This spring, we awarded over $48,000 to teachers. Our Education Foundation Grants allow teachers to implement special programs in their classrooms.
Each semester, the foundation embarks on a "grant blitz" to surprise grant recipients with news of their award.
| School | Grant Title | Teacher | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbett Elementary | Vocabulary and Grammar Bingo Series | Lisa Rowan | $45.00 |
| Abbett Elementary | Abbett All-Star Ukulele Club | April Payne | $1,400.00 |
| Abbett Elementary | Learning through Osmo | Kelly Curry | $500.00 |
| Back Elementary | Sound Proofing the Music Room | Jean Robinson | $179.97 |
| Beaver MST | Meeting Growth | Shauna Pierce | $494.00 |
| Bradfield Elementary | Above and Beyond in Room 31 | Schenetria Alexander | $500.00 |
| Bradfield Elementary | Outrageous Osmo | Kelsey Ray | $351.23 |
| Bradfield Elementary | Around the World | Patrick Fontenette | $426.67 |
| Carver Elementary | Ready to Go! | Allison Floyd | $238.98 |
| Club Hill Elementary | Sumdog! | Stephanie Shubert | $132.00 |
| Club Hill Elementary | Elbow reading | Stephanie Shubert | $100.00 |
| Club Hill Elementary | Teaching Technology in Third | Xandria Johnson | $500.00 |
| Club Hill Elementary | Dr. Help! | Stephanie Shubert | $100.00 |
| Cooperative Behavior Center | Powerful Projects for Powerful Learning | Mark Dietz | $191.89 |
| Couch Elementary | Chrome book | Candace Harris | $279.00 |
| Couch Elementary | Keep Calm and Stay Organized | Jacqueline Brown | $250.00 |
| Daugherty Elementary | Technology for Better, Healthier, Students. | Donald Koerner | $500.00 |
| Dorsey Elementary | Exercise balls | Yolanda Velazquez | $500.00 |
| Dorsey Elementary | Explore Learning with Square Panda | Darla Dona | $305.00 |
| Dorsey Elementary | OSMO for Kinders! | Amy Blackwell | $498.00 |
| Dorsey Elementary | Accessible Music for All | Lorna Quintanar | $1,058.18 |
| Golden Meadows Elementary | Recorders Rock! | Elizabeth Smith | $200.00 |
| Handley Elementary | It's Full "STEAM" Ahead For Our Library Makerspace | Linda Williams | $625.50 |
| Heather Glen Elementary | Show me the Science!! | Melinda Kiser | $500.00 |
| Herfurth Elementary | Oh, We've Got Ozobots! | Ruthie Cole | $440.00 |
| Herfurth Elementary | Charge Up 5th Grade | Barbara Murray | $1,400.00 |
| Hickman Elementary | Help, I can't hear anything! | Julie Xu | $200.00 |
| Hickman Elementary | Maker Space in the Hickman Library | Ramona Browne | $228.00 |
| Hickman Elementary | "Cool Stools for Reading" | Judy Alderete | $1,417.00 |
| Keeley Elementary | Keeley Kids Can Program | Julie Riland | $249.93 |
| Keeley Elementary | MakerSpace 2.0 | Julie Riland | $923.65 |
| Lister Elementary | Instruments for ALL | Jessica Shindle | $1,012.00 |
| Lister Elementary | Performance Ready | Jessica Shindle | $117.94 |
| Luna Elementary | Leveled Vocabulary Cards | Marianne Ross | $90.00 |
| Luna Elementary | Math Superstars | Tammy McDonald | $260.00 |
| Montclair Elementary | Teaching Student Innovation with a Twist | Samantha Cruz | $500.00 |
| Northlake Elementary | Computer Science through Coding Robots | Sandy Zalka | $500.00 |
| Northlake Elementary | Computer Science with Coding Robots | Jill Olthouse | $500.00 |
| Northlake Elementary | Osmo | MaryAnn Taylor | $500.00 |
| Northlake Elementary | Osmo for Everyone! | Christi Beth Fisher | $500.00 |
| Roach Elementary | Kindergarten Curriculum | Sara Rond | $450.00 |
| Roach Elementary | DREAM - Dramatic Reading Enrichment for Accelerating Mastery | Teresa Fontenette | $448.95 |
| Shugart Elementary | Morgan's Wonderland | Leah Wright | $1,000.00 |
| Shugart Elementary | Is this real? Let's Find Out! | Alexis McCarty | $568.12 |
| Spring Creek Elementary | Starting a Ukulele Program | Tharesa Cutler | $495.00 |
| Stephens Elementary | Flexible Seating in the 21st Century Classroom! | Kirstie Reston | $500.00 |
| Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence | Listening/recordingcenter | Shanna Frost Loeza | $500.00 |
| Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence | Improve vocabulary with flocabulary | Ina Valladares | $1,600.00 |
| Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence | Spell it Right! | Maria Kirkland | $211.80 |
| Watson MST | Breaking the boredom cycle | Joshua Michaelis | $238.00 |
| Weaver Elementary | SuperScience for Super Students | Lori Malone | $577.00 |
| Williams Elementary | Fine-Point Stylus Pens for Teachers | Ellen Mooney | $479.84 |
| Bussey Middle School | VEX Robotics Laptop | Bart Davis | $806.19 |
| Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School | Brain Games | Michele Querry | $232.69 |
| Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School | Robotics Started Kits | Raul Castillo | $2,500.00 |
| Coyle Middle School | Student Engagement | Sharona Johnson | $1,400.00 |
| Hudson Middle School | Authentic Studio Setting | Kenneth Pruitt | $1,500.00 |
| Lyles Middle School | All In Engagement | Darrin Hemphill | $2,375.00 |
| Schrade Middle School | School Musical | Jenell Sheppard | $1,500.00 |
| Sellers Middle School | All-In for Our Students | Karie Anderegg | $475.00 |
| Webb Middle School | Character Matters | Carita Lyons | $1,500.00 |
| Garland High School | Fatal Vision | Yvette Richardson | $500.00 |
| Garland High School | Mouse Trap Cars | Paige Hodges | $500.00 |
| Lakeview Centennial High School | LCHS Beautification Project | Carlos Phillips | $500.00 |
| Lakeview Centennial High School | Preparing Social Students for AP Success | Alexes Terry | $1,500.00 |
| Lakeview Centennial High School | Replace old school die cuts with Cricut! | Jennifer Kahler | $375.00 |
| North Garland High School | Stem Applications | Sean Denny | $500.00 |
| North Garland High School | Felt-tastic! | Stephanie Shaffer | $474.00 |
| South Garland High School | Learnerator License | Kathryn Catalano | $450.00 |
| N/A | Employment Success the Project SEARCH way! | Sandy Brown | $2,500.00 |
| Florence Parsons PreK | Osmo Learning | Brittainy Qualls | $2,400.00 |
