On Friday, August 9th, the LEEF Grant Patrol awarded 17 different grants totaling $50,721 at convocation. With the help of these grants, Leander ISD staff received resources for professional development, campus book clubs, AVID, lightning labs, sensory and emotional supplemental materials, and more. A huge round of applause to all the 2019 collaborative grant winners!
SCHOOL | TEACHER(S) | PROJECT | GRANT AMOUNT |
Akin Elementary | Jennifer Middleton, Suzette Davison, Carol Adames, Jessica Carson | Collaborating to Move Readers Forward | $4,868 |
Cedar Park Middle | Olga Angelo-Day, Kristen Locke, Courtney Long, Christine Lockwood | Kagan Cooperative Learning Training | $1,006 |
Cypress Elementary | Kiley Sanderson, Lindsay Heideman, Melissa Ruano, Holly Larson | Cypress Guided Reading Leveled Library | $3,500 |
Grandview Hills Elementary | Kristin Britt, Nina Phelan, Lexey Krause, Rikki Hyjurick | RTI at Work | $4,828 |
Henry Middle | Jennifer Bourland | Kagan Cooperative Structure | $2,515 |
Knowles Elementary | Linda Zarsky, Rachel Edwards, Kelsey Rodriguez, Patricia Simpson | Reading Readiness for Primary Students | $1,200 |
Larkspur Elementary | Patricia Brown, Carrie Carey | Sensory and Emotional Supplements | $5,000 |
Larkspur Elementary | Carrie Bresnehen, Erin Gaines, Tracie Montanio | Lightning Lab on the Go | $4,769 |
Leander High | Shandalyn Porter, Jennifer Colman | AVID on the Go! | $4,300 |
Leander High | Lesley Eblen, Kari Stephens, Kyla Mills | Disrupt the Canon and Inspire a Love of Reading | $1,764 |
LHS, GHS, CPHS, VRHS | Tiffany Spicer, Jayne Serna, Ted Romine, Jeremy Edwards | Youth & Government | $4,000 |
Mason Elementary | Stephanie Beasley | Book Bonanza! | $2,500 |
Pleasant Hill Elementary | Kelly McMahan, Ryan Gough, Liz Ayers | Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Conference | $791 |
Reagan Elementary | Lauren Houser | Data Driven Professional Learning | $2,600 |
Rouse High | Katie Ann Prescott, Megan Cooper, Christina Gatti, Amanda Thompson | Rouse Reads School-Wide Book Club | $2,000 |
Wiley Middle | Lindsey Philips, Mikayla Sauers | Dynamic Additions to Make the Library Collection More Inclusive | $2,888 |
Winkley Elementary | Dorothy Marinski, Cara Braden, Amanda Sens, Jennifer Evrard | Readers Love Choice | $2,192 |