OPSF Teacher Grants

The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation recently awarded 26 grants to teachers who applied this fall. A total of $52,529.08 was distributed across 19 different schools! Fourteen of these teachers are first time recipients of an Okaloosa Public Schools Teacher Grant. Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

  • Sarah Barksdale, Bluewater Elementary School

  • Amy Bowden, Antioch Elementary School

  • Adonia Chadwell, Fort Walton Beach High School

  • Jennifer Cook, Okaloosa STEMM Academy and OCSD Curriculum and Instruction

  • Loren Coyle, Shalimar Elementary School

  • Latavia Deliford, Destin Middle School

  • Kristen Detweiler, Bluewater Elementary School

  • Meg Dorsey, Consulting Teacher with OCSD Professional Services

  • Angelica Espeseth, Riverside Elementary School

  • Marian Gilmore, Silver Sands School

  • Paige Laughlin, Wright Elementary School

  • Delilah Lewis, Lewis School

  • Morena Mannucci, Elliott Point Elementary School

  • Karen Osborn, Florosa Elementary School

  • David Saucedo, Choctawhatchee High School

  • Jacqueline Sheffield, Fort Walton Beach High School

  • Kelly Sweitzer, Choctawhatchee High School

  • Brittany Tate, Pryor Middle School

  • Sarah Theres, Flororsa Elementary School

  • Sara Velazquez, Nortwood Elementary School

  • Adriana Santos Wade, Wright Elementary School

  • Bethany Weeks, Antioch Elementary School

  • Keeley Wickery, Baker School

To support programs like this and many other activities promoted by the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation through tax-exempt donations, please visit our Donations page for details.