Next Practice Grants

The Randolph Education Foundation's Next Practices Grant Program (NPG) encourages innovation and creativity among staff in Randolph schools, focusing on fostering a growth mindset and student-centered learning. With an annual budget of up to $10,000, the program supports proposals for fresh and creative educational ideas, spanning single classrooms to collaborative projects. Grants can be utilized for materials, training, technology, and other needs, aiming to fund "next practices" that go beyond traditional educational approaches.

Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Next Practice Grant Recipients:

Elementary Media Specialists Grace McCusker, Stephanie Crean, Lynnae Failla, and Melanie Lamac received $5,980 for their collaborative proposal for each of their elementary school buildings. The project entitled, “Are You Ready for Coding,” aims to introduce coding concepts in a collaborative and creative way using Ozobot robots.

Fernbrook Elementary Physical Education teacher Audra Marsh received $1,200 for her project, “Putt and Play”, which will provide materials necessary to build an innovative miniature golf course that will be utilized throughout the year in the school gymnasium.

Randolph High School Instructional Coach Melissa Stern received $700 for her proposal for cooperative learning materials. The grant funding provided by the Randolph Education Foundation will create a “Lending Library” of cooperative learning materials for teachers to borrow for use in their classroom.

Previous Next Practice Grant Recipients:

Since its inception in 2012, the Next Practices Grant Program has funded over 20 projects.

2019-2020

Project Name: Robotics and Drone Program

Randolph High School
Timothy McElroy and Sean Wohnsighl
$2,500 Awarded

2018-2019

Project Name: Archery

Randolph Middle School
Kristin Torres, Linda Cross, and Matt Siegel
$1,185 Awarded

Project Name: Breakout

Shongum Elementary School
Jessica Velez, and Antoinette Compel
$275 Awarded

Project Name: Circles

Randolph High School
Margey Dwyre
$2,300 Awarded

Project Name: Food Waste Recycling

Fernbrook Elementary School
Jenise Janulis and Danielle Miller
$1,600 Awarded

Project Name: The Bob Marley – 'We Be Jammin’

Shongum Elementary School
Laura Healy
$3,443 Awarded

2017-2018

Project Name: Butterfly Tent

Center Grove Elementary School
Leah Konikowski
$540 Awarded

Project Name: Clean Water Anyone?

Randolph Middle School
Cara Gilligan
$3,389 Awarded

Project Name: Composer Skype Collaboration

Randolph High School
Diana May
$272 Awarded

Project Name: Digital Portfolios

Center Grove/ Shongum Elementary School
Maura Boucher and Amanda Droussiotis
$1,613 Awarded

2016-2017

Project Name: 7 Habits of Happy Kids

Fernbrook Elementary School
Dominique Musacchio, Amanda Connolly and their Fourth Grade Class
$2,500 Awarded

Project Name: Protocycler and STEM Building

Randolph Middle School
Diana Wisniewski
$4,000 Awarded

Project Name: Robots For All

Ironia Elementary School
Diana Rodriguez and Linda Andrews
$3,000 Awarded

Project Name: Smartboard Software

Shongum Elementary School
Natalie Ernstes
$435 Awarded

2015-2016

Project Name: Little Bits

Center Grove Elementary School
Kristen Miller
$1,139 Awarded

Project Name: Trout in the Classroom

Randolph Middle School
Cara Gilligan
$1,210 Awarded

2014-2015

Project Name: Robots Got Talent

Randolph High School
Duncan Crannell, Robert Finning, and Sandra Kessell
$10,549 Awarded

Project Name: Sensory Equipment For Kindergarten

District's Kindergarten
Kerri Pizzi
$900 Awarded

2013-2014

Project Name: Heart Monitor

Randolph High School
Nick Albanito and Stephen Cullis
$6,550 Awarded

2012-2013

Project Name: Greenhouse

Randolph High School
Laurie Terranova and Linda Wagner
$10,000 Awarded

Questions? Reach out to the Next Practice Grants Committee at: npg@randolpheducationfoundation.org