About Us
The Green Schools Foundation is a dedicated group of parents, devoted alumni, educators, community leaders, and local business people.
The Foundation is dedicated to furthering academic excellence in the Green Schools by providing scholarships and academic classroom grants, which benefit our elementary, middle, and high school students. Become a board member by completing and submitting the trustee application.
Our Mission
Engage with the community, schools, and families to provide resources that enrich the educational experience.
Our Vision
Promote the pathway to excellence through educational grants, scholarships, and programs.
Programs We Sponsor
Green Schools Foundation is the proud sponsor of the following programs. Contributions help to fund scholarships, classroom grants, and our other great programs.
Academy of Scholars
High school students are recognized for their academic excellence by achieving a GPA of 3.5 and higher. In the fall of 2024, 373 students qualified for the program.
Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors each year. In 2025, scholarships totaling $29,000 were awarded to 30 seniors.
Classroom Grants
Academic classroom grants benefit students in all buildings. In the fall of 2024, $21,589.56 was awarded to grant recipients.
School to Work Trades Scholarship
Scholarships awarded to students pursuing careers in the skilled trades.
Laws of Life
A character essay contest where students are encouraged to write about their core values and ideals. Finalists are honored at a reception co-sponsored by GSF.
PBIS
Green Schools Foundation funds the district's PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support), a tiered system of support for all students. Green Local Schools has adopted: Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Responsible.
Book Club
Helping to foster a love for reading, this program provides a high quality book to every student in Kindergarten through third grade, serving nearly 1,200 students.
Little Free Library
Green Schools Foundation, Green Local Schools, the Green Branch Library, and the City of Green teamed up to make the "Little Free Library" available at Central Park.
Spotlight on Staff
Exceptional Green Schools staff are recognized at school board meetings and presented pawprint plaques.
Board Members
President
Mark Herdlick
Vice President
Justin Speight
Treasurer
Richard Brandenburg
Trustees
- Paul Bernier
- Mark Booth
- Rachel Boyle
- Cindy Brown
- Mike Burch
- Todd Casey
- Eric Chojnacki
- Carmina Ciccarelli-Aloisi
- Melissa Dyer
- Kevin Groen
- Kevin Guilmette
- Krystle Heimberger
- Brandon Joyce
- Shelly Keith
- Jaymz Keller
- Connie Leonard
- Chrissy Lingenfelter
- Carrie Marochino
- Fred Mathews
- Jeffrey Miller
- Abi Monti
- Gerard Neugebauer
- Rocco Yeargin
Student Liaisons
- Mitchell Anstine
- Audrey Bishop
- Autumn Braman
- Avery Carvill
- Gabriella Castillo
- Zach Cooper
- Luigi Costanzo
- Conor Edwards
- Josef Guesman
- Mia Keres
- Caleb Khambay
- Taylor Kinney
- Drew Kirkbride
- Cade McCann
- Anya Miller
- Sadie Miller
- Alyssa Morgan
- Liam O'Farrell
- Celia Otterstetter
- Brooke Shocklee
- Samantha Witmer
About Student Liaisons
The student's voice is an important part of the working Board of Trustees. Green High School juniors are selected through an application process. Many juniors elect to stay with the Foundation through their senior year.
All students serve on board committees including Membership, Resource Development & Finance, Communication, and Enrichment.
Message From the President
Green Schools Foundation was formed in 1991 on the principle that the success of our local schools should be a shared responsibility.
In 1992, the Foundation provided its first student scholarship – a single $500 award – and $5,000 in classroom grants. Since then, our organization has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct financial support to students of Green Local Schools. This growth has been made possible by the enthusiastic support of our members and contributors.
We are proud of our past and we want to take steps right now to ensure our future. Green Schools Foundation's mission is to promote academic excellence in the Green Local Schools.
We will do this in the following ways:
- Ensuring we have the right operating structure to be efficient and effective
- Expanding our scholarship and grant programs to offer larger awards to more students
- Working with other local organizations to make sure our efforts complement each other for the most positive impact on our community
- Increasing our visibility within Green so that more people know what we do and why we do it
Finally, it is truly an honor to serve as president of the Green Schools Foundation. I have been actively involved with many organizations within the Green community and the Foundation is one that I believe benefits all students in Green Schools. As the Foundation grows we are always looking for individuals to join the Board of Trustees. If you would be interested, I would love to meet with you and discuss all the great things the Foundation is doing to promote the academic excellence in Green Schools.
As always, thank you for your support of the Green Schools Foundation.
Mark Herdlick
President