Grants 4 Teachers

CFA AC · ANNUAL REPORT 2025
GRANTS 4 TEACHERS FUND
Investing in the people who invest in our children.
The steady beat of a bass echoes down the halls of
Jones Elementary School. When you peek inside the
classroom where the music originates, you’ll see smiles.
These smiles are made possible in part by CFAAC’s
Grants 4 Teachers Fund, a fund that helps finance highly
creative ideas that would otherwise be impossible, due
to school system funding constraints. The addition of a
contrabass bar opened up a whole new world of music
for children at the elementary school — especially for
children with special needs. The bar has a significantly
larger playing area, making it beneficial to use as an
adaptive instrument for students with visual or physical
impairments and students who struggle with fine motor
control to play with ease.
Teachers at Lake Shore Elementary purchased a
four-panel display board to showcase student work
throughout the year with their grant. The board
motivated students to complete projects at a higher
level and gave them a sense of pride to tack their work
to the board themselves. Teachers were also able to
purchase items like hooks, Velcro, tabletop easels,
and frames to present student-crafted display areas
throughout the school.
Ferndale Elementary School students saw a book
come to life thanks to the grant. With these funds,
teachers held a school-wide reading party, purchased
supplies and rented a Pete the Cat costume. Before the
reading party, teachers developed activities to go with
books that featured Pete the Cat. Classes decorated their
doors. On the day of the party, students participated in
five learning stations.
At Millersville Elementary School, the grant
funds were used for the STEAR (Sensory Therapeutic
Environment for Autism and Regulation) project,
allowing teachers to purchase items such as weighted
blankets, rocking chairs, and tactile tools, designed
to support their students’ self-regulation, focus, and
comfort. “Sensory needs can vary widely among
children with autism, so being afforded an opportunity
to provide them with diverse options was essential and
an amazing opportunity,” said teacher Naudra RowelBritt. “Together, these tools have created a supportive
and flexible environment that has and will continue to
help students with autism regulate their sensory input,
improve focus, and feel secure.”
An Annapolis Middle School teacher purchased the
Delta Math Integral with funds. After using the learning
platform, students better understood math, became
more independent learners, and completed homework
more often.
All of these tools and sessions were not only made
possible by teachers’ ideas and dreams, but also the
generosity of local donors. The impact of a great teacher
doesn’t stop at the classroom door; it flows outward,
touching families, neighborhoods, and the future.

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