05/27/2026
The Gilmer ISD Foundation was honored to award 16 Teacher Initiative Grants during the Gilmer ISD End-of-Year Staff Celebration!
This year, the Foundation awarded a total of $13,544 to support creative, innovative, and impactful projects in classrooms across Gilmer ISD. Some of the funded projects included sensory and flexible seating resources for student support classrooms, interactive classroom technology, hands-on science materials, classroom libraries, and literacy-based learning tools designed to increase student engagement and success. Stay tuned next school year as we take you inside each our grant recipients classroom’s to see these projects in action!
Congratulations to our 2026 Teacher Initiative Grant recipients:
Edward Allen
Lyndsi Applegate
Denae Coates
Taylor Daughtry
Karen Decker
Kevin Foley
Rachel Hobbs
Sara Jackson
John Krenek
Jennifer Marshall
Cindy Mosley
Cheyenne Murphy
Katherine Nelson
Sariah Rowe
Kensey Scheaffer
Latara Walker
These grants represent the creativity, passion, and dedication our teachers bring to their students each and every day, and we are proud to help bring these ideas to life in Gilmer ISD classrooms.
Thank you to our community, donors, and supporters who make these opportunities possible. Your generosity directly impacts students and teachers across our district.