Students in Ms. Dupps’s pre-school class at LECC are participating at the sensory table provided by the staff grant program.

Staff Grants

The Loveland Schools Foundation is pleased to have provided over $92,266 in Staff Grants since the program’s inception in 2001. For the 2025-26 school year, over $15,266 in staff grants were awarded to 44 staff members across all of our schools from LECC to LHS.

Faculty are encouraged to apply for needed and innovative classroom items which can not be purchased through the normal school budgetary channels. These items may include but are not limited to classroom speakers, supplemental reading materials, field trips, alternative seating, comfortable and flexible environmental furniture, small musical instruments, and equipment.

2025 - 26 Staff Grants

  • Cozy Classroom Requests - ELA

    April Baysinger - Elementary School

  • Field Trip for Special Needs Students

    Terri Bean & Mary Frees - Elementary School

  • "Take What You Need" Cart

    Lindsay Bruggeman - High School

  • National Council for Social Studies Conference

    Chris Burke - High School

  • Sensory Motor/Fine Motor Supplies

    Maranda Busemeyer - Early Childhood Center

  • World Culture Club Field Trip

    Bryn Cole - Middle School

  • Breakout EDU

    Nick Conner & Jennifer Kirby - Intermediate School

  • Whole Group Novels

    Katie Craft - Elementary School

  • National Council for Social Studies Conference

    Greg Croskey - Middle School

  • Yarn Club

    Melissa Dennedy - Intermediate & Middle Schools

  • Sensory Table Items

    Tara Dupps - Early Childhood Center

  • IBM Data Analyst

    Tana Dykes - Board Office

  • Children's Theater

    Caitlin Haury - High School

  • Vertical White Boards

    Cindy Hensley - Intermediate School

  • Empowering Special Needs Students

    Emily Hicks - High School

  • Fidget Items

    Cassie Hilldebrand - High School

  • All Kinds of Minds Library

    Jackie Jackson-Dean - Elementary School

  • Math Enrichment Topple Blocks

    Keri Kaiser - Elementary School

  • Orton Gillingham Decodable Readers

    Cristin Kiefer, Jill Hanson, Jamie Meyer & Nancy Schwander - Primary School

  • Stocking My Classroom

    Betty King - Early Childhood Center

  • Self Regulation Tools

    Christina Kissick - Early Childhood Center

  • Fine Motor Tub

    Shannon Knutson - Early Childhood Center

  • Story Share with Families

    Megan Little - Early Childhood Center

  • Yearbook Camera

    Jill Lowry - High School

  • Chromebook Chargers

    Kevin McCarty - High School

  • Commercial Shredder

    Nicole McGannon - High School

  • Hope Squad Mental Health Awareness & Support

    Hillary Pecsok - Middle School

  • "Arch De Triumph" - LES Runners Club 5k Fun Run

    Andrew Price - Elementary School

  • Attendance - Family Collaboration

    Amanda Robinson - Middle School

  • Washington DC Field Trip

    Katie Rose & Trisha Pitcher

  • Sensory Items

    Lisa Schmidt - Early Childhood Center

  • Power of the Pen

    Hannah Sick - Middle School

  • Accessible Memories: Inclusive Learning at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

    Jayme Smith - High School

  • Cart for Training Cones

    Lorie Stulz - Transportation

  • Cozy Book Nook

    Paul Tanaka - Elementary School

  • NexPlayground - Interactive Learning

    Angie Toole - Elementary School

  • Classroom Maintenance

    Elizabeth Weber - Elementary School

  • Flexible Seating & Sensory

    Elizabeth Westerman - Elementary School

2024 - 25 Staff Grants

  • Parent Communication

    Sarah Albani - Elementary School

  • Mentoring Club Support

    Rachel Angel - Loveland Middle School

  • Playground Communication Board

    Alyssa Backman & Kaitlin Osborn - Primary School

  • Classroom Cooking

    Terri Bean - Elementary School

  • Movement with Music

    Tonya Bushman - Primary School

  • Math Program

    Katie Byrkett - High School

  • Flexible Seating

    Kelly Cappellety - Elementary School

  • Mentoring Program

    Julie Carter - Intermediate School

  • Mentoring Program

    Darcie Chandler & Allison Manning - Primary & Elementary Schools

  • Reading Intervention

    Tammie Chapman - Early Childhood Center

  • HOPE Mentoring

    Susan Craig - Early Childhood Center

  • Yarn Club

    Melissa Dennedy - Intermediate & Middle School

  • Broadcast Equipment

    Jeff Flaig - Middle School

  • Small Group Activities

    Jamie Heybruch - Early Childhood Center

  • Tiger Button

    Emily Hicks - High School

  • Peaceful Progress

    Jennifer Hilton & Scott Koehler - Primary School

  • Science of Reading

    Connie Johnson - Primary School

  • Standing Desks

    Kari Kaiser & Michele Rodier - Elementary School

  • Decodable Readers

    Melissa Kanalas - Primary School

  • Vertical Learning

    Timmieria Lawrence - Intermediate School

  • CPR Manikin

    Treva Lyke - Health Services

  • Virtual Reality

    Phil Marchal - High School

  • 8th Grade Washington DC Trip

    Katie Rose & Trisha Pitcher - Middle School

  • ESports

    Adam Samuels - Middle School

  • Classroom Carpet

    Sara Sasson - Early Childhood Center

  • STEM Materials

    Lisa Shulock & Molly Johnson - Primary School

  • Flexible Seating

    Christine Stenten-Lee - Middle School

  • Phonics Story Books

    Jodi Storer - Elementary School

  • Bus Driver Safety Items

    Tammy Wheeler - Transporation

2023-24 Staff Grant Recipients

  • Mentor Program

    Darcie Chandler and Allison Manning Primary and Elementary Schools

    Funds to support the Mentor Program, specifically to fund a kick-off event and an end-of-year event for all students participating in the program

  • Decodable Readers

    Jill Hanson, Connie Johnson, Melissa Kanalas, Cristin Kiefer and Laura Griffin - Primary School

    Funds to purchase decodable readers which will help to reinforce systematic and explicit phonics instruction to transfer decoding skills into fluent reading

  • Flexible Seating

    Sandy Geiger and Katelyn Young - Elementary School

    Funds to purchase flexible seating allowing students to choose where to sit and who to sit with for a better learning environment

  • Support Materials

    Amy Mason - High School

    Funds to purchase support materials for the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Program

  • Rugs & Lap Desk

    Jennifer Hilton - Primary School

    Funds to purchase new rugs and lap desks to provide a flexible learning environment.

  • Educational Toys

    William Koehler - Primary School

    Funds to purchase specific educational toys relating to teaching objectives

  • Reading Material

    Lindsay Bruggeman - High School

    Funds to purchase supplemental reading materials for a class library to give students a greater choice of books during daily independent reading time and novel units

  • Reading Material

    Shannon Knutson - Early Childhood Center

    Funds to purchase online training and the physical manual for research based phonemic awareness to supplement the reading program

  • Support Services

    Alyssa King, Mary Frees, Elizabeth Westerman – Primary & Elementary School

    Funds to support the services of a consultant from Cincinnati Center for Autism to come to the school to look and offer feedback on specific behaviors, room set up and ideas to support students with special needs

  • Publication Costs

    Larry Hutzel - High School

    Funds to help with publication costs of the high school newspaper, The Roar

  • Counselor Materials

    Cassie Hildebrand - High School

    Funds to purchase fidgets, coloring posters and markers to restock a decompression area in the guidance office where students can go for a 10 minute relaxation time