RI 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'

Westerly Community Credit Union is a full-service credit union with Rhode Island branches in Westerly, Richmond, Wakefield, and Coventry.