Every year the Olathe Public Schools Foundation awards $100,000 in classroom grants to Olathe District educators. Grants are awarded in three cycles to support innovation, need and art in the classroom. Click here for more information about the OPSF classroom grant program.
2018-2019 Grant Recipients
Cycle I
- Central Elementary School, MAXimize our English Language Learning with MobyMax, Hillary Cole
- Heartland Early Childhood Center, Developing Executive Function Skills in Early Childhood Students, Cara Eckstein
- Indian Trail Middle School, Media Center Learning Hub, Kathryn Leo
- Indian Trail Middle School, Design IT and 3D Print IT, Kari Shamet
- IRC, Accessible Play for All Students, Jacob Wolf
- Madison Place Elementary School, STEAM Exploration Initiative, Susan Wegman
- Mill Creek Campus, Fixing Small Problems & Letting Them Get Messy!, Robyn Miller
- OATC, Geometry, Fabrication & Customization, Ian Higgs
- Olathe Northwest High School, MKM Rollers, Tim Barnes
- Olathe Northwest High School, Welcome to the Jungle, Abbey Thomas
- Olathe Northwest High School, Resin Casting - Resin or Not Here We Pour, Lisa Hirsch
- Olathe South, Olathe West, Olathe North, Olathe East and Olathe Northwest High Schools, Cool Calming Room, Tandy Braden, Kim Hanson, Melissa Jaegers and Mendy Hutson
- Olathe West High School, Diverse Books: Windows and Mirrors, Bonnie Butell-Huntoon
- Oregon Trail Middle School, Hands on: Creating Learning That's STRONG, Jessica Sadler
- Oregon Trail Middle School, Belkin Tablet Stage Stand, Donna Chapman
- Oregon Trail Middle School, FACS is SEW Cutting Edge, Mallory Evans
- Oregon Trail Middle School, Uniforms for OT Pride, Beth Nelson
- Oregon Trail Middle School, ROAR Store Grant, Donna Chapman and Janet Glassman
- Oregon Trail Middle School, Culinary Supplies, Mollie Cooper
- Prairie Learning Center, Geometry Construction, Steven James
- Prairie Learning Center, Why Throw a Chair, When You Can Throw Love!, Joseph Diefendorf
- Prairie Learning Center, Hungry Hungry KIDDOS!, Dina Lockwood
- Rolling Ridge Elementary School, Sensory Room ($1,000 Kohler, $400 classroom), Hope Johnson
Cycle II
- California Trail Middle School, Stinkin' Kindness, Mike Wiley and Sherry Wann
- Central Elementary School, Innovative Classroom - Extended Learning Grant - for Hydroponics Kit and Supplies, Tracey Burhenn and Angela Kivett
- Central Elementary School, Water Bottle Refilling Station for Superior Learning, Dana Hinds and Ann Warren
- Chisholm Trail Middle School, 3-D Printing for Project Based Learning, Mike Wolgast
- District-wide, SNAG Golf for All Schools, Becky Keely
- Harmony Early Childhood Center, Exploring STEM in Early Childhood, Kimberly Buenger
- Indian Trail Middle School, Meeting Students Where They Are, Cathy Phillips
- Mahaffie Elementary, A Drum for Everyone, Brad Feagan
- Mill Creek Campus, Joe on the Go by FOCUS Students, Kelli Barney
- Olathe South High School, The Entrepreneurial Spirit, Rebecca Reyes
- Olathe West High School, Center Based Resource Sensory Path Hallway, Angela Holtgraves
- Olathe West High School, A Cultural Night at Olathe West, Ailiana Garcia
- Oregon Trail Middle School, BREAKOUT in the Library!, Patty Charlesworth
- Oregon Trail Middle School, New Books!, Sandra D. Evans
- Oregon Trail Middle School, Oregon Trail Middle School Science Olympiad, Jon McDaniel
- Prairie Learning Center, Extreme Makeover - Library Edition, Michael McGuire
- Ridgeview Elementary, For the Love of Literacy: Creating Student-Led Literature Circles Using Student-Selected Texts to Close Achievement Gaps, Chelsea Praeuner and Tim Denniston
- Rolling Ridge Elementary School, Building Better Bilingual Brains, Dana Spoor
- Summit Trail Middle School, Growing Sustainable Produce and Students, Erin McGraw and Allison Sears
- Washington Elementary, Developing Foundational Fine Motor Skills and Visual Motor Skills for Handwriting, Rebecca Gipson
- Woodland Elementary , Reaching ALL Readers, Jamie Van Scyoc
Cycle III
- Zoom Zoom - I am Just Like You! Jill Stuart, Central Elementary
- Need New Novels for Nine (and ten) Year Old's! Erin Campbell, Madison Place Elementary School
- Training Our Future Parents, Haley Sestak, Mill Creek Campus
- Olathe North Eagle Closet, Rachel Gunderson, Olathe North High School
- Campus Garden Irrigation, Graham Rees, Olathe South High School
- German Literacy and Culture, Courtney Frets, Olathe West High School
- Flipping for Headphones, Courtney Hull, Oregon Trail Middle School
- Carlos's Garden: How Does Our School Yard Garden Continue to Grow? Lindsay Blanchard and David Van Thullenar, Oregon Trail Middle School, a Kohler Family Fund grant
- Tools for Our Trade, Stacey Jones, Pioneer Trail Middle School
- Art Curriculum Growth and Development for Students with Disabilities, Stacey Ann Tietz-Adams, Prairie Learning Center
- Links Program, Karen Diamond, Briarwood Elementary
- Mill Creek Campus Oculus Go Science Curriculum, Natasha Knapton, Mill Creek Campus
- Understanding Engineering Practices in Physics Using Air Rockets, Kevin Bosworth, Olathe East High School
- Introduction to Phlebotomy and Hematological Lab Careers, Deena Osness, Olathe North High School
- Manipulating Molecules: Hands-on Modeling Interaction to Understand DNA in 3 Dimension, Chuck Lunney, Olathe Northwest High School
- Building Literacy: Communicative Reading in World Languages, Sarah Peterson, Olathe West High School
- High Gear Self-Defensive Training Suit, Brent Groves, Olathe West High School
- KidWind-Kids Win, Cody Janousek, Olathe West High School
- Strengths-Based Leadership, Mallory West, Olathe West High School
- The Forgetful Chef, Using Three Dimensional Learning in the Chemistry Classroom, Nikki Burnett, Olathe West High School
- Read to Lead, Janel Ceule, Pioneer Trail Middle School
- AIM for Excellence, Steven James, Prairie Learning Center
- Numicon Math Kits, Shana Ayers, Heartland Early Childhood Center