Teacher Grants

The Santa Rosa Education Foundation supports teachers through a myriad of grants including our annual Teacher Grants program.  Below you will find links to current grant opportunities.

Experience the impact of giving with the Santa Rosa Education Foundation’s Teacher Grants program! Last year, we proudly awarded 66 Teacher Grants totaling $66,000 to Santa Rosa public educators. In collaboration with the  Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, the Florida Legislature, and local business partners, we empower teachers to bring engaging, active learning experiences to their classrooms, ultimately boosting student achievement.

Here’s the exciting part – every donation to the SREF Teacher Grants program is matched dollar for dollar with state matching grant funds, doubling the impact of your generosity. Grant recipients undergo a thorough evaluation process, submitting a final budget and receipts for purchases, ensuring transparency and accountability.

In the previous year alone, our 65 Teacher Grants positively impacted over 10,600 students and 395 teachers. These grants undeniably make a significant difference in the lives of our students, fostering enriched learning environments.

To contribute to our Teacher Grants program and amplify the effect of your donation through our state matching fund, call us today. Join us in shaping a brighter future for Santa Rosa’s students through the power of education!

To donate to our Teacher Grants program and double the impact of your donation through our state matching fund, call 850-983-5043 or contact us.

Santa Rosa Education Foundation is pleased to announce our 2024-2025 Teacher Grant Recipients!

SREF, in partnership with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, the State of Florida’s School District Education Foundation Matching Grant, and grant sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union, Pen Air Credit Union, Florida Power and Light, and Gulf Breeze Optimist Club is enabling teachers to implement grants that engage students in active learning while increasing student achievement in the areas of Artistic Literacy, Career Technical, Literacy, and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education. Teacher Grant recipients will be honored at the fourth annual Teacher Grant Reception on November 13th. 

 Artistic Literacy  

Work hard, Clay harder

 Alexandria Alford, East Milton Elementary  

Musically Ever After 

Michelle Barlow, East Milton Elementary  

 The Artivists Take Action  

Jennifer Confusione, Bagdad Elementary 

 No More Hiding

 Kristen Cunningham, S.S. Dixon Intermediate  

 Making our Mark with Printmaking 

Angela Dill, East Bay K-8 

 Art as Therapy for Justice Involved Students 

Paula Lowrimore, Dillon Center  

Accessing Chords: from Drones and Borduns to Functional Harmony 

Stacy Monahan, East Bay K-8  

Tongue & Chic 

Stephanie Shaner, S.S. Dixon Primary  

Telling Stories with Instruments! 

Piper Singletary, Gulf Breeze Elementary  

Relief Tile  

Kathleen Tracey, Pace High 

 Exploring "The King" King Tutankhamun 

Brooke Trahan, Avalon Middle  

Exploring Theatre 

Bayleigh Upton, Jay High   

Career Technical

  Innovation Career Expedition (ICE) 

 Rhonda Adams, Dillon Center 

 Sparks of Innovation: Equipping Future Electricians Craig Ogea, Locklin Technical College 

 Innovative Learning: Utilizing Medical Minikin Quick Scenarios to Improve Healthcare Education 

Teresa Peirce, Locklin Technical College 

 "Heartbeat Heroes: Learning to Measure Life!" 

Rob Simon, Navarre High   

Literacy Education  

Families with Vision-Family Engagement through Literacy and STEM

  Lee Bott, T.R. Jackson  

Gardening with Pre-K 

Jennifer Esneul, Pea Ridge Elementary  

Kindergarten Grade Level Listening Centers 

Courtney Helms, East Milton Elementary  

Nothing Beets Reading: Cookbooks in the Classroom 

Jennifer Hensley, Woodlawn Beach Middle 

 Nurturing BEST Readers

 Amber Hyder, Berryhill Elementary

  Tonies In the Toolbox 

Mary Kent, Gulf Breeze Elementary 

  Class Family Literacy Night 

Whitney Kries, East Milton Elementary 

 Improving Literacy through UDL 

Michelle Middleton, Wallace Lake K-8  

Vocabulary Bonanza 

Brooke Neal, Wallace Lake K-8  

Calm and Safe Readers 

Diane Parker, Pea Ridge Elementary  

Yoto Youth Literacy Boost 

Sarah Pena, West Navarre Primary  

Partnering With Parents for Reading Readiness with Pre-K Take Home Readers 

Susan Pohlmann, T.R. Jackson 

 Rising Above

 Tawnee Robbins, Wallace Lake K-8  

ABCs Under the S-K-Y

 Lana Shipman, T.R. Jackson  

Mindful Literacy Empowerment  

Angel Stinnett, King Middle  

Lively Language Arts Learning for Literacy 

Dawn Vittorio, Hobbs Middle  

Bridging the Gap In Math and Literacy with Differentiated Centers Using Ipad Technology

 Michelle Wade, Pea Ridge Elementary 

 The athlete, the beauty, the brain, the criminal, and the outcast 

 Jo Lynn Wiley, Milton High  

Analytical Annotating: Making Note and Building Comprehension of the Achievements of Ancient India

 Theresa Yankovoy, Avalon Middle 

 Communication 101

 Amy Zigler, Hobbs Middle  

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education   

Creation Stations (STEM Makerspaces)

 Melissa Albro, Rhodes Elementary  

Engineering With Legos

 Priscilla Bentley, Hobbs Middle  

Making Math Manipulatives  

Melanie Blixt, West Navarre Intermediate 

 "Twist and Shout" -Dissecting scopes to see creek biota

  Jennifer Butera, Holley- Navarre Middle 

 Engineering for Everyone: Design Prosthetic Legs  

Kathy Dawiczyk, Wallace Lake K-8  

Ancient Civilizations Influence on a Modern City 

 Patty Dominitz, Woodlawn Beach Middle  

Hands-on Heroes: Empowering Kindergarten Success 

Erin Dozier, Dillon Center 

 Improving Math Scores for Underachieving Students 

Cynthia Ellis, S. S. Dixon Intermediate

  Illuminating Minds: Exploring STEM with light and play

 Ashley Fowler, T. R. Jackson 

 It's STEAMy in the National Parks

 Amy Frizzell, Rhodes Elementary 

 Roman Road Maze 

Cathy Heim, Sims Middle  

Hands-On Minds-On

 Danielle Hitchcock, West Navarre Primary  

Brains Dissect Brains: Sheep for Show 

Kaitlyn Johnson, Navarre High  

Moonwalkers Unite: Exploring Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Legacy! 

 Marci Kennison, Wallace Lake K-8

  "Let it Rain" 

Alyssa Locklin, Holley-Navarre Middle 

 "Breaking Good" Learning chemical changes with chemicals  

Dane Locklin, Holley-Navarre Middle 

 "Just a Little Closer"  Using a projecting microscope to model microscope work with the students 

Kevin McAuliffe, Holley-Navarre Middle 

 Growing Minds with the Dinosaur Weather Station Garden 

Duane McDonal, T.R. Jackson  

Empowering 3rd Grade Students through 3D Printing Technology  

Latasha Melton, Wallace Lake K-8  

Pixels of Pride: AI-Powered School Spirit Poster Challenge 

Heather O’Dell, Navarre High 

 Blast off to Middle School 

Samantha Palermo, Pea Ridge Elementary  

Bulldogs Blast Off: Rocketing to Success 

Stephen Powell, Bagdad Elementary 

 Unlocking Potential: Empowering Students Through Interactive Learning Adventures  

Anna Prindle, Holley-Navarre Intermediate  

Organization of Life and Structural Anatomy 

Zachary Rutherford, Central School  

Oh My Heart!!

 Marsha Schiller, Dillon Center  

SUNsational Play- Learning through Growing 

Stephanie Shelton, T.R. Jackson  

Branching Out: Creative Tree-Shaped Chalkboards and Mirrors for Nature-Inspired Learning Adventures!  

Emily Simon, West Navarre Primary 

 Post-Band-Performance Reflection and Improvement 

 Alex Singletary, Gulf Breeze High 

 Reading Robots  

Shannon Swann, West Navarre Primary  

Science Literacy Through Sensors and Data

 Christopher Trantham, Central School 

 Boogie Board JOT - Let's Boogie Away! 

Wesley Underwood, Avalon Middle 

 A-P-E MAN Atomic Bonding 

Sherry Vermillion, Sims Middle  

Does soil buffer acid rain? 

Angie Willis, Milton High