Harrisonville Teachers and students in the Harrisonville School District recently received approximately $4,000 in grants from the Harrisonville Public School Foundation.
Throughout the 20 years of the teacher grant program, nearly $149,000 has been presented to teachers. The goal of the 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.
Harrisonville Teacher grants were awarded to the following:
Jennifer Hawkins, HATS (Harrisonville Academically Talented Students) teacher for the purchase of a 3D printer and supplies to allow students to design, prototype, and create real-world solutions while enhancing their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math), creativity, and problem-solving skills. Applications could include engineering challenges to criminal investigations, creating art and designing solutions for medical prosthetics.
Brianna Dooley, 7th Grade English Language Arts teacher at Harrisonville Middle School for the purchase of a poster machine to provide students with the opportunity to engage in project-based learning, allowing them to create high-quality visual presentations across various subjects. By working on projects that require research and synthesis, students will develop critical thinking skills and gain hands-on experience in visual communication.
Annie Cecil, Alyssa Holsten, McKenzie Quinn, and Molly Witherspoon, 2025-26 Harrisonville Early Childhood Center preschool teachers for the purchase of four sensory and dramatic play centers to foster creativity, social skills, language skills, emotional development, and cognitive growth in young learners. Through hands-on learning, children in preschool will engage in sensory-rich environments that stimulate their senses and develop fine motor skills. Dramatic play areas will allow students to role-play real-world scenarios, helping them build essential language, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
