NLRPEF Grant Awardees

FALL 2022

Boone Park Elementary

Xiomara Bran-Vasquez
Mini Grant - $500
Secret Garden

Meadow Park Elementary

Ashley Eaton and Jennifer Coleman
Collaborative Grant - $1000
Love of Literacy

Glenview Elementary

Tracy Penland
Mini Grant $500
Outdoor Classroom: Nature Enhanced Learning

Indian Hills Elementary

Michael Stell (music) and Olivia Zimmerman (PE)
Collaborative Grant: $851
Music and Physical Education Fusion Project

Indian Hills Elementary

Jennifer Sullivan, Kimberly Stafford, Sandra Parker
First Grade Team Literacy Based Centers
Collaborative Grant: $962

North Little Rock High School

Michael Klucher, Josh Shipman, DeAndre Lewis, Alvaro Sela
Collaborative Grant: $672

North Little Rock High School

Stan Whisnant, Meredith Moore, Nicholas Sela, Gavin Moore, Mason Fitzgerald, Jessica Degler, Wes Mobley
Collaborative Grant: $600

Crestwood Elementary

Heather Theodore
Economics is Elementary
Mini Grant: $500

NLR Middle 7/8

Lisa Harrison and Rosie Bartholomew
Collaborative Grant: $250

NLRMS 6th Grade

Carrie Monroe and David Mitchell
Collaborative Grant: $930

Ridgeroad Elementary

Lisa Mitchell, Meredith Shipman, and Robin Arendt
Let's Give Em Something to Talk About
Collaborative Grant $929

Lakewood Elementary

$974 was awarded to Nancy Simpson and Elena Reyes-Lovins (not pictured),
Gifted and Talented Facilitators for their project entitled “Quest for Learning.”’
This project addresses several needs for Quest students to have more STEM and hands-on learning opportunities. In cooperation with Amboy Elementary, funds from this grant will go towards purchasing items to participate in a Lego league explore challenge, stock market simulation and technology opportunities utilizing a 3-D printer.

Lakewood Elementary

Lisa Hoggard, Music teacher, is launching a ukulele group and will regularly use ukuleles in the music classroom thanks to her $500 mini entitled “Ukilions.” Exposing all students to string instruments and the experience of learning and performing a song on an instrument is invaluable. A further impact is giving those students who are drawn to music another way to be involved and have something to look forward to at school.

Lakewood Elementary

Cortney Hastings, Library Media specialist was awarded a mini grant of $448 for the Lakewood Makerspace in the media center. Students will work collaboratively and use literacy in makerspace challenges through read alouds, articles for students to digest or literature used to research.

Lakewood Elementary

A $1000 grant was awarded to Jamie Freyaldenhoven, Art Teacher with Kindergarten teachers Kristy Matthews, Katie Stalcup and Tiffany Bullock. Their collaborative grant will help fund costumes, set materials, decor, advertising, transportation and more for Lakewood’s Fine Arts Night. This event is a critical tool for parent engagement with student learning and Lakewood is excited to continue their tradition of excellence in this endeavor.

Previously Awarded Grants

Fall 2021

Amber Peck
Bilingual Book Library

Peggy Watson, Emily Peterson, & Angela Brazell
Teach Around the Room

Brittany Beshears and Donna Batte
Handchime Ensemble

Ruth Peterson
The Edible Schoolyard

Shanon Neumeier
Sublimation Station

Lisa Harrison
The Gift of Gab

Vicky Booth and Tammy Reeder
Each 1 Read 1

Evelyn James
Hand on the Earth

Melissa Maxson and Christy Duncan
Help our students succeed

Jamie Freyalderhoven, Kayci Hardnet, & Haley Colclasure
Sticker Super Store

Michael Klucher
Building to Scale!

Evelyn James, Tellisha Brown, Stacy Fulton, Silas Nellums, & Eboni Heaggans
Science is Lit!

Mindy Bassett and Jessica Cobb
Gowing Out of this World

Spring 2021

Peggy Watson, Larissa Robinson, and Megan Anthony
Equitable Technology Learning Made Fun

Amy Woodsmall and Adrienne Durham
Extra Hand Please

Leslie Stacy and Stefanie Arnold
This is Me

Courtney Hastings
Inquisitive Engineers

Claudia Moran and Ashley Hanan
Life-Size Peg Board

Ruth Peterson
Blooming Schoolyard

Angie Haustein
Visual Learning in a Digital World

Heather Theodore and Lindsey Harvey
Watch Our Garden Grow

Jamie Freyanldenhoven
Baskets Galore

Rachel Hritz and Meredith Shipman
Ear Buds for Our Buddies

Lisa Harrison
Creative Tech Spin with Blended Learners

Danniell Homan, Jess Anthony and Maribel Siems
I Like Big Books and I Can Not Lie

Nevaeh McFelson (EAST Student) and Stanley Whisnant
EAST for Elementary

Melissa Cannon and Marcia Dean
WIAT-4 for School Psychology Specialists

Fall 2019

Melanie Holmes
Middle School Enrichment
North Little Rock Middle School 7&8 Campus

Kim Barton
College Visits
Boone Park Elementary

Heather Theodore
Quirkles - Exploring Science Through Phonics
Crestwood Elementary

Lisa Harrison
Collaborative Coding in the Creative Classroom
Ridge Road Elementary

Lori Hart
First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege
Crestwood Elementary

Ashley Richison
Books in Spanish
North Little Rock Middle School 7&8 Campus

Charity Tuberville and Sarah Harrell
Little Library for Little Learners
Glenview Elementary

Amanda Garlington, Bailey Abels and Marla Edwards - 4th Grade Teachers
Ecosystem Explorers
Lakewood Elementary

Nancy Simpson and Elena Reyes-Lovins
A Quest for Science
Lakewood and Amboy Elementary

Brittany Privett and Stephanie Orbona
STEAM Creations to the Max
Amboy Elementary

Patrick Thames, Alicia Weatherford, Wende Dâ€™Andrea, Gail Jones and Randy Box
Building Community by Making Musical Instruments with Kids
Meadow Park Elementary