Spring 2013 Teacher Grant Recipients 
Teachers and students in the Harrisonville School District recently received over $2,300 in grants from the Harrisonville Public School Foundation.

Throughout the nine years of the teacher grant program, nearly $52,000 has been presented to teachers.  The goal of the program is to enhance the education of Harrisonville students by encouraging and recognizing new educational approaches and concepts that are not currently funded by the district.

The grants were awarded in a surprise squad format with Foundation trustees surprising the teachers in their classrooms and presenting them with a check.

Teacher grants were awarded to the following:

•Harrisonville High School library media specialist Vickie Hamilton for software to provide feedback and tips for research paper writing.

•Harrisonville Middle School teacher Audrey Harrison for a classroom set of scientific calculators.

•Harrisonville Middle School library media specialist Curtis Clark to help fund a field trip for students to the University of Central Missouri Literature Festival.

•McEowen fourth grade teacher Kim Spencer for professional development resources to assist new teachers.

•Cass Career Center Marketing instructor Amy Miller for equipment for use in CCC's school store, "DECA Diner," to add relevance to student learning.

•Early Childhood Education PE teacher Jodi Fischer for an iPod to use to provide music during exercise and activity time.

Cade Filer Memorial Teacher Grant
One grant in the amount of $500 will be awarded during each grant period (fall and spring). The grant will be restricted to equipment/resources that can be used year after year instead of disposable or one-time uses. This grant is funded through an endowment from family and friends in the memory of Cade Filer.

Spring 2008 Recipient
Nancy Cummings, Harrisonville Elementary School, 2nd Grade

Fall 2008 Recipient
Kim Redinger, Jason Vaughn, Lindsey Weisz and Zach Sherman, HMS

Spring 2009 Recipient
Heather Caldwell, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center, Kindergarten

Fall 2009 Recipient
Brenda Foerschler, Harrisonville Elementary School, Title I Math

Spring 2010 Recipient
Preschool teachers, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center

Fall 2010 Recipient
April Schoenberg, Harrisonville Elementary School

Spring 2011 - No grant awarded

Fall 2011 Recipient
Tonya Ours & Darla Six, McEowen Elementary School

Spring 2013 Recipient
Curtis Clark, Harrisonville Middle School