Grant Recipients

25-2026 Grant Recipients = YTD $24,510 

IMPACT GRANTS – requests $1,000+

  • Sells Middle School
  • Ryan Sebastian
  • $750
  • Scioto High School
  • Erin Cassaro
  • $3,000
  • All Middle & High Schools
  • Stephanie Hanson
  • $500
  • Sells Middle School
  • Stephanie Hanson
  • $2,500
  • Jerome High School & Depp Elementary School
  • Ashely Dulin-Smith & Erin Marr
  • $1,963
  • Karrer Middle School
  • Kara Whitty
  • $1,400
  • Thomas Elementary School
  • Megan Lloyd-Russell
  • $1,300
  • Deer Run Elementary School
  • Becky Haselberger
  • $1,507
  • Chapman Elementary School
  • Marisa Saelzler
  • $1,800
  • Olde Sawmill Elementary
  • Amanda O’Neil
  • $500
 

MINI GRANTS – requests under $1,000

  • Hopewell Elementary School
  • Christa Prati
  • $650
  • Eversole Run Middles School
  • Kelsey Urban
  • $800
  • Grizzell Middle School
  • Joey Huber
  • $750 
  • Depp Elementary School
  • Marissa Poe
  • $460
  • Daniel Wright Elementary School
  • Jenna May
  • $599
  • Coffman High School
  • Anne Flock
  • $277
  • Thomas Elementary School
  • Beth Hazelet
  • $451
  • Depp Elementary School
  • Alexandra Gardiner
  • $600
  • Sells Middle School
  • Teresa Ausmus
  • $987
  • Hopewell Elementary School
  • Allie Scurria
  • $542
  • Sells Middle School
  • Joseph Coe
  • $909
  • Wright Elementary School
  • Alexandria Claes (Abbadie)
  • $890
  • Davis Middle School
  • Emma Dills
  • $625
  • Karrer Middle School
  • Jane Voytko
  • $750

2025 Grant Recipients = $36,373 

STUDENT ENRICHMENT + SUPPORT

  • All DCS Schools
  • Jerome High School Student
  • $625
  • Bailey Elementary School
  • Sarah Dziedzicki & Margaret Robinson
  • $675
  • Scioto High School
  • John Witt
  • $1,300
  • Grizzell Middle School
  • Meaghan Miller
  • $1,300
  • Glacier Ridge Elementary School
  • Laurie Coon
  • $606
  • Wyandot Elementary School
  • Eric Cacioppo
  • $488
  • Transportation Department
  • Karin Humble
  • $2,167
  • Indian Run Elementary School
  • Lori Bantz
  • $1,977

LANGUAGE + LITERACY

  • Hopewell Elementary School
  • Sarah Ramsey, Jamie Leinberger & Donne Leiter
  • $1,575
  • Wright Elementary School
  • Holly Peppers
  • $3,700
  • Chapman Elementary School
  • Carly Rittenour & Jen Gilbert 
  • $4,050
  • All Dublin High Schools
  • Steve Kucinski
  • $600
  • Davis Middle School
  • Jaime Stewart
  • $1,800
  • Pinney Elementary School
  • Caroline Barrie
  • $2,525
  • Hopewell Elementary School
  • Mary Brothers
  • $726

OUTDOOR EDUCATION

  • Karrer Middle School
  • Brooke Menduni & Hayley Wilson
  • $3,000
  • Jerome High School
  • Ashley Dulin-Smith
  • $2,500
  • Sells Middle School
  • Katy O’Neal & Nicole Durant
  • $2,000

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

  • Hopewell Elementary School
  • Mick Broderick
  • $725
  • All DCS High Schools
  • Steve Kucinski
  • $1,200
  • Scioto High School
  • Student Group
  • $500
  • Coffman High School
  • Student Group
  • $680
  • Jerome High School
  • Student Group
  • $900
  • Davis Middle School
  • Malerie Torres
  • $1,053

2024 Grant Recipients = $32,500

COMMUNITY + CONNECTIONS

  • Butterfly Memorial Garden ($1,558) – Glacier Ridge Elementary
  • Purple Star Club ($450) – Scioto High School
  • Coffman Cares ($564) – Coffman High School
  • 6th Annual Immersive Experience ($1,000) – Scioto High School
  • RAP: Rocks Advisory Program ($1,250) – Coffman High School
  • Better Together: IRISH Way ($500) – Scioto High School
  • 6th Grade Leaders ($900) – All 5 Middle Schools
  • Food for Thought ($1,000) – Scioto High School
  • Irish Nation Orientation ($448) – Scioto High School

THE ARTS

  • World Music Drumming Instruments ($1,654) – Wyandot Elementary
  • World Music Drumming ($2,852) – Indian Run Elementary
  • Marimba Band ($1,775) – Riverside Elementary
  • Dublin Taiko 20th Anniversary Concert ($2,500) – Davis Middle School
  • BalletMet – Moving Into Literacy ($3,000) – Olde Sawmill Elementary 
  • Elementary Ukuleles ($754) – Olde Sawmill Elementary
  • Clay Around Friends ($2,030) – Davis Middle School

LANGUAGE + LITERACY

  • Pockettalk Communication Devices ($774) – Scottish Corners Elementary
  • Welcome to Riverside: Language & Literacy ($775) – Riverside Elementary
  • Home Visits & Community Connections ($500) – Chapman Elementary
  • Trailblazer Story Walk ($1,000) – Depp Elementary
  • Finding the Wright Words ($1,641) – Wright Elementary
  • Life Science Project with Literature ($482) – Hopewell Elementary

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING + MATHEMATICS

  • STEM Friends Summer Camp ($250) – Jerome High School
  • Developing Talent with LEGO Robotics ($1,250) – Grizzell Middle School
  • Students Coding with DASH and Bee Bots ($1,980) – Glacier Ridge Elementary
  • Davis Gaming Club ($363) – Davis Middle School 
  • Have Fun ALL ROVER ($1,250) – Grizzell Middle School

2023 Grant Recipients = $23,802 

COMMUNITY + CONNECTIONS

  • 5th Annual Immersive Learning Experience ($1,000) – Scioto High School
  • Student Centered Kindergarten Class ($1,500) – Chapman Elementary
  • Kindness Cafe’ Expansion ($3,500) – Scioto High School
  • Black Students United ($1,270) – Jerome High School
  • Eagles Endure for Each Other ($2,000) – Eversole Run Middle School
  • EL Mentor Program ($900) – Scioto High School
  • Chapman Outdoor Observatory Learning Lab ($3,375) – Chapman Elementary

LANGUAGE + LITERACY

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING + MATHEMATICS

  • Media Center: Maker Space ($2,000) – Scioto High School
  • Innovative STEM Toys ($615) – Hopewell Elementary
  • STEM Consumables ($500) – Chapman Elementary
  • HS Time Machine Podcast ($646) – Coffman High School
  • Coding 4 Community ($2,450) – Jerome High School
  • Counting Collections ($346) – Scottish Corners/Wyandot Elementary

2022 Grant Recipients = $24,991 

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING + MATHEMATICS
  • Girls in Cyber Security ($200) – Jerome High School
  • Riverside Report News Team ($341) – Riverside Elementary 
  • Maker Media ($3,049) – Abraham Depp Elementary 
  • Graphing Calculators ($670) – Scioto High School
  • OSLN Learning Challenge ($1,427) – Hopewell Elementary

COMMUNITY + CONNECTIONS

  • Cafe Thrift ($400) – Scioto High School
  • Explore Bins ($663) – Daniel Wright Elementary
  • Veteran’s Story Event ($100) – Scioto High School
  • Easy Transition Seating ($1,560) – Coffman High School 
  • Drumming to Build Community ($4,136) – Abraham Depp Elementary
  • Engage Central Ohio ($3,300) – All 5 Middle Schools
  • Collaborative Immersive Learning Experience ($1,350) – Scioto High School
  • Regulation Stations ($1,120) – Daniel Wright Elementary 

EDUCATION OUTDOORS

  • Reading Garden & Outdoor Classroom ($2,000) – Glacier Ridge Elementary
  • Curiosity Haven ($3,625) – Daniel Wright Elementary
  • Irish Go Green ($1,050) – Davis Middle School
 

2021 Grant Recipients = $19,500

COMMUNITY + CONNECTIONS

  • Coffee Shop ($3,500) – Coffman High School
  • Soft Start ($500) – Abraham Depp Elementary
  • Social Justice Club ($550) – Daniel Wright Elementary
  • School Store ($2,500) – Jerome High School
  • Civil Rights Heritage Tour ($2,000) – Scioto High School
  • Collaborative Immersive Learning Experience ($3,000) – Scioto High School
  • 2021 Veterans Story Event ($500) – Scioto High School
  • Rocks Flexible Seating ($2,910) – Coffman High School

THE ARTS

  • Virtual Choir Performances ($500) – Grizzell Middle School
  • Music Program ($500) – Riverside Elementary School

LANGUAGE + LITERACY

  • Inclusive Books ($350) – Coffman High School
  • African and Affrilachian Folktales ($350) – Indian Run Elementary

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING + MATHEMATICS

  • Paths Hydroponic Program ($1,850) – Emerald Campus Paths Program

2020 Grant Recipients = $4,787

COMMUNITY + CONNECTIONS
  • Soft Start ($333) – Daniel Wright Elementary 
  • JASC ($1,100) – Jerome High School
  • 6th Grade Leadership ($3,354) – All 5 Middle Schools
 

2019 Grant Recipients = $10,015

COMMUNITY + CONNECTIONS
  • Adaptive Colorguard ($1,267) – Coffman High School
  • Learning Garden ($2,000) – Chapman Elementary
LANGUAGE + LITERACY
  • Book a Day ($500) – Thomas Elementary 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING + MATHEMATICS
  • Creative Tubs ($390) – Olde Sawmill Elementary 
  • Adaptive Computer Science Courses ($1,130) – Jerome High School
  • Advice the Wire ($1,768) – Indian Run Elementary 
  • EV3 Lego Robotic Kits ($2,500) – Dublin Robotics
  • STEM Tools & Materials ($460) – Chapman Elementary  

2018 Grant Recipients = $6,927

COMMUNITY + CONNECTIONS

LANGUAGE + LITERACY
  • Profile of a Graduate ($2,000) – District-wide Initiative 
  • Kindergarten Literacy Night ($480) – Daniel Wright Elementary
  • Breakout EDU ($800) – Karrer Middle School
  • Mindful Meditation for Students ($475) – Coffman High School
  • Critical Thinking & Collaboration with Breakout EDU ($450) – Riverside Elementary
  • After Prom ($500) – Scioto High School
  • Math Collaboration Station ($478) – Thomas Elementary
  • Garden Improvement Project ($750) – Glacier Ridge Elementary 
  • Pitsco EZ Stare Race ($500) – Davis Middle School
  • Calming Corner ($494) – Daniel Wright Elementary School

2017 Grant Recipients = $11,164

  • The Disruption Project:  The Power of Voice ($2,500) – Eli Pinney Elementary
  • Graphing Calculators ($1,290) – Scioto High School
  • Inclusive Swing Project ($504) – Glacier Ridge Elementary 
  • After Prom ($500) – Scioto High School
  • Project Green Space ($2,670) – Olde Sawmill Elementary 
  • MakerSpace ($500) – Scioto High School
  • Conflict Management Program ($700) – PATHS Program
  • Forging Ahead with Flash3D Printer ($500) – Scottish Corners Elementary
  • Innovation Center ($1,000) – Davis Middle School
  • Team Robots for First Lego League ($1,500) – District-wide Initiative