LEISD Education Foundation Awards Record Number of Teacher Grants

December 2, 2022


Christmas came a little early for a lot of Little Elm ISD teachers! And it was a great day of celebration as the Little Elm ISD Education Foundation awarded a record-number amount to teachers through its Innovative Teacher Grant Program.  Teachers were awarded a combined total of $59,333 which was an increase from last year's total of $39,532.

"We are excited to continue to grow the Education Foundation's scope of giving as we support our Little Elm ISD teachers and students," said Deidre Miller, Foundation Coordinator.

Out of the 94 applications, below are this year's winners! Congratulations and we are #loboproud.

Brent Elementary: Stephanie McKinney  $3368.25 BRAIN BASED APPROACH TO PHONICS 

Chavez Elementary: Savanah Shearouse, Chelsea Lux, Miranda Smith, Jena Curtis $1080.00 LIFE CYCLE PROJECT 
Chavez Elementary:   Jessica Stanton $452.20 MULTI-SENSORY READING 
Chavez Elementary:   Joy Schulteis, Tina Trimble, Antoynette Brockman  $4984.00 LEARNING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PLAY 
Chavez Elementary:   Gloria Jones Lindsey Whalin, Brianna Herbert, Addison Maxwell, Tanya Collins  $3380.00  SUMMIT K12 TELPAS 

Hackberry Elementary: Darcie Brodsky, Mariza Escamilla  $2400.00 THE FLOWER STEM 
Hackberry Elementary:   Kelli Martin $1700.00 9 SQUARE IN THE AIR 
Hackberry Elementary:   Ellen Rogers  $2000.00 ANNUAL LITERACY FAMILY NIGHT 

Lakeview Elementary: Sara Head, Kristi Rosado, Kori Byrd $4000.00  EVERY KID DESERVES TO SWING 
Lakeview Elementary:   Cary-Anne Cope $4091.85 GARDEN ON THE MOVE 

Little Elm High School:  Jennifer Lewis, Chelsea Nicoli, Ann Favila, Dillon Johnston, Breanna Nixon $5000.00  CNA SIMULATIONS 
Little Elm High School:  Hollie Henry $640.00 DRESS FOR SUCCESS 

Oak Point Elementary: Kim Carver, Ashley Strahan, Elisabeth Lujan, Kate Olsson $5000.00 SIX HOUSES, ONE “FAMILE” BOOK NOOK 
Oak Point Elementary:   Ashley Parker $1394.94 SHINING BRIGHT IN KINDERGARTEN 
Oak Point Elementary:  Charlene Elmore, Heidi Harrell, Amy Anderson, Emily Certain, Chloe Earwood, Paulina Mery, Ivelisse Bohrmann, Presley Sawyer, Rai-niece Smith $5000.00  STEM INNOVATION 

Prestwick Elementary: Rachel Grones  $700.00 KIDS CAN CREATION 
Prestwick Elementary:   Caitlin Hale  $1635.00 CREATE, COMPOSE, AND IMPROVISE 
Prestwick Elementary:   Rachel Grones, Jaquandalyn Below $925.22 (HAND2)MINDFULNESS 

Strike Middle School: Steve Weaver $1000.00 CHECK AND CONNECT 

Walker Middle School: Leigh Dailey, Cathy Kirby, Sheila Hill, Ciara Watson, Tracy Norum, Christy Giles, Skyler Johnsen, Raul Velazquez $5000.00 THE SCANMARKER READER 

Walker Middle School: Chris Thompson $1000.00 ELEGOO STEM KITS 
Walker Middle School: Bandi Dodson  $2000.00 FROG DISSECTION 
Walker Middle School: Cody Gomez, C. Young, B. Dodson, D. Kirby, S. Lambert, S. Westall $582.00 SCIENCE WORD WALL 

Walker Middle School: Kyla Heffernan  $2000.00 ENGINEERING IS HANDS ON 

See all the photos from today's celebration on the Education Foundation's Facebook page