WINGS Educational Foundation awarded 17 teacher grants to School District of Washington staff this spring (April of 2026), totaling $40,688.

The teachers receiving the grant, their school and their program are as follows:

Mandy Straatmann, Washington Middle School, Microscopes

Crystal Pratt, Washington West Elementary, Colorful Resonator Bells for Engaged Music Learning

Diane Burke, Elementary STEM, Improving Elementary STEM Program

Tiffany Pogas, Washington Middle School, Goggle Sanitation Stations for Lab Room

Rachel Wright, Augusta Elementary, Buildings Minds

Sarah Sever, Labadie Elementary, Growing Readers One Chapter at a Time

Molly Grosberger, Washington West Elementary, Sensory Play-Based Learning

Jon Logan, Augusta Elementary and Marthasville Elementary, Playing Together, Learning Together: Orff Instruments for K-6

Bryce Monroig, Four Rivers Career Center, Shop Organization

Lindsay Moritz, Elementary ELL, Bridging Language Barriers: Tablets for Newcomer English Learners

Emma Lock, Marthasville Elementary, Stations Based

Kelly Gibson, Washington High School, Building Thinking Classrooms

Keshan Vogt and John Baumstark, Campbellton Elementary and Clearview Elementary, Grant for Pickleball

Kristsen Daffron, Marthasville Elementary, Amplifying Every Voice: Expanding Student Success Through Modern Sound Technology

Cheri Gray, Reading Specialist, Engaging Struggling Readers Through Decodable Texts

Andrea Martin, Washington Middle School, WMS Theatre Program

Keith Thacker, Campbellton Elementary, Missouri Reader Challenge – Mark Twain Award Books for the Classroom Library.
 

WINGS Spring Grant Recipients

WINGS awarded School District of Washington staff members a total of $40,688 in spring grants. Recipients are pictured. Front row, from left, are Kristen Daffron, Emma Lock, Molly Grosberger, Lindsay Moritz, Cheri Gray, Andrea Martin, Tiffany Pogas, Rachel Wright, Sarah Sever and Bryce Monroig. Back row, from left, are John Baumstark, Dawn Kitchell (WINGS), Jon Logan, Crystal Pratt, Amy Oesterly (WINGS), Jason Oesterly (WINGS), Bailey Kitchell (WINGS) and Linda Sentivany (WINGS).