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APS Empowers Dysart Teachers with Classroom Supplies

This year, 15 teachers from across the district were the lucky recipients of the 2025 APS Supply My Class grant. The Arizona based utility company started the program eight years ago to help local educators teaching in Title I, K-12 schools get the supplies they need to support their students’ success.

Applications for the program were open over the summer. Qualified applicants were entered into a random drawing that was held before the start of the school year. This year, 500 teachers from the APS service area were each awarded a $500 virtual gift card with which to stock up their classrooms.

The names of the 15 winners from the Dysart Unified School District were kept under wraps until APS representatives paid a surprise visit to their classrooms to present the award with the help of the school’s administration.

Sixth-grade teacher Carli Kaye from Marley Park Elementary School expressed her sincere gratitude to APS. “This generous funding will allow me to purchase much-needed supplies and resources that will directly benefit my students’ learning. With these materials, I can create more engaging, hands-on lessons and provide students with tools that help them succeed every day. Your support not only enhances our classroom environment but also shows my students that their education matters to the wider community. Thank you for investing in our future leaders!”

Reading Interventionist Kelley Campbell-Hernandez from Countryside Elementary School states she is honored and shares how she plans to use her funding. “As a 26-year veteran teacher who has spent thousands of dollars on her classroom and students over the years, it is heartwarming that companies like APS are providing teachers a financial opportunity like this! I am honored to have been chosen and look forward to purchasing supplemental materials and items for my Reading Intervention groups that will support their academic growth!”

All the teachers are excited to put their gift cards to good use. Their shopping lists include everything from basic school supplies and manipulatives to flexible seating and student incentives. One thing they all have in common, however, is that they all plan to use every last penny to purchase supplies that will directly benefit their students.

This year’s winners encourage their fellow educators to apply for the grant next summer. With no essay requirement, all it takes is a five-minute application that could win them $500.