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Milford Education Foundation Awards $5,785 in Teacher Mini-Grants
Ten innovative projects from the Milford Public Schools were selected in the foundation's second round of funding.
The Milford Education Foundation (MEF) awarded 16 teachers across the Milford Public School District $5,785 in funding through its Teacher Mini-Grant Program.
MEF’s grant program, which is in its second year, is dedicated to supporting teacher projects that further enrich and enhance existing curricula.
To date, MEF has distributed over $10,700 in teacher mini-grants and expanded its program to two award periods per academic year.
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Foundation President Augie Harrigan and past president James Maroney visited seven Milford schools on Jan. 8 to notify the recipients.
“We continue to be inspired by the creativity and dedication our public school teachers demonstrate through projects like these,” Harrigan said in a press release. Recipients will present their projects at a Foundation recognition event in the spring.
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Teacher Mini-Grant Recipients and Projects
- Janet Acampora, Joseph Foran High School, “Career Simulation”
- Eileen Antalik and Audrey Sokol, Live Oaks Elementary School, “Investigating Informational Texts”
- Joanne Barrett, The Academy, “Options for a Healthy Lifestyle”
- Molly Clifford, Robin Querker and Suzy Garfield, Harborside Middle School, “Career and Community Exploration”
- Patricia Daniels, Jonathan Law High School, “Unified Art”
- Rachel Murphy, Kelsey Burns and Gianni Ragianni, Jonathan Law High School,
- Lauren O’Keefe, “Kind Campus at JLHS: The Ben’s Bell Project”
- Hope Pardee and Jason Cicero, Meadowside Elementary School, “Flipping It Right!”
- Sarah Sawitsky, Calf Pen Meadow Elementary School, “Brainercise!”
- Colette Stephens, Jonathan Law High School, “Independent Healthy Living Project”
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