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Maria Arrufat

Aurora Barboza Flores

Joshua Bishop

Gina Brownstein

Maria Capdevila

Kendra DeFelice

Delilah Ballesteros

David Barrios Garcia

Amy Besoli

Ignacio Gottheil

Rebecca Harvey

Paul Jacoy

Courtney Lyon

Lara Svab

Meri Tumanyan

Teri Vessella

Take a look at some of the 2023-24 Teacher Grants Projects.

Muir Elementary

Glendale High School

Clark High School

Hoover High School

Toll Middle School

Muir Elementary

La Crescenta Elementary

Toll Middle School

Crescenta Valley High School

Toll Middle School

Monte Vista Elementary

Daily High School

Fremont Elementary

White Elementary

Glendale High School

Glendale High School

Pen Pals

GHS Math Tutoring for ALL students

2025 Capstone Film Sammich

Hoover's Community Learning Garden

Art and Technology in the Dual Immersion Class

Ready, Set, Focus and Regulate!!

Noise Cancelling Headphones and Books

Creating Interactive Videos

Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms at CV

Bringing Us Together with Food

Engineering Explorers: Building Habitats for Learning

Hug a Mini Horse for Better Mental Health

Inclusive Physical Education Initiative

Time for Students to Create, Collaborate and Explore Their World

Creative Writing Club

Teaching the Law of Conservation through Cooking

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Teacher Grants Program

The GEF Teacher Grants Program awards competitive grants of up to $1,000 to teachers who work in the Glendale Unified School District and are seeking additional funding for classroom programs. This can include school-wide projects, field trips, instructional materials or professional development opportunities within one of GEF’s three focus areas  Visual & Performing Arts, Health & Wellness, and Science & Technology. 

In the 2023-24 school year, twenty-two teachers were awarded grants totaling $19,250.00 for projects ranging from stage makeup and costumes to financial literacy calculators and year-end outings for special needs students.

 

For the 2024-25 school year, a record breaking 67 Teacher Grants applications were received. The recipients of the grants were announced at the State of the Schools on October 30th. Congratulations to of the applicants!

2024-25 Teacher Grants Recipients

Krista Bendgen

Nicole Browne

Jennifer Callahan

Melissa Campbell

Cahterine de la Paz

Violet Deluna

Carla Fernandez

Alison Galvin

Virginia Grigori

Whitney Katzer

Erika Lazo

Jessie Lim

Camerina Marquez

Vardan Mikayelyan

Taleen Petrossians

Domenico Ponziano

Eric Robinson

Dorothy Sano

Alicia Tapper

Narine Yapundjian

Gragory Zamlich

2023-24 Teacher Grants Recipients

Jefferson Elementary

Toll Middle School

Glendale High School

Hoover High School

La Crescenta Elementary

Toll Middle School

Marshall Elementary

Toll Middle School

Wilson Middle School

Crescenta Valley High School

Glendale High School

Hoover High School

College View

Clark High School

Muir Elementary

Hoover High School

Hoover High School

Crescenta Valley High School

Roosevelt Middle School

Balboa Elementary

Clark High School

Bringing Social Studies to Life Through Art

Play Costumes

Culinary Arts Garden Project

Instrument Care & Maintenance

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Cultural Appreciation Through the Arts

Creative Arts and Arts Integration

Stage Makeup Project

Wilson's First Stage Musical Experience

Time, Value of Money, Financial Calculators

Ecosphere Observations

Make Kimchi

Navigating Our Community: Trips for Special Needs Students

Project-Based Learning: Neokodex II

Meet the Masters

Podcast Project — L.A. Dolce Vita Italian Success Chronicles

Expansion of Hoover Science Department

Math and Science Instructional Materials

Future Chefs: Exploring Food Science and Technology

Classroom Readers Corner

The Rainbow Banner Project

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