Pennsbury Educators Get $18,000 In Grants

YARDLEY, PA — The Pennsbury Education Foundation has awarded eight grants totaling more than $18,600 to educators at the district's schools.

Grants are awarded by the foundation through an application process that happens twice a year. Foundation President Annette Young announced the following grant awards for spring 2019:

• Pennsbury High School West Principal Cherrissa Gibson and teacher Thomas Pettit —$1,920 to purchase two rowing machines.
• William Penn Middle School Principal Christopher Becker and teacher Derek Cressman — $2,000 to purchase musical instruments.
• Fallsington Elementary School Principal Brian Shaffer and teacher Timothy Behe —$397.05 for Drums Alive! equipment.
• Fallsington teachers Sheila Miley and Sherri Cohoon — $741.20 for Junior Great Books.
• Charles Boehm Middle School Principal Travis Bloom and teacher David Murphy —$2,600 to purchase two HD camcorders. The school also received a separate grant in the amount of $499.95 for an audio mixer.
• Penn Valley Elementary School Principal Barbara Hidalgo and teacher Mollie Cancelliere — $499 for the Mind Yeti app.
• The Pennsbury Education Foundation also presented a gift of $9,975.36 to the Pennsbury Technology Department to support the purchase of a classroom set of virtual reality headsets.

The Pennsbury Education Foundation is a nonprofit that relies on donations and supports the purpose of improving teaching and learning in Pennsbury through innovative educational initiatives.

In addition to accepting local donations, the PEF also participates in the PA Department of Community and Economic Development’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program, which awards tax credits to businesses making contributions to the foundation.