2020-21 Grants-to-Teachers and Staff Scholarship Winners

The DPSF awarded $121,110 for grants-to-teachers and staff scholarships in October 2020. While normally we are able to surprise our winners with our Prize Pep Rally this year we had to change things up. Award winners are listed below by school.

Virginia Gallian Child Development Center

Karen Smith - "A Rainbow of Possibilities"
CoServ Grants to Teachers 2014 - $1000

Halie Jordan - "Baby Book Club"
LaGrone Family and La Grone Memorial Grants to Teachers - $1000

Ann Windle School for Young Children

Jennifer Engelbrecht - "Adventures in Outdoor Exploration"
Ann Windle & Teacher2Teacher Employee Giving Grants to Teachers - $1000

Kristin Reynolds - Talk Tools: Feeding Therapy: A Sensory-Motor Approach
Ann Windle Early Childhood Scholarship - $427

Allison Kiger - Post-Baccalaureate SLP Certificate in Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Ann Windle Early Childhood Scholarship - $1000

Gonzalez School for Young Children

Rebecca Bowers - SDE-Texas Conference for Pre-Kindergarten Teachers
Delaney Gregory Pre-K Staff Scholarship - $450

Rebecca Bowers - "Setting the Stage"
Balfour Beatty & Denton Public School Foundation Grant to Teachers - $930

Cameron Mouser - "What is That Noise? What are They Making? Learning is FUN with Imagination STEM Station!"
Balfour Beatty Grant to Teachers - $987

Ana Smith - "Books y Libros: Learning Language through Literature"
Denton Public School Collaborative Grant - $1381

Terri Metzler and Taryn Jones - "Indoor/Outdoor Sensory Pathway to a Calmer Day"
Denton Public School Collaborative Grant - $1022

Christine Russell & Rebecca Bowers - "Light of My Life"
CoServ Foundation 2015 Grant to Teachers - $$869

Christine Russell - SDE-Texas Conference for Pre-Kindergarten Teachers
Delaney Gregory Pre-K Staff Scholarship - $450

Adkins Elementary

Charlotte May and Twyla Fields - "Diving into Diversity"
Balfour Beatty Grants to Teachers - $740

Jamie McCormack - "More than Manila"
Balfour Beatty & Denton Public School Foundation Grants to Teachers - $650

Alexander Elementary

Kimberly Bullock and Grania Sanger - "Let's Get Chromed! Innovation for Inclusion"
Balfour Beatty & Denton Public School Foundation Grants to Teachers - $705

Kimberly Bullock - Learner's Edge Continuing Education Course
Peggy Sparks Staff Scholarship - $449

Adriana Renovato - "Planting Love in Kindergarten"
Teacher2Teacher Employee Giving and Denton Public School Foundation Grants to Teachers - $500

Sandra Ledbetter and Autumn Segovia - "S.T.E.A.M.ing Full Ahead into Learning!"
CoServ Foundation Grants to Teachers - $2304

Kimberly Bullock and Fallon Jones - "Leaping Learners: Leveled Literacy Library will have Students Jumping for Joy"
Denton Public School Foundation Collaborative Grant - $3836

 Bell Elementary

Mia Taylor - "What Makes Us Different, Makes Us Special!"
Teacher2Teacher Employee Giving Grant - $500

Alasdair Green - "Pickleball for All! Bring the Fun of America's Fastest Growing Sport to Denton ISD"
Sawko and Burroughs, PC., TDIndustries & Teacher2Teacher Employee Giving Grano Teachers - $700

Lauren Walsh - "How Good Are Your Reflexes?"
Sawko & Burroughs, PC, Ben E. Keith, & Denton Public School Foundation Grants to Teachers - $875

Blanton Elementary

Thea Turner - "That's Our Cue Two!" 
 CoServ Foundation 2015, Teacher2Teacher Employee Giving and Denton Public School Foundation Grants to Teachers - $990

Angie Passons - "Bundle Up for Science"
CoServ 2011-12 Grant to Teachers - $349

Michelle Elizalde - "Magnetic Learning!"
Denton Public School Foundation Grant to Teachers - $125

Lynette Jones - "Stories... The Music To My Ears" 
Sawko and Burroughs, PC. & Groundhog Day Gala Grants to Teachers - $319

Michelle Elizalde - Reading Recovery Classes
Gregory Family Scholarship - $1000

Borman Elementary

Kelley Quinn McGee - "All Means All: The Adaptive Art Studio"
Alice Smith and Teacher2Teacher Grants to Teachers - $999

Kelley Quinn McGee - National Art Education Association Convention
Denton Public School Foundation Scholarship - $275

Kelley Quinn McGee – "Pride & Joy: Capturing Community by Revitalizing Our Space"
Denton Public School Foundation Collaborative Grant - $3681

Olivia Roberts - "Growing Socially, Emotionally, and Academically Through Books"
Teacher2Teacher Employee Giving & Denton Public School Foundation Grants to Teachers - $498

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