Educator Initiatives
How Our Garden Grows
Educator Initiative Grants (EIG) are awarded to individual classroom teachers. The grants are designed to encourage, facilitate, recognize and reward INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE instructional approaches used in accomplishing program objectives. These Grants are a greenhouse for nurturing new instructional programs like Reading Together. They nurture alternative teaching methods, cultivate character, develop master teachers through mentoring and support advancing scholarships in the areas of Science Technology Engineering and Math. (STEM) Grant opportunities are open to individuals or teams teaching within Cherry Creek Schools. Grants requests of up to $1,000 are awarded.
**The Educator Initiative Grant Committee has decided to change the current annual grant cycle. This year the committee increased the total distributed funds in the fall from $10,000 to $20,000 instead of granting $10,000 in the fall and $10,000 in the spring. The Foundation feels that this timeline is a better fit with the school year. A detailed timeline will be posted as soon as it is determined. There will not be a Spring cycle in this current year 2012-2013 but applications for the 2013 FALL grant cycle will be available in May.
Fall 2013 Grant Application
Fall 2013 Grants Timeline
Fall 2013 Grant Guidelines
2012 Fall Grant Winners
Brian Huang …………………………Overland High School
Marilyn Kemp………………………..Eaglecrest High School
Tracy Voreis…………………………Fox Ridge Middle School
Barbara Boudar……………………Arrowhead Elementary School
Glenn Proulx…………………………West Middle School
Kevin Dalton…………………………Overland High School
Ann Moore……………………………Cherry Creek High School
Lisa Wolff……………………………..High Plains Elementary School
Sherri Tobin………………………….High Plains Elementary School
Kathy Searle………………………..Campus Middle School
Mark Paricio………………………..Smoky Hill High School
Mary Bartholomew……………….Smoky Hill High School
Jodi Weeks………………………….Smoky Hill High School
Melissa Myers……………………..Horizon Middle School
Shannon Lemmon-Elrod………Canyon Creek Elementary School
Virginia Niles……………………….West Middle School
Alexis Woodyard………………….Summit Elementary School
Cathy Walker-Gilman……………Campus Middle School
Kristen Donegan………………….Sky Vista Middle School
Lee-Ann Hayen……………………Sky Vista Middle School
Molly Robbins……………………..Cherokee Trail High School
Nicole Buyck……………………….Eaglecrest High School
Kari Karr……………………………..Aspen Crossing Elementary School
Christine Vadovski………………Overland High School
Andrea Krassner………………….Estate I-Team
Laurie Charleston…………………Falcon Creek Middle School
Educator Grant News
Gardens, graphics and dance on the docket for 2011 Spring Grants
