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2025-2026 Classroom Innovation Grant Recipients

Kristel Bashwiner & Kate McDevitt
Special School District
Litzsinger
Cooking Up Communication

Anthony Beer
Special School District
Northview
Enhanced Learning Engagement: Who wouldn’t want to learn math while battling a robot in a dance-off?
Empowering Hands-On Learning: Integrating 3D Printing Technology into the Classroom

Ellen Birch
Special School District
Ackerman
Circle of Friends - Field Day

Ellen Birch & Jason Betancourt
Special School District
Ackerman
Gingerbread House Fun

Carmen Bolt & Christine Acquisto
Parkway
McKelvey Primary Early Childhood/Parkway North Preschool
Laying the Foundation for Early Learners

Stephanie Borgmann & Carrie Martin
Affton
Rogers Middle School
Hallway Haven

Mackenzie Brady
Special School District
Northview
Hands-on Science in the Classroom

Mackenzie Brady & Mary MacCormac
Special School District
Northview High School
Growing Gardening Skills for Life

Mary Burris
Special School District
Northview
Northview High School Prom

Mary Burris
Special School District
Northview
Northview High School
PBIS School Store

Stacie Carril & Katelyn Ruma
Special School District
Normandy Early Learning Center
Expanding Second Step Curriculum Through Literacy and Lending Library

Daniele Cerone-Griffin
Special School District
ECSE-SSD County Wide
Building a Bridge Between Home and School: Enhancing Communication for Student Success

Kristin Creamer & Renee Otts
Special School District
Bridges
Out of This World

Erinn Cope
Jennings
Fairview Elementary Early Childhood
Play It Forward: Turning Play into Progress

Karen Deon
Kirkwood
Robinson
Task Boxes

Kathryn Dunlap & Anna Goldkamp
Special School District
VSP
Manner’s Matter - Valentine’s Day Dance
Pinnice in the Park

Heather Field
Special School District
Northview High School
Creating Memories: Developing Communication Skills through Journaling and Scrapbooking

Alicia Firman
Parkway
Parkway North High School /Parkway Northeast Middle / Bellerive Elementary
Teens Cooking Academy - Independent Living Skills
Trauma-Informed Yoga

Natalina Gannon
Special School District
Summit Academy
JDC Virtual Reality

Rachel Gill
Special School District
Bellerive Elementary
DHH Connection Crew

Lori Guess
Special School District
Northview
Let's Celebrate!: School Wide Holiday Dance and Activities for Everyone

Christy Hagy
Special School District
Northview High School
Engage and Explore through Sensory
Jeanie Hall
Ladue
Early Childhood Center
Eat a Rainbow

Katherine Harston
Special School District
Northview High School
Student-Led Character Education

Katherine Harston & Heather Field
Special School District
Northview High School
Independent Learning Skills Development

Tracy Hilgenbrink & Susan Peroutka
Pattonville
Bridgeway Elementary
Building a Wall to Bring Sensory Peace to All

Emily Jackson & Kaiti Crews
Special School District
Litzsinger School
ExtraMilers Club

Abigail Jensen
Parkway
Parkway Central Middle School
Boom! I'm Hired!

Tracy Kroenlein
Lindbergh
Lindbergh Early Childhood Education
Get Set for School
Fruit of the Month Club 2025

Julie Lackey
Webster Groves
Walter Ambrose Family Center
Jumpin’ at the Chance to Move!

Marci Lourie
Parkway
South Middle
South Middle Leisure and Recreation Project

Michael McMurtrey
Special School District
Neuwoehner
Team Tiger Store

Dana Meinecke
Kirkwood
North Glendale
Zen Room: A Multi-Sensory Regulation Room

Lindsey Meinhardt
Rockwood
LaSalle Springs Middle School
Community Based Instruction

Alexa Mikel
Ladue
Ladue Middle School
SEB Program

Melissa Muldoon
Special School District
South Tech High School
Healthy Snacks to Fill the Food Access Gap

Christina Monolo
Special School District
Early Childhood Augmentative Communication, County-Wide
Access for All

June Peterson & Angie Aromando
Parkway
Parkway North HS
Cross-Curricular Inclusion for Cooking Academy

Molly Raines Evans & Tammy Topp
Special School District
Litzsinger
Litzsinger Fall Family Engagement Event

Erin Ramey
Hazelwood
Brown Elementary
Increasing Functional Independence With The Use Of Task Boxes

Matt Reyes
Special School District
Ackerman School
Explore and Move: Where Adventure Meets Physical Education
Step into Fitness!

Katie Rohlfing
Brentwood
Brentwood Early Childhood Center
Food Explorers Club
Sensory-Friendly Classroom

Virginia Scognamiglio
Special School District
Early Childhood Special Education-County Wide
The Many Ways We Communicate

Patsy Schmermund
Parkway
Ross
Essentials for Living Gardening Project

Emma Stinnette & Gina Hatcher
Hazelwood
Hazelwood Central Middle School
Hazelwood Central Middle School Sensory Room

Kristine Stevens
Special School District
Bridges
Building Up and Out

Andrea Strain
Special School District
Ackerman School The Many Ecosystems at the ZOO

Cruz Thro
Parkway
McKelvey Primary
Empowering Play and Friendship: A Sensory-Safe Environment for Social Growth

Willow Wakeley & Michelle Dallas
Special School District
Ackerman
Holiday Shopping

Willow Wakeley & Nick Heller
Special School District
Ackerman
Ackerman Dirt to Desk Garden Project

Amanda Wise & Marie Campanella
Special School District
Litzsinger
Exact Path Store

Katie Woepke
Special School District
Bridges
Minds in Motion

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Sarah Weinman
Special School District
Northview High School
Dress 4 Success

Megan McDonald & Karen Brendell
Special School District
Neuwoehner
Health and Wellness Closet

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