- Lindbergh Schools Foundation
- Innovation Grant Winners
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Innovation Grant Winners
Congratulations to all of our teachers and staff members on being a Lindbergh Schools Foundation Innovation Grant Recipient!
It is because of your dedication, creativity, and pursuit that you received this grant. The Lindbergh Schools Foundation is extremely privileged to be able to reward great ideas and the people who power them.
Below you will find photos of past innovation grant deliveries as well as past winners and what they requested.
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If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Andrea Porter, Foundation Development Specialist, by email andreaporter@lindberghschools.ws or by phone
(314)- 729-2400, ext 8805
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Innovation Grant Winners By School Year
Not sure what to request for your grant application? Look through previous grant requests below from teachers and staff members!
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2022-2023 Grant Winners
Beth Bridwell
Crestwood Elementary
Ms. Bridwell requested materials as a new garden has sprung and students K-5 have turned the area into a fairy garden for kids to play with at recess.
Brooke Huffman
Sperreng Middle School
Ms. Huffman requested to go grocery shopping at the local Walmart to grab ingredients for their weekly cooking lessons. The Functional Skills kids at Sperreng Elementary (PALS) are learning cooking and kitchen basics that may be helpful for job skills after high school.
Ginger Kekich
Truman Middle School
Ms. Kekich requested Palm Rejection Stylus Pens for 6-8 students to take notes during math activities. Students will use the pens in OneNote during their CT math, Modified Math classes, and other academic tasks using the iPad.
Holly Gleich
Truman Middle School
Ms. Gleich requested alternative seating and games for her classroom. Students in 6-8 can sit in bean bag chairs or exercise balls to benefit comfort and ability to focus. Games will be used for collaborative learning purposes for ELD students.
Jordan Stevens
Long Elementary School
Sarah keck-Bakai
Sappington Elementary School
Tina Christanell
Sperreng Middle School
Ms.Christianell requested items for the Zen Den. In order to support the building at Sperreng and District's goals of wellness and teacher efficacy, Mrs. Christanell and others designed a space for teachers and staff called the Zen Den. The den is a relaxation experience that is linked each week to a theme of self-care. Items in the Zen Den include nutritious snacks, water, journals, aromatherapy, music, and other stress relief items.
Anne Burgio
Truman Middle School
Beth Grebe
Long Elementary School
Ms. Grebe requested safer cardboard tools to help increase the use of hands-on, evidence-based, experiential STEM learning that utilizes the engineering design process in Design Lab. Students at Long in grades 2-5, will use these materials when participating in the Global Cardboard Challenge, an annual initiative that requires critical and creative thinking.
Clementine Hoeing
Concord Elementary
Sarah Vescovo
Crestwood Elementary School
Ms. Vescovo requested chair pouch organizers to hold books, pencil boxes, and math bins. The pouches will help utilize the space in the classroom and keep the room more organized.
Sonia Kesselring
Central Office
Phishing via email is a cyber attack that can lead to student and staff data breaches. To encourage teachers and staff to report email phishing attempts, Lindbergh Technology organized "Don't Sweat the PD" chats in each school building to further educate staff about phishing and reporting. Sonia requested snacks to provide staff during the chats and 4 Wally gift cards as a raffle prize incentive for staff who reported an actual or simulated phishing attempt.
Susan McGlade
Dressel Elementary
Andrew Wenger
Truman Middle School
Mr. Wenger requested two Lego Boot Creative Toolbox for students in grades 6-8 in STEM Club to build, learn, and program robots! Students will be about to construct and code their robot to dance, rock out with a guitar, and explore.
Bryan Cintel and Nick Deaton
LHS
Mr. Cintel and Mr. Deaton requested two VEVOR Hydroponic Growing System Kits to educate future generations of students at Lindbergh about the process and importance of hydroponic gardening, botany, and more. Students in grade 12 will do a hands-on investigation regarding a science topic relevant to the course and get experience working in a group to develop their ability to work with technology to help gather scientific evidence.
Courtney Klohmann
LHS
Ms. Klohmann requested 50 live snails, 21 elodeas, a 10-gallon aquarium, and more! 9th grade students will use these items in a hands-on lab to explore the concepts of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
David Wyss
LHS
Mr. Wyss requested four new Bluetooth speakers to use in the new band practice rooms. Students in grades 9-12 can use the speakers to pair sound for a metronome or to use them while playing along with backing tracks.
Gabby Dierker
ECE
Ms. Dierker requested toys to turn her dramatic area into a pizza restaurant! The pizza restaurant will allow them to take turns, listen to others, learn to count pizza slices, and work together to be a part of a team.
Janice Schultz
ECE
Ms. Schultz requested a small game table for students to play games at with small groups of children.
Kim Onder
Sperreng Middle School
Grant Request: Speaker, Julie Smith - Social Media Expert
Lindsey Miller
ECE
Ms. Miller requested various toys to use during dramatic play to help her students learn various social skills, oral language, writing, literacy, problem solving, and more! The items she requested will help facilitate students' learning by creating a more authentic and engaging environment in her classroom.
Lisa Janis
ECE
Mrs. Janis requested stress balls, fidget toys, a weighted blanket, seated spinner, a mini trampoline, and more! These items will help support her students who need help focusing in the classroom.
Rebecca Keller
Sappington Elementary School
Grant Request: Play items for Play Workshop
Tracy Kroenlein
ECE
Adam Taylor
Sperreng Middle School - Special School District
Alec Patton
LHS
Allycia Uhrhan
Truman Middle School
Beau Holley
Sperreng Middle School
Carolina Carreon
ECE
Carolina Conrad
Sperreng Middle School
Chris Thomson
Crestwood Elementary School
Mr. Thomson requested four Genesis Compound Archery Bows for the new Archery unit.
Courtney Castelli and Christine Mendoza
LHS
Cristina Benion
Long Elementary School
Jenna Carter
Crestwood Elementary School
Jennifer Syrett
Sperreng Middle School
Jessica Ostrich
Long Elementary School
Kaitlyn McGovern
Concord Elementary School
Katrina Castelli
Crestwood Elementary School
Kate Pfeffer
Truman Middle School
Mrs. Pfeffer requested a list of graphic novels for her 8th grade students to read during her graphic novel unit. Students in ELA will have the opportunity to read 12 of the books Mrs. Pfeffer requested!
Laura LaVigne
Sperreng Middle School
Lauren Maschmann
Truman Middle School
Lauren Snellen
Sappington Elementary School
Liz Hughes
Sappington Elementary School
Mary Driemeyer
Sappington Elementary School
Grant Request: Supplies for Water Safety Unit
Mary Rother
Truman Middle School
Melissa Nussbaum
Truman Middle School
Nicole Gordon
Sperreng Middle School
Tracy Austin
ECE
Tim Linsenbardt
LHS
Victoria Shearing
LHS
Colleen Reynolds
Truman Middle School
Elizabeth Desiter
LHS
Emily Hines
Sperreng Middle School
Katherine Lane
Dressel Elementary School
Melissa Crain
Truman Middle School
Rachel Herrman
Concord Elementary School
Sara Levine
Long Elementary School
Sarah Hudson
Sperreng MIddle School
Sheri Strebler
Sperreng Middle School
Tara Hickel
Concord Elementary School
Katie Dolan
Sappington Elementary
Robin Vallis
Truman Middle School
Amy Tilley
Concord Elementary School
Kristin Hill
Dressel Elementary School
Maureen Reed
LHS
Mrs. Reed requested 36 spot markers to use in her Lead4 Life Student Leadership Program as a team builder. She also used these spot markers in her Spanish 3, 4, and 5 classes for a speaking activity to learn basic Spanish vocabulary.
