On Thursday, September 26th, the LEEF Grant Patrol awarded 24 different grants totaling $13,836 at 14 LISD campuses. With the help of these grants, Leander ISD staff received resources for professional development, specialized phonemic awareness training for special education, history and math resources and more. A huge round of applause to all the 2019 fall innovative grant winners!
| SCHOOL | TEACHER(S) | PROJECT | GRANT AMOUNT |
| Block House Creek Elementary | Diane Rausch, Makenzi Davis, Carrie Gereau & Jennifer Turquette | 4th Grade Writer’s Workshop | $500 |
| Leander High | Meaghan Wiechmann | Adding Diversity and Engagement in Secondary ELA | $350 |
| Leander High | Cammie Toomey | Kagan Coaching Workshop | $500 |
| Rutledge Elementary | Nancy Santucci | We Both Read | $370 |
| Winkley Elementary | Chelsea Murphy | Specialized Phonemic Awareness Training for Special Education | $300 |
| Leander High | Mara Johnson-Petrinec | NCSS/TCSS Conference | $400 |
| Leander Middle | Dana Thompson | Building a Safe & Positive School Culture | $365 |
| Parkside Elementary | Michelle Jamar | Challenge for our Higher Readers | $400 |
| Parkside Elementary | Kelly Looman | Teach Your Heart Out Professional Development | $417 |
| Parkside Elementary | Carolyn Bryant | Teach Your Heart Out Professional Development | $417 |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary | Kelly McMahan | Adapted Physical Education Team Professional Development | $450 |
| Reed Elementary | Carolyn Slavin | Promoting Literacy for Students with Dyslexia through Audiobooks | $500 |
| Stiles Middle | Rachel Glaser | New Ways to Reach Students through ELA | $469 |
| Rouse High | Stephanie Smith, Chrissy Flanigan | Maestro Theatre Workshops | $400 |
| Rutledge Elementary | Kathy Gehman | Nonfiction Reading Fun | $480 |
| Vandegrift High | Mima Nazarene | Classroom Library for my ELL Students | $500 |
| Cox Elementary | Anna Kelly | No Place for Hate – Little Justice Leaders | $500 |
| Glenn High | Stephanie Krauskopf | Math is Figureoutable | $308 |
| LISD Admin | Aline Crompton | Skill for Life | $500 |
| Parkside Elementary | Dan Sullivan | Purposeful Pathways Composition and Improvisation | $500 |
| Leander High | Maria E Molina | Closing the Gaps in TSI Math to Achieve College Readiness | $500 |
| Akin Elementary | Bailey Shimek | Pre-K Conference for Professional Development | $420 |
| Vandegrift High | Katie Stewart, Alex Magness | Active History Teacher Resources for IB | $150 |
| LISD Admin | Cristin Wicketts | Kid’s First: School Nurse Competency Fair and Conference | $4,140 |