The Germantown Education Foundation is proud to have given $40,000 in Educator Initiative Grants to our GMSD school principals and teachers.

The GEF also offered a new grant application process last spring. The recently honored grants—totaling over $40,000—were awarded over the summer to several GMSD teachers, schools, and departments. The grant recipients were each honored on the field and handed their checks.

Below is a list of the awarded grants:

2016 EIG & Individual School Grants: • $40,000

* SPED Programs/All Schools –Closing the Gaps for Math & Reading Grant $6,383.55

* Dogwood Elementary Library –Dolphin Leveled Reader Library Grant $5,000

*  Farmington 2nd grade Teacher –Deaton to 1 iPad’s Grant $4,600

*  Farmington RTI Coach –RTI iPad’s and Carts Grant $1,200

*  HMS Principal – 21st Century Classroom Grant $2,000

*  HMS 8th grade STEM Teacher –EV3 Robot Kits Grant $6,817

*  Riverdale Elementary & Middle School Library –iPad’s for All Learners Grant $10,000

* Riverdale 8th grade Science –Putting the “T” in Technology Grant $4,000

Two of our Grant winners!