2014-2015 Educational Grant Awards

Career & Technology Grants

Allen High School - AHS Backyard Garden (Heidi Reese)

Boyd Elementary - Techno Kids! (Kellie Latson)

Curtis Middle School - STEM/Robotic (Kevin Lidington, Sonya Pitcock)

Rountree Elementary - Good Morning Rountree (Todd Fornadel, Daniel Pitcock, BJ Mathis, Michele Fesenbek, Lisa Geib, Erin Chambers, Natalie Hernandez, Danielle Heibert)

Rountree Elementary - Dress For Success (Shelley Privett, Mary Higdon)

English/Language Arts Grants

All Campuses - ALLen Reads (Regina Schneider)

Allen High School - AP English III: Scholar-Citizens of the World (Diana Austin, Esther Drish, Jennifer Branson)

Anderson Elementary - All-Star Summer Reading (Shaunda Douglas, Aimee Hilton)

Bolin Elementary - Bolin Bluebonnet Book Club (Deb Scott)

Boon Elementary - Readers are Writers, and Writers are Readers II (Sandy Sackrison,Kellie Schubert, Jenna Moles, Rose Neels, Aimee Daughety)

Boyd Elementary - Storyworks (Betsy Shanks)

Chandler Elementary - What Does the Cheetah Say? (Brooke Cherry)

Cheatham Elementary - The Star of the Show (Gretchen Wollmuth)

Evans Elementary - I'm a Poet and I Know It (Sandy Schneider)

Kerr Elementary - I Bet You Can’t Read Just One! (Regena Bell)

Olson Elementary - Let’s Talk! Storytelling Kits (Sam Shuttleworth, Janet Ballard, Debbie Bellando, Brandee Collins, Kim Isenberg)

Reed Elementary - Summer Reading for Reed (Brenda Steffens)

Reed Elementary - Sharing the "Allen Reads" Experience (Brenda Steffens/Reed, Shelley Privett/Rountree, Kellie Latson/Boyd)

Rountree Elementary - Beyond the Page and to the Stage (Angelita Tranka)

Rountree Elementary - Ready to Read (Shelley Privett)

Rountree Elementary - Planting Seeds - Growing Families of Digital Storytellers (Mary Higdon, Shelley Privett)

Rountree Elementary - Rountree Reads (Mary Higdon, Shelley Privett, Laura Lee McQueeney, Patricia Gear)

Story Elementary - Focus Book Clubs (Theresa Onkotz, Christina Morrison)

Story Elementary - Engaging Intervention with Leveled Readers (Trish Jarboe)

ESL Grants

Olson Elementary - Bridging Guided Reading to Authentic Reading (Janet Persch)

Marion Elementary - Leveled Literacy Intervention (Ashley Barbeau, Lindy Cowan)

Fine Arts Grants

Allen High School - Summer Art Institute (Sarah Arago, John Garrott, Cory Reese, Laura Helms)

Green Elementary - Panyard Jumbie Jam (Cheryl Goodwin)

Lowery Freshman Center - Craftsy Staff Development for Secondary Art (Nettie Powell, Cassandra Stackis, Kathryn Galbraith, Ann Carroll/Curtis, Judi Oehler/Ereckson, Shelley Meyers/Ford, Amy Gilly/AHS, Sarah Arago/AHS, John Garrott/AHS, Cory Reese/AHS, Laura Helms/AHS, Stephanie Richards/AHS)

Olson Elementary - Creative Corners (Noy Manes)

Reed Elementary - Music Literacy through Pipes and Drums (Anne Summitt)

Rountree Elementary - Art for Love: Engaging Leaders in the Power of Creative Thought (Todd Fornadel, Daniel Pitcock, BJ Mathis, Erin Chambers, Natalie Hernandez, Lisa Geib, Michele Fesenbek, Danielle Hiebert)

Rountree Elementary - Lights Camera Action – Rountree – Let’s Put on a Musical!! (Marc Dawson, Gena Flemmer, Jamee Arrington)

Rountree Elementary - Rocky's Paint Shop (Jamee Arrington)

Rountree Elementary - Weaving a New Tradition (Jamee Arrington)

Rountree Elementary - Creativity Stations (Jamee Arrington)

Foreign Language Grants

Lowery Freshman Center - Opening College Doors - Supporting Our Native Speakers (Leslie Gardner, Jose Salas, Anna Curtis)

Gifted & Talented Program Grants

Anderson Elementary - "Life of George” by Lego – Spatial Awareness and Engineering (Karri Decker)

Boon Elementary - A Myriad of Possibilities … Texas Performance Standards Project Investigations (Beth Wininger/Boon, Terry Rains/Anderson, Karri Decker/Anderson, Julie McGary/Bolin, Jane Gillette/Boyd, Diane Moore/Chandler, Julie Georgas/Cheatham, Jackie Zander/Evans, Carrie Sledge/Green, Ashley Weller/Kerr, Jennifer Gurss/Lindsey, Beth Bell/Marion, Karen Szeryk/Norton, Tiffany Dudley/Olson, Jessica Look/Reed, Vanessa Norman/Rountree, Michele Dickerson/Story, Beth Monsen/Vaughan)

Chandler Elementary - Canopic Jars Hold Many Secrets! (Diane Moore)

Chandler Elementary - A Story Behind Every Face...Jug (Diane Moore)

Cheatham Elementary - Theatreworks Living History: The New American (Julie Georgas/Cheatham, Beth Wininger/Boon, Terry Rains/Anderson, Karri Decker/Anderson, Julie McGary/Bolin, Jane Gillette/Boyd, Diane Moore/Chandler, Jackie Zander/Evans, Carrie Sledge/Green, Ashley Weller/Kerr, Jennifer Gurss/Lindsey, Beth Bell/Marion, Karen Szeryk/Norton, Tiffany Dudley/Olson, Jessica Look/Reed, Vanessa Norman/Rountree, Michele Dickerson/Story, Beth Monsen/Vaughan)

Cheatham Elementary - Art in History: What are Civil War Slave Jugs? (Julie Georgas)

Cheatham Elementary - Art in History: Gross! What Exactly is a Canopic Jar? (Julie Georgas)

Green Elementary - History Alive and Kicking! (Carrie Sledge)

Green Elementary - Life of George (Carrie Sledge)

Lindsey Elementary - "Life of George” by Lego – Spatial Awareness and Engineering (Jennifer Gurss)

Olson Elementary - Battle of the Bots (Tiffany Dudley/Olson, Karen Szeryk/Norton)

Rountree Elementary - Art In History: A Hands on Approach to US and World History (Vanessa Norman)

Math Grants

Bolin Elementary - Math Motivators (Maria Williams, Meredyth Hale, Mallory McIver, Stephanie Smyth, Catherine Clark, Breanna Daniels, Elizabeth Yearwood)

Cheatham Elementary - Building Logical Minds through Board Games (Amanda Durie)

Curtis Middle School - MATHCOUNTS for the Math-Minded (Catherine Stolarski, Don Jung)

Lindsey Elementary - Math and Reading Go Together! (Amy Duckworth, Dianne Carnley, Jenn Smith, Leslie Janek, Victoria Bishop, Becky White)

Olson Elementary - Lego Math (Sharla Gant)

Rountree Elementary - Real World Math (Angela Mabrey)

Rountree Elementary - Math Manipulative Fun (Jennifer Carlson)

Story Elementary - Rekenreks for Kindergarten Math (Teri Coroneos, Jennifer Abraham, Cathy Cook, Meghan Gable)

Vaughan Elementary - MATHCOUNTS (Kyle Robison)

Other Grants

Bolin Elementary - Will the Next Steve Jobs, Please Raise His or Her Hand? (Julie McGary)

Boyd Elementary - Turning Parents into Partners (Autumn Parsons/Boyd, Michele Fesenbek/Rountree, Susan Oliver/Boyd)

Boyd Elementary - Attendance Challenge (Autumn Parsons, Susan Oliver)

Ford Middle School - Growing Leaders in Allen ISD (Debra Day)

Lowery Freshman Center - Increasing Student Performance through On Campus Teacher Professional Development (Leslie Gardner, Michelle Salas, Spence Gould, Nettie Powell, Trina Curran, Amber Perry, Terry Hill)

Reed Elementary - Community Services Fair (Susanne Miller, Sarah Gosdin)

Rountree Elementary - Community Services Fair (Beth Bentley/Rountree, Michele Fesenbek/Rountree, Susan Oliver/Boyd, Autumn Parsons/Boyd)

Rountree Elementary - Rountree's Technical Difficulties Club (Shelley Privett,Todd Fornadel)

Physical Education Grants

Kerr Elementary - Obstacles: Improving Fitness (Lisa Yost, Karen Gravley, Christine Lopez)

Lindsey Elementary - Juggle, Juggle, Juggle (Connie Beaney, Eva Elmaalouf)

Lowery Freshman Center - Fishing for All (Jason Anderson, Clay Jackson)

Lowery Freshman Center - Riding in Style (Jason Anderson)

Lowery Freshman Center - Hale and Hearty Grant (Jon Cockroft, Kirk Trent, Kevin Albury, Dean Garza/AHS)

Rountree Elementary - Rountree Runners Running Club (Nikki Duncan)

Science Grants

Allen High School - Amplifying Genes: Boosting Biotech Ed at AHS (Lee Ferguson, Tasha Mills, Heidi Reese)

Anderson Elementary - Magnets Lab for 2nd grade (Christy Wright, Christy Harrington, Shaunda Douglas, Jennifer Speer)

Bolin Elementary - Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold (Pam Engel, Shawn Heisler, Elizabeth Yearwood, Breanna Daniels, Brenda Volling)

Bolin Elementary - Science on the Move (Iris Seria)

Boyd Elementary - Take Me on a Wild Adventure (Susan Megert, Amy McAleavey, Elizabeth Hedary, Carmen Mendoza, Karen Leach, Jamie Sanchez)

Boyd Elementary - Science Experiment Kits & Books (Iris Mancilla, Alicia Clark, Jennifer Hill, Marie Brock, Maloree Tennison)

Boyd Elementary - Let's Go Eco! - 1st Grade Scientists Learn about EcoSystems at SciTech Discovery Center (Lyn Batts, Stacy Saavedra, Jenny Donnell, Debbie Widdig, Christina Corral, Ivone DeLeon)

Boyd Elementary - Mad Science Makeover (CJ Boales)

Ereckson Middle School - Smartscape (Laurie Merrick, Michelle Harlan)

Lindsey Elementary - Reading Into Science!!! (Leslie Janek, Dianne Carnley, Jenn Smith, Amy Duckworth, Victoria Bishop, Becky White)

Norton Elementary - Ecoliteracy Project at Connemara Nature Conservancy (Jennifer Chapates)

Olson Elementary - Creating Depth and Longevity in Our Ecological and Environmental Learning (Kirk Evans)

Rountree Elementary - We Don't Take Science for "Grant"ed! (Susan Demarest)

Rountree Elementary - STEM Innovation Station (Todd Fornadel)

Vaughan Elementary - DEAR Field Trip Adventures (Sarah Yonts, Shawn Glover)

Social Studies Grants

Boon Elementary - Exploring World Religions through Web 2.0 (Paige Self, Michelle Baker)

Chandler Elementary - Current Events (Jessica Sileven)

Evans Elementary - Economics Store (Sandra Mitchell, Janice Harrop)

Green Elementary - Fiber Arts in Early America (J'Aime Balogh)

Marion Elementary - Sixth Grade Marion Mavericks: APPLY, Lead and Succeed! (Helen Cherian, Karen Abney, Solomon Boatfield, Melody Ostrander, Hayley Fraser)

Vaughan Elementary - Reading Around the World (Rhonda Selph)

Special Education Grants

Allen High School - Working Toward Independence (Kelly Brown)

Allen High School - Making Sense of Time Management (Tia McVey, Kim Gohram)

Bolin Elementary - Weighs and Means (Cathy McCraw, Brandi Pernisi)

Chandler Elementary - Wiggle Less and Learn More (Jillian Hubbard, Lindsay Weissman, Tiffany Betterton, Anna Convington,)

Olson Elementary - Otterly Delicious (Elise Pratt, Laura Ghebray, Kelly Tisdal, Gena Moya, Trish Reyna, Lorie Nightingale)

Reed Elementary - Navigating My Community (Cynthia Day, Jennifer Wolff, Diane Flynn)

Rountree Elementary - I Can Ride Too! (Erin Chambers, Stephanie Ruehlen, Christy Wenner)

Rountree Elementary - Enhancing Your Child's Communication Skills with Literacy (Araceli Oliva, Kristin Pierce)