WCCU Teacher Grant Recipients

Congratulations Teacher Grant Program Recipients!

We recently awarded (20) WCCU Teacher Grant Awards, totaling just over $9,000, for the 2022/23 school year. Grants were awarded in values up to $500 to the following local Teachers or Staff members:
 

Coventry School District

Coventry School District

  • Carolyn Wynne - Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry
  • Andrew Gervasini - Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry
  • Michele Pelletier - Western Coventry Elementary 
  • Lisa DelBove & Jennifer Jendzejec - Western Coventry Elementary
  • Pam Betres - Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry
  • Adam Knight - Coventry High School (not pictured)

(Recipients are pictured left to right). Grant monies will help fund educational and social projects,
including initiatives such as 'Social Emotional Learning through Art', 'Air Quality Monitoring and
Funding Green Spaces', 'Outdoor Classroom', 'Outdoor Learning classroom', 'Westies Wellness',
'Glass Blowing Experience'.


Carolyn Wynne, Andrew Gervasini, Pam Betres, Lisa DelBove, Jennifer Jendzejec, Michele Pelletier

Exeter-West Greenwich School District

  • Ann Barbour & Gina Kilday - Metcalf Elementary
  • Carin Corcoran - Wawaloam Elementary (not pictured)
  • Shade Ortiz - Metcalf Elementary (not pictured)

(Recipients are pictured left to right). Grant monies will help fund
educational  and social projects, including initiatives such as 'Smart Carts', 
'Math Specialists',  'My Librarian is a 3rd Grader', 'Kindness Express'.


Carolyn Wynne, Andrew Gervasini, Pam Betres, Lisa DelBove, Jennifer Jendzejec, Michele Pelletier

Narragansett School District

  • Kristy Behbehani - Narragansett High School 
  • Tara Reddington - Narragansett Elementary School

(Recipients above are pictured left to right). Grant monies will help
fund educational and  social projects, including initiatives such as
 
'Real World Finance', 'Sensory Calming Room'.


Carolyn Wynne, Andrew Gervasini, Pam Betres, Lisa DelBove, Jennifer Jendzejec, Michele Pelletier

South Kingstown School District

  • Michelle Manning - Peace Dale Elementary School
  • Rita Toolin - South Kingstown High School 
  • Amber Lambert - South Kingstown High School 
  • Tiffany Court - South Kingstown Transition Academy (not pictured)

(Recipients are pictured left to right). Grant monies will help fund educational
and social projects, including initiatives such as 'Social Emotional Learning through Art',
'Air Quality Monitoring and Funding Green Spaces', 'Outdoor Classroom', 'Outdoor Learning
classroom', 'Westies Wellness', 'Glass Blowing Experience'.


Carolyn Wynne, Andrew Gervasini, Pam Betres, Lisa DelBove, Jennifer Jendzejec, Michele Pelletier

Stonington School District

  • Jennifer Norcross - Stonington High School
  • Sally Motycka - Stonington High School 
  • Noreen Elliot, Marika Heughins (not pictured),
    Elaine Temel - Stonington Middle School

(Recipients above are pictured left to right). Grant monies will help
fund educational and social projects, including initiatives such as

'Funding the Brown and White Newspaper', 'Empty Bowls',
'Nutmeg Book Club'. 


Carolyn Wynne, Andrew Gervasini, Pam Betres, Lisa DelBove, Jennifer Jendzejec, Michele Pelletier

Westerly School District

  • Ide Koulbanis - Westerly Middle School 
  • Megan Lacey - Dunn’s Corner Elementary School (not pictured)

Grant monies will help fund educational and social projects, including
initiatives such as
'Bring Art to Life in the World Language Classroom',
'Battle of the Books'

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