7 Receive Pennsbury Education Grants

YARDLEY, PA — Seven local educators were the recipients of nearly $7,000 in grants announced on Thursday by the Pennsbury Education Foundation.

The foundation is a nonprofit organization that relies on donations to support improving teaching and learning in Pennsbury through innovative initiatives. Grants are awarded twice a year through an application process.

Foundation President Annette Young announced the following grants:

• Oxford Valley Elementary School Principal Donna Minnigh and librarian Jennifer Dillon. $500 to purchase a MackinVIA digital content management system
• Penn Valley Elementary School Principal Barbara Hidalgo and teachers Kristin June, Sue Kline, and Jess Sheedy. $1,600 to purchase Bee-Bot coding tiles
• Penn Valley Elementary School Principal Barbara Hidalgo and librarian Jennifer Dillon. $500 to purchase a MackinVIA digital content management system.
• Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Lisa Follman and reading specialist Alisa Myles and teacher Reita Bakshi. $1,500 to purchase books for the Diversity through Multi-Cultural Literature program
• Makefield Elementary School Principal Donna McCormick-Miller and teacher Colleen Fucich. $565 to fund a Franklin Institute assembly covering the science concepts of water.
• Charles Boehm Middle School Principal Travis Bloom, librarian Carolyn Wert, and reading specialist Maria Gregory. $1,800 to host author Jordan Sonnenblick in the spring of 2019.
• Pennwood Middle School Principal Derek Majikas and teachers Colleen Brodbeck and Abby Bevington. $400 to fund the Egypt and Nile River Virtual Tour.

In addition to receiving local donations, the foundation also participates in the PA Department of Community and Economic Development’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program, which awards tax credits to businesses that make contributions. For more information, click here.

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