Over $31,000 in Classroom Grants
Fairfield ISD Education Foundation’s Prize Patrol made its rounds on Friday, October 18, 2024, surprising all FISD campuses with grants totaling $31,383.75.
Thanks to the foundation, FISD schools can offer unique learning experiences and opportunities beyond the core curriculum.
Congratulations to all recipients and a very special ‘Thank You’ to the sponsors who support innovative teaching grants!
2024 GRANT RECIPIENTS
FES: Kindergarten Teachers – Rigorous Readers; Kristi Rollins & Monica Washington – 9 Square in the Air; Andrea Myers – Manipulatives for Math; Shelly Bean & Shelley Baxter – Playing is Learning; and Anderson, Rhames, Duren, Myers, & Hodge – Engaging Small Group Instruction.
FIS: Leanne Payne – Ozobots for Everyone! and Katie Allen – Building Thinking Classrooms: Time to Accessorize!
FJH: Amber Weitner – Mrs. Weitner’s Mini-GameEd Library; Amber Weitner – Expanding FJH Outdoor Classroom: Seating; Robinson, Rush, & Weitner – Growing Greatness Garden Project; and Kristie Johnson – Let’s Grow Some Dendrites!
FHS: John Bear – Knee & Ankle Sports Injury Assessment Trainer; Cowling, Collier, Stone, & Wade – Launch FHS Science into the 21st Century; and Melissa Smith – Feeding Our Future.
DAEP: Robert Shipley – Bridging the Gap: Career and Life Skills Through Expert Guidance and McElroy, Shipley, Covert, & Mims – Modern Seating Solutions for Alternative Campus.
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