Round Rock ISD Partners in Education (PIE) Foundation announces their 2022-2023 Excellence in Education Grant award winners.
The PIE Foundation awarded grants totaling $130,000 to fund 62 classroom and department projects and initiatives. Watch the grant award presentation video on the District website.
Congratulations, Round Rock ISD Partners in Education (PIE) Foundation 2022-2023 Excellence in Education Grant Winners, by learning community:
Cedar Ridge Learning Community
- Berkman Elementary Arts Integration Academy, Jen Holsinger-Raybourn, Not All Classrooms Have Four Walls – Phase 2, $2,000
- CD Fulkes Middle School Library, Barbara Ludden, Storytime for Functional Academic Classroom (FAC)Students, $2,200
- Cedar Ridge High School CTE, Michael Plaza, Cedar Ridge High School Courtyard Beautification Project Stage Two, $2,000
- Cedar Ridge High School CTE, Natasha Sawyer, Rescue Life Skills for future Responders, $2,000
- Forest Creek Elementary School, Liliana McSween, Sensory Path (Take 2), $1,050
- Forest Creek Elementary School, Denise Sharp & Janet Ward, Partnering with Families Through Parent Workshops & Trainings, $700
- Forest Creek Elementary Library, Ella Elliott, Community Maker Square, $2,500
- Ridgeview Middle School, Marisa Ramirez, Principal Grant $1,000
- Success High School, Alberto Perez, Phoenix Rising Young Men’s Mentoring/Life Coaching Group, $2,000
- Success High School CTE, Ellen Lukasik, Broadening STEM with Cybersecurity, $900
- Voigt Elementary Arts Integration Academy, Rosey Woodfin, Creating a Community of Makers, $4,200
McNeil Learning Community
- Deerpark Middle School, Karen Searles, Culture of Kindness, $1,000
- Deerpark Middle School, Mariam Nouri, Bioengineering on Mars — Workshop series, $3,050
- Forest North Elementary School, Richard Raney, STEAM Lab Library, $800
- Joe Lee Johnson Elementary STEAM Academy, Abraham Alvarez, Coding Without Tears, $3,600
- McNeil High School CTE Agricultural Sciences, James Dunklin, PawSpa, $4,900
- McNeil High School Auto Tech, Brian Larson, Milwaukee Impacts, $3,600
- Pearson Ranch Middle School, Pamela Wallace, Growing Minds: A School Garden Expansion, $900
- Pearson Ranch Middle School English Language Arts Dept., Jennifer Porter Literature Circles for the Next Generation, $2,200
- Wells Branch Elementary Arts Integration Academy, Eliza Gordon, WBE Sensory Garden, $1,500
Round Rock Learning Community
- Bluebonnet Elementary School, Madison Kennedy Bluebonnet Enrichment, $2,000
- Cedar Valley Middle School, Amy Margulies “Dude. Be Nice.” Campaign, $1,350
- Chandler Oaks Elementary, Carol Imperial, Leer es Aprender (Reading is Learning), $880
- Deep Wood Elementary School, Danae Clark, Moving Readers Up Levels $2,500
- Fern Bluff Elementary School Library, Sara Coons, Totally dEVOted to Coding for All, $2,000
- GOALS Learning Center, Leslie Manzi, Print the Way, $1,200
- Great Oaks Elementary Leadership Academy, Lindsay Brazell, Hands-on Science, $2,000
- Round Rock High School CTE – Hospitality & Culinary, Joanne Dustin, Trcka Coffing Microgreens Project, $3,370
- Round Rock High School Science Dept., Marla Menchaca, Gamification of Biology Content for Engagement and Formative Assessment, $1,000
Stony Point Learning Community
- Caldwell Heights IB® World Elementary School, Emily Gardner, Ramping Up for Research,$4,900
- Double File Trail Elementary Leadership Academy, Amy Clark, Mindfulness/Social Emotional Learning $1,200
- Early College High School, Lois Conovan, Portable Sound System $300
- Early College High School 12th Grade AVID Dept., Keith Clinscales Financial Literacy, $850
- Elementary DAEP, Amanda Sickert, It’s All About Regulation, $500
- Hernandez IB® World Middle School 8th-grade Science, Jessica Streu, STEM field trip: Newton’s Laws on roller skates, $1,700
- Herrington Elementary Spanish Academy 5th grade, Madison Sterling, Headphones for 5th grade, $590
- Hopewell Middle School, Madison Dortona Dance for Athletes, $3,500
- Hopewell Middle School, Eileen Treanor, Thinking Vertical in Mathematics, $2,500
- Stony Point IB® World High School, Jennifer Freeman Keepin’ it Real: Non-fiction Texts for AP Language & Composition, $3,400
- Union Hill Elementary School, Jennifer Price, Union Hill Little Free Library, $1,000
- Union Hill Elementary School LID Department, Diana Ciceri-Terrazas, The Indoor Sensory Garden, $2,050
Westwood Learning Community
- Anderson Mill Elementary IB® World School Library, Christine Margocs, The Books of Our Reading Lives, $1,200
- Canyon Creek Elementary, Sara Hougham, Campus-Wide Mindfulness Room: Addressing the Social and Emotional Needs of our Students, $1,000
- Canyon Vista Middle School Band, Laura Stehn, Representation in Repertoire, $2,000
- Caraway Elementary Kindergarten Team, Mindi Tipps, Decodable Readers to Support Science of Reading, $3,800
- Grisham IB® World Middle School, Maryjo Fatke, Hop to It!, $1,200
- Purple Sage Elementary School, Debbie Santineau, Becoming Strategic Readers, $1,000
- Round Rock Opportunity Center, Gwendolyn Thomas, Leader In Me-The Second Year, $5,000
- Spicewood Elementary IB® World School, Melanie Solis, Technology Robotics, $2,500
- Westwood IB® World High School Robotics Dept., Bailey Hulsey, Robotics Glowforge, $5,000
Departments
- Advanced Academics, Michelle Swain, AVID Senior Celebration, $1,500
- Custodial Department, Ruben Dominguez, Motivation and Retention Tools, $1,000
- Energy Management, Glen Rhoden, Energy Efficiency in Round Rock ISD Elementary Schools, $1,000
- Guest Educator Office/Human Resource Services, Mariela Banda, Guest Educator Incentives, $3,000
- Human Resource Services, Rene Eakins, RROAR, $4,700
- Instructional Coaching – Middle School Campuses, Haley Rowles Reinventing Reading Intervention, $3,000
- Maintenance, David Hoedebeck, Safety and Security Awareness, $1,000
- Professional Development Department, Keli Soliz, New Teacher November – Early Career Teacher Support, $1,500
- PT/OT/MT Department (Special Education, Old Goals bldg), Brittany Trinite, Uke Matter, $500
- Research and Evaluation, Haigen Huang, Climate Survey and Cultural Competency Survey, $1,000
- Assessment Department, Laura Teran, Recognition of Campus Test Coordinators across the District, $1,000
- Teaching and Learning, Wendilyn Ilund, Sustained Professional Development for Equity and Inclusion: Developing Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Teacher Leadership for Change, $3,500