Grants

Congratulations to the Hudsonville Education Foundation

2022 Teacher Grant Recipients!

$15,000 x 12 Grants across 6 Buildings and 1 District Wide + 32 Teachers = Positively Impacting Thousands of HPS Students!

Bauer Elementary – $300

– Ms. Lindsay Morris, Ms. Natalie Klapko, Ms. Jessica Kopka – Raz Kids

Georgetown Elementary – $2,250

– Ms. Jennifer Stutz, Ms. Jennifer Baker, Ms. Kierstin Mowinski, Ms. Julie Reifschneider – Schoolwide Shared Library
– Ms. Allix Hutchison – Soft Start Morning Tubs

Jamestown Lower Elementary – $900

– Ms. Lindsay Horlings – Literacy Tool Kit for Phonemic Awareness

Park Elementary – $1,000

– Ms. Jodi Durham – Balanced Classroom Literacy Library

Riley Middle School – $300

– Ms. Lauri Achterhof – Earbuds for Readers

High School – $8,450

Ms. Deb Andre – Digital Piano

Mr. Craig VanderWall – Adaptive Percussion Ensemble

Mr. Joe Szymanski – TI83 Calculators

Ms. Andrea Twigg – PSAT/SAT Scientific Calculators

Ms. Kris Payton – Laser Engraver/Cutter

District Wide – English Learner Language – $1,800

Ms. Aimee Dittmer – Imagine Learning Literacy Tool

2020/2021 Teacher Grant Recipients!

HEF grant awards totaling $19,187 were directly invested into HPS classrooms in 2020 and 2021, thanks to financial donations from generous supporters like you!

Early Childhood Center

Ms. Kelsey Becksfort – Beginner Books

Ms. Jessica Sterling – Puppet Theater

Ms. Joan VanFossen & Ms. Shauna Karel – Inclusive Communication Environment for Early Learners

Alward Elementary

Ms. Stacy Burmeister – Fairy Tale Problem Solving

Ms. Heather LaLonde – Feeding our Love of Reading Book Vending Machine

Ms. Nicole Terpstra – Classroom Library

Bauer Elementary

Ms. Tammy Tans – Sensory Paths

Georgetown Elementary

Ms. Nicole Ball – Classroom Book-A-Day

Ms. Victoria Coole – Flexible Seating

Ms. Allix Hutchison – Headphones for Readers

Jamestown Lower Elementary

Ms. Aubrey Anderson – Decodable Books Phonemic Practice

Ms. Amber Lundvick – Happy Numbers Math Intervention

Park Elementary

Ms. Jodi Durham – Morning Soft Start Bins

Ms. Angela Faraci – Nearpod Tech Extension

South Elementary

Ms. Rebecca Conner – Decodable Books Reading Intervention

High School

Mr. Chris Bolhuis – Astronomy Telescope

Mr. Jesse VanderBand – Potter’s Wheels

Mr. Tom VanNortwick – Telecommunications Audio & Visual Quality Improvements

Special Education

Ms. Sandy Roelofs – Adapted Seating

Congratulations to these outstanding educators!

Grant Snapshots