2026-2027 School Year

Marshfield Education awards over $100,000 to fund 20 grants for the 2026-2027 school year.

 

In May 2026, the Marshfield Education Foundation held its Annual Grant Ceremony to honor the educators and faculty which were the recipients of 20 grants for the 2026-27 school year. These grants will impact every student and every school within the Marshfield Public School District.

 

Regulation Revolution: Sensory Stations for Student Success
Bethany Barra, multiple collaborators
Daniel Webster School, Eames Way School, Martinson Elementary School
$1,300
This project implements 3D interactive technology to transform sensory breaks into purposeful, movement-based sessions, ensuring our MALC students remain physically and emotionally regulated for optimal academic engagement and long-term behavioral success.

A Cut Above: Advancing Culinary Lab Safety
Joyce Biagini, Lori Sangster
Marshfield High School
$4,147
This grant will fund a comprehensive culinary lab safety upgrade, including professional color-coded knife sets, a commercial-grade sharpener, cut-resistant gloves, and cutting boards to reduce injury risk and align student training with industry safety standards.

Every Second Counts: Advancing CPR and AED Readiness
Jeff Burton, Marybeth Battis, Matthew Dwyer
Marshfield High School
$5,006
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death, and this project creates realistic CPR and AED training experiences using equipment that closely mirrors real devices so students and staff are better prepared to respond confidently in an actual emergency.

Walls That Welcome: Creating Spaces of Belonging Through Student Art Galleries
Meghan Dinsmore, Dom Centorino
Marshfield High School
$1,871
The MHS Belonging Committee and the Art Dept are teaming up to create gallery spaces that welcome all students - no matter their point of entry into the building - and strengthen students’ sense of belonging within the school community.

Layers of Learning: Printmaking Innovation in the Elementary Art Rooms
Meghan Dinsmore, multiple collaborators
All Elementary Schools
$5,157
Every elementary art room will implement new printmaking lessons using gelli plates—a reusable tool that provides elementary students with foundational printmaking processes and encourages creativity, curiosity, experimentation, and a growth mindset.

Adapted Therapies for Elementary MALC Students
Alyssa Dyer, multiple collaborators
Daniel Webster School, Eames Way School, Martinson Elementary School
$5,700
Students in the district's elementary MALC programs will be able to access Equine Therapy through Furnace Brook Farms and music therapy through Sing, Explore, Create.

The Breaking Boundaries Club
Robyn Gay-Jennings
Marshfield High School
$1,000
The Breaking Boundaries Club would like to receive the grant in order to purchase books, supplies for activities, and pay for transportation to leadership conferences, such as the Students in Service End of Year Celebration (part of Raising Multicultural Kids non-profit), to continue to connect MPSD students across all grade levels with lessons on inclusivity, kindness, perseverance, integrity, and self-acceptance.

Hands-On Harmony: Orff Instruments for Marshfield Elementary Schools
Charles Larson, Mikenzie Matheson, Amber Morris, Lindsay Vaughan
All Elementary Schools
$10,000
This grant would fund the purchase of 40 high-quality barred Orff instruments (xylophones and metallophones) for all five elementary schools, expanding equitable access to an essential music-making tool from kindergarten through fifth grade.

Building a Better Start
Larissa Jamali, multiple collaborators
Martinson Elementary School
$1,784
This project implements a “soft start” to help students transition into the school day in a calm and supportive way. During this time, students participate in low-stress, choice-based activities that build social-emotional skills. The approach focuses on developing self-management, relationship building, and responsible decision-making. Overall, it fosters a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment that supports engagement and learning.

The Canopy at MES
Margo Jungling, Jill Cotreau
Martinson Elementary School
$11,000.00
The Canopy at MES transforms the school library into a calm, safe, garden-inspired learning environment where thoughtfully designed literacy zones support student regulation, belonging, and joyful reading for all learners.

Turning Pages, Transforming a Space Where Everyone Belongs
Marilyn McBride, multiple collaborators
Daniel Webster School
$12,918
This grant will fund the transformation of the current Sara Prouty Reading Nook into a welcoming, visually appealing reading space, reequipped with accessible, comfortable seating and student-friendly decor to create an inclusive reading environment where all DWS students feel they belong.

Building Regulation, Resilience, and Relationships through Sensory and Creative Supports
Amanda McLaughlin, Isabella Coppenrath, Leahna Mori, Jennifer Lerardi
Governor Winslow School, South River School
$5,495
The Therapeutic Learning Centers in the district are seeking grant funding to support all K–5 students’ social-emotional needs throughout the school day by implementing structured, inclusive recess activities and enhancing safe, sensory-friendly break spaces in the building that promote self-regulation, cooperation, and positive peer engagement.

Everyone Belongs: Enrichment for Multilingual Learners
Becca Mitchell, Alyssa Rogers, Talita Goncalves Neiva
Martinson Elementary School
$3,500
This project will create an engaging, culturally responsive space where multilingual learners build confidence and language fluency through hands-on dramatic play, global exploration, and authentic communication, bringing the idea of “Everyone Belongs” to life.

Rising Voices: Building Musical Community and Performance Readiness
Amber Morris, Justin Canzano
Governor Winslow School
$9,292
Equip the music classroom and Governor Winslow School stage with modular risers designed to support multiple learning and performance spaces, fostering musical community and performance readiness.

Learning by Doing, Knowing by Caring: Hands-On Literacy
Janna Murphy, multiple collaborators
All Elementary schools (K–1)
$9,131
This grant will fund high-quality, hands-on supplemental materials and experiences aligned to the EL Education literacy curriculum that bring module topics to life in Kindergarten and Grade 1 classrooms through engaging, developmentally appropriate experiences that deepen comprehension, vocabulary, and real-world connections.

Level Up PE
Sarah Newcomb-Baker, multiple collaborators
Furnace Brook Middle School
$11,061
This grant will allow the Physical Education Department at FBMS to use instructional technology, with portable interactive Clevertouch Pro whiteboards from Whalley Computer Associates, Inc., to create and deliver lessons using multiple strategies, offer students opportunities for differentiated instruction, and enhance learning activities.

Ceramics Demonstration Table and Clay Preparation
Nancy O’Brien, Brianna Ko
Marshfield High School
$943
A central, collaborative demonstration/clay preparation and storage station with access to electricity (existing) for lighting and tools for student and teacher use.

Think Big, Write Big: Building Collaborative Math Thinkers
Susan Picard, Casey Taylor
Furnace Brook Middle School
$7,942
When students stand up, pick up a marker, and think together in public, math transforms from something you watch into something you do.

Impaired Vision Simulator
Christine Pitts
Marshfield High School
$1,664
The Impaired Vision Simulator glasses will allow students to see what the world looks like "through the eyes" of patients with common eye diseases and genetic disorders.

Ignite2unite Leadership Workshop
Jayda Vitez
Marshfield High School
$5,100
The main objectives for this workshop are to create meaningful connections and positive relationships, truly evaluate student climate and culture, and to empower students to take ownership of creating a thriving culture.

 

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