Innovative Teaching Grant Winners
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 2023 Innovative Teaching Grants
- May 2022 Innovative Teaching Grants
- May 2021 Innovative Teaching Grants
- September 2021 Innovative Teaching Grants for NEW Teachers to Sheldon ISD!
May 2023 Innovative Teaching Grants
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:
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Grant Name |
Applicant Name |
Dollar Amount |
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Vending out Way to Literacy Success |
Adrienne Fournier and Katie Lever |
$5,600 |
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Take It to Take It: Storybook STEM @ Home |
Amanda Chacon |
$1,696.06 |
|
Created It and They Will Learn |
Denise Mustin, Maria Vives, Joel Leal |
$5,000 (Sponsor Huckabee) |
|
"Art to Remember" |
Destiny Barr |
$1,463.41 (Sponsor N.Shore Rotary) |
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CE King High School Courtroom Furniture |
Charlie D. McCullum, Stacy Cross |
$5,000 (Sponsor Huckabee) |
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Highest Level Thinking & Singing |
Frankie Hickman |
$1,478.91 |
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STEM for Bilinguals! |
Melissa Cunningham & Selina Mancha |
$2,000 |
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Visit & Tour: Virtual Reality Education |
Sierra Joseph, Lorin Qualls |
$2,000 |
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The Only Drama Kinder Needs! |
Ashley Duque, Isylee Sanchez |
$2,754.61 |
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Making a Space to Feel Safe |
Ms. Velasquez, Mrs. McCall, Ms. Mattina, Ms. Sanchez |
$2,900 |
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Panther RAK Room, King MS |
Sandra Menchaca |
$5,000 |
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Newton's Antics STEM Science Kit/ Steve Spangler Science |
Tracie Miller |
$1,187.64 |
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P.O.E.M. Poetry on Everyone's Mind |
Betsy Curl-Rocha |
$3,000 |
|
Big Canyon Balloon |
Kimberly Glover |
$1,998.75 |
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Great STEAM Careers Start Here! |
Priscilla Escobar |
$2,087.24 |
|
Safety, Skills, Savings and Thrills! |
Tammy Reed, Adam Brandner |
$4,000 |
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Igniting the Heart to King Middle School |
Tylisha Jones (Student Council Advisor) |
$400 |
|
Innovative Teaching Grants |
Brenda Penaloza |
$1,500 |
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"Art Reimagined Through Technology" |
Brian Randolph |
$1,697.09 |
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Buster the School Bus Safety Robot |
David Baxter, Alicia Young |
$5,000 (Sponsor LAN) |
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Hop, Spin, Squat... Focus! A Positive Pathway to Alert and Engaged Learning and Academic Success! |
Jeanine Adams |
$452.36 |
|
Hummingbirds to Keep Our Students in Tune with Micro:bit Code! |
Kianda Ramgulan, Sherelle Wilson |
$3,200 |
|
Education Foundation Teacher Grant |
Racquel Edwards |
$1,674 |
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Get Your Wiggles Out! |
Susana Portillo-Matute |
$1,500 |
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Master the Garden At Sheldon Elementary |
Joanna Jorgensen |
$1,999 (Sponsor Huckabee) |
|
Have a Sensory of Humor |
Kristie Sparks |
$1,400 |
|
Panther Den |
Carol Russell |
$3,500 |
May 2022 Innovative Teaching Grants
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:
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Grant Name |
Applicant Name |
Dollar Amount |
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Closing the Gap Reading Interventions |
Maria Vallejo |
$2500 |
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VR for Memorable and Immersive Education |
Luzdivina Cantu |
$4000 |
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Experiential Learning Beyond the Traditional Classroom |
Joanna Jorgensen |
$1,451 |
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3Doodler EDU |
Jennifer Winans |
$2028.41 |
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Creation Stations |
Robert Perez |
$500 |
|
Creation Station 2.0 |
Karleigh Webb |
$1,500 |
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Chess to Improve Concentration |
Linda Yantis |
$300 |
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RCA House Points System Continuation |
Estefani Velasquez and the KMS STEM Academy |
$1960 |
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Interactive Displays for Math |
Joshua Raglon (Chairman) , Twila Hutchinson, Destiny Wilson, Lorna Randle) |
$5,000 |
|
Diverse Books for Bilinguals! |
Melissa Cunningham & Selina Mancha |
$676 |
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Diverse Books for Bilinguals! |
Melissa Cunningham & Selina Mancha |
$676 |
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Decoding to become readers |
Bani Coello, Cristina Reyes, Maricela Vega |
$4,000 |
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STEM Mobile Makerspace for Future Innovators |
Desirae Feemster, Latoya Johnson |
$7469 |
|
SELebrations! |
Kimberly Jennings |
$500 |
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HOP, SKIP, JUMP....READ!! A POSITIVE PATHWAY TO ALERT AND ENGAGED LEARNING AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS! |
Jeanine Adams |
$600 |
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Improving student understanding of biological concepts through exploration. |
C.E. King Biology Team |
$7500 |
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Building Confidence in Biology Using Models to Make Abstract Learning More Tangible |
Chirmekia Washington |
$2329 |
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MUSICAL MAYHEM! |
Adam Brandner |
$2,500 |
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Soaring to Success in Literacy |
Yolimar Mears and Cristina Cisneros |
$10,000 |
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Merging Learning and Fun |
Kimberly Glover |
$120 |
|
Innovative Teaching Grant |
Maria Perez |
$383.06 |
|
Innovative Teaching Grant |
Leira Salene |
$200 |
|
Plant the World Around You |
Destiny Barr |
$1407.43 |
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“FCS experiences Health and expresses Wellness” |
Nicole Dickson |
$2,000 |
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Using Ozobots to Reach Special Needs Students |
Anisha Hicks |
$3,000 |
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Stage Lighting Kit |
Brandy Viverette, David Lea, and Tracie Smith |
$6280 |
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SNAPing Our Way to STEM Success with Snap Circuits |
Heather Tyler LaBot |
$189.11 |
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SMART Learning on the Move |
Jennifer Verdugo, Amanda Chacon |
$2,500 |
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LEGO Leaders: Learning Through LEGO Play |
Amanda Chacon |
$2001.04 |
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.
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 |
