Innovative Teaching Grants
The Sheldon ISD Education Foundation raises funds to directly support educators in the school district through the innovative teaching grant process. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than $186,000 in innovative teaching grants to Sheldon ISD educators.
May 19, 2023 Innovative Teaching Grants to Sheldon ISD!
On May 19, Sheldon ISD surprised teachers by awarding $68,000 in innovative teaching grants.
This year, 27 applicants were selected from more than 60 applications representing 11 schools in Sheldon ISD. Selected grants range from creative ideas for STEM take-home kits for elementary students to courtroom furniture for the law and public service courses at the high school. A list of 2021-22 grant recipients are listed below:
May 19, 2022 Innovative Teaching Grants to Sheldon ISD!
On May 19, 2022, SEF awarded $72,944.05 in grants to deserving teachers across SISD. A list of 2021-22 grant recipients are listed below:
September 2021 Innovative Teaching Grants for NEW Teachers to Sheldon ISD!
On September 28, 2021, SEF awarded approximately $16,000 in grants to 11 deserving educators in Sheldon ISD. NEW to Sheldon ISD teachers had an opportunity in August to apply for a grant that would impact their students in an innovative way to use in their first year teaching in Sheldon ISD.
A list of the recipients are listed below:
| Innovative Teaching Grants | $500 | Danielle Hudson |
| Innovative classroom | $500 | Andrea Saucedo |
| New to Sheldon teaching grant | $1400 | Erik Ramirez |
| Tech tools for the classroom | $200 | Ashley Wilson Adelaja |
| Exploring Connectivity on the Marching Field and Beyond | $2,436 | Alejandro Cruz |
| In School Science Field Trip | $2,000 | Daisha Kiser |
| Band-Aids | $1,300 | Roxanne Stahl |
| I Want To Play Too! | $789 | Janice Russo |
| PE Experience | $2500 | Ana Davis |
| New to Sheldon Educator Grant | $1826.12 | Ryan Carmody |
| Painting with a Purpose | $2551.89 | Destiny Barr |
May 2021 Innovative Teaching Grants
On May 21, 2021, SEF awarded more than $39,000 in grants to deserving teachers across SISD. A list of 2020-21 grant recipients are listed below:
| FCS gets Sew Soapy! Project | Nicole Dickson | $3,000 |
| Opportunities with Ozobots | Amanda Buschmann | $2,000 |
| Interactive Classroom | Brittan West | $2,206 |
| Hummingbirds to help us stay in tune with robotics | Sherrell Wilson | $1,250 |
| STEM lab in special education | Kristie Sparks | $1,300 |
| Building literacy with PAWsitive behavior one book at a time | Melissa Cunningham | $5,340 |
| Digital Tools | Chaunte Finney | $1,064 |
| Represent Your Neighbor-hoodie | Nicole Dickson | $3,000 |
| Ultimate Drill Book: Digital tools for 21st Century marching band | Elizabeth Boone | $1,500 |
| Real robotics kits for high tech campus | Jennifer Winans | $1,415.90 |
| STEMtastic | Kimberly Jennings | $325 |
| Creation station | Karleigh Webb | $1,100 |
| Student podcast in Spanish for SISD | Jae Young | $6,000 |
| !Puedo leer! | Amulfa Ortiz | $3,000 |
| Writing across college board curriculum | Sheryl Saeed | $2,000 |
| Innovative classroom for ELLs | Venessa Garza | $2,000 |
| RCA House system points app funding | Amari Shields | $1,800 |
| Ukuleles make life-long musicians | Jessica Clanton | $984.64 |
The next grant application window will open in February 2022.
