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Pride & Promise Foundation Awards Nearly $14,000 in Grants to Ritenour Educators to Support Student Learning

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The Ritenour Pride & Promise Foundation awarded 11 mini grants to 13 Ritenour educators and staff during Winter Convocation on Jan. 5, 2026. The grants totaled just under $14,000 to support Ritenour students. Congratulations to the following Ritenour staff: 

  • Nicole Eberenz and Angela Long, Buder Elementary interventionists, for a $761 grant to implement additional reading supports for students

     

  • Bridget Elder, a Kratz Elementary library media specialist, for a $1,900 grant for STEM literacy through 3D printing

     

  • Lauren Openlander, a Kratz Elementary fourth grade teacher, for a $600 grant to purchase technology that supports English language learners. (not pictured)
     
  • June Burkhardt, a Marvin Elementary library media specialist, for a $316 grant to create a safe space area to support student emotional regulation

     

  • Lindsey Clements, a Marvin Elementary first grade teacher, for a $900 grant to provide additional technology equipment

     

  • Laura Hogan, a Marvin Elementary fifth grade teacher, for a $1,093 grant for technology that supports Competency-Based Education

     

  • Paul Kennedy, a Ritenour High School art teacher, for a $1,718 grant to purchase technology that supports instruction

     

  • Brenda Schnettler, a Ritenour High School Project Lead the Way teacher, for a $908 grant that will fund digital cameras and a 3D printer for biomedical engineering classes

     

  • Victoria Forgash, Husky Support Center bilingual parent liaison, for a $2,500 grant to purchase seasonal clothing as well as laundry equipment that ensures donated items are clean to give to Ritenour families in need

     

  • Nikki Krbec, a Ritenour Middle School eighth grade English language arts teacher, for a $2,587 grant to purchase literacy materials that build skills for English language learners.

     

The Pride & Promise Foundation also awarded its first Denise Harper Memorial grant, specifically designated to support physical education and sports in Ritenour to Ritenour Middle School Project Lead the Way teachers Mandy Harvell and Sean Snedeker. They will use the  $650 grant to turn their school’s side field into a soccer field. 

Since its inception in 2011, the Ritenour Pride & Promise Foundation has provided more than  $250,000 in grants and scholarships to Ritenour educators, staff and students.

The foundation is a tax exempt, nonprofit organization that supports education in Ritenour. The organization was established to provide supplemental funding for programs to enhance the educational excellence of the district. To learn more about the foundation, or to donate, visit www.ritenourfoundation.org.