Classroom Grants

Spring 2026

Teachers and students in the Harrisonville School District recently received $3,713.72 in grants from the Harrisonville Public School Foundation. 

Throughout the 20+ years of the teacher grant program, nearly $159,000 has been presented to teachers. The goal of the Classroom Grant program is to enhance the education of Harrisonville students by encouraging and recognizing new educational approaches and concepts that are not currently funded by the district.

Classroom grants were awarded to the following:

• Lynn Aswegan, Cass Career Center PN instructor for funds to purchase a Nasogastric and Tracheostomy teaching torso to enhance hands-on learning in the Health Sciences program. 
   
• Chandra Kelly, Cass Career Center Criminal Justice/CSI instructor for a classroom set of Missouri Criminal Code: A Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers which is the manual currently used in police academies across Missouri.
   
• Molly Witherspoon, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center preschool for a “Hands-On Learning Through Sensory and STEM Play” project. The grant will fund hands-on materials like sensory bins, building sets, ramps, and tools that help students explore, create, and problem-solve.
   
• Annie Cecil, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center preschool for “Paint, Play, Learn,” a grant to purchase a classroom easel and paint materials. Through painting and open-ended art activities, students will develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and early writing readiness. 
   
• Allyssa Clark, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center preschool to expand dramatic play opportunities in a preschool classroom. New pretend play materials such as dress-up clothes, play food, dolls, and kitchen accessories will support creativity, language development, and social skills in young learners. This grant was funded through the Cade Filer Classroom Grant Endowment.

Cade Filer Classroom Grant

One grant in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded each year (or two $500 grants). The grant will be restricted to equipment/resources that can be used year after year instead of disposable or one-time uses. This grant is funded through an endowment from family and friends in the memory of Cade Filer.

Spring 2026 Recipient
Allyssa Clark, ECC

Fall 2025 Recipient
Amy Kump, HHS

Fall 2024 Recipients
Tammy Barker, HMS
Jamie Garrison & Molly Witherspoon, ECC

Fall 2023 Recipient
No Grant Awarded

Fall 2022 Recipient
Lindsey Thorpe, HES

Fall 2021 Recipient
Michelle Lloyd, HHS

Fall 2020 Recipient
David Jefferies, McEowen

Fall 2019 Recipient
Jenny Wickstrom, HHS
Shannon Lineberry, HHS

Fall 2017 Recipient
Marshall Streit, Cass Career Center

Spring 2017 Recipient
Brian Graber, Harrisonville Elementary School

Fall 2016 Recipient
Jenny Wickstrom, HHS

Spring 2016 Recipient
Darla Six, McEowen Elementary School

Fall 2015 Recipient
Pam Long, Harrisonville Middle School

Spring 2015 Recipient
Ann Hammonds, Harrisonville Elementary School

Spring 2014 Recipient
Jodi Fischer, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center

Fall 2013 Recipients
Amelia Selsor, Harrisonville Elementary School
Emily Terwilliger, Harrisonville High School

Spring 2013 Recipient
Curtis Clark, Harrisonville Middle School

Fall 2011 Recipient
Tonya Ours & Darla Six, McEowen Elementary School

Spring 2011
No grant awarded

Fall 2010 Recipient
April Schoenberg, Harrisonville Elementary School

Spring 2010 Recipient
Preschool teachers, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center

Fall 2009 Recipient
Brenda Foerschler, Harrisonville Elementary School, Title I Math

Spring 2009 Recipient
Heather Caldwell, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center, Kindergarten

Fall 2008 Recipient
Kim Redinger, Jason Vaughn, Lindsey Weisz and Zach Sherman, HMS

Spring 2008 Recipient
Nancy Cummings, Harrisonville Elementary School, 2nd Grade

One grant in the amount of $750 will be awarded each year. The grant will be restricted to a grant to benefit an elementary school. This grant is funded through an endowment from family and friends in the memory of Velma Stephens.

Fall 2025
Heather Caldwell, HES

Fall 2024
Becky Sumner, HES

Fall 2023
No recipient

Fall 2021 & 2022 Recipient
Caitlin Jimenez, McEowen Elementary School

Fall 2020 Recipient
Audra Bross, Harrisonville Early Childhood Center

Fall 2019 Recipient
Kathy DeVore, McEowen Elementary School

Fall 2018 Recipient
Caitlin Jimenez & Catherine Miller, McEowen Elementary School

Fall 2017 Recipient
Wendy Courter, McEowen Elementary School

Fall 2016 Recipient
Missy Eddleman, McEowen Elementary School

Fall 2015
Rebecca Reeser, McEowen Elementary School

The Marjorie Gardner Elementary Classroom Grant will fund grant requests from Harrisonville Schools teachers who teach kindergartners to third-graders. Funded grants must support initiatives focused on reading or innovative education — trying new methods or implementing original or creative ideas to support student learning. The annual grant(s) will be in the amount of $1,000 with the opportunity for an additional $2,500 based on the principal’s recommendation to scale the program or idea over time.

Fall 2025
Kylie Bowman, HES

Fall 2024
Maggie Knight, HES