64 teacher grants awarded in Lewisville ISD

On Sept. 4, members of The Lewisville ISD Education Foundation strode into classrooms across the school district wielding oversized checks and shaking pom-poms to award 64 teacher grants totaling $96,700.

The overview

The grants, ranging from $300 to $2,500, will fund innovative projects that provide new educational opportunities for K-12 students across the Lewisville ISD.

“These grants allow educators to bring new and exciting learning experiences to their classrooms, benefiting countless students across our community,” LEF Programs Administrator Sherah Robinson said in a news release.

Teacher grants, which are funded by LEF donors, are applied for in the spring and selected through a blind-review process by a volunteer committee over the summer.

The details

Grants were awarded for programs including cooking, hygiene, reading, robotics, music, school newspaper and more.

Below is a list of the top 10 grant recipients by amount and campus:

• Forest Vista Elementary (Katie Delamarter): $2,500 for library-related program
• Hebron 9th Grade Campus (Cassie Madewell): $2,500 for language-related program
• Marcus 9th Grade Campus (Katie Bragg): $2,500 for literature-related program
• Marcus 9th Grade Campus (Kayla Hill): $2,500 for literature-related program
• Morningside Elementary (Emily Wyatt): $2,500 for literature-related program
• Polser Elementary (Tracy Rutan): $2,500 for literature-related program
• The Colony High School (Nicole Kralovetz): $2,500 for career-related program
• Jackson Early Childhood Center (Ronda Vezina): $2,490 for outdoor learning program
• Lewisville High School (Rebecca DeLozier): $2,480 for science-related program
• Lewisville High School (Nicole Franczvai): $2,470 for entrepreneurship-related program