Teacher Opportunity Scholarships

Each year, Partners gives out scholarships of up to $500 to school employees who are continuing their education to become certified teachers or to advance in the teaching profession. 

Priority is given to educational assistants who are becoming certified teachers with bilingual or special education endorsements.  Partners has also helped teachers who are working toward their masters degrees, and teachers who are pursuing National Board Certification.  

Last school year, seven SFPS employees received funding:  Martha Gonzales, an instructional assistant at Nava Elementary; David Call, Eslee Kessler, and Christina Pavlak from Agua Fria Elementary, who were working toward National Board Certification; Valerie Trujillo, also from Agua Fria, pursuing a masters degree in Special Education; and Marqui Howland and Nancy Ziznewski, who work at the Santa Fe County Detention Center and are pursuing their masters’ in Special Education.