Overview

Congratulations 2021-22 LPEF Teacher Mini-Grant recipients! 

Congratulations to the recipients of 20 LPEF Teacher Mini-Grants for 2021-2022. This year, the Lynwood Painters Educational Foundation (LPEF) awarded $11,465 in grant funds to enrich and enhance learning for students at Lynwood schools. Grants were awarded in computer science, language arts, math, college access, and the visual and performing arts. Since 2019, LPEF has awarded 55 grants totaling approximately $25,000.  

Green Screen  
Rodney J. Conner        
Firebaugh High School 

Senior Incentive Program      
Counseling Department
Wendy De La Torre, Project Lead      
Firebaugh High School 

R.I.C (Really Intelligent Cart)  
John Ude        
Firebaugh High School 

Bringing the Arts to Kinder    
Tasha Houston            
Helen Keller Elementary School 

Strengthening & Enrichment to Better Meet the Needs of My Students through Phonemic/Reading Instruction
Cynthia Aldana            
Lincoln Elementary School 

College and Career Raffles    
Counseling Department
Brenda Villaverde, Project Lead        
Lynwood High School 

PBIS Incentives          
George Mejia  
Lynwood High School 

Culturally Responsive Curriculum for ALL Learners  
Ana Orozco    
Lynwood High School 

School Garden Beautification
Marlene Kincade        
Mark Twain Elementary School 

Karaoke: A Musical Way to Teach Reading    
Christina Ellison          
Mark Twain Elementary School  

Learning through the Visual Arts        
Jacqueline Ornelas      
Marshall Elementary School

Guided Reading Book Library for SIPPS          
Joy Deyarmond          
Marshall Elementary School  

Mural Paintings          
Susan Blankenship      
Roosevelt Elementary School 

Sharing is Caring!        
Luz Pena          
Roosevelt Elementary School 

Student Game Changers: Using Gamification to Achieve Standard Mastery          
Angela Lo        
Virtual Academy 

Enhancing Learning GimKit/Teachers Pay Teachers  
Veronica Solis
Virtual Academy 

Library Books/Books to keep at home          
Maritza Martinez        
Will Rogers Elementary

School Books for Home Library          
Patricia McFarland      
Will Rogers Elementary School 

Learning with the arts
Maria Limon    
Will Rogers Elementary School 

Plush Alphabet            
Yolanda De La Torre  
Will Rogers Elementary School

For more information on the LPEF Teacher Mini-Grant Porgram, contact Elsa Chagolla, LPEF Executive Director at 310.985.9713 or elsa@lynwoodedfoundation.org.