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  • SLEF
  • South Lyon Educational Foundation
  • @SLEFoundation

Teacher Grants

SLEF grants are awarded to enhance student learning and involvement, and to encourage innovative educational activities for South Lyon students. The Foundation is thrilled to announce that $17,500 in grants have been awarded to teachers in 12 buildings throughout the district - bringing the grant total to more than $32,500 given in 2025! Another round of grants will be offered in the spring. Please email grants@slefoundation.org with any questions.

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Since 2018, SLEF has awarded more than 100 grants, directly impacting the teachers and students of SLCS

​Your donations have helped fund:

  • ​Steel drums - Dolsen

  • Pretend & Play Materials - ECC

  • Sensory Room Supplies - Kent Lake

  • Writing tablets - Sayre

  • Flexible seating - SLEHS

  • Bouncybands - MMS

  • Books for classroom libraries - Dolsen

  • Charger TV equipment - CMS

  • K/1 Sensory Hallway - Salem

  • Purposeful play toys - Dolsen

  • Little Free Library - Bartlett

  • 3D Printer - SLHS

  • Math games - Pearson

  • Learn-to-talk books - ECC

  • Conversation tools for AP Spanish - SLHS

  • Tip Top Tables - Brummer

  • Metalsmithing tools - SLHS

  • Motor & sensory play materials - ECC

  • Student Services Zen Den - SLHS

  • Flexible seating - Brummer

  • Video camera & AV supplies - Salem

  • Flexible seating - Dolsen

  • "Minds in Motion" supplies - ECC

  • Mobile Market Express - SLEHS

  • Best Buddies Inclusion Bracelets - SLHS

  • Spanish reading material - MMS/SLHS

  • Play Kitchen & Market - ECC

  • Small group decodeable texts - Pearson

  • Creative Calculators - SLHS

  • Foredom Flex Shaft Kit - SLHS

  • Mindfulness supplies - Pearson

  • Seat shuffle - Brummer

  • Flexible seating - Salem

  • Orff Bar & Mallet Holders - Bartlett

  • Magnet Steam Supplies - Pearson

  • Tonies Characters & Books - Bartlett

  • Phonics Storybooks for Literacy Support - Pearson

  • Outdoor Mud Kitchen - ECC

  • Serene Space Initiative - SLEHS

  • Decodeable Texts for Literacy Support - Salem

  • Yamah Harmony Directory - SLEHS

  • Doodle boards - Brummer

  • Enhanced Tech-Based Formative Assessment - SLHS

  • Summer Reading Books - Kent Lake

  • Speaking and Reading Technology Resources for Spanish Class - CMS

  • Drumming Along to Any Song - Salem

  • Bands Percussion update - MMS

  • Pottery Wheels - SLHS

  • Flexible Seating, Portable Lap Desks - Bartlett

  • Sensory Based Play - Dolsen

  • A New Way to Play - ECC

  • Articulated Mannequin - Art Department, SLEHS

  • Literacy and Math Games for Coyotes! - Salem

  • D Bass Resonator Bar - Bartlett

  • YA Books to expand Independent Reading Initiative - SLHS/SLEHS

  • "Doing" Sustainability Science for Student & Community Benefit - SLEHS

  • Social Studies Classroom Library - MMS

  • Student Workstation - SLEHS

  • Emotional Regulation Kits - Bartlett

  • Modified Novels - CMS

  • Flexible Seating - Dolsen

  • Picture books - Pearson

  • Break Out Boxes - Sayre 

  • Cooking Lab - CMS

  • Breakout Edu - Salem

  • Sensory Table - Kent Lake

  • PE Heart Rate Monitors - SLEHS

  • Cardio Drumming - Pearson

  • Read Aloud Library - Sayre

  • Let's Get Reading Ready with Zoo-Phonics - ECC

  • Camera Support Equipment & Young Adult books - SLHS

  • Coding toys and tools - Salem

  • Reading Intervention Books - Salem

  • STEM bins - hands-on creative tasks - Brummer

  • Books to teach creative writing - Special Ed

  • Basketballs for PE Classes - MMS

  • Boomwhackers for music instruction - Salem

  • Replacement speaker for music class - ECC

  • Low vision notebooks for students with visual impairments - Hardy

  • 7th-grade math manipulatives - MMS

  • Woodworking tools and materials - ECC- Kent Lake

  • Fiction and non-fiction texts - Salem

  • Flexible Seating - Hardy

  • Ceramic Slab Roller - MMS

  • Upper Elementary Guided Reading Books -  Salem

  • High-Interest 2nd Grade Books - Hardy

  • Resource Room Library - Sayre

  • Active Learning for Improved Focus and Achievement - SalemSamsung Galaxy tablets to evaluate student work w/students - SLEHS

  •  ... and more!

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Congratulations, SLEF grant recipients!

2025 Recipients

Ashley Niedert

Lauren Ortega

Courtney Rabassa

Kim Bowyer

Angela Siggia, Amy Dawson & Charles Richter

Melissa Robinson 

Patrick Braun

Colleen Crowell

Jennifer Jones-Tims

Kimberly Watson

Brooke Dixon & Mary Stepek

Keri Smith

Matthew Sinopoli-Smith

Delaney Ulle, Leslee Voss, Brooke Gira & Angelina Debolski

Jennifer DiMarco

Kevin Smith

Brittani Mizikow

Zachary Brennan

Haley Haggin

Kristen Unti

Kelsey Partyka

Courtney Hindersman

Vincenza Zaia

Kelly Newton

Clara Alberty

Lisa Dunn

Paula Allen

Renee Lezotte

Courtney Potter

Jason Cooper

Jodi Trudgeon

Ashley Leidal

Lindsey Wright

Karen Adragna

Sarah Falzon

Kelly Bingley

Marcy Gallagher

Amanda French

Justin Chamberlin

Danielle Kurajian

Jessica Hoeft

Hannah Warner

Beth Allor, Emily Baldwin & Lisa Peters

Cathy Cherico

Anne Martin

Rachel Robert

Katie Baidel

Dana Weston-Eadeh

Renee Lezotte

Niki Keena

Diane Dobritt

Emily Jensen, Stacy Glowacki, & Kim Ellis

Krystle Balagna

April Meagher

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2023 Recipients

Patrick Braun

Jason Cooper

Amber Gorney

Leigh Goyings

Marie Jurado

Niki Keena

Kelly Leja

Danielle Kurajian

Rachel Melville
Edward Robinson

Pete Schmitz

Joel Smigell

Stephanie Stoneback

Angela Ugo

Tasha Watson

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2022 Recipients

Lindsay Gillett

Maggie Gearns

Karen Hantz

Danielle Hartman

Lisa Hrit

Sue Kaminski

Danielle McAfee

Brittany Monfette

Patricia Raines

Brittany Pearson

Irene Settle

Jennilee Smith

Elise Yost

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2021 Recipients

Katie Bell                     Kristen Unti

Kate McCallum          Susan Woodley

Clara Alberty              Tracie Stidhamt

Angela Ugo                Jenilee Smith

Kari Smith                   Jenny Lubin

Brenda McGuire         Kim Quinn

Irene Settle                 Carol Akers

Sarah Garbartz           Beth Nally

Michael Murphy         Jeffrey Prueter

Patrick Braun              Nancy Fox

Emily Kane                  Joel Smigell

Heather Thomas        Amanda Palm

Ann Miller                   Beth Klerekoper

Kendall Schultz          Kelly Newton

Melissa Robinson      Jill Witkowski

Sara McHalpine          Katie Pyles

Hannah Barnes           Katie Leja

Niki Rose                      Ed Robinson

Angie Badis                  Heather Toor

Sandra Conners           Paula Allen

Christopher Knapp      Kevin Cort

Jennier Myslinski         Andrea Stevens

Genna Danahy             John LeBlanc

Robert Woodward       Leigh Goyings

Stephanie Ferguson

Courtney Rabassa

Rachelle Kalbfleisch

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2019 Recipients

Megan George                                          

Jordan Garcia

Lori Loewer

Lindy Zilka                                                   

Gretchen Coles

Keith Niedbala

Ryan Knapp

Heather Wilson

Brad Todd   

Emily Testani

Nicole Thomas

John Hall

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2018 Recipients

Abbey Arble

Sarah Athey

Katie Bell

Amy Forsyth

Megan George

Danielle Kurajian

Kristen Line

Brenda McGuire

Susan Uvick

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