A+ Education Foundation Awards Over $108,400 In Grants To 87 Area Educators
The A+ Education Foundation continues its commitment to education by awarding over $108,400 in grants to 87 Central Texas educators.
The A+ Education Foundation, the philanthropic arm of A+ Federal Credit Union (A+FCU), continues its commitment to education by awarding more than $108,400 in grants to 87 Central Texas educators. Altogether, the A+ Education Foundation has awarded over $1.4 million in grants since the program’s inception in 2005.
“The A+ Education Foundation is honored to support the eighty-seven outstanding educators who were awarded a grant for the 2024-2025 school year. These grants are meant to supplement the creative and innovative strategies that educators use to enrich the learning of their students. The A+ Education Foundation is proud to invest in these educators,” Georgia L. Johnson, A+ Education Foundation President, said.
The A+ Education Foundation is honored to support the eighty-seven outstanding educators who were awarded a grant for the 2024-2025 school year. These grants are meant to supplement the creative and innovative strategies that educators use to enrich the learning of their students. The A+ Education Foundation is proud to invest in these educators.
– Georgia L. Johnson, A+ Education Foundation President
Since 2005, the A+ Education Foundation has awarded 1,365 educators with over $1,410,960 in grants to fund innovative, inspiring, and engaging programs for their schools.
Some examples of how grant funds will be used to enrich student learning include:
- Continuing professional education
- Interactive lab and art materials
- Robots for coding exploration in primary schools
- Therapy dogs for reading growth and emotional regulation
- Accessible books for students with reading disabilities
2024 Grant Recipients
| Recipient | School | School District |
|---|---|---|
| Markevia Jackson | Austin Achieve MS | Austin Achieve Public Schools |
| Teresa Grumbles | Akins Early College HS | Austin ISD |
| Lindsey Hammond | Baldwin ES | Austin ISD |
| Bethlyn Thornton | Baranoff ES | Austin ISD |
| Pamela Calabrese | Bear Creek ES | Austin ISD |
| Marcela Sanz Blanco | Becker ES | Austin ISD |
| Heidi Angelique Dennis | Blazier Intermediate | Austin ISD |
| Debby Harris | Blazier Intermediate | Austin ISD |
| Karen Newton | Blazier Primary | Austin ISD |
| Jennifer Atkinson | Brentwood ES | Austin ISD |
| Eric Roth | Clayton ES | Austin ISD |
| Lisa Wenske | Clayton ES | Austin ISD |
| Kari Eimer | Clint Small MS | Austin ISD |
| Elizabeth Grenadier | Clint Small MS | Austin ISD |
| Carley Merrill | Clint Small MS | Austin ISD |
| Julie Carmona | Galindo ES | Austin ISD |
| Vanya Juarez | Galindo ES | Austin ISD |
| Rocio Merino Gomez | Galindo ES | Austin ISD |
| Christopher Martin | Gorzycki MS | Austin ISD |
| Patricia Detrich | Kocurek ES | Austin ISD |
| Ana Gonzalez | Kocurek ES | Austin ISD |
| Nora Irvin | Kocurek ES | Austin ISD |
| Valerie Zhong | LASA HS | Austin ISD |
| Robert McVerry | Linder ES | Austin ISD |
| Diana McMillan | Mathews ES | Austin ISD |
| Samuel Parrott | McCallum HS | Austin ISD |
| Kristin Wilson | Murchison MS | Austin ISD |
| Christine Barre | Oak Hill ES | Austin ISD |
| Maya Arriaza | Sunset Valley ES | Austin ISD |
| Maureen Freeman | Travis Heights ES | Austin ISD |
| Monique Parsons | Zilker ES | Austin ISD |
| Stacey Shapiro | Zilker ES | Austin ISD |
| Melissa Hanna | Colony Oaks ES | Bastrop ISD |
| Marlee Lebron | Lost Pines ES | Bastrop ISD |
| Norma Stovall | St. Austin Catholic School | Diocese of Austin |
| Erin Segura | Dripping Springs HS | Dripping Springs ISD |
| Brandy Alba | Walnut Springs ES | Dripping Springs ISD |
| Brandis Smoland | Valley View ES | Eanes ISD |
| Sylvester Salinas | Elgin Intermediate School | Elgin ISD |
| Diana Ortiz | Florence MS | Florence ISD |
| Heather Solis | GISD Elementary Schools | Georgetown ISD |
| Karen Eden | Jack Frost ES | Georgetown ISD |
| Deborah Thomas | Raye McCoy ES | Georgetown ISD |
| Kristy Davies | Village ES | Georgetown ISD |
| Staci Perkins | Barton MS | Hays CISD |
| Whitney Self | Camino Real ES | Hays CISD |
| Rachael Janek | Dahlstrom MS | Hays CISD |
| Allison Stern | Hemphill ES | Hays CISD |
| Sara Allen | Jim Cullen ES | Hays CISD |
| Marisa Prunty | Kyle ES | Hays CISD |
| Kayla Kromer | Negley ES | Hays CISD |
| Alissa Tadlock | Harker Heights HS | Killeen ISD |
| Mary Oszust | Nolanville ES | Killeen ISD |
| Angela Howell | Richard Cavazos ES | Killeen ISD |
| Deneen Popp | Bagdad ES | Leander ISD |
| Jennifer Turquette | Block House Creek ES | Leander ISD |
| Erin Bartley | Carol North ES | Leander ISD |
| Araceli Hellums | Knowles ES | Leander ISD |
| Susan Anderson | Mason ES | Leander ISD |
| Margaret Strain | Running Brushy MS | Leander ISD |
| Wendy Hackert | Wiley MS | Leander ISD |
| Shannon Jones | Rancho Sienna ES | Liberty Hill ISD |
| Elizabeth Cole | Hendrickson HS | Pflugerville ISD |
| Josh Rowan | Pflugerville HS | Pflugerville ISD |
| Ricardo Campos | Ruth Barron ES | Pflugerville ISD |
| Veronica Garcia | Bluebonnet ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Niel Erickson | Canyon Vista MS | Round Rock ISD |
| Brenda Panella | C.D. Fulkes MS | Round Rock ISD |
| Robin Foerster | Early College HS | Round Rock ISD |
| Lindsay Brazell | Great Oaks ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Kristie Campo | Great Oaks ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Jessica Cheyney | Great Oaks ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Kara Coursen | Great Oaks ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Emily Farque | Great Oaks ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Tracy LaGrone-Yazdchi | Great Oaks ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Rachel Mason | Great Oaks ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Jennifer Weaver | Great Oaks ES | Round Rock ISD |
| Chris Henderson | Round Rock HS | Round Rock ISD |
| Ellen James | Success HS | Round Rock ISD |
| Josh Williams | Westwood HS | Round Rock ISD |
| Sofia Sanborn | De Zavala ES | San Marcos CISD |
| Carol Fernandez | Hernandez ES | San Marcos CISD |
| Victoria Julian | Hernandez ES | San Marcos CISD |
| Jessica Botello | Rodriguez ES | San Marcos CISD |
| Norma Ybarra | San Marcos HS | San Marcos CISD |
| Jasmynn Sellers | Altamira Academy | Wayside Schools |
| Deirdre Slaven-Ward | Sci-Tech MS | Wayside Schools |
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