2025 Grants Development Annual Report
Annual Report 2025
SCHOOL BASED GRANTS $101,300
Christa McAuliffe Academy - $3,000
Dwayne Wallace Youth Venture Grant
Matt French
Coleman Middle - $5,000
VLL-Cohort 2
Coleman Middle - $25,000
AI Academy
Curtis Middle - $5,000
VLL-Cohort 2
East High - $2,000
BCBSKS-HHFL – JMaier
East High $10,000 l
NCCER Steel Apple Awalrd
Aaron Haselwood
Franklin Elementary- $100
BCBSKS-HHFL - DWeaver
Gammon Elementary- $1,000
BCBSKS-HHFL - DDickinson
Robinson - $1,000
Charlie's carwash - Polson
Hamilton Middle - $5,000
VLL-Cohort 2
Linwood Elementary - $5,000
Cox Community Grant
Care Closet
Linwood Elementary - $1,500
Cox Community Grant
Bilingual take home Library
Woodman - $2,000
Cox Community Grant
K. Jahn
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West High $1,700
Forensics ...
Marshall Middle - $15,000
VLL-Cohort 1
North High-- $3,000
Cox Community Grant
Shannon Edwards Bilingual Poetry
North High $1,000
TRACK-Brooks' Future Run Team
Northwest High- $3,000
YLINK
Ortiz Elementary - $750
Cox Community Grant - Hoyt
Pleasant Valley Middle - $2,500
PVM Robotics
Robinson - $3,000
Whole Foods Garden Club Grant
Mayberry - $1,850
Marsh Foundation - Panya Amphone
Southeast High - $2,900
NEA-Tonya Howard
Stanley- $1,000
BCBSKS-HHFL-D Dickinsn
In the 2024-2025 academic year, the Grants Department along with other key departments and schools successfully secured and allocated over $20.2 million in funding to support the district's strategic priorities.
Edge$48000
KOCH$25000
CUA $30590
21CCLC$1259668
SIG$2724893
DOE$15278240
AIX $25000
DOCL2.0 $211277
VILS $440000
Local $131335
Couch Beyond $40000
PROGRAM GRANTS $30,035
STEALTH:
Washington Elementary - $2,900 Hydroponics - Cargill Cares
Linwood Elementary- $2,135 Hydroponics - Cargill Cares
Gordon Parks Academy - $1,500 Dwayne Wallace Youth Venture Grant STEALTH
Ortiz - $1,500
Dwayne Wallace Youth Venture Grant STEALTH
Linwood - $1,500
Dwayne Wallace Youth Venture Grant STEALTH
Washington - $1,500
Dwayne Wallace Youth Venture Grant STEALTH
Anderson Elementary - $1,500
Dwayne Wallace Youth Venture Grant STEALTH
Adams Elementary - $1,500 Dwayne Wallace Youth Venture Grant STEALTH
McKinney Vento:
Federal pass through grant - $10,500 Will assist with tracking students over the summer
Transportation:
Dwayne Wallace Youth Venture Grant - $7,000 Kristia Kastens
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Allison Middle- $1,000
Kelli Rappard #2
East - $500
Kaytreuna Crow
East High- $1,000
John Perkins
Buckner- $1,000
Emily McCray
Chisholm - $600
Shawn Lamberson
Colvin - $580 Perla Coyle
East - $1,000 Mackenzie Haas
Curtis - $600 Lindsay Bucy
East - $1,000 Casey Christofferson
Linwood - $200 Brandi Dalrymple
Truesdell - $600 Lindsay Clift
Beech- $1,000 Marisa Kelley
Benton- $1,000 Christianna Doeden
Horace Mann - $1,000 Caitlyn Hernandez
Price-Harris - $1,000 Ramona Bomgardner
Southeast - $590 Sarah Forster
West - $1,000 Susan Schroeder
Buckner - $250
Sarah Johnson
Wilbur - $420
Rachel Johnson
TGIF GRANT $30,590
Stucky Middle - $1,000
Darla Helms
Truesdell Middle $1,000
Melanie Hansel
Gateway Alternative Program –
$1,000
Jason Parr
East High - $240
Chelsea Pham
Linwood Elementary - $880
Claire Moxley
East High- $1,00
Joshua Collette
Stucky Middle - $1,000
Becky Brown
North High- $1,000
Paige Tillotson
Robinson Middle - $1,000
Krista May-Shackelford
Dodge Literacy - $1,000
Stephanie Sperger
Allison Middle- $1,000
Kelli Rappard
Christina Mcauliffe Academy $1,000
Chase Clynch
Spaght Elementary - $570
Allison Seay
Enders Leadership Magnet- $970
Holly Morgan
Lawrence Elementary- $1,000
Karen Rodriguez-Orozco
East High- $1,000
Jen Coslett
East High- $990
Kyle Broadfoot
Isley Elementary - $600
Addison Kingrey
EDUCATION EDGE $48,000
Went to classroom teachers to fund innovative projects
Jill Windolz - $1,000
Dodge Elementary
Hannah Rood - $1,000
East High
Sarah Willhoite- $1,000
Mead Middle
Allison Pyle - $1,000
Benton Elementary
Emily McCray - $1,000
Buckner Elementary
Christianna Marcy - $1,000
East High
Marisela Manga - $1,000
Marshall Middle
Classroom Grants Total Award $13,000
Kasey Candea - Kromm - $1,000 Earhart Elementary
Natasha Hallam - $1,000 Mueller Elementary
Tracy Catlin - $1,000 Southeast High
Julie Guldner - $1,000 Marshall Middle
Monica Gross - $1,000 Coleman Middle
Allison Carson - $1,000 Mayberry Middle
New Teacher Induction Total Award $35,000
KOCH CLASSROOM GRANT S25,000
Grace Graber - $3,000 North High
Guy Sturdevant - $3,000 Northwest High
Logan Browning - $3,000 Marshall Middle
Matthew French - $3,000 Christa McAuliffe
Melissa Seiwert - $3,000 South High
Olivia Lyles - $3,000 Curtis Middle
Ying Jiang - $3,000 Pleasant Valley Elementary
Tatiana Larsen - $3,000 Gordon Parks Academy
Chani Perret - $3,000 East High
STEALTH 21st Century Community Learning Grants 1,259,668
Washington (renewal application): $585,000
Cessna (new site): $674,668
STEALTH 21st Century Community Learning Grants 1,259,668
Washington (renewal application): $585,000
Cessna (new site): $674,668
RENEW AMERICA'S SCHOOLS PRIZE
$15,278,240
Department of Energy Federal Grant
Wichita Public Schools was awarded $15.28 million
Beech Elementary
Cessna Elementary
Christa McAuliffe K-8 Academy
Cloud Elementary
Coleman Middle
College Hill Elementary
Colvin Elementary
Dodge Elementary
Earhart Elementary
Gammon Elementary
Gordon Parks K-8 Academy
Horace Mann
K-8 Dual Language
Jackson Elementary
Lawrence Elementary
Linwood Elementary
Mueller Aerospace & Engineering .
Ortiz Elementary
Southeast High
Spaght Science & Communication
Stucky Middle
Washington Elementary
Woodman Elementary
Allison Middle
Anderson Elementary
Chisholm Life Skills Center
East High
Griffith Elementary
Harry Street Elementary
South High
Wells Alternative Middle
Key Staff: Luke Newman, Holly Wilson, Tadonne Neal Key Contractors: Navitas, Collaborative Construction & Facility Consulting
Received
VERIZON INNOVATIVE LEARNING LAB GRANT
$440,000
Grant Overview
Verizon Innovative Learning Lab
Brooks Middle School
Key Staff: Rob Dickson, Joshua Wilbert
DOCK 2.0 GRANT
Federal Pass through Grant
- Spaght
$211,277
COACH BEYOND GRANT $40,000
Grant Overview
Coach Beyond Grant
Through the Susan Crown Exchange as part of the national Million Coach Challenge
Key Staff: Chris Asmussen and Traci Nigg
School improvement Grants KS department Of Education Federal Pass through $2,724893
Behavior Interventionist:
Kelly Elementary
$92,948
Stucky Middle
$92,948
Wells Alternative Middle
$64,600
Mueller Elementary $90,743
Pando Contract:
Truesdell Middle $73,000
Hamilton Middle $73,000
Marshall Middle $73,000
White Elementary $73,000
Jefferson Elementary $73,000
Harry Street Elementary $73,000
Colvin Elementary $73,000
Jackson Elementary $73,000
West High
ROVE
$73,000
North High $73,000
VIAR
Southeast High
$73,000
Lawrence Elementary $73,000
Cloud Elementary $73,000
Woodman Elementary $73,000
VIA
Elementary Coach:
White Elementary $22,073
L'Ouverture Elementary $22,073
Buckner Elementary $22,073
Mueller Elementary $22,073
Adams Elementary $22,073
Enterprise Elementary
ONROVIA
$22,073
AIXCOHERENCE
GRANT
Education First through Chan Zuckerberg
$25,000
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS
Middle School Mentor:
Truesdell Middle
$46,948
Mead Middle - $46,948
Hamilton Middle $46,948
Pleasant Valley Middle $46,948
Coleman Middle
$46,948
Marshall Middle
$46,948
Curtis Middle - $46,948
Stucky Middle - $46,948
Wells Alternative Middle $49,948
Chester I Lewis
$46,948
Chester I Lewis
$39,608
High School Mentor:
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West High $46,948
North High- $46,948
Southeast High $46,948
South High- $46,948
Education Imagine Academy HS - $46,948
Sowers Alternative High $46,948
Graduate Advocacy Program:
Chester I Lewis $139,000
Night School:
Chester I Lewis $50,393
West High $50,393
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Peacekeeper Training:
Hamilton Middle $19,350
Pleasant Valley Middle $19,350
Curtis Middle - $19,350
Wells Alternative Middle $19,350
VIA MONR
Secondary Coach:
Mead Middle - $39,418
Hamilton Middle
$39,418
Stucky Middle - $39,418
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Have Questions? Contact Us
Holly Wilson
Grant Administrator
hwilson@usd259.net
316-973-4461
TaDonne Neal
Grant Technician
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316-973-4537
Bridgette Warren Budget Technician bwarren@usd259.net 316-973-4727
Sonia Welch Administrative Assistant swelch1@usd259.net 316-973-4754