The Foundation for Leon County Schools (FLCS) was created to support K-12 resources that are not funded by tax dollars to our public schools. Business and community leaders serve on the Foundation Board of Directors which oversees Foundation programs and operations. To receive matching funds from the Consortium of Florida Education, the Foundation established the Innovative Teacher Grants program to enhance classroom instruction and recognize teachers for innovation and creativity.
Because we want to impact as many students as possible, we ask that teachers work cooperatively in the application process. In other words, two or more teachers should develop a grant request. All Leon County public K-12 school teachers may apply. A school may submit no more than two applications per year.
We award grants based on projects that are substantive in content and have potential to make the greatest impact. The grant application must demonstrate instruction aligned with school and district goals, a measurable educational impact, and the ability to be duplicated for ongoing and future implementation.
Funds can be used in six programmatic:
The maximum grant amount is $10,000.
Career & Technology Education in Action
Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts
Sherry Shorter
Making History Come To Life
Cobb Middle School
Tyler Clark
Where STEAMing Up Our Learning!
DeSoto Trail Elementary School
Randy Baez
Hands on Literacy
Fort Braden School
Julie Baisden
Project College Bound
James S. Rickards High School
Earl Hankerson
Moving Beyond Detention Dreams Deferred
Leon County Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Lynn Jones
Reawakening a Love for Reading
Leon High School
Katherine Giglio
Building the Future One Digital Tool at a Time
Nine Elementary Schools
Chelsea Williams
Career Technical Education Professional Development Media Lab
R. Frank Nims Middle School
Minor Bloodworth
Full STEAM Ahead!
Roberts Elementary School
Angeleen Harry
Non-Fiction Know How: Literacy in STEAM and Beyond
Sabal Palm Elementary School
Cheryl Frazier
Maintaining Graduation Rates
SAIL High School
Matt Roberson
From Script to Screen
Springwood Elementary School
Andea Fontentot
Reflexing Our Way to Better Understanding
W. T. Moore Elementary School
Jennifer Topper
The Foundation for Leon County Schools presented checks for Innovative Grants in the classroom. In 2020, almost $80,000 was awarded to James S. Rickards, John G. Riley, Gilchrist, DeSoto, Hartsfield, Springwood, Conley, Pineview, and Roberts.
Lego’s for Learning
Roberts Elementary School
Cha Ching…Building personal libraries at home!
Pineview Elementary School
A Moment In Time
Conley Elementary School
Positive Behavior Recreation Room
Springwood Elementary School
Exploring Nature Through Flipgrid
Hartsfield Elementary School
Trailblazing Scientists Create!
DeSoto Trail Elementary School
‘Citizen Scientists Learning Gardens’
Gilchrist Elementary School
We Love to Read—Here, There, and Everywhere!
DeSoto Trail Elementary School
Make College Work for Me
James S. Rickards High School
New Stream Project
John G Riley Elementary School
3,2,1…..Blast Off With Rocketbooks
Springwood Elementary School
Making a Virtual Literacy Connection
Pineview Elementary School
The Ultimate S.T.E.A.M. Movement
Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts
Engineers at Play
Buck Lake Elementary
Poetic Justice
Griffin Middle School
Explorations in Entrepreneurial Art-Making
James S Rickards High School
Virtual-Reality Human Geography Field Trips
James S. Rickards High School
A Microscopic Approach to the Scientific Process
Killearn Lakes Elementary
Making Connections
Oak Ridge Elementary
“Support for You from the Get F.R.E.S.H. Crew”
Oak Ridge Elementary School
RAA Middle School STEAM Club and Class
RAA Middle School
Digital STEAM
Roberts Elementary
Getting Books In Their Hands and In Their Homes
Ruediger Elementary
Humanity Tells a Story: Be Kind
SAIL High School
SAIL Connect
SAIL High School
Follow the Sensory Path to Math!
Springwood Elementary School
Ruminating on Reading
Swift Creek Middle School
Way of the Wolf: Embrace the Pack- Grow as a Pack
Swift Creek Middle School
“Boom”ing with Success
W. T. Moore Elementary School
We Eat Books for Lunch!
W. T. Moore Elementary School
