FFT Fellows | ARLI Fellows | Coach Grant Winners | Small Grant Winners | Study Group Grant Winners | Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to the following teachers for earning CFE Grants and Fellowships.
2018 Fund for Teachers Fellows
grants of up to $5,000 for individuals or $10,000 for teams
Kylie Benson, McAuliffe Elementary School
Jeffrey Carity, Lane Tech High School
Tayler Fulmer, Prieto Math & Science Academy
Nolan Hanson, Mayer Elementary School
Jill Kehoe, Lorca Elementary School
Laura Kroncke, AUSL – Solorio Academy High School
Natalie Leki-Albano, Whitney Young Magnet High School
Nicholas Limbeck, Barry Elementary School
Katherine Martens, Lorca Elementary School
Lauren O'Gara, Prieto Math and Science Academy
Kristen Polotsky, Skinner North Elementary
Sylvia Rajska, Budlong Elementary School
Will Reed, Brooks College Preparatory Academy
Lynn Ritter, Hearst Elementary School
Desiree Roffers, Gallistel Elementary Language Academy
Leah Stephens, Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy
Aaron Talley, Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School
Valerie Wadyck, Lake View High School
Rebecca Zisook, Peirce School of International Studies
2017-18 Action Research Leadership Institute Fellowship Winners
$1,250 grants, with the potential for a $200 Character Education Bonus
Amy Bergeson, Burr Language ES
Alli Bizon, Suder Montessori ES
Kate Carter, U of C Charter – Woodlawn HS
Addi Cochrane, Polaris Charter ES
Jessica Fong, Spry ES
Dayna Heller, Sullivan HS
Jen Johnson, Jefferson Alternative HS
Jeannie Kim, Gunsaulus Magnet ES
Keishonda Simms, Ryder HS
Sara Urben, Namaste Charter ES
SENIOR FELLOWS:
Laura Gluckman, Sawyer ES
Beth Valente, Otis ES
2017 Study Group Coach Grant Winners
$1,000 grants, some with a $100 Character Education Bonus
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Jessica Ayala, Hanson Park ES Ray Kinzie, Hitch ES Lisa Love, Hawthorne Magnet ES |
Karen Malhiot, Coonley ES Anna McGowan, Sauganash ES Nancy Osorio-Nyholm, Hanson Park ES Tarsia Rhyne, South Shore Fine Arts ES Lora Solana, Dore ES Gina Spears, Boone ES John Sullivan, Nettelhorst Arts ES Claire Trainer, Sauganash ES Sara Urben, Namaste Charter ES Elizabeth Valente, Otis Language ES Arturs Weible, Chopin ES |
2017 Small Grant Winners
$500 grants, some with a $100 Character Education Bonus
Listed alphabetical by last name
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Angelica Aguilar, Lloyd ES Alyssa Allen, Cardenas Modular ES Sarah Allen, KIPP Ascend Charter ES Karina Almaraz, Oriole Park ES Alison Alvarado, Fulton ES Connie Amon, Galileo Math & Science Magnet ES Candace Anderson-Matchem, Lovett ES Kristin Appiah-Word, Ryder ES Katherine Arbuckle, Mitchell ES Rolando Argumedo Jr, Camras ES Lisa Arroyo, Nixon ES Mandi Balazi, Plamondon ES Katrina Barge, Oriole Park ES Brandon Barr, Twain ES Christina Bartik, Falconer ES Joni Beam, Lovett ES Anne Berenguer, Pickard ES Kara Berger, Courtenay ES tun bhothinard, Blaine ES Jeanine Bischoff, Hanson Park ES Amy Bloom, Oriole Park ES Karina Brand, Newberry Math & Science ES Blair Brodie, Brentano Math & Science ES Erica Brunson, AUSL – Dvorak Tech Academy ES Eliza Bryant, Talcott Fine Arts ES Sarah Bucher, Perez Arts ES Cathleen Buckley, Prieto Math & Science ES Julianne Burke, Hampton Arts ES Niamh Burke, Sawyer ES Amy Cabrera, Lyon ES Jade-Paula Cabrera, AUSL – Lewis ES Erica Cahill, Greene ES Lissa Calderon, Castellanos ES Keli Campbell, McAuliffe ES Casey Carlock, Lyon ES Kate Carter, U of C Charter – Woodlawn HS (6-12) Amy Castaneda, Ortiz de Dominguez ES Smitha Chandran, Franklin Magnet Arts ES Joann Chan-McShane, AUSL – Marquette ES Elizabeth Chaps, Grimes ES Aekyung Choi, Beaubien Gifted ES Wioletta Chwal, Bridge ES Michael Clarke, Oriole Park ES Abigail Clifford, Coonley ES Addison Cochrane, Polaris Charter ES Miriam Cohen, Great Lakes Charter Kati Collins, Coonley ES Catherine Conde, Ravenswood Arts ES Jillian Connolly, Jamieson ES Molly Cooks, Gary ES Sandra Coppa, Solomon ES Christina Crawford, Hitch ES Christine Cummings, Corkery ES Audrey Cutler, Brown, W. ES Kelsey Dadey, Jenner Arts ES Emily Darcangelo, Great Lakes Charter Annette Davidson-Yokozawa, Beard ES Elizabeth Davoren, Polaris Charter ES Maria DeSanto, Chavez ES Sarah Dickens, Legacy Charter ES Nereyda Dockett, AUSL – Lewis ES Mary Dolan, Oriole Park ES Cynthia Domine, Hitch ES Diana Dominguez, Nixon ES Cynthia Dominguez, Christopher ES Deni Drinkwater, Edison Regional Gifted ES Heather Duncan, South Shore Fine Arts ES Christine Dussault, Chase ES Christopher Elder, KIPP Ascend Charter ES Heidi Farrand, Hernandez MS Donna Flanagan, Tanner ES Jessica Fong, Spry ES Kelsey Forier, Kilmer ES Jody Foss, Hayt ES Erin Franzinger Barrett, Telpochcalli Language ES Kathleen Friedl, Gillespie ES Andrew Friesema, Prieto Math & Science ES Alicia Fuller, Carnegie ES Tayler Fulmer, Prieto Math & Science ES Natalie Gaddini, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Karin Gallian, Farnsworth ES Mia Gamble, Gillespie ES Anna Garcia, Hawthorne Magnet ES Brenda Garcia, Reilly ES Delmis Garica, Volta ES Haley Gelz, Gary ES Ami Genao, Whitney ES Jessica General, AUSL – Chalmers ES Yvonne German, Fort Dearborn Arts ES Colleen Girard, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Maia Golley, Namaste Charter ES Marciel Gonzalez, Armour ES Monica Gonzalez-Pena, Gary ES Cynthia Goodman LCSW, South Loop ES Branch Joey Gray, AUSL – Harvard ES Rachel Greenspan, UNO Santiago ES Tisha Grudzien, Gallistel Language ES Matthew Grudzien, Gallistel Language ES Deidre Habetler, Dever ES Debra Harland, New Field ES Marina Hayes, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Barbara Hegarty, North River ES Kathryn Heineman, Coonley ES Art Helbig, Linne ES Kat Henry, Pulaski International ES Jessica Hervey, Murray Language ES Melissa High, Coonley ES Kelly Hinds, Stock ES Anh Hoang, Murray Language ES Jodi Hoard, West Ridge ES Kelly Holtz, Otis Language ES Eileen Holzhauer, Murray Language ES Grace Hong, Kilmer ES Tenesia House, Fiske Language ES Danita Howze, Hefferan ES Rosenda Huezo, Nixon ES Mona Iehl, Polaris Charter ES Angela Johnson, Ashburn ES Barbara Johnson, DePriest ES Elizabeth Johnson, Farnsworth ES Cheryl Kachka, Mozart ES Maura Kelly, Volta ES Jennifer Klonsky, Telpochcalli Language ES Kathryn Koentopp, Haugan ES Melissa Korpalski, Murray Language ES Gerard Kovach, McCutcheon ES Branch Beth Kruger, UNO Santiago ES Megan Kuehl, Great Lakes Charter Kate Kuempel, Portage Park ES Jessica Lake, AUSL – Herzl ES Margaret Lanigan, Mt. Greenwood ES Dominique Laurent, Tanner ES Katie (Katherine) Lechowski, Sheridan Math & Science ES Alisa Lee, Murphy Arts ES Yan Hong Lei, Haines ES Calli Leventis, Agassiz Arts ES Ellen Lezotte, Coonley ES Demmaree Li, Oriole Park ES Sora Lim, Hibbard ES Lauren Kelly Livingston, Chavez ES Kelly LoConte, Gillespie ES Debra Lomax, Sayre Language ES |
Lisa Love, Hawthorne Magnet ES Doris Lozano, Otis Language ES Kendra Mallory, AUSL – Morton ES Kristen Malone, Fairfield ES Nick Manesis, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Marina Mantel, Pickard ES Katherine Marquez, Brentano Math & Science ES Priscilla Marrero, Bridge ES Cheryl Marshall, Metcalfe Math & Science ES Iris Martinez, Yates ES Eileen Mattson, Walsh ES Darcy Maxim-Otterbacher, Jenner Arts ES Aldo Mazzotti, Farnsworth ES Gordon McCall, Swift Specialty ES Dawn Marie McCarthy, McPherson ES Erin McDonald, Pickard ES Anna McGowan, Sauganash ES Ebony McKinney, KIPP Ascend Charter ES Margaret McNamara, Christopher ES Carolyn McNicholas, Hitch ES Patricia Meagher, Hayt ES Anna Miczek, Schubert ES Estela Mira Barreda, Whittier ES Natalie Mitchell, U of C Charter – Woodlawn HS (6-12) Andrea Moffat, Salazar Bilingual ES Matthew Moline, Edwards ES Shuchuan Montgomery, Hendricks ES Alice Morado, Hibbard ES Guadalupe Morales, Ortiz de Dominguez ES Eden Munoz, Ortiz de Dominguez ES Lucy Murguia, Edwards ES Hui Hwa Nam, Cardenas ES Darcy Nickel, Dever ES Katie Nielsen, Bright ES Meghan Nolan, Chavez ES Hannah Nolan-Spohn, Pulaski International ES Angela Norcik, Kilmer ES Theresa O'Connell, Gillespie ES Lauren O'Gara, Prieto Math & Science ES Claudia Ortiz, Greene ES Holly Ortiz, Bridge ES Debra Pallante, Hanson Park ES Ekta Panchal, AUSL – Chalmers ES Sarah Peace, Scammon ES Katelyn Pederson, Chavez Upper Miriam Perez, Talman ES Drago Petrusic, Prieto Math & Science ES Jala Phillips, Spencer Tech Academy ES Monica Pietruszka, Columbus ES Jeannie Pimentel, Marsh ES Kendrick Pitak, Belmont-Cragin ECC Jason Pitak, Belmont-Cragin ES Lauren Ponce, Swift Specialty ES Kimberly Porter, Gillespie ES Sarah Potter, AUSL – Johnson ES Melissa Potts, Saucedo Academy ES Mary Prendergast, Ashburn ES Monica Prinz, Murray Language ES Dakota Prosch, Suder Montessori ES Zarina Qadir, Kilmer ES Griselda Ramirez, Mitchell ES Barbara Ratliff, Yates ES Debbi Ratulowski, Otis Language ES Christine Reed, Ravenswood Arts ES Kristen Rehfeldt, Inter-American Magnet ES Denise Rewers, Ward, J. ES Claire Reynes, Twain ES Paula Rice-Irvin, Jenner Arts ES Colleen Rivera, Vick ECC Jessica Rodriguez, Oriole Park ES Alyssa Rohlfs, Fulton ES Monica Romano, Kilmer ES Elaina Rosa, Edwards ES Michael Ryan, Greene ES Randall Saks, Gary ES Olga Salas, Kilmer ES Maria Sanchez, Galileo Math & Science Magnet ES Shannon Sankstone, Kilmer ES Miguel Santana, Chase ES Martha Santiago, Fairfield ES Carolyn Sauer, Burbank ES Samantha Schouweiler, Bateman ES Sally Schwab, Lowell ES Letitia Scott, Hughes, L. ES Erin Selinka, Boone ES Shelli Shadday, Bateman ES Arielle Shanker, Armour ES Branch Jodi Shapiro, LaSalle Language Magnet ES Deborah Sheriff, Jenner Arts ES Kyri Sierra, Sabin Magnet Dual Lang ES Kara Silverglat, AUSL – Natl. Teachers Academy ES Laura Sleman, Hanson Park ES patrick smith, Cuffe Math, Science & Tech ES Sonia Solla, Darwin Language ES Daniela Soto, Gary ES Gustavo Soto, Boone ES Jennifer Sparacino, Prieto Math & Science ES Lea Stenson, Brentano Math & Science ES Leah Stephens, Gunsaulus Magnet ES Carrie Stern, Edison Park ES Michelle Stewin, Melody STEM – Delano ES Eileen Stobart, Hitch ES Sara Strasser, Chavez ES John Sullivan, Nettelhorst Arts ES Pauline Swenson, Healy ES Samantha Talbot, Edison Park ES Ricky Tang, Haines ES Rhyne Tarsia, South Shore Fine Arts ES Valorie Tatum, McAuliffe ES Mindy Thomas, Polaris Charter ES Amanda Thompson, Polaris Charter ES Erin Timur, AUSL – Chicago Academy ES Angelica Tobias, Camras ES Sarah Todd, Lyon ES Helen Toledo, Horizon Science Academy – SW Amy Twardowski, UNO – Brighton Park ES Sara Urben, Namaste Charter ES Katherine Van Ryzin-Schick, Talcott Fine Arts ES Karen Van Zytveld, Galileo Math & Science Magnet ES Jennie Vazquez, Chavez Upper M.K. Victorson, Franklin Magnet Arts ES Mary Villa, Lloyd ES Kimberly Villa, Byrne ES Flor Villanueva-Winter, Belmont-Cragin ECC Kelsey Waggoner, Corkery ES Lynne Wagner Rhodes, Disney II Magnet Arts ES Laura Walsh, Christopher ES Jessica Washington, Falconer ES Kandace Weber, McCormick Language ES Megan Wentz, Jordan ES Mary Beth Werner, Telpochcalli Language ES Elizabeth Williams, Franklin Magnet Arts ES Lekisch Williams, Kellman Language ES Brittany Williams, Brentano Math & Science ES Michael Wilson, Reavis ES Nora Wiltse, Coonley ES Kelly Wingate, Armour ES Rachel Witkov, Whitney ES Nikki Woloshyn, Zapata ES Erin Young, Burbank ES Danielle Zablocki, Saucedo Academy ES Sonia Zamarron, Murphy Arts ES Michelle Zlatanovski, Brentano Math & Science ES |
2017 Study Group Team Member Winners
$300 grants
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Juana Abarca, Portage Park ES Veronica Acuna, Namaste Charter ES Noreen Aderman, Healy ES Sarah Allen, KIPP Ascend Charter ES Lisa Arroyo, Nixon ES Dianna Balcken, Armstrong, G. ES Bethany Baltutat, Hawthorne Magnet ES Courtney Banks, Leland ES Paula Barajas, Lozano Language ES Brandon Barr, Twain ES Tracy Barrientos, Prieto Math & Science ES Joyce Beach, AUSL – Tarkington ES Amanda Becker, Poe ES Caitlin Bencel, Peirce ES Mary Biesty, Sauganash ES Jeanine Bischoff, Hanson Park ES Jason Blake, Hawthorne Magnet ES Kathleen Bourret, Lee ES Jacqueline Boyer, Moos ES Kimberly Branch, Burke ES Katelyn Burke, AUSL – Dulles ES Niamh Burke, Sawyer ES Julie Burke, Cleveland ES Joseph Calabrese, Hitch ES Ivan Calderon, Hanson Park ES Andrea Calhoun, Prieto Math & Science ES Molly Callaghan, Gary ES Damaris Cami, Talcott Fine Arts ES Dena Campbell, Lindblom Math & Science HS (7-12) Melissa Carey, Dore ES Aurora Carranza-Ramos, Talcott Fine Arts ES Elizabeth Carrick, Bateman ES Letha Carter-Clark, Carnegie ES Debbie Chan, Haines ES Jennifer Coe, AUSL – Dulles ES Marilyn Cortes, Hanson Park ES Monica Cottrell, Montessori School of Englewood Teresa Court, Sauganash ES Emily Cozzie, Nightingale ES Rob Cron, Montessori School of Englewood Janet Cullina, Gallistel Language ES Amanda DeDecker, Cameron ES Sara DeVito, Sauganash ES Melissa Dippel, Mitchell ES Cynthia Dominguez, Christopher ES Francesca Drnek, Hanson Park ES Lisa Drucker, Orozco Gifted ELL Arts ES Anne Dunipace, Cleveland ES Elizabeth Espoz, Chase ES Marlin Estrada, Edwards ES Erick Evans, Mitchell ES Elizabeth Evans, Montessori School of Englewood Rose Fabian-Guzman, Hanson Park ES Heidi Farrand, Hernandez MS Donna Flanagan, Avalon Park Arts ES Tara Flett, Chase ES Verna Flores, Prussing ES Erin Flynn, AUSL – Natl. Teachers Academy ES Jenny Ford, Chase ES Gabriela Fuller, AUSL – Marquette ES Amanda Gallegos, Hanson Park ES Mia Gamble, Gillespie ES Laura Gangichiodo, Ravenswood Arts ES Anna Garcia, Hawthorne Magnet ES Virginia Garcia-Flores, Corkery ES Rebecca Gertz, Bateman ES Amy Gies, Chase ES Daniel Golden, Mitchell ES Miriam Gonzalez, Reilly ES Laurie Green, Bridge ES Mandy Guzman, Dever ES Karen Hall, Talcott Fine Arts ES Paula Hawkins, Murphy Arts ES Melissa High, Coonley ES Erik Hull, Swift Specialty ES Christine Hurley, Gresham ES Meghan Huschen, Dever ES Joshua Kelley, Randolph ES Matthew Kelsey, Montessori School of Englewood Jamie Knight, Montessori School of Englewood Karen Knorr, Sauganash ES Christina Korbakis, Talcott Fine Arts ES Gerard Kovach, McCutcheon ES Branch Laura Kristek, Kilmer ES Alisa Lee, Murphy Arts ES Alexa Lennard, Nettelhorst Arts ES Ellen Lezotte, Coonley ES Demmaree Li, Oriole Park ES
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Celeste Locke, Prieto Math & Science ES Denise Lopez-Gill, Ward, L ES Jenny Ma, Haines ES Merideth Mack, South Shore Fine Arts ES Latiya Magee, Burke ES Rebecca Mancione, Nettelhorst Arts ES Sharon Mangum, Montessori School of Englewood Cynthia Martin, Lowell ES Heather McCoy, Nettelhorst Arts ES Sarah McFee, Hawthorne Magnet ES Evelyn McGhee, Corkery ES Paris McIntosh, South Shore Fine Arts ES Carly McKeague, Bateman ES Fahimeh Mehrabkhani, Haines ES Miao Mei, Haines ES Julie Meyers, Dore ES Juan Meza, Hanson Park ES Kelly Miller, South Shore Fine Arts ES Monica Miller-LoCoco, Dore ES Nancy Montoya, Chavez ES Shara Morgan, Coonley ES Marissa Moritz, Peirce ES Shannon Murphy, Dore ES Karen Ng, Edison Regional Gifted ES Susan Nichols-Petska, AUSL – Dulles ES Annina Novak-Hernandez, Hanson Park ES Kristen O'Meara, Montessori School of Englewood Irma Orozco, Morrill Math & Science ES Lorraine Ortiz, Edison Park ES Suzanne O'Shea, Beasley Math & Science Magnet ES Jena Parsons, North River ES Miriam Perez, Talman ES Caitlin Petrosky, Hitch ES Bernardo Piccolo, Bass ES Claudia Polovina, Clay ES Alethea Poole, Leland ES Nicole Prescott, Talcott Fine Arts ES Kristen Price, Coonley ES Monica Prinz, Murray Language ES Griselda Ramirez, Mitchell ES Michelle Ramos, Montessori School of Englewood Christine Reed, Ravenswood Arts ES June Robles, Clay ES Carmela Rodriguez, Dore ES Mildred Roman, Hanson Park ES Natashia Rosado, Pulaski International ES Linsey Rose, STEM Academy ES Monika Roszkowski, Cameron ES Kathryn Rucker, Audubon ES Eric Runyan, Chavez ES Ashley Rupp, Blaine Arts ES Natalie Sabbath, South Shore Fine Arts ES Katrina Sabino, Mireles Language ES Randall Saks, Gary ES Miguel Santana, Chase ES Andrea Sartain, Solomon ES Nancy Sepulveda, Gary ES Gilad Shanan, Montessori School of Englewood Jodi Shapiro, Edison Park ES Emily Shultz, Hamilton Arts ES Shevinna Sims, Owen Scholastic ES Einnaf Smith-Austin, Disney Magnet ES Linda Sumita, Haines ES Pamela Swope, Talcott Fine Arts ES Michael Tader, Sauganash ES Eu Tang, Volta ES LaTia Taylor, Hendricks ES Sharonda Thomas, Parker ES Sarah Thomas, Namaste Charter ES Erin Timur, AUSL – Chicago Academy ES Eiby Torres-Sawczenko, Portage Park ES Melissa Turner, Cameron ES Jane Vanecko, Sauganash ES Maranielly Vazquez, Chase ES Samantha Villa, Dore ES Michelle Wade, AUSL – Harvard ES Stefani Weiss, Ravenswood Arts ES Daniel White, Hitch ES Brittany Williams, Brentano Math & Science ES Michael Wilson, Reavis ES LaShawn Winfield, South Shore Fine Arts ES Laura Wipf, New Field ES Ji Ho Yang, South Shore Fine Arts ES Andrea Zayas, Lowell ES Isis Zuaznabar, Hanson Park ES Elizabeth Zyer, Mitchell ES Branch |
CFE Teachers of the Year
2018: Lisa Caputo Love, Hawthorne Scholastic Academy
2017*: Kat Henry, Pulaski International School of Chicago
2015: Mona Iehl, Polaris Charter Academy
2014: Elizabeth Valente, Otis Elementary School
2013: Bob Hauser, Legacy Charter School
2012: Cara Bucciarelli, LaSalle II Elementary School
2011: Nicole Zumpano, May Community Academy Elementary School
2010: Monica Sims, AUSL-Harvard Elementary School
*Selection process changes resulted in no award during the 2016 calendar year
