Wayland Union Education Foundation

Innovation and National Conference Grant Awards - Fall 2022

In the fall of each academic year, the Wayland Union Education Foundation awards Innovation Grants and National Conference Grants to teachers and certified staff. This morning, representatives from the Wayland Union Education Foundation visited our school buildings to award grants! This is always a very exciting morning! Thank you to all of our teachers and staff who wrote a grant. The work you do on behalf of students is much appreciated!

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Leigh Ann Hill

Mrs. Hill wrote 3 grants this year and ALL THREE were awarded! Mrs. Hill wrote grants to enhance her classes by purchasing small kitchen appliances for students to learn to cook with, a subscription to My Virtual Child for students in Life 101, and a grant for her dance students to travel to Oakland University to participate in a dance workshop.

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Greg Heisenfeldt

Mr. Heisenfeldt wrote a grant to purchase updated equipment to support the High School news program!

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Amy Huyck

Mrs. Huyck wrote a grant to provide scholarships to support students in their participation with the FUTURE program!

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Amy Nelson

Mrs. Nelson wrote a grant to purchase calculators for her AP Calculus class.

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Shelby VanKuiken

Ms. VanKuiken wrote 2 grants on behalf of the CCA program. The first grant will cover the costs or sports and recreation equipment to be used by students. The second grant, awarded with the support of the Permoda Scholarship fund, will be used to purchase hygiene and food items for students who need them.

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Carolyn Whyte

Ms. Whyte wrote a grant to purchase a large interactive display for the Middle School Library. This purchase will be funded by a grant from the Wayland Union Education Foundation and a generous donation from Dr. Bruce Sexton, DDS.

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Kelli Smith

Mrs. Smith wrote a grant to purchase keyboards for the school band program.

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Stephanie Larson

Mrs. Larson wrote a grant to attend a Social Work Conference in order to learn new strategies to benefit students.

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Robyn Robinson and Jill Terrell

Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Terrell wrote a grant to provide students at Pine Street Elementary with a subscription to Storyworks for the 2022-2023 school year.

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Rachel Cimek

Mrs. Cimek wrote a grant to provide students with sensory tools to use as behavior aides.

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Sara Spicer

Mrs. Spicer wrote a grant for a Cricut Maker to use with her elementary art classes.

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Cami Williams

Mrs. Williams wrote a grant to provide students with a hydroponic gardening experience during occupational therapy sessions.

Not pictured: Jill Terrell and Katrina Brown

Mrs. Terrell and Ms.Brown wrote a grant to attend a national literacy conference.

Thank you to all teachers and staff members who submitted grants AND thank you to the Wayland Union Education Foundation for their generous support or our schools!

Supporting the Wayland Union Education Foundation

To continue with this level of support, the Wayland Union Education Foundation needs our help! Please consider supporting them through payroll deduction, even $5 per pay period will help to support and sustain the work of the Foundation. The payroll deduction form is linked below. Every dollar helps! Thank you for your consideration!

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