Helping Hand Grants
Do you have an idea for a project you want to implement in your classroom and need funding? Is funding through the district, your school or PTO not possible at this time? Helping Hand Grants are awarded to lend a “helping hand” to implement a project in the classroom and/or school that encourages curiosity, inspires students' passion for learning, and provides enriching opportunities.
The purpose of the Helping Hand Grant is simply to lend a “helping hand” to teachers and staff to implement a project in their classrooms and/or school that can not be funded through the district, school or PTO. The grants are awarded once each school year, with a maximum grant amount of $1,000.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
The application process is now closed for the 2023-2024 school year.
WHAT IS THE CRITERIA?
It is important that you review the Helping Hand Grant Application selection criteria, restrictions/requirements, and FAQs before filling out an application (click here to view).
WHO REVIEWS MY APPLICATION?
The Helping Hand Grant Review Committee, under the guidance of the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation, will review the applications on a competitive basis and recommend a limited number of grants to the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation Trustees for approval.
WHEN WOULD WE RECEIVE FUNDS?
Grant funds will be available after November 18, 2023, and must be expended within the 2023-2024 school year. The grants will be awarded once for the 2023-2024 school year, with a possible maximum grant amount of $1,000.
If you have any questions regarding the process, please contact Lori Madison at 847-710-5676 or 220foundationgrants@gmail.com.
FALL: 2021-2022 HELPING HAND GRANTS AWARDED
Ariel footage for district events
Jeff Doles
Barrington High School
$749
social emotional picture book library
Megan Johnson
Hough Street Elementary
$787
Cricut machine
Anne Ruiz
Barrington Early Learning Center
$491
amplify microphones
Taryn Parise
Hough Street Elementary
$277
3 C’s (Connection, Creativity with cricut)
Kelley Rice
Barrington High School
$294
sensory regulation equipment for foundation program
Monica Griffin
Countryside Elementary
$805
In their hands reading club
Katie Muhtaris, Sarah Goitein & Jill Schweiger
Hough Street Elementary
$1,000
Engineering with k’nex
Chalen Bielski
Roslyn Road Elementary
$987
P.e. Skills for everyday life
Tyler Cortez
Sunny Hill Elementary
$1,000
A safe, calming spot— It’s a mind thing!
Dawn Unger
Arnett C. Lines Elementary
$656
playground core communication board
Miranda Hight Johnson
Countryside Elementary
$1,000
Books in our paws: roaring about books (book club)
Angelan Intounas-Kapotas, Anabel Morales, Reynaldo Avila & Alyssa Schmidt
Sunny Hill Elementary
$1,000
low vision recreational & Leisure equipment
Angela Kusy
Countryside, Barbara Rose & North Barrington Elementary
$1,000
robotic kits for BHS creativity lab
Steve Akin
Barrington High School
$701
Buddha boards— Master the art of letting go
Alexis Siddons
North Barrington Elementary
$900
thinking classrooms on the move
Eliza Aliotta
Barbara B. Rose Elementary
$1,000
SPRING: 2020-2021 HELPING HAND LITE GRANTS AWARDED
raz-kids digital reading subscriptions
220 School District
All Elementary Level 3rd - 5th Grades
$5,763
mentimeter - student engagement software
220 School District
BMS - Prairie & Station
$3,000
Diversity theme book club sets
Katelyn Giordano
BMS - Prairie
$2,700
4th & 5th grade book club sets
Jeanne Cliff, Michelle Alvarez, Karen Alfano, Jeremy Wemhoff
Roslyn Road
$2,000
Leveled library books
Nicole Gorges
Countryside
$1,000
universe in a nutshell
Andrew Carter
Roslyn
$225
Sora digital library
Pam Meiser, Stacey Lang, Amy Roulain
All 220 Elementary Schools
$8,000
Sora digital library - Chinese language titles
Pam Meiser
All CI Elementary Schools
$500
FACETS Film presentations
Loretta Demange
BMS - Station
$50
now docuseries access
Janet Anderson
BHS
$200
Imagine learning math
Loretta Johnson
Sunny Hill
$1,000
noise cancelling headsets for remote learners
Nirda Derose
Sunny Hill
$1,000
Book club
Jeanne Cliff
Roslyn
$1,000
thematic hands-on activities & manipulatives
Katie Johnson
ELC
$958
bluetooth microphone
Leslie Grider
BHS
$50
Book card subscription
Leslie Grider
BHS
$50
snowball microphones for remote & hybrid support
Katelynn Giordano, Danielle Sherry, Mary Kallenbach
BMS - Prairie
$225
2020-2021 HELPING HAND GRANTS AWARDED
numeral tracks & numeral rolls
Loretta Johnson
Sunny Hill
$120.00
learning & Fine motor manipulatives for creative curriculum unit
Kelsey Janezic
ELC
$190.00
kindergarten manipulatives for fine motor skills
Bryn Watson
Countryside
$1,000
Outdoor sensory experience materials
Michelle Acosta
ELC
$75.00
Prairie Botany club materials
Melissa Boscarino
BMS - Prairie Campus
$400.00
Making the Cut with CRISPR-Cas9© Modeling Kits.
Laura Turngren
BHS
$644.00
Collection of math books for students & staff
Eliza Aliotta
Rose
$600.00
Manipulative tools to promote learning & fine motor skills
Amy McGrath
ELC
$235.00
2019-2020 HELPING HAND GRANTS AWARDED
giving students a voice: agency through podcasting
Katie Schmitt
BHS
$959.00
volleying & striking for kinesthetic awareness
Tyler Cortez & Bryan King
Sunny Hill
$864.00
seeding a love of reading
Jill Henning & George Vlasis
Hough
$1,000.00
station engineering club, lego robotics
Mark Toerpe
BMS - Station Campus
$420.00
supporting literacy through audiobooks & large-print texts
Mary R. Marks
Hough
$1,000.00
tiny dots lead to terrific math growth
Cecilia Villegas, Elba Mitoraj, Lisa Pride, Elizabeth Thake, Melissa Kinnaman, Nelly Villarreal, Ashley Villagomez, Nidia Garcia
Sunny Hill
$120.00
books for diverse kinder readers
Katie Muhtaris
Hough
$1,000.00
classroom aquaponics
Caroline Milne & John Ardente
BHS
$1,000.00
Thermoformimg chocolate molds
Chris Ytzen
BHS
$750.00
Play Scheme boxes
Kelsey Janezic
ELC
$709.00
enhancing imagination & creativity through dramatic play
Kate Johnson
ELC
$999.00
mobile storytelling with stablizing camera
Nancy Wadin & Patti Hecker
Sunny Hill
$413.00
EL Literacy bags
Bryn Watson
Countryside
$573.00
Math Manipulative library
Laura Meehan, Angela Ward, Cheryl Bean
Grove
$741.00
Creative Drama Club
Abigail Hamilton
Sunny Hill
$781.00
Wirecast Pro Software Support
Jeff Doles
BHS
$998.00
Weiqi game-based learning in classrooms
Shu Zander
Rose
$1,000.00
Standardized testing supplies
Brandon Stroh
BHS
$675.00
Pairing words with play
Deidre R. Dobbels
ELC
$800.00
Plentiful Poetry picks
Kirby Andler & Diana Horrigan
BMS - Prairie Campus
$523.00
Plentiful Poetry Picks
Melissa Boscarino & Danielle Sherry
BMS - Prairie Campus
$523.00
Plentiful Poetry Picks
Megan Twadell & Peggie Aliperta
BMS - Prairie Campus
$262.00
Second grade Mindfulness Project
Rebecca Johnson, Jenny Siegel, Shilpa Vakayil
Grove
$618.00
junior great books nonfiction inquiry grade 5
Anna Jagielski & Kristin Lanan
Hough
$735.00
headphones for kindergartners
Elizabeth Thake, Elba Mitoraj, Lisa Pride, Cecilia Villegas
Sunny Hill
$879.00
If you have any questions regarding the process, please contact Lori Madison at 847-710-5676
