The LEEF Grant patrol visited 17 campuses on Friday, May 12, 2017 to distribute over $45K in Innovative and Collaborative Grants. There were a total of 19 grants for various projects across Leander ISD. A list of the winning grant recipients and their projects is listed below:
SCHOOL | TEACHER(S) | PROJECT | STUDENTS IMPACTED |
Camacho Elementary | Andrea Weiland, Rachel Hair, & Jaclyn Wroblewski | Breakout EDU | 138 |
Camacho Elementary | Rebecca Koch | Full STEAM Ahead! Using iPad Technology in the Fine Arts Classroom | 714 |
Bagdad Elementary | Cynthia McClure & Veanne Torrez | Kinesthetic Tools for Language and Learning | 609 |
Glenn High School | Jan Masterson, JoAnn Tanzer, and & Sarah McGill | Blend it Up! Campus-Wide Blended Learning | 673 |
Glenn High School | Sara Wilson | Real Life Manufacturing | 65 |
Whitestone Elementary | Brenda Kemp & Mary Ellen Pate | Supplemental Reading Materials | 745 |
Running Brushy Middle School | Tashia Mossman | Furthering the STEM & Robotics Education | 144 |
Mason Elementary | Abigail Batten | Purposeful Learning with Awesome Osmo! | 21 |
Mason Elementary & Grandview Hills Elementary | Ashley Swindle & Jennifer Stone | Concept-Based Training for IB/PYP | 1109 |
Westside Elementary | Jill Kaufmann | Sensory Room Calming Lab | 576 |
Vandegrift High School | Tammy Wendell & Irad Allen | Viperbots/FIRST Robotics | 80 |
Cypress Elementary | Barbara Sieger & Sharon Yero | Supplementary Reading Materials | 719 |
Cedar Park Middle School | Michelle Kane & Julia Nations | Breakout EDU | 720 |
Faubion Elementary | Bill Grove & Rae Hamiliton | Supplementary Reading Materials | 466 |
Reed Elementary | Beth Gereau, Christy Tucker & Amy Johns | Writing with Expanding Expression Toolkit | 264 |
Reed Elementary | Melissa Helms | NASP Counseling Workshop | 8 |
Leander High School | Mary Ginnery | Yoga & Mindfulness for the Special Needs Student | 8 |
Block House Creek Elementary | Tina Saul | Supplementary Reading Materials | 667 |
Rouse High School | Sylvia Wood & Dustin Smerek | Rouse Robotics/FIRST Robotics | 15 |
Wiley Middle School | Mikayla Sauers, Charleen Starr, & Kate Trent | Rising to the Challenge of Inspiring Young Minds to Love Reading | 1016 |