organization, whose art program involves students from the elementary, middle and high schools.

Claiborne Pell Elementary School Grant Awards

STEM Investigations $750 Dale Blaess & Stephanie DeAscentis

Pell Greenhouse $750 Aaron Sherman

Diving Deeper into Social Emotional Learning $500 Cheryl DeMenzes

The Gingerbread Man’s Annual Visit to Pell $250 Kristine DeComo

Student Access to Just Right Texts $750 Kimberly Hassan

After School Guitar Club Experiential Learning $420 Mark McKenna

Transportation to First Works Performance $210 Mark McKenna

Transportation to School Of Rock Musical $210 Mark McKenna

Total for Pell Elementary $3,840

Frank E. Thompson Middle School Grant Awards

Flexible Seating $500 Ryan Collins

Grade 5 STEAM Ahead to Seaman’s… $750 Melissa Turner

Grade 6 STEAM Ahead to Seaman’s… $750 David Koutsogiane

Soundtrap Recording for Education $500 Brianna DeWitt

Student Council Scholarships $750 Lindsey Cruff

Building Bricks Design Project $250 Christine Jones

Current Events with Scholastic News $300 Tara Mello

PBIS Supports $750 Beth Raffa

Exploring Ecosystems $1,500 Taylor Rock

Ecosystems with Project Chick $1,620 Elizabeth Gibbs

Power Hour – Lego Math $260 Kaitlin Wilson

Total for Thompson Middle School $7,930

William S. Rogers High School Grant Awards

Microscope Replacement $3,800 David Goodburn

Geometry Concepts with Dash $750 Michael Carlino

Bridge Building Competition $500 Katherine Ringdahl

The Colonial Experience $750 Angela Johnson

Digital Badges – Interdisciplinary Learning $500 Charlotte North

Making Connections with Ecosystems $500 Elizabeth Stump

Digital Badges – Interdisciplinary Learning $500 Marybeth Viera

Greeting Cards $750 David Connell

Total for Rogers High School $8,050

Community Grants

Art Education at Rough Point $2,500 Newport Restoration Foundation

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