18 HCPSS Educators Receive Bright Minds Foundation Grants

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Eighteen Howard County Public School System educators have been awarded grants by the Bright Minds Foundation, the school system’s education foundation. The grants, totaling nearly $25,000, will be used to fund innovative instructional projects during the 2022-2023 school year.

The 2022 grant recipients and their projects are:

• Rebecca Beall, Jeffers Hill Elementary School, Sensory Matters
• Megan Chrobak, Thunder Hill Elementary School, Community Building and Crisis Care Kits
• Laura Cometa, Wilde Lake High School, Empowering English/Multilingual Learners Through Literacy
• Sharon Dudley, Guilford Elementary School, Delving into Diversity
• Kara Fick, Oakland Mills High School, Anxiety Relief
• Brittany Fitzpatrick, Homewood Center, Beyond the 21
• Deborah Holmes, Gorman Crossing Elementary School, Morning Meetings: Making Social Emotional Learning Time Meaningful
• Amy Kelly, Multiple Schools, School-Based Grief/Loss Support Group (Pre-K-8th grade)
• David Klotz, Howard High School, Howard High Corner Café – Food Bank
• Michelle Levin, Hanover Hills Elementary School, Hanover Hills Community Garden
• Julia Lubelczyk, Laurel Woods Elementary School, Infusing Decodable Texts into Classroom Libraries
• Dennis McDonald, Talbott Springs Elementary School, Building Fluency and Community with Math Games
• Samantha Rangos, Atholton High School, Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces
• Callie Sibrian-Alas, Hammond High School, Integrating LabQuest Pros into the Curriculum
• Stacey Spanier, Ellicott Mills Middle School, Rocket Your Way Through Math with Desmos
• Ann Strozyk, Multiple Schools, A Different Lens on Water Quality
• Stefanie Taylor, Lime Kiln Middle School, Bring Robotics to Lime Kiln – STEM Club
• Mollie Thompson, Lisbon Elementary School, Observing Habitats