SPS Foundation awards teacher grants
Posted on 11/09/2021
(SPS) -- The Sapulpa Public Schools Education Foundation recently awarded a total of $27,642 in grants for teacher projects across the district.

The grants are made possible through the generosity of private and corporate donors to the Annual Golf Tournament organized by the SPS Foundation.

Teachers applied to receive grants, and the following educators were selected from each school site to receive funds for classroom and learning projects:

Sapulpa High School
Kenneth Cole
Shelda Tuttle 
Ray Markley

Sapulpa Junior High
Marika Haefner
Carmen Taylor

Bartlett Academy
Rhonda Thompson

Sapulpa Middle School
Heather Farris

Jefferson Heights Elementary
Melinda Plummer
Erin Ulibarri-Muniz

Liberty STEM Elementary
DeEllen Bush
Kimberly McCallum
Stefanie Gilbert
Tara Simpson
Jennifer Holt
Barbara Brown
April Roth
Lori Reed
Morgan Applegate
Angie Maxwell
Bonnie Woods
Brandie Cline
Julie Baughman

Holmes Park Elementary
DeEllen Bush
Megan Plummer
Marsha Walblay
Mike Schmidt & Edelaine Engdahl
Rebekah Anderson

Freedom Elementary
Natalie Fielden
Natalie Fielden & Elizabeth Taylor
Megan Hurt
Caren Codding
Alicia Gustafson

The grant money will pay for new STEM equipment and supplies, elementary brand instruments, electric pianos, graphic novels, updated classroom furniture, books, technology, cameras and much more.
 
Thank you to the SPS Foundation and the generous corporations, community partners and individuals who donated!

Sapulpa's board of education voted to approve the donation at Monday's regular board meeting.