Grants
GPS Grant Proposal Information
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Please note, only Grandville Public School staff may apply for a grant.
Past Grants
2010 (Spring)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Think Beyond the Moment | Terry Blevins | High School | 3,200 | |
| Broadway in the Classroom | Rick Gossett | High School | 200 | |
| Rincon Literario: Book Nook | (Spanish) | High School | 400 | |
| TPRS German | Ann Mahoney | High School | 500 | |
| Summer Passion for Reading | Lani Pleyel | South | 500 | |
| Passport to Cultures: Club for Reluctant Readers | Timmer, Baer | South | 600 | |
| Prenatal Development and Care | Kristin Bridges | High School | 2,387 | |
| Odyssey of the Mind National Competition | High School | 500 | ||
| Robotics Starter Bundles | Spencer Dolloff | High School | 1,500 | |
| True Success: Building Character | Michelle Carter | Central | 2,100 | |
| Close Up | Steve VanderHyde | High School | 1,000 | |
| SPRING TOTAL | 8,287 | 4,600 Anon. |
2009 (Fall)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Skill Building Videos | L. Dohrmann | South ASD | 400 | |
| East’s Snack Bar | E. Mann | East ERR | 200 | |
| Grandville Reads! Books | Helferich, Roth | Middle School | 663 | |
| iSpeak with I Touch | Bergman, Giles | Cu/Ce/W | 440 | |
| Junior Cooking School | Deneau, Beeker, Mann | East ERR | 300 | |
| Close-up | VanderHyde | HS | 400 | |
| Interactive Literacy | Sokolove | South ASD | 300 | |
| FALL TOTAL | 963 | 1,740 Anon. |
2009 (Spring)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Hands-On Learning | L. Herbst | West | 700 | |
| Igniting the Spark | B. Mazurek et al | Century Park | 1,200 Anon. | |
| Odyssey of the Mind | M. Hoogerhyde | High School | 1,000 | |
| Operation Integration | D. Scott et al | Cummings | 1,400 Anon. | |
| Proactive Planning | B. Domina | Transitions | 500 | 500 Anon. |
| Schools without Bullies | JC Hamilton | Grandview | 1,000 | |
| Take the Lead | C. DeVos | High School | 350 Anon. | |
| Wii Fit Together | T. Arends | Elementary PE | 475 Anon. | |
| SPRING TOTAL | 3,200 | 3,925 Anon. |
2008 (Fall)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| A Raisin in the Sun | Magennis | HS | 270 Anon. | |
| Active Citizenship | VanderHyde | HS | 400 Anon. | |
| Camp Conservation | Clark, et al | Cummings / East | 200 | |
| East: A Green Leader | Mulder | East | 80 | |
| Gotcha | East | 300 Anon. | ||
| Learn it, Play it, Know it | Boersma | South | 290 Anon. | |
| Off to Camp | VanEck / Mulder | East | 200 | |
| West Goes Cyber | MdCougall / Rybicki | West | 350 | |
| FALL TOTAL | 830 | 1,260 Anon. |
2008 (Spring)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Accountability Meets Opportunity | Doyle | HS | 445 | |
| Bullying Addressed | Principals | Cu/RB/ Ce/S/E | 4,900 | |
| Camp Conservation | Clark et al | East / Cummings | 2,000 | |
| Flip, Tube, and Blog | Parker | Elementary | 1,128 Anon. | |
| Healthy Starts in your Head | VanderSlice / Kavanaugh | MS | 3,000 | |
| Lending Library | Brunett / VanEk | Central | 420 | |
| Listening, Literacy & Libraries | Parker | Elementary | 2,940 Anon. | |
| Our Town Grandville | Klynsma et al | Early Childhood | 1,000 | |
| Reading Goals and Donut Holes | VanSoest | Riverbend | 1,000 | |
| Reading is Thinking | Stutzky | Century Park | 1,000 | |
| Singers Serving Soldiers | Gossett | HS | 1,475 Anon. | |
| Wake Up and Read | Moorlag / Galer | East / Cummings | 1,000 | |
| SPRING TOTAL | 14,765 | 6,671 Anon. |
2007 (Fall)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Michigan in Motion | Boersma / Hummer | Image / gr.3-6 | 265 | |
| Reading Safari | Vogelar | Preschool | 305 | |
| Sensory Sensation Room | Camiller / Machuta | MS | 350 | |
| Video Memories | Young | MS | 350 | |
| 400 Anon. | ||||
| FALL TOTAL | 1,270 | 400 Anon. |
2007 (Spring)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Aesthetic Journey | Banks | MS | 920 | |
| Bullying Intervention | VanHouten | MS | 1,500 | 1,500 Anon. |
| Community Language Lab | Domina | Transition Prog | 645 Anon. | |
| Historical Heroes | Gaul | GrandView | 1,003 | |
| Lifetime Math | Selk/Triesenberg | HS | 625 | |
| Odyssey of the Mind Competition | CPLS/MS | 1,000 | 2,500 Anon. | |
| Passport to World Music | Gossett | East / West | 415 | |
| Practice Makes Perfect | Bolkema/Holtz/Ross | MS | 1,739 | |
| Psaving Lives and Building a Future | Peltz | Cummings | 1,500 Anon. | |
| Wiggle While You Work | Messina | Central | 1,000 | |
| SPRING TOTAL | 6,463 | 6,145 Anon. |
2006 (Fall)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Bal-A-Vis-X | Walsh / Rossi | GrandView | 338 | |
| Snapshot of Me | Huberts / Steele | Riverbend | 652 | |
| Hats off to the Arts | Deb Kreuyer | West | 343 | |
| Meet the Author: Eric Rohmann | Barbara Parker | Elementary | 350 | |
| Push In | Shannon Giles | West | 195 | |
| The Wright Three | Tracey Hummer | Image / gr.3-6 | 231 | |
| Main St. USA | Carpenter/McGraw | MS | 414 | |
| FALL TOTAL | 1,107 | 1,416 Anon. |
2006 (Spring)
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Music Meets Tech | Bolkema, Holtz, Ross | GMS | 5,420 | |
| Bulldog Bistro | Jakubowski, Vos | GHS CI&ASD | 2,578 | |
| Mind-Storming | Dolloff | GHS | 1,011 | |
| We've Got Style | Caterino, Zavitz | West | 904 | |
| Bog Trip | Lubbers | GMS | 800 | |
| Place to Pack Our Toys | GMS Science Olympiad | 750 | ||
| Reading Rocks | Cummings | RB | 700 | |
| SPRING TOTAL | 12,163 |
2005
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Better Biology | HS | 1,000 | ||
| CSI: Grandville | HS | 1,000 | ||
| Cultural Diversity Workshop | HS | 600 | ||
| Get in the Game | CenturyPark | 800 | ||
| La Raison d'etre | HS | 3,150 | ||
| Play First | RB / Cummings | 450 | ||
| STAR Reader software | South | 826 | ||
| Stepping Up | HS | 706 | ||
| Student Character Development Conference | Elementary | 1,575 | ||
| What a Character | Cummings | 225 | ||
| TOTAL | 10,332 |
2004
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Bulldogs on Broadway | Gossett | HS | 1,000 | |
| Chicago "HEAR" We Come | Bridges | PrairieView | 1,000 | |
| Odyssey of the Mind Competition | Cummings | 500 | 500 Anon. | |
| Odyssey of the Mind Competition | MS | 500 | 500 Anon. | |
| Physical Mobile Bulldog Lab | Evele | HS | 1,400 | |
| Robotics Competition | HS | 500 | 500 Anon. | |
| School Meets World | Blevins | HS | 1,200 | |
| Wiggle Works | Brink | Riverbend | 1,625 | |
| Work to Learn, Learn to Work | Bryant et al | GrandView | 1,500 Anon. | |
| TOTAL | 7,725 | 3,000 Anon. |
2003
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Assistive Technology Kits | AT Comm/Miibourne | ALL | 500 | |
| E.F.Fort Company | Julie Cook Randall | West | 300 | |
| Early Literacy Skills | Steele et al | Riverbend | 300 | |
| Roving Science Theme Boxes | VanVelsen / Orosz | Riverbend | 500 | |
| TOTAL | 1,600 |
2002
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| GR Symphony Partnership | Alice Stein | Riverbend / Cummings | 1,000 | |
| Integration Project | Bryant Domina | MS | 150 | |
| Literacy Resources | Kaye/Brink | Riverbend | 500 | |
| REACH Resources | Stacey Byl | West | 887 | |
| Robotics National Competition | DeYoung/Denning | HS | 1,000 | |
| Speech Homework Technology | Marion Haynes | South | 571 | |
| TOTAL | 4,108 |
2001
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Academic Competitions | John Butts | Cummings / MS | 2,000 | |
| Australian Dreamings | Deb Kreuyer | Elementary | 570 | |
| Clay Animation | Hopkins/Parker | Elementary | 350 | |
| Great Lakes Schoolship | Rebecca Kirk | Cummings | 913 | |
| PUPS | John Butts | Preschool | 1,500 | |
| Rainforest Connection | Blake Mazurek | PrairieView | 500 | |
| Reading through Music | Kristine Mulder | Riverbend | 600 | |
| World of Words | Tami Miars | West | 120 | |
| TOTAL | 6,553 |
1999
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Electrathon Racing | Mike Terry | HS | 1,000 | |
| Elementary Economics | Carol Gottleber | Central | 650 | |
| First Lego League | Clarey / DeYoung | GrandView | 880 | |
| Kindergarten Jump-start | VanVelsen | East | 800 | |
| Math and Literature Engine-uity | Hjort / Rieger / Walsh | South | 1,000 | |
| Paintin' in the Library | Sisson / Zerfas | HS | 1,000 | |
| Science Day 2000 | Davis / Thering | Central / Cummings | 1,600 | |
| TOTAL | 6,930 |
1998
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Artist in Residence | Ann Villemure | West | 2,000 | |
| Homework Attack Pack | Stacey Byl | Cummings | 425 | |
| How Does your Engine Run | Rister / Amberger | Riverbend | 1,400 | |
| Motor Enhancement | Pam Klynsma | Preschool | 1,000 | |
| News and Information Club | Dave Carmichael | MS | 2,240 | |
| Stompin in the Swamp | Ungrey | HS | 2,000 | |
| TOTAL | 9,065 |
1997
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Arctic Connection | Blake Mazurek | Cummings | 500 | |
| Baby Think It Over | Sally Smith | HS | 500 | |
| Color Quick Cam | Sandy Bajema | Image/ gr. 3-6 | 200 | |
| Electrathon Racing | Mike Terry | HS | 1,500 | |
| How Does your Engine Run | Claflin-Rister | Riverbend | 600 | |
| Language Enrichment Packs | Cynthia Cottrell | PPI | 816 | |
| Roaming Technology | Hans Gebben | West | 620 | |
| Video Editing | Terry Blevins | HS | 1,200 | |
| Wetlands | Ungrey | HS | 1,500 | |
| TOTAL | 7,436 |
1996
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| 1st Grade Family Cookbook | Colvin / Waalkes | Riverbend | 450 | |
| Art Magazine | VandenBerg / Zerfas | HS | 750 | |
| Balloon Project | Mike Palazzolo | MS | 500 | |
| Close Up | Terry Lewis | HS | 500 | |
| Design Technology | Hans Gebben | West | 500 | |
| Real Majec BT | Lori Goins | HS | 500 | |
| Travelmates | Bergsma / Voskuil | West | 300 | |
| TOTAL | 3,500 |
1995
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Close Up | Terry Lewis | HS | 500 | |
| Integrated Applied Technology | Julie Cook | West | 270 | |
| Key Math | Julie Koetje | South | 500 | |
| Living World around Us | Snoap et al | Cummings | 400 | |
| MultiMedia Project | Spencer Dolloff | HS | 729 | |
| Parent Resource Library | Parents | Cummings | 400 | |
| Student Post Office | Cheryl DeVries | Riverbend | 450 | |
| Volunteer Video | Bryant Domina | MS | 375 | |
| Weather Monitoring | Wm.Barr | GrandView | 635 | |
| TOTAL | 4,259 |
1994
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Close Up | Terry Lewis | HS | 500 | |
| Math Manipulatives | Jack Brieve | Central | 250 | |
| NAGC Convention | Bajema/DeYoung | Image/ gr.3-6 | 400 | |
| Safari Day | Audrey Deugaw | Central | 145 | |
| Science Olympiad | Wm. Gibson | MS | 500 | |
| Sky School | Mike Palazzolo | MS | 439 | |
| Software Plus | Randy Remenap | HS | 900 | |
| Spell Checkers | Linda Scott | East | 270 | |
| Telecommunications Classroom | Jack Brieve | Central | 400 | |
| TOTAL | 3,804 |
1993
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Amazing Arthropods | Denise Scott | Cummings | 475 | |
| Everybody Counts! | Stacey Byl | Cummings | 369 | |
| Learning Library | Mary Beekman | Riverbend | 300 | |
| Literature Based Reading | Phyllis Walsh | South | 500 | |
| Math Connection | Barb Voskuil | West | 320 | |
| Math Manipulatives | Patty Pohl | West | 250 | |
| Math Manipulatives | Julie Johnson | West | 250 | |
| Oriental Day | Audrey Deugaw | Central | 200 | |
| Photo Articulation Library | Bryant Domina | MS | 200 | |
| Science Olympiad | Wm. Gibson | MS | 500 | |
| Weather in Action | Steve Tower | GrandView | 473 | |
| Wonders of Learning | Michele Stutzky | GrandView | 395 | |
| TOTAL | 4,232 |
Grand Totals
| Program | Teacher | School | GEF | Anon. Donor |
| Grand Totals to Date | 94,935 | 23,141 Anon. |
Contact Us
Grandville Education Foundation
Address: 3843 Prairie SW
Grandville, MI 49418
Phone: (616) 254-6922
Fax: (616) 254-6555
Email: akosta@gpsk12.net
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Board of Trustees
Judy Grifhorst, President
Amy Anderson, Vice President
Kathy Galdys, Secretary
Bill Ritsema, Treasurer
Amy Kosta, Executive Director
Anne Waldie, HS Rep.
Maureen Ross, MS Rep.
Pat Bertram, Elem. Rep.
Vern Boss
Kitty Buck
Ron Caniff (Ex Officio)
David Hibschman
Bob Johnson
Meg Willit
Melissa Ponstein
Robert Smith
Neil Starks
Steve Zinger (Ex Officiio)
Wendy Randall
Grants You Can Fund
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"Think Beyond the Moment"
Program Description: Students create a series of Public Service Announcement videos to be shared with all grade levels that encourage thinking about how decisions affect the future.
Grades 10 - 12 Audio-Visual
Program Teacher: Terry Blevins
Deadline: June 30, 2010
"Broadway in the Classroom"
Program Description: Musical Theater Song and Movement Workshop taught by current Broadway show performers during student trip to NYC in spring 2011.
Grades 9 - 12 Music
Program Teacher: Rick Gossett
Deadline: June 30, 2010
"Rincón Literario: Book Nook"
Program Description: Increasing Spanish proficiency through reading and storytelling, using books in a classroom library, or Book Nook.
Grades 9 - 12 Spanish
Program Teachers: Stephanie Swartz, Paula Zokoe, Holly Martin Cynthia Lawrence, Kate Baer
Deadline: June 30, 2010
"TPRS German"
Program Description: Puppets and supplemental reading material to engage students learning German in "Total Physical Response Story-telling"
Grades 10-12 German
Program Teacher: Ann Mahoney
Deadline: June 30, 2010
"Summer Passion for Reading"
Program Description: By opening the school library throughout the summer, students read popular books that may not be available at the public library.
Grades K - 6 South Elementary
Librarian: Lani Pleyel
Deadline: May 18, 2010
"Passport to Cultures: Club for Reluctant Readers"
Program Description: Use of high-interest books, games, art projects, and building projects that appeal to the multiple intelligences of each child in a club-like atmosphere.
Grade 4 South Elementary
Program Teachers: Teresa Timmer, Diann Baer
Deadline: June 30, 2010
"Robotics Starter Bundles"
Program Description: Kits to teach mechanics, electronics, and computer programming to enhance pre-engineering and technology courses.
Grades 9 - 12
Program Teacher: Spencer Dolloff
Deadline: June 30, 2010
"True Success: Building Character"
Program Description: Systematic approach to teaching and discussing quality character in a meaningful, student- friendly manner throughout the elementary school.
Central Elementary, Grades K - 6
Principal: Michelle Carter
Deadline: June 30, 2010
"Prenatal Development and Care"
Program Description: Models and hands-on learning tools that help students grasp the importance of healthy prenatal development and newborn care. Included are fetal development models, premature baby doll and shaken baby syndrome simulator.
Grades 10 - 12
Program Teacher: Kristin Bridges
Deadline: June 30, 2010
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GPS Grant Proposal Information
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