Meet your Florida State Farm® Teacher Assist winners.
A $2,500 grant will bring each of their ideas to life.
Teaching during a pandemic poses many challenges. Teachers are adapting their methods to meet those challenges in unique and creative ways. State Farm Teacher Assist program grants will help 40 teachers across Florida boost their efforts. Each of their schools will receive $2,500 to implement their innovative ideas - a total of $100,000 to Florida classrooms.
Supporting teachers and schools helps the entire community. It recognizes education as a public good and helps address the societal impacts of COVID at the local level.
“As a company, we have a long history of working with teachers, educators, and students across the country. We are heartened by the immense response received from teachers sharing their solutions to overcoming challenges,” said Annette Martinez, State Farm Senior Vice President. “Congratulations to the winners. We are proud to support you and help you reach your goals!”
Soon, the winning teachers' stories will be shared here. Their passion to help students inspires us. We hope to foster a community and be a resource for teachers across the country.
Florida State Farm® Teacher Assist Grant Winners | ||
Teacher Name | School | City |
Lynn Moran | SouthTech Academy | Boynton Beach |
Gustavo A Morales | Wolf Lake Middle School | Apopka |
Michael Sabatino | Freedom Shores Elementary | Palm Beach County |
Jennifer Hughes | Okeechobee High School Freshman Campus | Okeechobee |
Courtney Roper | Crosspointe Elementary School | Boynton Beach |
Melinda Kimball | Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks | Ocala |
Linda Josaphat | Hammock Pointe Elementary School | Boca Raton |
Carmela Jones | River Ridge High School | New Port Richey |
Joy Williams | North Fort Myers High School | Fort Myers |
Melissa Anne Konkol | Gause Academy of Leadership | Bartow |
Jamie Chavarria | North Port High School | North Port |
Laurie Gonzalez | Turner Bartels K-8 School | Wesley Chapel |
Allison Unger-Fink | Hawkes Bluff Elementary | Davie |
Tanji Ford | Silver Ridge Elementary | Davie |
Caitlyn Whitley | Ruediger Elementary School | Tallahassee |
Astrid Vargas | Miami Northwestern Senior High School | Miami |
Julia Terrell | Freeport High School | Freeport |
Blake Riedel | McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy | Lake Wales |
Jennifer Middlebrook | Roosevelt Academy | Lake Wales |
Latisa Williams | Olsen Middle School | Dania Beach |
Danielle Almond | Keeth Elementary School | Winter Springs |
Marion Eidem | Pace Center for Girls | Fort Myers |
Charles Broadway | Eustis Elementary School | Eustis |
Megan Whitaker | Edward W Bok Academy N | Lake Wales |
Robert W Bailey | South Plantation High | Plantation |
Charlene Franklin | McNicol Middle School | Hollywood |
Betty Shore | McNicol Middle School | Hollywood |
Raquel McDonald | McNicol Middle School | Hollywood |
Rachael Sumner | Sandhill Elementary | Haines City |
Marialejandra Zapata Ramirez | South Elementary School | Okeechobee |
Patricia Swanz-Reiners | R.C. Lipscomb Elementary School | Pensacola |
Tyler Goehring | Lake Gibson Middle School | Lakeland |
Barbara Doner | Ramblewood Middle School | Coral Springs |
Anna Haag | Trafalgar Middle School | Cape Coral |
Tara Boucher | Daniel Jenkins Academy | Haines City |
Lauren Yearry | Bethune Academy | Haines City |
Dianna Quay | Cape Coral High School | Cape Coral |
Regan Davenport | Zolfo Springs Elementary | Bowling Green |
Greg Guy | Citrus Ridge: A Civics Academy | Davenport |
Laura Pacter | Shadowlawn Elementary School | Naples |