Excellence in Education Grants
provides resources for educators to execute
innovative ideas, programs, materials,equipment,
field trips and various other needs that enhance student learning.
Congratulations to the 2019-2020
Excellence in Education Grant Winners!
72 grants & $126,000 in funding
Anderson Mill ES; $2,500 for Community Fence Art (Jennifer Foster)
Anderson Mill ES; $1,100 for Powerful Learning Centers (Sharilyn Woodall)
Berkman ES; $3,500 for The Great Outdoor Classroom (Brenda Speck)
Blackland Prairie ES; $2,500 for Drop Everything and Lead Student Groups (Lori Keller)
Bluebonnet ES; $525 for Playful Mathematics (Rebecca Peacock)
Bluebonnet ES; $2,000 for Bluebonnet Enrichment and Discovery Hour (Madison Kennedy)
Brushy Creek ES; $2,000 for Transformation Room (Gigi Schoener)
Cactus Ranch ES; $430 for Hands-On-Literacy (April Harris)
Cactus Ranch ES; $152 for Brag Tags (Jennifer McMullen)
Cactus Ranch ES; $880 for Raz-Kids are Rockin’ Readers! (Crystal Bridge)
Caldwell Heights ES; $756 for Growing Little Learners (Christina Weshahi/Erin Appl/Carly Ferrill)
Callison ES; $2,000 for Ready Bodies, Learning Minds (Pamela Nagar)
Canyon Creek ES; $560 for Chick Life Cycle- Problem Based Learning (Jean Riggins)
Canyon Vista MS; $1,500 for Creating Leaders Through Literacy (Sara Dietert)
C.D. Fulkes MS: $4,000 for Robotics Club (Stephen Cage)
Cedar Ridge HS; $1,000 for Princeton Review Kits-AVID (Caty Hight)
Cedar Ridge HS; $2,550 for Learning Modules for Student Learning (Michael Plaza)
Cedar Ridge HS; $5,000 for BBQ Equipment (Rob McDonald)
Cedar Valley MS; $1,770 for College and Career Readiness Club (Gabriela Cowen)
Chisholm Trail MS; $2,250 for Laying the Groundwork for a Mindful Campus (Lauren Lansford)
Chisholm Trail MS; $1,000 for The Language of Arts Visual Literacy (Chris Caldwell)
DAEP ES; $1,200 for Mindfulness Grows Here (Amanda Sickert)
Deep Wood ES; $2,400 for Growing Powerful Readers (Elaine Deanda/Gabby Seale)
Deerpark MS; $1,500 for Leveled and Diverse Texts (Jerry Marie Rodriguez)
Double File Trail ES; $422 for Kinder Cool Down (Tiffany Vogelman)
Elsa England ES; $2,000 for Literacy Without Borders: Growing a World Languages Collection for All Learners (Emily Kupersztoch, Amy Terrazas, & Taryn Ostendorf)
Fern Bluff ES; $2,250 for Walk this Way (Jennifer Mercer)
Forest Creek ES; $950 for Brain Breaks Bring Better Behavior (Liliana McSween)
Forest North ES; $1,500 for Those Kids Got Skills: Social-Emotional Skills Classroom Libraries Initiative (Kristen Fournier)
Great Oaks ES; $910 for Sensory Path Hallway (Deena Wolff)
Hernandez MS; $2,500 for STEM Think Tank (Kelly Perch)
Herrington ES; $670 for The Write Start (Kendal Mowers)
Herrington ES; $1,730 for Building Equity Through Culturally Responsive Literature (Leigh Ann Burnell)
Hopewell MS; $640 for STEM Enrichment for 8th Grade Science, Coding and Technology Classes (Andrea DeAngelis)
Hopewell MS; $2,000 for Leemos para Aprender (Claudia Faulkner)
Joe Lee Johnson ES; $1,000 for Classroom Carpets Come Alive (Kirsten Prud’Homme)
Live Oak ES; $870 for Outdoor Learning (Carol Hand-Bryan)
McNeil HS; $1,000 for Princeton Review Kits- AVID (Dan Nguyen)
Pearson Ranch MS; $2,000 for Circle of Arts Friends (Stephanie Ludlow)
Pond Springs ES; $2,000 for Fine Arts Got Talent: Art and Music Collaborative (Ellen Frazier)
Purple Sage ES; $1,470 for Technology Enhancing Reading (Danielle Oehler)
Ridgeview MS; $660 for Functional Feedback (Angela Floyd/Anita Savva)
Ridgeview MS; $4,100 for Professional Sketching in CTE (Mat Bartley)
Ridgeview MS; $1,500 for Principal Grant (Travis Mutscher)
Robertson ES; $870 for Light Up Our Life (Melissa Toy)
Round Rock HS; $3,500 for Discovering the Importance of Biology Through Student Directed Inquiry and Project Based Learning (Marla Menchaca)
Round Rock HS; $1,000 for Princeton Review Kits- AVID (Cynthia Clement)
Round Rock HS; $1,500 for Principal Grant (Matt Groff)
Round Rock HS; $3,500 for CAD Pattern Making and Plotter (Randi Chaverria)
Round Rock ISD Community Education Department; $2,000 for Parent Seminars (Kelly Martin)
Round Rock ISD Curriculum Department; $2,600 for Argument Driven Inquiry (Askia Little)
Round Rock ISD Curriculum Department; $2,200 for STEMFest 2020 (Darrell Emanuel)
Round Rock ISD Fine Art Department; $2,000 for Addressing Hunger in Round Rock (Tim Lowke)
Round Rock ISD Future Readiness Department; $2,500 for AVID Senior Celebration (Dr. Lora Darden)
Round Rock ISD Gifted and Advanced Academics Department; $5,000 for AP Exam Fee Scholarships (Michelle Swain)
Round Rock ISD Professional Development Department; $1,000 for Professional Learning (Edie Binns)
Round Rock ISD State and Federal Department; $1,500 for Meeting Homeless Youth Basic Needs in Round Rock ISD (Desiree Le)
Round Rock ISD State and Federal Department; $3,000 for Pre-K Rodeo and Rock Ready (Margo Vogelpohl)
Round Rock Opportunity Center; $2,000 for Using Hydroponics and Ag-Science to Spark Interest in Biotech Careers (James Allen)
Sommer ES; $2,000 for Book Club Bonanza! (Corianna Gagliardi and Amanda Williams)
Spicewood ES; $1,500 for Facilitating Inquiry Through Participation Experiences (Alexandra Peoples)
Stony Point HS; $2,500 for STEM Time with the Ambassadors of STEM (Pamala Bethke)
Stony Point HS; $1,000 for Princeton Review Kits- AVID (Staci Gammage)
Success HS; $1,300 for Computer Science for All (Ellen Lukasik)
Success HS; $2,000 for Phoenix Rising Young Men’s Service Group (Rodney Page)
Success HS; $785 for Young Women’s Mentoring Group (Jo Moyer)
Teravista ES; $1,072 for Seeing Myself in the Literacy Library (Stephanie Stoebe)
Union Hill ES; $2,200 for Outdoor Classroom (Sandra Aguais)
Walsh MS; $1,450 for Speak Up! Listen Up! Level Up! (Marlin Parrack)
Westwood HS; $1,100 for Raising Awareness about Anxiety (Trissa Williams)
Westwood HS; $1,360 for Reading Cultural Landscapes (Tim Bray)
Westwood HS; $1,000 for Princeton Review Kits- AVID (Jessica Rinehart)