Starting on Monday, October 5th, the LEEF Grant Patrol awarded 23 different grants totaling $10,003.79 at 19 LISD campuses. With the help of these grants, Leander ISD staff received resources to create an engaging virtual experience, attend professional development opportunities, add high-interest books to their libraries, support new LISD Pre-K programs and more. A huge round of applause to all the 2020 fall innovative grant winners!
SCHOOL | TEACHER(S) | PROJECT | GRANT AMOUNT |
Block House Creek Elementary | Diane Rausch | Capstone Interactive eBooks for the Library | $478 |
Camacho Elementary | Melissa Seward | Developing Metacognitive Skills in Students with Reading Difficulties | $500 |
Cedar Park High | Pam Martin, Jennifer Colman, Shannon Minton | GoFormative for Match | $500 |
Cox Elementary | Ashton Allison | Learning is FUN in Pre-K! | $500 |
Cox Elementary | Kate Worthington | Engaging Centers for Engaging Little Minds | $491.79 |
Four Points Middle | Maria Talbot, Rachel McKinley, Laura Woodson | Reading Between the Lines | $500 |
Grandview Hills Elementary | Belinda Wells, Kristin Britt | “Bee” an Entrepreneur | $450 |
Larkspur Elementary | Rachel Baker | Helping New-to-Profession Teachers Thrive in LISD | $500 |
Laura Bush Elementary | Kathy Kwiecienski | LWBE Virtual Kindergarten Raz-Kids | $231 |
Leander High | Maria Molina, Caitlyn Layman | Implementing Immediate Feedback for Student Growth | $500 |
Leander Middle | Danielle Gray, Laura Cathcart | Bringing More SEL to LMS! | $500 |
Mason Elementary | Stephanie Beasley, Dena Boucher-Miller | Ye Olde eBooke Grant | $500 |
Pleasant Hill Elementary | Candace Hayden | Picture Exchange Communication System Training | $429 |
Reagan Elementary | Gina Freeman | Poetry Books: Mentor Texts for Inspiring Young Poets in Writing | $500 |
Reed Elementary | Carolyn Slavin | High-interest books for diverse readers | $500 |
River Ridge Elementary | Karen Cunningham | Reading is Virtually Everywhere | $500 |
Rouse High | Ana Keene | Creating a more interpretive and presentational classroom in the virtual world | $432 |
Rutledge Elementary | Karen Moody | Flocabulary for Third Grade | $240 |
Rutledge Elementary | Kris Beal | Flocabulary for Third Grade | $240 |
Vista Ridge High | Vincent Nguyen | Padlet Premium: Student Collaboration and Engagement | $80 |
Winkley Elementary | Jennifer Evrard, Amanda Sens | Flo-ing With It – Creating an Engaging Virtual Experience | $432 |
Winkley Elementary | Chelsea Murphy | Universal Design for Learning for Winkley Elementary | $500 |
Winkley Elementary | Julia Whiteis, Lou-enne Sasscer, Susan Harper | Why Wait for February? Celebrate our Friends Every Day | $500 |