Gulf Coast Educators FCU Awards 50 Classroom Mini Grants to Texas Educators Fall '25 & Spring '26
Picture: Mini grant recipient from Clear Creek ISD, Shirley C. Dickey’s class working on their rubber band racers project.
Pasadena, TX, January 16, 2026: Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union awarded 50 classroom mini grants to educators in the state of Texas. The teachers who applied had to answer one simple question, “How would $100 help you engage students or facilitate learning in your classroom?”
The credit union awarded 25 grants during the Fall semester of 2025 and an additional 25 grants during the Spring semester of 2026. Over 300 applications were received from educators all over Texas, from Galveston to Dallas, and everywhere in between. All Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Classroom Mini Grant Recipients are listed below.
Fall 2025 Classroom Mini Grant Recipients
Adriana Sanchez Cantu - Alvin ISD
Amy Raymond - San Jacinto College
Bari Scherrer - Parkway Christian Academy
Danielle Derouen - Santa Fe ISD
Dean Rogers -Channelview ISD
Deja Getwood - Fort Bend ISD
Dennis Rigsby - Sheldon ISD
Donnette Williams - Houston ISD
Elizabeth Bell - Houston ISD
Gena Martinez - Deer Park ISD
Jennifer Dinsdale - Pasadena ISD
Jennifer Parrish - Santa Fe ISD
Karly Provoyeur - Dickinson ISD
Lori Scott - Birdville ISD
Maggie Courville -Pasadena ISD
McKenzie Williams - Deer Park ISD
Nikki Reed - Katy ISD
Patricia Ramos - Aldine ISD
Pennie Yancey - Alvin ISD
Sara Andrade - Pasadena ISD
Sara Hansen - Humble ISD
Shannon Howard - Waller ISD
Tammy Baty-Rice - Sheldon ISD
Tiffany Franklin - Spring ISD
Lidia Cleveland - Santa Fe ISD
Spring 2026 Classroom Mini Grant Recipients
Christin Borski - Pasadena ISD
Sarah Kloesel - Pasadena ISD
Ashley Smalls - Katy ISD
Rebecca Clark - La Porte ISD
Rani Bauer - La Porte ISD
Dakota Pierson - Goose Creek CISD
Rachel Aguilar - Magnolia ISD
Kayla Powell - Katy ISD
Veronica Powell - Goose Creek CISD
Kristen Di Napoli - Katy ISD
Abigail Gilger - Deer Park ISD
Shirley Cook-Dickey - Clear Creek ISD
Tiffany Randle - Klein ISD
Maria Nuncio - Tejano Center
Sara Hansen - Humble ISD
Melisa Evans - Pasadena ISD
Veronica Hunter - Tyler ISD
Kris Frederick - Katy ISD
Elizabeth Bell - Houston ISD
Lindsey Englis - Katy ISD
Jennifer Vann - Pasadena ISD
Ashlyn Pittman - KIPP Texas Public Schools
Arlla Acosta-Prado - Pasadena ISD
Nina Corley - Galveston ISD/private
Jana Reyes - Channelview ISD
Gulf Coast Educators FCU has been awarding classroom mini grants every year to teachers in need since 2015. In total, the credit union has awarded more than $57,500 in mini grants to educators all over the state of Texas.
About Gulf Coast Educators FCU: In 1948, eleven Pasadena ISD educators got together and formed what today remains a credit union dedicated to serving the financial needs of school employees, all over Texas. The credit union offers its member-owners a full line of banking services, but through a cooperative ownership structure. To learn more about the credit union, visit www.gcefcu.org.