Citigroup awards $25,000 to benefit Science Teachers
For the second year in a row, the Wichita Falls ISD Foundation Inc has received another Citigroup Success Fund Grant in the amount of $25,000 that benefits teachers and students in the area of science. Wichita Falls ISD was one of only three Texas school districts to receive the grant. Bryan ISD and Abilene ISD were the other two Texas districts.
The Citigroup Foundation/WFISD PreK-12 Science Resource Grant is to provide funding in the 2008-09 school year which will enable district science teachers to purchase instructional materials and teaching resources designed to increase student achievement as measured by district science benchmark exams and the science portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Teachers will receive the funds by applying for a grant, similar to the WFISD Foundation's IDEA Grant process.
For more information contact:
Cheryl B. Pappan, Executive Director Wichita Falls ISD Foundation Inc. at 720-3204 or District Science Curriculum Specialist Steve Henderson at 720-4106.
Wichita Falls ISD Foundation Inc and Citi Foundation to Award
$25,000 in Grants to Teachers
On September 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m., in Room 302, at the Education Center, the Wichita Falls ISD Foundation Inc. and local Citibank employees represented Citi Foundation in awarding local teachers who create innovative, grassroots education programs designed to engage and improve academic achievement among at-risk students in the area of science. The Citi Success Fund Program is supported by a $25,000 grant from the Citi Foundation and will provide up to $3,000 each in scholastic grants to Wichita Falls educators. This is the first year the program has been supported in Wichita Falls.
"Our goal is to encourage non-traditional teaching methods in the classroom," said Dub Brackeen, Citibank Market President. "We're looking forward to seeing the creative ideas from teachers and the end result is it will make learning exciting and fun for students."
"The Wichita Falls ISD Foundation is extremely grateful to the Citi Foundation for making these grants possible for our teachers," said Cheryl Pappan, Executive Director, Wichita Falls ISD Foundation. "Through this partnership, our teachers will have the opportunity to provide innovative and developmental ideas for their students with a special emphasis on science. This support will help to strengthen student, teacher and school success which is an essential component in building strong public schools."
Below is a list of winning teachers and their school (abstract of their winning grant is attached to this email):
Susan Buckley, Cunningham Elementary
Jan Herzog, Huey Elementary
Mary Sue Hogan, Penny Dylla, Dell Baker, Kristie Johnson, Fowler Elementary
Tiffany Stone-Hutchinson, Angie Vaughn, Fannin Elementary
Patti Lehfeldt, Fain Elementary
Stephanie Parsons, Sherry Franklin, Fain Elementary
Janie Spain, Fowler Elementary
Gwenna Gallenberger, Alamo Elementary
Linda Romoser, West Foundation Elementary
Ginny Gaskey, McNiel Jr. High
Shara Humpert, Rider High School
Ferran Kaspar, Zundy Jr. High
Stacie Martin, Debra Farrell, Rider High School
Cheryl Nix, McNiel Jr. High
Barbara Steere, Harrell Accelerated Learning Center
The Citigroup Success Fund was first launched in Florida in 1987, where it has been recognized by the Department of Education. Through partnerships with educational organizations in fourteen U.S. school districts and five Asian countries, grants are awarded to more than 1,000 teachers each year.
The Wichita Falls Independent School District Foundation Inc. was founded in 1986 by a group of concerned citizens who believe that education is the key to a bright future for Wichita Falls. The mission of the Wichita Falls ISD Foundation, Inc., an independent non-profit corporation, is to promote quality education by establishing, supporting and enhancing programs not otherwise funded by Wichita Falls ISD.
For more information, contact WFISD Foundation Executive Director Cheryl Pappan at 720-3204
