2023-24 Teacher Innovative Grants Awarded

As in past years, the Orange County Education Foundation made its 2023-24 TIG awards directly to our teachers as the teachers were teaching! Thanks to our contributors, we were able to award a total of $11,100 in 8 separate grants to our deserving OC teachers.

TEACHER and GRADESCHOOLPROJECT NAMEAWARD CATEGORYAMOUNT AWARDED
Kimberly Grant K-2Unionville ElementarySensory WalkPre-K-2nd Grade$560.61
Angela Sadler/Crystal Payne Early Childhood
Taylor Education Administration Center and Locust Grove ElementaryMagnetic Board for Sensory NeedsPre-K-2nd Grade$1,040.00
Sharon Foster - ELL KOrange ElementaryBuilding Language and CommunityK-5th Grade$800.00
Brittany Herndon - 11thOrange County High School
Poe/ Creating Dark Romantic LiteratureHigh School$500.00
Tracy Munger 9-12Orange County High SchoolBreakout Digital (and two hands-on) EDU KitsHigh School$450.00
Christy Holcomb
Ashly Lillard
Orange County High SchoolAfrican American Nursing ManakinTriple Grant
High School
$2,000.00
$500.00
Rebecca Burnett 6-8Locust Grove Middle SchoolCompassionate MakerspaceMiddle School$1,569.00
Jennifer Conley 6-8Prospect Heights Middle SchoolOrange County HistoryJudge’s Choice$1,302.00
Katherine HogstenProspect Heights Middle SchoolMedia Center AquariumKathleen Hargett Award$412.00
Rhonda Persinger 4th Locust Grove Elementary SchoolInquiry Based Exploration of Artifacts3rd – 5th Grade$375.00
Laura Beth Chambers - High School Adaptive PEAdaptive PE K-12Adaptive Pickleball3rd -5th Grade$500.00
Tonya Dorton Brittaney Gjorgjievski Ruth MontanoK-12 English Language LearnersCelebrating International Language WeekErnestine Reid Innovative Award$456.00

Orange County Education Foundation
PO Box 131 | Orange VA 22960
ocedfoundationva@gmail.com

The Orange County Education Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, age, religion, national origin or disability in its employment practices or educational program and activities.