The Mineola Education Foundation awarded teacher grants Friday, March 27 in a Prize Swarm ceremony that brought in students, teachers and board members alike. The board awarded a total of $105,300 to teachers from the Mineola Primary, Intermediate, Middle, and High Schools. 

Vice President of Programs and Grants Martha Holmes noted that the grant is “our largest check ever;” according to her, the Mineola Education Foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and, with the recent grant, has surpassed $500,000 given away.

“We love MISD, and want our community to know where their support goes, and how much their support is appreciated by the foundation and also by our district staff and students!” said Holmes. “The MISD Education Foundation could not do what we are able to do without the help of the Mineola community.”

Awarded teachers, and their grants and projects, are listed below by campus.

District-wide

Kaye Morris/District Technology Team - $581.80, portable sound systems

Christi Singleton/District Nursing Team - $7,500, vision screener

Primary

Melissa Snook/Primary Campus - $2,059.77, mini keyboards

Cheyenne Looney - $800, books; Cheyenne Looney/Kindergarten Team, $2,901.02, fine motor manipulatives/STEM bins

Suann Pullen/2nd & 3rd Grade Team - $6,400, greenhouse/greenhouse supplies

Kalisa Craven/Headstart & Pre-K Team - $3,700, hands-on instructional materials

Kris Salonen/Primary Robotics Team - $5,256.00, iPads; Kris Salonen/Primary Math Team, $3,820.00, Math Manipulatives

Hanna Davis/Primary Campus - $407.30, Lights/Fans for Outdoor Classroom Area 

Jole Ray/Primary Campus - $907.05, computer headphones; Jole Ray/Primary Robotics Team, $4,319.40, LEGO SPIKE robotics kits

Andria Nittinger - $361.05, Magic Boards/magnetic letters

Heather Kinsel - $610, flexible seating

Abraham Burciaga/Math Team - $1,832, Math Stackers/other math supplies

Jenny Sheeran - $355, Starfall

Intermediate

Ty Templeton/Intermediate Campus - $5,242.86, ukuleles/xylophones

Sueanne Bardwell/Robotics Team - $1,986.14, robotics supplies

Madison Anders - $420, owl pellets; Madison Anders/Meghan Dobbs, $3,500, science lab supplies

Middle

Susan Witt - $1,000, web camera attachments

Donna Baker/Dalton Williams - $4,980.61, Little Bits Circuitry Class Packs; $3,761.64, 3-D printer/supplies

Kelly Kennedy - $250, writing books/supplies

Dalton Williams/MS Technology Team - $6,500, iMacs

Sara Crow/Middle School Math Team - $7,371.50, Dry Erase Tables

High School

Deborah Armstrong - $2,000, soldering irons and projects; $1,837, materials for electromagnetism

Jason Goodson/HS Team - $2,768, NearStream Quad Kit/software

Aaron Cavitt/HS Team - $7,296.26, broadcasting equipment; $3,453, laptop

Julie Chappa/High School Math Team - $2,290.83, iPads/Oculus/supplies

Rebecca Machost - $1,621.88, Accu-Scopes/models

Katherine Elmore/Aaron Cavitt - $2,599, camera lens

Patty Hawkins-$2000, MacBooks

Ricky Ramirez - $1,872, portable dust collectors

Cathy Nations-$743, probes