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The Winston-Salem Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2025 Forsyth County Teacher Grants, aimed at supporting professional development opportunities for K-12th grade teachers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

Recipients were selected by a committee of professional educators who make awards in support of innovative and results-oriented educational experiences for teachers to improve their teaching ability and enhance the subject or content being taught in the classroom.

In total, $74,268 was granted to Forsyth County teachers. Clemmons and Lewisville teachers were among the 34 recipients. Local teachers that were awarded funding were:

• Katherine Howard — Clemmons Middle School — $2,500 to attend summer training offered by the Innovative Schools Summit.
• Elizabeth Hronek-Hodnett — Clemmons Middle School — $2,007 to support Future Entrepreneurs: Branding & Merchandising for Young Innovators in the classroom.
• Rebecca Oshige — West Forsyth High School — $2,145 to attend a Summer Wellness Conference.
• Frankie Santoro — Clemmons Middle School — $2,200 to attend the association of Middle Level Educators National Conference.
• Mary Tesh — Ward Elementary School — $1,375 to learn to empower students who stutter or have other communication challenges.
• Ashley Williams — Clemmons Middle School — $2,500 to attend summer training offered by the Innovative Schools Summit.

The Innovative Schools Summit is one of the nation’s largest K-12 education conferences, providing an opportunity for educators from throughout the country to come together and explore new trends and strategies in the field of education.

The remaining Forsyth County teachers that received funding were:

• Dawn Bell — Mineral Springs Elementary School — $2,500 to attend the Innovative Schools Summit. ‍
• Evans Elliah Bomah — Walkertown High School — $2,060 to attend MathCon 2025. ‍
• Megan Callaghan — Virtual Academy — $2,500 for professional development that will enhance instructional support to educators. ‍
• Melody Chazon — Flat Rock Middle School — $2,500 to attend Science in the Rookies. ‍
• Royzetta Cokley — J. F. Kennedy High School — $2,211 to attend the CEC 2025 Special Education Convention. ‍
• Lindsay Cross — Wiley Magnet Middle School — $2,400 to attend the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth conference. ‍
• Carter Cummings — Lowrance Middle School — $2,500 for educational travel to Puerto Rico to support the Earth Science classroom. ‍
• Brandy Dale — The Special Children’s School — $2,500 to attend the Conscious Discipline Institute. ‍
• Jennifer Estes — Moore Elementary School — $2,500 to enhance STEAM education for English Language Learners. 
• Pamela Gordon — Speas Elementary School — $900 to attend and present at the SCOLT 2025 Conference.
• Vikki Heaney — Northwest Middle School — $2,500 to provide materials in Spanish for the School Library Media Center.
• ‍Courtney Hudson — Meadowlark Elementary School — $1,500 to attend Orton Gillingham Training.
• April Hurlocker — Mineral Springs Middle School — $2,242 to provide flexible seating options in the classroom.
• Tiffany Ivers — Sherwood Forest Elementary School — $2,494 to diversify library resources.
• Jessica Jackson — Moore Elementary School — $2,500 to provide access to Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) STEAM Learning.
• Deeann Kidd — Caleb’s Creek Elementary School — $695 to expand and enhance hands-on learning in the classroom.
• Joel Leath — East Forsyth Middle School — $2,500 to attend the Innovative Schools Summit.
• Tequilla Neal — Gibson Elementary School — $2,500 to support Saturday Academies for families of students in grades 3-5 who need additional support.
• Lucretia Oaks — Main Street Academy — $2,500 to establish a life skills program for middle school special education students.
• Tremona Purvis — Griffith Elementary School — $2,500 to pilot an educator wellness program.
• LaShonda Redd — Kingswood School — $2,331 to attend the CEC 2025 Special Education Convention.
• Chantae Reynolds — Middle Fork Elementary Pre-K Program — $2,450 to attend WIDA 2025.
• Helen Sigler — North Hills Elementary School — $1,518 for Orff Level 1 Certification. ‍
• Ameriki Somers — Paisley Magnet School — $2,500 to attend the American Librarian Association conference as an ALA Emerging Leader.
• Kimberly Speas — Mount Tabor High School — $2,500 to support a college and career field trip.
• Traci Stultz — Cash Elementary School — $1,500 to support an overnight field trip to Camp Hanes.
• Jonathan Thull — Moore Elementary School — $2,500 to support a Learning Gazebo and Garden.
• Angela Uribe Romero — Parkland High School — $1,740 to attend and present at the SCOLT 2025 Conference.