In Fall 2022, Ashland City Schools Foundation and Ashland County Community Foundation awarded 21 mini-grants totaling $5,441 from ACSF and $18,093 from ACCF.

The following teachers received grants from one or both foundations:

Ashland City Schools Foundation

• Martha Bickley, Ashland High School, received a grant for “Talk with the World.”
• Jacqueline Thacker, Ashland High School, received a grant for “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics.”
• David Thompson, Ashland High School, received a grant for “Hidden Wonders under the Microscope.”
• Kara Young, Edison Elementary School, received a grant for “Books Help the WRITE Stuff.”

Ashland County Community Foundation

• Zane Aleman, Ashland Middle School, received a grant for “Musical Instrument Maintenance.”
• Travis Beck, Taft Intermediate School, received a grant for “Making Test Prep/Review Fun!”
• Ryane Briggs, Ashland High School, received a grant for “Arrow to Arrow Mentoring.”
• Amy Chandler, Reagan Elementary School, received a grant for “News-o-matic.”
• Elizabeth Condit, Ashland High School, received a grant for “Sensory/Flexible Seating.”
• Shari Harlan, Edison Elementary School, received a grant for “Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader.”
• Kelsey Kenney, Loudonville High School, received a grant for “Exploring Our Job and Life Skills.”
• Kristen Leiby, Mapleton Elementary School, received a grant for “Strong Hands.”
• Andrew Lewellen, Hillsdale Middle School, received a grant for “All About Animation” and supplies.
• Julie McDonnell, Taft Intermediate School, received a grant for “Ready Set Go-The Kinesthetic Classroom.”
• Tracy Morgan, Ashland High School, received a grant for “Real Life Field Scientists.”
• Alexandria Paulino, Edison Elementary School, received a grant for “STEM in action!”
• Monica Ralpj, Mapleton Middle School, received a grant for “Promoting Positive Participation in the Post Pandemic Pupil.”
• Aimee Ross, Loudonville High School, received a grant for “The Art and Science of ‘Appreciology:’ Becoming Leaders.”
• Kelly Shetler, C.E. Budd School, received a grant for “Time for Kids.”
• Valerie Welday, Edison Elementary School, received a grant for “Grow our Classroom Library!”
• Kyle Wissel, Hillsdale High School, received a grant for “Understanding History through an American Musical.”

In Spring 2023, Ashland City Schools Foundation and Ashland County Community Foundation awarded 11 mini-grants totaling $5,559 from ACSF and $10,940 from ACCF.

The following teachers received grants from one or both foundations:

Ashland City Schools Foundation

• Nancy Boyer, Ashland High School, received a grant for “Visiting Artists at Ashland City Schools Fine Arts Show.”
• Neil Ebert, Ashland High School, received a grant for “Professional Musician Residency.”
• BreAnn Fennell, Reagan Elementary School, received a grant for “Zooming to the Zoo in Third Grade.”

Ashland City Schools Foundation and Ashland County Community Foundation

Tracy Morgan, Ashland High School, Shaping Students Into Scientists (Nearhood 1st year teacher)

Adam Schulte, Ashland High School, Happy Atoms & Snatoms: Physical Molecules in a Digital World

Ashland County Community Foundation

Steve Coffey, Mapleton Middle School, received a grant for “I Robot- Making the Ultimate Robot.”

Laura Galleher, Edison Elementary School, received a grant for “Self-Regulation Tools for Students with Special Needs.”

Shari Harlan, Edison Elementary School, received a grant for “We Love Books!”

Amy Nelson, Ashland Middle School, received a grant for “The Collaborative Classroom.”

Shelby Pummell, Edison Elementary School, received a grant for “Social Emotional Learning.”

Monica Ralph, Mapleton Middle School, received a grant for “Students Making an Improved Learning Environment – S.M.I.L.E.”

Whitney Snyder, Loudonville High School, received a grant to update the eighth grade English Language Arts classroom library.

Bryan Spade, Mapleton Elementary School, received a grant for “Ready… VEX GO!”