Featured Grant Story: Mini-Grants for Teachers
The Community Foundation of West Texas is pleased to announce the awarding of Mini-Grants for Teachers totaling over $40,000 to forty-nine South Plains Area elementary and secondary school teachers. During yesterday’s reception, the audience was full of creative, intentional and dedicated teachers ready to implement creative classroom projects during the 2019 – 2020 school year. These new projects provide exceptional educational opportunities for more than 6,000 students (See the table below).
The 21-year-old Mini-Grants for Teachers program recognizes the commitment of great teachers and awards grants of up to $1,500 for innovative classroom projects that will enrich their curriculum. 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 2019 mini grants cycle was provided by the South Plains Foundation, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Dr. Lou Diekemper, the Rushing Endowment, the Bigham Fund, the Odyssey Endowment, the Larry & Marry Franklin Endowment, and an anonymous donor.
Since 1998, the Mini-Grants for Teachers program has awarded 651 grants to 637 teachers in 123 schools in 19 school districts. Mini-Grants totaling over $440,000 have provided enriching academic experiences for thousands of students. Mini-Grants proudly recognizes and rewards outstanding efforts of teachers in the South Plains region.
In addition to assisting teachers through the Mini-Grants for Teachers Program, the Community Foundation of West Texas currently administers three hundred and four (304) funds with assets exceeding $48 million. 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. The Community Foundation of West Texas exists to help people who care about the Lubbock and the South Plains area to invest - at any level - in its future.
Mini-Grants for Teacher 2019 - 2020 Awardees:
Jared Warsing Roosevelt ISD
Tsiolkovsky Level Rocket PBL Project Plan
Kim Mock Kingdom Preparatory Academy
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!"
Michelle Post Plainview Christian Academy
9th - Insect Collection 12th - Brain Dissection
Shanna Sides Kingdom Preparatory Academy
Bolder Builders!
Marcy Martinez Trinity Christian Elementary School
Choose Your Best Spot In
Amy Pebsworth Capitol Elementary School
Classroom Library Enhancement
Tara Lehman New Home Independent School District
Clay Works V
Vicki Sellers Crosbyton Middle School
Dangerous Silences: Surviving Despot Rulers, Then and Now
Ollie Hart Abernathy Elementary School
Dash Ahead
Karen Earhart Plainview Christian Academy
Concentration of a Solution: Beer's Law
Mindy Hamilton Trinity Christian Elementary School
Code, Create, Collaborate.
Lindsey Sexton Southcrest Christian School
Elementary Robotics for Makerspace
Christi Peck South Elementary School
Engaging Classroom Library
Trey Ogletree Jayne Ann Miller Elementary
Flexible Seating for Dynamic Learning
Dee Ann Helton Plainview Christian Academy
Escaping the Ordinary: Breakout Boxes for Classroom Enrichment
Shawn Pebsworth Capitol Elementary School
Classroom Library Enhancement
Candace Cameron All Saints Episcopal School
Finding Our Singing Voices Through Puppetry
Norma Luker Roosevelt Elementary
Flexible Seating
Amanda Sutterfield Plainview Christian Academy
Experimentation Station
Darra Brown Kingdom Preparatory Academy
Family Game Night
Barbara Young Frenship ISD Westwind Elementary
Fractions - It's All About The Parts
Elizabeth Jack Oak Ridge Elementary
Hands on Science and STEM Lab
Amy Reece Slaton Junior High
Identifying Relationship Between Force, Mass, and Acceleration
Kristy Sanders Capitol Elementary
Improving Hand-Eye Coordination and Balance
Valerie Moore Plainview Christian Academy
Geometry: Seeing is Believing
Dr. Penny Carpenter All Saints Episcopal School
School Growing Green
Mark Lang Roosevelt Elementary School
Hands on Kinesthetic
Chelsea Brady Upland Heights Elementary School
Its Osmo Time!
Milene de Farias Southcrest Christian School
Kindling the Spark of STEAM
Pat Hightower Spur Elementary School
Let’s Celebrate the Bill of Rights and Voting Rights Amendments
Shavonne Gowens Crosbyton Elementary School
Literacy Enrichment Program
Kaci Lee College Hill Elementary
Math Literacy Library
Alison Dailey Oak Ridge Elementary
Multisensory Reading & Spelling Kits
Dallas Grimes Roosevelt Jr. High School
Manifest Destiny
Ashley Davis Levelland Middle School
Science in Action
Crystal Osborn Post Elementary School
Sciencecabulary: A "Word" About Science Vocabulary
Irma Sizer All Saints Episcopal School
Self discovery through printmaking: A print exchange portfolio
Erin West Kingdom Preparatory Academy
Setting the Stage for Success: Discovering Potential Through Creativity
Wanda Shelton Garza County Detention Center Campus
Solving the Changing Variables of a Blended Math Classroom
Shana Keeton Oak Ridge Elementary
Response to Reading Intervention Materials and Activities
Tee Hale Spur Elementary School
Spur Science Students Seek Sustainability
Brent Parr Roosevelt Jr. High School
Stations
Tate Albright Heritage Middle School
Student Take Reading Back Literature Circles
Leslie Tatum Estacado High School
Theatre Safety and Storage
Bethany Williams Plainview Christian Academy
Thundering Math Triple Toss
Allison Sell Hillcrest Elementary School
Ukelele Utopia
Stephanie King Kingdom Preparatory Academy
Understanding DNA and Building DNA Models
Charla Cogdill Levelland Middle School
Visualizing the Spectrum
Michael Garza Wilson Independent School District
Renewable Energy West Texas
These teachers, with their commitment to innovation and education, are making a daily difference in the lives of kids in our community and our future. It's inspiring to watch. We here at CFWTX are grateful to play a part in helping them achieve these goals!
