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
Check out this video of past Teacher Grant projects
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