Escambia Teachers Get Nearly $54,000 in Grants


  • November 5, 2013
  • /   Staff Reports
  • /   education
Escambia County Public Schools Foundation’s Grants for Excellence Committee announced that 62 teachers will receive grants for classroom projects.

This year’s grants -- available for amounts up to $1,000 — total $53,862.34 to conduct projects in literacy, STEM education, low-performing students, increasing graduation rates, career and technical education, and teaching quality.

The winners are:
  • Mitzi Allen, Tate High School, “Literally Great Photos”
  • Kimberly Andreoli, Bratt Elementary School, “Learning Through Literacy”
  • Angela Avery, Ransom Middle School, “Hide and Seek-Geocaching Project”
  • Dr. Alana Battaglia, Escambia High School, “Skeleton in Search of a Closet”
  • Edward Bauer, Washington High School, “Bringing Back the Bayous”
  • Saundra P. Bell, Hellen Caro Elementary School, “Sailboat Breeze Meets Captain I. Seegood”
  • Janice Bello, Navy Point Elementary School, “Math Madness”
  • Russell L. Bertles, Workman Middle School, “Who Said All Great Music Composers are Dead?”
  • Adam Bretschneider, Roy Hyatt Environmental Center, “Touch of the Gulf”
  • Rose M. Briggs, George Stone Career Center, “Shining a ‘Light’ on Mathematics”
  • Donna Burch, West Florida High School, “Photo Me This”
  • Rebecca Burt, Global Learning Academy, Beulah Elementary and Cook Elementary Schools, “The ART of Writing”
  • Anita Carnley, Ensley Elementary School, “Wingspan of Monarch Butterflies”
  • Nichole Childress, Jim Allen Elementary School, “Visual Vocabulary Cards”
  • Leslie R. Cuyuch, Workman Middle School, “Kickstarting Student Discourse with Kagan”
  • Elizabeth Dunaway, Oakcrest Elementary School, “Paying it Forward”
  • Jennifer Etheredge, Scenic Heights Elementary, “Creating a Therapeutic Play Therapy”
  • Stephanie Furey, Washington High School, “Helping Students One Question at a Time”
  • Stephanie Gaffney, Navy Point Elementary School, “Looking, Hearing, and Feeling Through Literacy”
  • Kathy Gilliland, Pine Forest High School, “Connected, Unique, and Powerful!”
  • ReNae Grant, Semmes Elementary School, “Android-Powered Learning”
  • Janice Hall, Bellview Middle School, “Cooking with the Write Stuff”
  • Anna K. Harageones, Ferry Pass Elementary School, “What’s the Weather Today?”
  • Ila Harvey, Sherwood Elementary School, “Bridging the Learning Gap”
  • Pam Hicks, Washington High School, “Volumetric Measurement”
  • Maurine Kramerich, PATS Center, “Let’s Make a Puppet!”
  • Justin Luciano, West Florida High School, “E-magine That!”
  • Matthew MacGregor, Escambia High School, “Protecting Our Estuaries”
  • Jason Majors, Escambia High School, “Original From Step One”
  • Jeffrey R. Mason, PATS Center, “Physical Computing and Digital Electronics”
  • Sarah Mason, Blue Angels Elementary School, “The Engineering Wall: Rube Goldberg Style”
  • Janneke McElroy, Oakcrest Elementary School, “Kicking It Up A Notch”
  • Angela McFarland, West Florida High School, “iPhotograph, iOptimize, iCode”
  • Jill Mealy, Ensley Elementary, “Ensley’s Project Green”
  • Cathy S. Melton, Weis Elementary School, “Boots and Bits and a Little ‘Bit’ More”
  • Nancy Melton-Buffington, Workman Middle School, “Thinking Differently to Change the World We Live In”
  • Catheryn Morrison, Bellview Middle School, “Discover and Explore Pensacola”
  • Jean Odom, N. B. Cook Elementary School, “Reader’s Theatre”
  • Dawn Parnell, Pensacola High School, “Increasing STEM Skills”
  • Paula Petsel, West Florida High School, “Aquaponics System”
  • Hytza Piatt, Tate High School, “My iSpanish Experiences”
  • Karen Potter, Ransom Middle School, “Getting Middle School Readers ‘Interactive’ with Reading”
  • Sharon Powers, Longleaf Elementary School, “Literacy for All”
  • Jeff Pribble, Escambia High School, “Career Preparation in High Definition”
  • Sylvia Ramos, West Florida High School, “Virtual Hispanic Center”
  • Julie Reda, West Florida High School, “Color My World”
  • Dottie Ritchie-Riddle, Global Learning Academy, “Small Group Learning Stations”
  • Anita M. Schmitt, Lipscomb Elementary School, “Young Mentors-Kindergarten Reading Buddies”
  • Jennifer Shiver, Holm Elementary School, “Learning Through Music”
  • Cindy Speed, Weis Elementary School, “E-Books for Every Student”
  • Paula Stillman, A.K. Suter Elementary School, “Pocket Full of Sunshine”
  • Alicia Stone, Lipscomb Elementary School, “Reading Fluency with Technology”
  • Zenda G. Swearengin, Workman Middle School, “Music and Tech Geeks Meet”
  • Angela Taylor, Myrtle Grove Elementary School, “Check Out Math!”
  • Nancy Thomas, Ferry Pass Elementary School, “Bop and Skip Into Reading”
  • Chet Truett, Ransom Middle School, “Music Video Translation”
  • Kevin Turner, Washington High School, “Observing Benthic Diversity and Water Density”
  • Kristi Waldrop, Ransom Middle School, “Let’s Get Those Boards Out!”
  • Shawn Walker, West Florida High School, “Go Out on a STEM!”
  • Pamela Weiseman, Capstone Academy, “Increasing Engagement and Success”
  • Ronald J. Williams, Extended Program, Hall Center, “Flying ‘B’ Enterprises”
  • Dorice Zeier, Holm Elementary School, “Ready Bodies”
Grant recipients will be presented with their checks at a reception on Nov. 7 at the J.E. Hall Educational Services Center, 30 East Texar Drive, Room 160. Details: Visit foundation.escambia.k12.fl.us. [progresspromise]
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