Programs

Professional Grants

Grants

For Educators

The Oxford Educational Foundation strives to help the educators of our district facilitate the introduction of innovative ideas by awarding Professional Grants. These grants are for programs outside of the school district’s budget

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Grants Awarded

2025-2026 School Year Total = $20,363.07

Congratulations to all our educators listed below for working hard and reaching out to the OEF in order to help their students achieve their best.

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Jordan Bank

Kristen Ciaccia	Visiting Author Miranda Mittleman
Mollie Steigerwalt	Health education materials
Dave Hamburg	Dinosaurs Rock assembly program
Zach Hamilton	Dry erase desk
Katelyn Musacchio	Subscription for BrainPOP Junior for Schoolwide use
Kristen Ciaccia	Visiting Author for SY 2026-27
Dave Hamburg	Egg incubation equipment
Melissa Ludwig	Project Adam equipment

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Hopewell

Monica Massimo

Furniture for reading centers

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Penn's Grove

Brittany Hassler

Ten Guitars

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Elk Ridge

Audra King	Reading Rocks Magic Show
Christine Hamilton	Three sets of decodable readers
Deborah Dillard	Sensory pathway installation
Kara Eden	Tri-State Bird Rescue presentation and Park Ranger and Game Commission visitor for the Envirothon program
Elizabeth Tanzer	Subscription for Inspire Intervention and L3 Website programs
Laura James	Hallway tack boards
Jessica England	Carnival and school store supplies
Beth Hollick	Hoses for raised garden beds

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OAHS

Nicole Wiltrout

Ten TI graphing calculators

Grants Awarded

2024-2025 School Year Total = $17,965.97

Congratulations to all our educators listed below for working hard and reaching out to the OEF in order to help their students achieve their best.

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Jordan Bank

Lori Saporosa	Take home bi-lingual picture books for Spanish-speaking families during informational nights.
Germaine Baughman	Busy boards for inclusive outdoor Playstation
Mollie Steigerwalt	Bilingual health class books
Lisa Martinez	Assorted language manipulatives
Dave Hamburg	Noise management lights and kindness balls
Kim Lewin	Makerspace materials, to foster pretend play for nurturing creativity and problem solving skills

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Elk Ridge

Kara Eden and Kris McDermott	Tri-State Bird Rescue to attend Envirothon sessions and provide owl pellets and DIY bird feeders
Christine Hamilton	Word work magnetic boards
Audra King	Reading Rocks program

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Nottingham

Peyton Beebe

Two-octave set of Boomwhackers for teaching pitch and rhythm

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Hopewell

Allison Olsen	One-year subscription to Brain Pop to support learning
Maureen Pongracz	Materials to create reading nooks
Amy Gollatz	Author visit, Annette Whipple
Nicole Pierce	Materials and objects for a sensory room.

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Penn's Grove

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OAHS

Linda Holahan	Calculators for science class
Erin Kauppila	Mariachi instruments and textbooks.
Courtney Greer	Supplies and furniture to create Life skills apartment rooms.
Jackie Mavrelos	Transportation to Chester County College Fair in Fall 2025