The Foundation awards Innovation Grants to Mundelein High School educators each year.
All grants require instructor application and review by the Foundation Board’s evaluation process. The annual application process occurs every spring.
2019-2020 Innovation Grants - Submissions will be accepted April 2019
Grant Program Description (PDF)
Grant Application: Please use the following directions to apply for a grant electronically.
- Open program application form
- Save it
- Open the saved version of the form in Adobe Acrobat
- Complete the form
- Click submit by email. This will only work using Outlook 2010 or above.
2020
Rebecca Plaza – English/ Media Center - Young Adult Books in Little Free Libraries
2019
Alyssa H. Wiltjer - Science (Earth Sciences & Zoology) - Coral Reef in Classroom
Julie Hupp - Special Education - Prevocational Job Task System
Mike Dayton & Ryan Buck - English - Young Adult Independent Reading Library
2018
Alyssa H Wiltjer – Science (Earth Science and Zoology) - Coral reef in classroom
Sara Ann Ellis, Douglas French - Wellness - Enhancing aquatic fitness
2017
Stevee Bellas – Performing Arts - SLP Choir Instrument fund
Georgi Mendez - English - Literacy to enhance Early Career/Vocational class
Brian Goodell, Laura McLaughlin & Morgan Spitz – Special Education - Development of a student-run garden to support curriculum
Julie Hupp & Maureen Baker – Special Services - Sensory room enhancements in SLP classroom
Rebecca Plaza – Media Center - Chill supplies for MHS media center
Mark Michalski & Mike Hickey – Science - New Pumpkin Trebuchet
2016
Hope Babowice - Literacy Center - MHS’s Peer Advisory Council’s data collection project
Leah Kaplan & Georgi Mendez - Special Education - Development of a literacy program for teens struggling with reading and writing
Mike Dayton & Ryan Buck - English Department - Purchase books written with themes focusing on self-discovery, survival, and relationships with peers and adults
Brian Packowitz & Blair Winter - World Language - Further build MHS’s Spanish-language independent reading library
2015
Video equipment for Filming - Mathematics Dept.
Leadership Training at ropes course – Wellness Dept.
Resources for new Probability and Statistics Course – Mathematics Dept.
Independent Reading Library Expansion – Special Education
2014
Sensory Corner – Special Education
Global Climate Change Project – Science
Co-Teaching Tool Bucket - Special Education
Spanish Language Independent Reading Library – Spanish for Heritage Learners
2013
Choose to Read - Media Center
Table Easels -Fine/Applied Arts
EKG Anatomy - Science
Video Cameras - Fine/Applied Arts
Essential Libraries - Social Science
2012
MHS Drink Oasis - Special Education
Mathematics Enrichment - Special Education
Algebra 1 with TenMarks.com
Tools for Differentiation in Mathematics
Renewable Energy