PRECO Awards $15,000 in Teacher Mini-Grants

Posted: October 19, 2023 at 1:48 pm

Peace River Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Foundation is proud to announce that it is awarding more than $15,000 in Teacher Mini-Grants to support innovative and engaging learning experiences for students in our communities. Grants are going toward 35 classrooms at 19 schools in 4 counties.

Teachers and students are important to PRECO, and we recognize that educators often need alternative funding sources to enrich learning and provide their students with the best possible education. That’s why we created our Teacher Mini-Grant program.

This year, 75 educators applied for grants, and we were impressed by the creativity and passion of their proposals. The winning grants will support a wide range of projects, including:

  • A sensory library of tools to help support students with autism
  • The purchase of keyboards to assist students in learning the basics of playing piano
  • An interactive and immersive dinosaur world to inspire 1st-graders
  • Development of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) activities for grades 1-5
  • A field trip to a local planetarium for students in grade 2

We are grateful to our members for their support of Operation Round Up and our Teacher Mini-Grant program. Funds for the program come from PRECO members who opt to have their monthly electric bills rounded up to the next dollar.

PRECO is proud to support the communities we serve, and we believe that investing in education is one of the best ways to do that. We are excited to see how our local teachers use their grants to make a difference in their students’ lives.

County School Name Grant
1 Hardee Hardee HS Beatty, Mr. Robert  $      375
2 Hardee Hardee MS Ford, Mrs. Micaela  $      500
3 Hardee Hardee MS Lambert, Rev. Levi  $      473
4 Hardee Hardee MS McGuckin, Mrs. Kimberly  $      450
5 Hardee Hilltop ES Scowden, Mrs. Jenni  $      500
6 Hardee Zolfo Springs ES Coleman, Angie  $      500
7 Hardee Zolfo Springs ES Hunnicutt, Mrs. Juliann  $      320
8 Hardee Zolfo Springs ES Peralta, Mrs. Kara  $      349
9 Highlands Avon Park HS Ferguson, Ms. Kimberly  $      499
10 Highlands Sun ‘n Lake ES McGlenn, Mrs. Cassandra  $      480
11 Hillsborough Reddick ES Oppermann, Mrs. Kimberly  $      481
12 Manatee Braden River ES Peters, Ms. Tamara  $      495
13 Manatee Braden River MS Brown, Mrs. Kathleen  $      434
14 Manatee Braden River MS Bryant, Mr. Andre  $      225
15 Manatee Braden River MS Nunez, Mr. Josue  $      495
16 Manatee Freedom/Williams ES Laboy, Mrs. Cary  $      495
17 Manatee Harvey ES Dragon, Mrs. Heather  $      491
18 Manatee Harvey ES Harris, Mrs. Elizabeth  $      268
19 Manatee Harvey ES Miller, Mrs. Mary Ann  $      373
20 Manatee Harvey ES Nova, Mrs. Susan  $      498
21 Manatee Harvey ES Smeralda, Mrs. Traci  $      497
22 Manatee Lincoln MS Sweetland, Dr. Emilee  $      498
23 Manatee Myakka City ES Bunyak, Mrs. Temple  $      486
24 Manatee Myakka City ES Washington, Mrs. Karen  $      467
25 Manatee Nolan MS Chiapetta, Mrs. Gina  $      282
26 Manatee Palmetto HS Blalock, Mrs. Karri  $      230
27 Manatee Parrish Community HS Beihl, Ms. Jessica  $      397
28 Manatee Parrish Community HS Finley, Mrs. Savanna  $      500
29 Manatee Parrish Community HS Spiller, Ms. Elise  $      385
30 Manatee Tara ES Cobb, Ms. Kelsey  $      358
31 Manatee Tara ES Olson, Mr. Kevin  $      500
32 Manatee Williams ES Gallegos, Mrs. Tiffany  $      400
33 Manatee Williams ES Josey, Mrs. Shannon  $      494
34 Manatee Willis ES Goodhue, Mrs. Susan  $      500
35 Manatee Witt ES Boyer, Ms. Lisa  $      490
 $ 15,185