LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) -
From Lubbock Area Foundation:
The Lubbock Area Foundation is pleased to announce the award of Mini-Grants for Teachers totaling over $21,500 to thirty-four area elementary and secondary school teachers for the implementation of creative classroom projects during the 2012 – 2013 school year. These projects will provide exceptional educational opportunities for more than 3000 students. Mini-Grants for Teachers is a program that recognizes the commitment of great teachers and awards grants of up to $1000 to enable them to try out creative teaching ideas or buy materials to enrich their curriculum
This is the fifteenth 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.
Following are the teachers and schools that will receive grant awards at a reception on August 21st at 3 p.m. at the Science Spectrum.
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Elementary
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Pat Hightower
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Spur Elementary School
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The Day(Year)the Music Didn't Die Grade Level: 4th-5th
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$965.00
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Amy Craig
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Bean Elementary
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Bronco Science Blast Grade Level: 4th-5th
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$500.00
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Terri Lennon
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Waters Elementary
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One,Two, Three…iPads for Me!
Grade Level: 1st
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$800.00
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Candace Tickle
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Waters Elementary
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iPad,iListen,iRead
Grade Level: 1st
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$800.00
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Meranda Sierra
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Crestview Elementary
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Essential Skills
Grade Level: 3rd-5th
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$689.00
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Carrie Hare
Karen Taylor
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Hillcrest Elementary School
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Guided Reading Books for Kindergarten
Grade Level: Kindergarten
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$741.09
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Kenna Cooper
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Hillcrest Elementary School
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iWrite! iCommunicate! Grade Level: 3rd-4th
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$798.00
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Patti Hauk
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Lakeside Learning Center
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Bully Free Schools
Grade Level: 5th
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$507.18
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Jan Reeves
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Lakeside Learning Center
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Rigorous Robotics Relays Grade Level: 5th
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$671.98
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Catherine McMahan
Michele Holmes
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Levelland Intermediate School
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The Game is Afoot/A Trip Through Time
Grade Level: 4th-5th
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$1000.00
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Catherine Heverly
Michele Holmes
Paula Carr
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Levelland Intermediate School
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The Travelling Science Show Grade Level: 5th
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$956.00
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Alecha Sheppard
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Lockney Elementary
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Music Technology Grade Level: 4th-5th
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$870.00
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Karen Mickley
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Lorenzo Elementary
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Kinder Tech Grade Level: Kindergarten
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$800.00
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Cindy Hilliard
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Lubbock Cooper North Elementary
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Meet the Masters
Grade Level: K-5th
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$1000.00
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Kerry Johnston
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Lubbock Cooper North Elementary
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Pirate Summer Enrichment Camp Grade Level: K-2nd
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$1000.00
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Jan Hughes
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Nat Williams Elementary
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Dig This!
Grade Level: 2nd
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$1000.00
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Linda Ashby
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Nat Williams Elementary
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Digging for Facts
Grade Level: 2nd
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$716.34
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Angela Howard
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Oak Ridge Elementary
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Teaching Math concepts in Small Groups
Grade Level: Kindergarten
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$992.74
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Debbie Hobgood
Donna Branch
Tanya Carder
Jared Kitchens
Karen Stuart
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Oak Ridge Elementary
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Futuristic Explorations Grade Level: 1st-5th
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$750.00
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Debbie Breitling
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Southcrest Christian School
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Microscope Projects
Grade Level: 3rd
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$652.82
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Krystal Burroughs
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Southland School
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Classroom Set-Up
Grade Level: K-5th
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$500.00
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Cole Barbee
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Southland School
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Reading, Science, Math Review
Grade Level: 4th
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$723.75
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Gloria J. Davis
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Southland School
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Reading, Science, Math Review
Grade Level: 3rd
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$691.85
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Secondary
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Lenzi Hart
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Frenship Heritage Middle School
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Literature Circle Project Grade Level: 7th-8th
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$972.00
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Michael Hickey
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Trinity Christian Schools
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Mathematical Learning is about Grasping Spatial Reasoning Grade Level: 9th-12th
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$986.53
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Janita Legako
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Trinity Christian Schools
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Visualizing the Abstracts/Engaging Students with Learning Disabilities
Grade Level: 7th-12th
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$532.24
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Amy Crump
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Trinity Christian Schools
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Transforming the Ordinary/Engaging Students
Grade Level: 7th-8th
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$814.98
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Grand Total
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$21,431.50
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Funding and in-kind support for the grants is provided by South Plains Foundation, Diekemper Family Foundation, Odyssey Endowment, E.A. Franklin Charitable Trust, Bill Bigham Endowment, Bank of America, Bolinger-Segars, Gilbert & Moss, City Bank, Chapman Harvey Architects, South Plains Mall, OfficeWise Office Supply, United Supermarkets, Merrill Lynch and Science Spectrum.
Since 1997, the Mini-Grants for Teachers Program has awarded 355 grants to 296 teachers in 118 schools and 19 school districts. Mini-Grants totaling over $254,000.00 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.
In addition to offering assistance to teachers through the Mini-Grants for Teachers Program, the Lubbock Area Foundation currently administers over one hundred ninety (190) endowments with assets exceeding $26 million. Hundreds of grants and scholarships are awarded each year to address community needs in the areas of arts and culture, civic and community, education, social services and health and human services. The Lubbock Area Foundation exists to help people who care about the Lubbock and the South Plains area to invest - at any level - in its future.
More information is available on the web at www.lubbockareafoundation.org.
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