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School Impact & Teacher Grants

2025-26 Submitted Grant Applications
As of April 29, 2025
2024-25 Awarded Grant Projects
The Ascension Fund awarded 45 Grant Awards for the 2024-2025 School Year totaling $59,500 including 12 School Impact Grants and 33 Teacher Grants.

Since our inception in 1991, the Ascension Fund has given 1,490 grants to Ascension Public School educators worth over $1.7 million.  Our grants are awarded annually, on a competitive basis.  
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​APPLe Digital Academy
Teacher:              Treenise Moore                                              
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Operation Color Copy!
Funded by:        CF Industries
​Ascension Head Start
 Teacher:              Alison Johnson                                
Amount:              $2500
Project:               Baby Doll Circle Time: A Tiered Approach to SEL
Funded by:         Rubicon Inc.
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​Donaldsonville Primary
Teacher:              Jenna LeGendre                                            
Amount:              $2500
Project:               Write to Succeed
Funded by:         Rotary Club of Donaldsonville
​ in memory of Claude & Carolyn Songy
​Duplessis Primary
Teacher:              Amanda Bullman                                          
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Language & Latte Cart - Let's Roll Learning!
Funded by:         Neese Industries Inc.
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​Dutchtown High
Teacher:              Mark Dubreuil                                 
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Business Challenge Certification Pilot
Funded by:         Rotary Club of East Ascension
in memory of Sgt. Jay Ryan Gauthreaux

 
Teacher:              Wendy, Knight                                 
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Exceptionalities Gallery
Funded by:        Claire Carline Memorial
​Dutchtown Middle
Teacher:              Ann Houston                                   
Amount:              $2500
Project:               AgriStem and AeroStem Collaboration
Funded by:       Shell Companies Louisiana
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​Early Childhood Education
Teacher:              Mechel Taylor                                  
Amount:              $2500
Project:               Beyond the Classroom; Literacy for Little Learners
Funded by:         Mrs. Anona C. Banker Memorial
 
Teacher:              Tyja Williams                                   
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Investing in Positive Behavior
Funded by:         Helping Creams Come True, Leadership Ascension 2018
​Early College Option
Teacher:              Elnora Gunter                                  
Amount:              $2500
Project:               Supporting Post Secondary Success for Ascension's Youth
Funded by:         All Star Ford Lincoln
 
Teacher:              Rachel Powell                                 
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Algebra/ACT Calculators
Funded by:         Capital One Bank
 
Teacher:              Monisha Landry                                             
Amount:              $500
Project:               Early College Option Podcast
Funded by:         InfiniEdge Software
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​East Ascension High
Teacher:              Jaimie McQuarn                                            
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Crafting for a Cause
Funded by:         Traid Nitrogen
 
Teacher:              Lisa Hoppenstedt                                         
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Workforce Ready with Workkeys
Funded by:         Rotary Club of Gonzales
 
Teacher:              Marquee DeLaune                                        
Amount:              $500
Project:               Garden of Mindful Growth
Funded by:         Jarred Michael Russo Memorial
​G. W. Carver Primary
Teacher:              Laura Gerace                                  
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Reading and Spelling like Rockstars
Funded by:         Freeport McMoran Foundation
 
Teacher:              Beth Bourgeois                               
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Read to Achieve
Funded by:         Honeywell
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​Gonzales Middle
Teacher:              Britne Edmonston, Rebecca Cullen, Stephanie Dagsann, Kori Perkins, Olivia Pitre
Amount:              $2500
Project:               Engaging with Math in an Interactive Way!
Funded by:         BASF Corporation
 
Teacher:              Rebecca Cullen                                           
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Math Mindset Matters
Funded by:         Vulcan Materials
 
Teacher:              Allison Rhodes                                
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Set the Stage to ENGAGE!
Funded by:         Roy Stern Memorial
 
Teacher:              Paige Colwell                                  
Amount:              $500
Project:               Creating Our Imaginations
Funded by:        Occidental Chemical
​Gonzales Primary
Teacher:              Brandy Villar                                    
Amount:              $2500
Project:               iVox ROCKS!
Funded by:         M. Paul & Janice LeBlanc Memorial
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​Lake Elementary
Teacher:              Kadee Babin                                    
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Cutting Edge for Club Day
Funded by:         Lion Copolymer
 
Teacher:              Jennifer Gautreau                                         
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Building Self Sufficient Students
Funded by:         Philippe Family in Memorial
 
Teacher:              Jennifer Gautreau                                         
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Building Self Sufficient Students
Funded by:         St. Elizabeth Hospital
 
Teacher:              Anastasia Deville                                          
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Engaging Learning Through Maps
Funded by:         Bill & Pauline Buxton Memorial
 

​Lakeside Primary
Teacher:              Auburn Cain                                     
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Jumping for Joy
Funded by:         Ascension Health & Nutrition Alliance, Leadership Ascension 2014

​Teacher:              Elise Frederic                                  

Amount:              $500
Project:               Big Words
Funded by:         Shell Companies Louisiana
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​Lowery Elementary
Teacher:              Kimberly Irvin                                  
Amount:              $2500
Project:               The "ID" Store
Funded by:         Ruth B. Scanlan Endowment in Memory of Arthur G. Scanlan
​Lowery Middle
Teacher:              Deveney Batiste                                            
Amount:              $2500
Project:               One Stop GRAD Shop:  Supplementing Student's Graduation Needs
Funded by:         PotashCorp-Geismar
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​Oak Grove Primary
Teacher:              Kirsten Collins                                
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Discovering Drones
Funded by:         Southwest Computer Bureau
Pecan Grove Primary
Teacher:              Serena Brown                                 
Amount:              $1000
Project:               A Home Away from Home
Funded by:         Chester, Jr. and Penny Diez
 
Teacher:              Crystal White                                  
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Multisensory Writing
Funded by:         Turner Industries
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Prairieville Primary
Teacher:              Lanie Gueho                                    
Amount:              $2500
Project:               Hands-on, Minds-on, Help Us STEM-on!
Funded by:         Regions Bank
 
Teacher:              Emily Kleefisch                               
Amount:              $500
Project:               Grasping Success:  Strenthening Fine Motor Skills to Aid in Academic Success
Funded by:         Randy J. Braud Memorial

​Prairieville Middle
Teacher:              Michelle Breaux                                             
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Acts of Kindness Club
Funded by:         Air Products
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​Sorrento Primary
Teacher:              Heather Walling                                             
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Finchblox and Microbits: the future is among us
Funded by:         Buddy & Martha Wells
 
Teacher:              Robyn Wiggins                                
Amount:              $500
Project:               Full STEAM Ahead:  Fostering Early Learning Skills for Academic Success
Funded by:         Ronald W. Baron Family
​Spanish Lake Primary
Teacher:              Alicia Turner                                    
Amount:              $2500
Project:               Reading is For Everyone
Funded by:         Williams Olefins – Geismar
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​St. Amant High School
Teacher:              Mark Lambert                                 
Amount:              $1000
Project:               AP Precalculus Starter Pack
Funded by:         Fritz Englade, Sr. Family
 
Teacher:              Micah Kiletico                                 
Amount:              $500
Project:               JROTC Color Guard Ceremonial Equipment
Funded by:         Hughes Insurance
​St. Amant Primary
Teacher:              Lisa Babin                                         
Amount:              $1000
Project:               STEM: Sketch It, Talk About It, Examine It, and Make IT!
Funded by:         Stacey D. Hughes
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Sugar Mill Primary
Teacher:              Miranda Britt                                   
Amount:              $2500
Project:               Engagement in the Bayou…Bridges
Funded by:         BASF Corporation
 
Teacher:              Miranda Britt                                   
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Step into my Office
Funded by:         Viola Philippe in memory of Ed & Virginia Braud, Jr.
 
Teacher:              Erica Kraemer                                 
Amount:              $1000
Project:               Bots for Beta
Funded by:         Pujol Irwin, LLC

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