D-20 foundation awards 11 grants to teachers

The Academy School District 20 Education Foundation awarded $15,714 in grants to teachers on Dec. 4.

This year’s recipients are:

• Beth Tyra, Woodmen-Roberts Elementary Preschool - $1,000 to purchase software, apps and other items to help students with speech/language impairments.

• Carol Dougherty, Linda Gillogley and Deborah McBride, Edith Wolford Elementary -  $1,475 to purchase research-based materials about wellness and healthy choices to help students and families.

• Sherry Adamcyk, Frontier Elementary - $695 to purchase an online subscription to Pebble Go to help students improve reading and research skills.

• Ashley Meddings, Frontier Elementary - $1,843 to purchase a variety of world instruments to make music accessible to all students.

• Patty Tsosie, High Plains Elementary - $1,594 to purchase three iPads and apps for her kindergarten class.

• Janet Krompier, also from High Plains Elementary - $1,237 to purchase materials for a science, technology, engineering and math backpack to offer STEM-centered activities that will be taken home by one student in each classroom for a week.

• Beth Marr, Mountain View Elementary - $1,333 to purchase 12 GPS units to introduce students to geocaching to develop cognitive abilities and increase physical activity.

• Dinah Kress, Prairie Hills Elementary - $1,979 to purchase 56 e-books to help students increase achievement through growth in science, reading, and writing.

• Jami Finn, Challenger Middle School - $648 to purchase an iPad for all of the students with significant needs to provide them with an opportunity to use an iPad to support their individual learning goals.

• Terrie Watts and Katy Snider, Discovery Canyon Campus High School - $1,910 to purchase five LabQuest2 devices for the science department to assist in the collection of data.

• Manuel Mestas, Rampart High School - $2,000 to purchase 17 Texas Instruments graphing calculators for economically disadvantaged students to use to succeed in Algebra 1.

The foundation hosts a golf tournament each fall to raise funds to cover the grants, scholarships and awards to employees. For more information on the foundation, visit www.d20foundation.org.