2017-2018 Grants-to-Teachers and Staff Scholarship Winners
$108,000 in Grants Awarded in 2017-2018
The DPSF awarded $108,000 for grants-to-teachers and staff scholarships in December 2017. All awards were presented during DPSF Grant Gifting. Award winners are listed below by school.
Virginia Gallian Child Development Center
Karen Smith – “Sensory and Play”
Dorothy Atkins and Kevin & Emily Roden Pre-K Grants to Teachers
Gonzalez School for Young Children
Rebecca Bowers – Texas Pre-K Conference
Ann Windle and Delaney Gregory Pre-K Staff Scholarships
Heather Brisco – “Sing, Say, Dance, Play: Music Will Move My Day”
Delaney Gregory Pre-K Grant to Teachers
Diana Chavez – Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology
Ann Windle Pre-K Staff Scholarships
Taryn Hope – “Science Inside and Out!”
CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Couri Sargent & Rebecca Bowers – “Don’t Count Your Chickens Before Your Hatch”
CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Couri Sargent – SDE-Texas Conference for Pre-Kindergarten Teachers
Ann Windle Pre-K Staff Scholarship
Bell Elementary
Monette Kane – “Let’s Get Tech Savvy to Learn Vocabulary”
Groundhog Day Gala 2007 and CoServ 2017 Grants to Teachers
Katrena Leininger – National Reading Recovery/K-6 Literacy Conference
DPSF Staff Scholarship
Billie Lowrie – “Robust Robots”
CoServ 2008 & 2009 and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Becky Voight – National Reading Recovery/K-6 Literacy Conference
DPSF Staff Scholarship
Blanton Elementary
Kelli Brown – “Bringing Innovation to the Classroom”
Groundhog Day Gala 2005 and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants to Teachers
Lisa Dorrell – “GaGa Ball for One and All”
LaGrone Family and LaGrone Memorial Grants to Teachers
Lynette Jones – “Learning is Bigger than Life”
Margaret Clarke and 2017 Employee Giving Grants to Teachers
Nicolas Miranda – “Ocarina Classroom Set
DPSF 2017 Grant to Teachers
Angela Passons – “Environments and Ecosystems”
Doug Key Memorial Grant to Teachers
Thea Turner – “Chromebooks for Googling Einsteins”
CoServ 2014 Grant to Teachers
Borman Elementary
Christina Bonner – “Flexible Minds Flexible Seating”
Gene & Lynn Gumfory and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants to Teachers
Marti Couch – “Flexi Class”
Balfour Beatty 2007 and 2010 Grants to Teachers
Brandon Jones – “Dia De Los Muertos Calaveras”
VLK 2015 and DPSF Grants to Teachers
C. Lorraine Thompson – “Flexi Class”
DATCU 2014 & 2017 Grants to Teachers
Heather Thornburg – “Make-A-Space”
Drs. David & Bobbye Thomas and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants to Teachers
Cross Oaks Elementary
Stacy Bzdok – “It’s Sew Exciting”
DPSF Grant to Teachers
Erin Finley – “Making Music Count”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
Diane Gruber – “Kindergarten Collaboration Stations!!!”
2017 Employee Grant to Teachers
Angela Marshall – “Get Comfy and Listen!”
Balfour Beatty 2009 and DPSF Grant to Teachers
Kayce McDade – “I’m Moving! I’m Learning! Flexible Seating Project”
Balfour Beatty 2008 and DPSF Grants to Teachers
Eliana Silverman – “Classroom Library and Shared Reading Materials”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
E. P. Rayzor Elementary
Melissa Leonard and Carleen Michener – “Full STEAM Ahead!”
CoServ 2017 School Wide Grant
Dawn Vaughn – “Dyslexia Programs”
Dawn Vaughn Dyslexia Grant-to-Teachers
Evers Park Elementary
Victor Cristales – “Math Motor Skills: Making Fact Fluency a Reflex”
Mathnasium & CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants for Teachers
Ginnings Elementary
Kay Adamson – “Look What I Created…I Can Wear It Too!”
Groundhog Day Gala 2017 and DPSF Grants to Teachers
Geoffrey Gauntt – “Helping Hands Make Helping Hearts”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Renae Lemmons – “Fantasy Book Club Shelves”
Groundhog Day Gala 2013 and DPSF Grants to Teachers
Michael Leonas – “Viva La Musica: The Orff-Schulwerk Initiative Project”
2017 Employee Giving and Howard Kasner Grants to Teachers
Margarita Ramos-Rivera and Alison Hardy – “Books to Go!”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Leah Teer – “Hi-Lo Library”
VLK 2014 and DPSF Grants to Teachers
Lauren Rice and Geoffrey Gauntt – “High-Interest Books for Older Special Education Students”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Hawk Elementary
Shelby Kerner – “Active Seating for Active Minds”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Hodge Elementary
Al Brown – UNT Bachelor’s Degree
Norm Sisk Staff Scholarship
John Brandon Miller – “Can You Hear Me”
Groundhog Day Gala2006 and DPSF Grant to Teachers
Houston Elementary
Jill Arnold – “Reeling in Reluctant Readers to Read”
Teresa Andress, 2017 Employee Giving and DPSF Grants to Teachers
Paige Donahoo – “Lucy Calkins 2nd Grade Units of Study”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
Lori Gross and Gina Beidiger – “Unleashing the Reader and Writer in Me”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
Mary Mitchell, Patricia Boosa, Stacy Hamilton, Johanna Iaia and Dawn Ide – “Extra! Extra! Read All About It!”
Sawko & Burroughs and DPSF Grant to Teachers
LA Nelson Elementary
Denise Clyne – “Steaming Up the Art Room”
Larry Kerner and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants to Teachers
Lee Elementary
Karsen Hatcher – “Family Fun Literacy Night – Reading is Our Superpower”
Groundhog Day Gala 2004 and DPSF Grant-to-Teachers
McNair Elementary
Melissa Larabee – “Hear Ye! Hear Ye!”
CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Newton Rayzor Elementary
Laura Alfaro-Mendoza – “If You Give a Child a Book — Keeps on Giving!”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Stuart Bates – “iPads for World Language”
Ben E. Keith and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants to Teachers
Jenny Goodwin – “Which is it, Read or Read?! Learning to Read is Tricky!”
DPSF Grant to Teachers
Ivonne Hunyh – “Using Books as Seed to Grow Children as Readers”
Stantec & 2017 Employee Giving Grants to Teachers
Melanie McGary and Heather Roberts – “The Missing Link: Handwriting Without Tears — A Collaborative Approach”
Hugh & Bernadette Coleman and 2017 Employee Giving Grants to Teachers
Whitney Sirois and Jenny Goodwin – “Spiraling Math with Number Corner”
Mathnasium and 2017 Employee Giving Grants to Teachers
Pecan Creek Elementary
Denise Evans – National Reading RecoveryClassroom Literacy Conference
DPSF 2017 Staff Scholarship
Kent Hamilton and Juanita Ramirez-Robertson – Author! Author! Author!…Crafting Good Writers
Vicki Sargent and 2017 Employee Giving Grants to Teachers
Victor Lozada – Media and Music – Connecting the Classroom in a Digital Age
CoServ Foundation 2017 and Groundhog Day Gala 2003 Grants to Teachers
Providence Elementary
Mary Beth Dunning – “B is for Books”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Courtney Karns – “Music Stations”
Howard Kasner Grant to Teachers
Elizabeth Powelson – “Rok to Attention”
DPSF Grant to Teachers
Lena Stiggers – “Patriotic Tower Garden”
Wally Cooper and DPSF Grants to Teachers
Rivera Elementary
Dillon Downey – “All-Star Instrumentalists”
Doug Newcomer – “Judo in Public Elementary School
Groundhog Day Gala 2014 and 2015 Grants to Teachers
Phyllis Oliver – “The Four C’s of Chrome”
CoServ 20112012 and 2015 Grants to Teachers
Gustavo Rodriguez – “Reading for a Scientific Mind”
CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Raul Sanchez & Taheerah Flores – “Rivera’s Explorers”
CoServ 2006 & 2007 Grants to Teachers
WS Ryan Elementary
Carolina Fernandez – “Classroom Library”
Balfour Beatty 2017 and Alice Smith Grants to Teachers
Shelley Langford – “Throw Your Voice with QBall”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Elizabeth Lopez – “Protecting Our Knowledge”
DPSF Grant to Teachers
Shelly Renfro – DISD Elementary Teacher of the Year
First State Bank Grant to Teachers
Savannah Elementary
Lara Isbell, Ann Athey, and Amy Liesveld – “The Parent Patron Project”
BookCents Library Grant to Teachers
Nancy Petolick – “Start Spreading the News”
Robert Colen McSween Grant to Teachers
Stephens Elementary
Lucy Susan Boone – “Crazy for Ozobots”
CoServ 2011-2012 Grant to Teachers
Kimberly Bullock – “Social Studies RULES (Recognizing, Understanding, and Learning Essential Skills)”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Nicole Sanders – “Innovative Acceleration”
DPSF 2017 School Wide Grant
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Karen McPherson, Rachel Denbeck, Molly Taylor, Mylina Yarbrough, Fernando Reyna, and Lynette Walker – “Third Grade is in Bloom”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
David Rowland – “A Place to Sit, A Place to Stand, A Place to Sing, Let’s Rise to the Occasion!”
Balfour Beatty 2005 and 2006 Grants to Teachers
Calhoun Middle School
Brian Morrison – “Math at 30 Frames-Per-Second”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teacher
Crownover Middle School
Michelle Duck – Master’s in Educational Administration
CoServ Foundation 2017 Staff Scholarship
Bonnie McCormick – “Breaking Out!”
DPSF 2017 Grant to Teachers
Dawn Regenold – “Reading is Thinking – Inquiry Reading”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Harpool Middle School
Jamie Shockley – “Room Escape Challenge”
DATCU 2005 and 2017 Grants to Teachers
Loren Wells – Graduate School
CoServ Foundation 2017 Staff Scholarship
McMath Middle School
Matthew Jones – “Equipping Today for Tomorrow”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
Robin Looney – “IC3 Certification Success”
CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Susana Mercado – “Taking Education Into Your Own Hands”
2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Denise Newbrand – UNT Doctoral Dissertation
CoServ 2017 Staff Scholarship
Blazer Powell – UNT Bachelor’s Degree
Denton Public School Administrators’ Association and DPSF 2017 Staff Scholarships
Amanda Wagemann – 8th Grade Field Trip to Perot Museum of Science and Nature
CoServ 2015 and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants to Teachers
Bettye Myers Middle School
Ticcara Cassell – “Cooking with Skills”
CoServ Foundation 2017 and DPSF Grants to Teachers
Navo Middle School
Trevelyn Everitt-Gyure – “Master of Math”
Ray Braswell, Sr. and Jared Taylor Grants to Teachers
Rodriguez Middle School
B.J. Garcia – “Cardboard Boat Regatta”
CoServ 2015 Grant to Teachers
Cody Martin – “Outdoor Education”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
Rachel Murphy – Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
Peggy Sparks and DPSF 2017 Staff Scholarship
Strickland Middle School
Michael Burris – Master of Music Education
DPSF 2017 Staff Scholarship
Michael Burris – “Mariachi Los Vikingos”
TDIndustries and DPSF Grants to Teachers
Christina Dearman – Mindful Schools Training: Mindful Educator Essentials Course
DPSF 2017 Staff Scholarship
Rene Hernandez, Susan Garrett, Johnny Mumford, and Kim Hope – “Random Acts of Kindness Week”
DPSF Grant to Teachers
Nachel Konemann – “Outfitting a Music Program”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
Jennifer Murray – “Accessing Technology for Students with Profound Intellectual Disabilities”
CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Braswell High School
Jazmine Farmer – “Evidence-Based Intervention Strategies”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Grant to Teachers
Kimberly Fritch – Graduate Degree in Educational Leadership
Gregory Family Staff Scholarship
Noel Hill – “Making it in the Real World”
2017 Employee Giving and Book Cents Grants to Teachers
Nora Kalmbach – “Imagination Has No Limits”
Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
John Parsons – “3D Printer for Creation of Non-Standard Shapes for Volume Calculations”
Ray Braswell, Sr. and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants to Teachers
Amy Rodriguez – “Sensory Room Initiative”
Balfour Beatty 2013 And 2014 Grants to Teachers
Denton High School
Mark Baker – “DHS Choir Projects”
McEwen-Deck Grant-to-Teachers
Carron Collier – “Communication and CooperationIncrease Achievement and Attitudes”
DHS PTSA Teacher Grant to Teachers
Jamie Covey – DISD Secondary Teacher of the Year
Ronny Crownover Grant to Teachers
Mary Dean – “Math in ‘Living’ Color”
DHS PTSA Teacher Grant to Teachers
Megan Gabriel – “Calculate Like it’s 1999? Let’s Not!”
CoServ 2017 SCHOOL WIDE INITIATIVE Grant
Etienne Illy – “Exploring Identity Through Art”
DHS PTSA Teacher Grant
David Knight – “Health Science Revamp”
DHS PTSA & Kristopherson Family Grants to Teachers
Amy Romero – Denton Chamber of Commerce/Adopt-A-School First Year Employee Grant and CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant
James Rosin and Martha Slack – “IntegratingTextiles and Needlework Into New Art Forms”
DHS PTSA & DPSF Grants to Teachers
Jennifer Phillips – “DHS StuCo Projects”
David Glass Grant-to-Teachers
Scott Heffley – “DHS Boys Soccer”
McEwen-Deck Grant-to-Teachers
Guyer High School
Sabrina Erwin – “Nearby Materials”
John Guyer Memorial and CoServ Foundation 2017 Grants to Teachers
Katherine Gengo – “Junior World Affairs Council Membership”
DPSF 2017 Grant to Teachers
Amber Mumford – “Chromebooks in the Math Classroom”
CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Michelle Overton, Tracy Wilson, and Amber Mumford – “Ancillary Materials for Geometry”
CoServ Foundation 2017 and 2017 Employee Giving Grant to Teachers
Makayla Price – “REALM Magazine Printing Project”
Barbara Fischer and Chamber of Commerce 1st Year Employee Grant to Teachers
Ryan High School
Shannon Flanagan – “Casting Class”
CoServ Foundation 2017 Grant to Teachers
Jayme Kiraly and Don Goldston – “Arrows to Success”
Balfour Beatty 2015 and 2016 Grants to Teachers
LaGrone Advanced Technology Complex
Rebecca Hendricks – “Restore School Trailer”
Edwin Owen Fulton and CoServ Foundation Grants to Teachers
Annex/Child Nutrition Services
Sandra Golden – “Mentor to Attend”
DPSF Grant to Teachers
Special Education Services
Jennifer Austin – 51st Annual Gatlinburg Conference
DPSF 2017 Staff Scholarship
Nykell Elkins – National Association of School Psychology Conference
iTeach Texas and Mike Gregory Staff Scholarship
Sara Pellegreen, Bea Magana, and Jennifer Murray – “See Me Sit”
DPSF Grant to Teachers
Sherri Ross – “Brain Beats”
Robert Colon McSween Grant to Teachers