Over $30,000 Awarded in Teacher Grants
The Community Foundation of West Texas is pleased to announce the awarding of Mini-Grants for Teachers totaling over $30,000 to 51 South Plains area elementary and secondary school teachers for the implementation of creative classroom projects during the 2017 - 2018 school year. These projects will provide exceptional educational opportunities for more than 5,000 students. Mini-Grants for Teachers is a program that recognizes the commitment of great teachers and awards grants of up to $1,000 for creative classroom projects that will enrich their curriculum. This is the eighteenth year of the program. All K-12 teachers who teach in an accredited school within the South Plains area are eligible to apply in June of each year. Funding for the 2017 mini-grants cycle was provided by the South Plains Foundation, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Dr. Lou Diekemper, Mrs. Audrey Divilbiss, the Lubbock Lions Club, the Bigham Fund and the Odyssey Endowment.
Since 1997, the Mini-Grants for Teachers program has awarded 563 grants to 549 teachers in 120 schools in 19 school districts. Mini-grants totaling over $412,000 have provided enriching academic experiences for thousands of students and have provided a means for recognizing and rewarding the efforts of outstanding teachers in the South Plains region.
Listed below are the 2017 Mini-Grants for Teachers recipients:
Jana Abston-Tubbs, Southland ISD
Growing Readers Through Literature Circles
Will Burks, Levelland High School
Rhythm Bee Rhythm Trainer
Candace Cameron, All Saints Episcopal School
Little Drums for Little Hands
Sandy Carr, Lorenzo ISD
Microscopes for Science
Ida Cisneros & Rosie Couto, Frenship Middle School
Engaging Students through Games
Jessica Coile, Roosevelt Elementary School
Ms. C's Sensory Safe Zone
Mika Damron, Roosevelt Junior High
Creating an Atmosphere of Empathy
Noelle Edwards, Stewart Elementary
Clay Club
Kim Felty, Trinity Christian School
Monkey See, Monkey Do!
Virginia Gerhardt, Cathelene Thomas Elementary
Tiggly Math
Ivy Gilbreath, Levelland Intermediate
We Can Learn!!
Julie Goodloe, Coronado High School
Communion Project
Hailey Hannan, Coronado High School
Child Soldiers and Their Road to Recovery
Janee' Harrison, Plainview Christian Academy
Document Camera
Lenzi Hart, Shallowater Middle School
SMS 8th Grade Chromebook Blended Learning
Pat Hightower, Spur Elementary School
US History, Brick by Brick
Jennifer Hooper, Plainview Christian Academy
Project Projector
Lauren Jones, Sharp Academy
Essentials for Grammar Instruction
Amy Kenley, South Elementary
The Home School Connection: Using High-Interest Texas to Authentically Engage Readers
Ashlee Laycock, Shallowater Middle School
SMS 8th Grade Chromebook Blended Learning
Tara Lehman, New Home ISD
Clay Works III
Manda Lozano, Sharp Academy
Supplemental Intervention for the Learning Different
Marla Maresca, Plainview Christian Academy
Learning to Read Music with Boomwhackers
Desta Mason, Post Elementary School
Techy Literacy for Kids
Kori McNeal, Cavazos Middle School
Learning in 3D
Dellwyn McSpadden, Kingdom Preparatory Academy
The Mummy Effect
Kim Mock, Kingdom Preparatory Academy
Gardens Galore!
Valerie Moore, Plainview Christian Academy
Algebra: Now You See It
Elva Munoz, Crosbyton High School
Language Acquisition/Application Lab
Jessica Murphy, Roosevelt Junior High
DoInk Drawing
Jennifer Norris, Levelland Christian School
Building a Fun Atmosphere
Crystal Osborn, Post Elementary School
Detectives of Change: The Case of the Different Structures
Gary Owens, Levelland Middle School
Performance Independence Through Smart Music
Gayle Quigley, Plainview Christian Academy
See Physics, Understand Physics
Jenny Ragland, Plainview Christian Academy
World Cultures Pottery
Janie Ramos, Ropes ISD
The STEM Lab
Shannon Rodriguez, Levelland Intermediate
Lyrics2Learn
Vicki Sellers, Crosbyton High School
Classy Connections in a Google Chrome Classroom
Martha Shaw, Bethany Williams, Jamie Moerbe, Jill Brown, Plainview Christian Academy
Back Alley Books
Kay Shepard, Bayless Elementary
Drums Alive
Tara Skinner, Levelland ABC
Cultivating Curiosity
Tamara Smith, Guadalupe Elementary
Life Skills for Students with Special Needs
Cindy Starcher, Shallowater Middle School
Working Piano Needed
Amanda Sutterfield, Plainview Christian Academy
Write Now Kindergarten!
Tim Tatum, Post High School
Stage and Theatrical Makeup
Sharon Terry, Bayless Elementary
Memory Book
Michelle Villegas, Edgemere Elementary
Kinder Station Activities
In addition to offering assistance to teacher through the Mini-Grants for Teachers program, the Community Foundation of West Texas currently administers over one 190 endowments with assets exceeding $42,000,000. Hundreds of grants and scholarships are awarded each year to address community needs in the areas of education, social services, health and human services, arts and culture, and civic and community.
