Natalie Barraga - Large & Small Programs Award
The Natalie Barraga Award recognizes excellence in public school programs for students with visual impairments. The award is given in honor of Dr. Natalie Barraga for her long and distinguished career in the education of students with visual impairments and in university personnel preparation. Awards are given to a small program (1‑20 students) and to a large program (21 students and over). School districts and special education cooperatives may enter their programs in visual impairment for the award. After a program has been nominated, an entry form will be sent directly to the program to request more specific information.
Past Winners
2024 - Klein ISD Program for Students with Visual Impairments
2023
2022 - Grand Prairie ISD VI Program
2021
2020 - (lg program) -
2020 - (sm program) - Elaine Robertson
2019 - (lg program) -
2019 - (sm program) - Katie Nash
2018 - (lg program) -
2018 - (sm program) -
2017 - (lg program) -
2017 - (sm program) - Victoria ISD Vision Department
2016 - (lg program) - SFA Braille and Cane Club
2016 - (sm program) -
2015 - (lg program) -
2015 - (sm program) -
2014 - (lg program) - Camp Abilities
2014 - (sm program) - Merkell Middle School Life Skills Class
2013 - (lg program) – Mansfield ISD Vision Dept.
2013 - (sm program) –
2012 - (lg program) – West Texas Cluster
2012 - (sm program) – Weimar Elementary School
2011 - (lg program) – Dr. Cindy Fussell
2011 - (sm program) – Mabel Chang, Dean Wilson
2010 - (lg program) –
2010 - (sm program) –
2009 - (lg program) – Region 10 ECC Committee
2009 - (sm program) – VIP2 Denton County
2008 - (lg program) –
2008 - (sm program) –
2007 - (lg program) –
2007 - (sm program) – VI PPCD Halpin Early Center, Fran Feeser
2006 - (lg program) – TSBVI/DARS DBS Post-Secondary Program
2006 - (sm program) –
2005 - (lg program) – Birdville ISD or Bluebonnet Coop (Donna Clopton)
2005 - (sm program) –
2004 - (lg program) – TSBVI Short Term Programs
2004 - (sm program) – New Caney ISD VI Program
2003 - (lg program) – ESC Region 4
2003 - (sm program) – Round Rock ISD VI Program
2002 - (lg program) –
2002 - (sm program) – Mesquite ISD Math Program (Brad Payne)
2001 - (lg program) – Sports Extravaganza Region 10 (Kitra Gray)
2001 - (sm program) –
2000 - (lg program) – Personnel Prep Mentor Program
2000 - (sm program) –
1999 - (lg program) –
1999 - (sm program) –
1998 - (lg program) –
1998 - (sm program) –
1997 - (lg program) –
1997 - (sm program) –
1996 - (lg program) – Technology Olympics ESC 11 (Olga Uriegas)
1996 - (sm program) – North East ISD Infant Program (Wendy Drezek & Rebecca Killian Smith)
1995 - (lg program) – Bluebonnet Coop Jana Almquest
1995 - (sm program) – Visually Impaired Person Program “Community Based Instruction” Denton ISD
Past Winners
2024 - Klein ISD Program for Students with Visual Impairments
2023
2022 - Grand Prairie ISD VI Program
2021
2020 - (lg program) -
2020 - (sm program) - Elaine Robertson
2019 - (lg program) -
2019 - (sm program) - Katie Nash
2018 - (lg program) -
2018 - (sm program) -
2017 - (lg program) -
2017 - (sm program) - Victoria ISD Vision Department
2016 - (lg program) - SFA Braille and Cane Club
2016 - (sm program) -
2015 - (lg program) -
2015 - (sm program) -
2014 - (lg program) - Camp Abilities
2014 - (sm program) - Merkell Middle School Life Skills Class
2013 - (lg program) – Mansfield ISD Vision Dept.
2013 - (sm program) –
2012 - (lg program) – West Texas Cluster
2012 - (sm program) – Weimar Elementary School
2011 - (lg program) – Dr. Cindy Fussell
2011 - (sm program) – Mabel Chang, Dean Wilson
2010 - (lg program) –
2010 - (sm program) –
2009 - (lg program) – Region 10 ECC Committee
2009 - (sm program) – VIP2 Denton County
2008 - (lg program) –
2008 - (sm program) –
2007 - (lg program) –
2007 - (sm program) – VI PPCD Halpin Early Center, Fran Feeser
2006 - (lg program) – TSBVI/DARS DBS Post-Secondary Program
2006 - (sm program) –
2005 - (lg program) – Birdville ISD or Bluebonnet Coop (Donna Clopton)
2005 - (sm program) –
2004 - (lg program) – TSBVI Short Term Programs
2004 - (sm program) – New Caney ISD VI Program
2003 - (lg program) – ESC Region 4
2003 - (sm program) – Round Rock ISD VI Program
2002 - (lg program) –
2002 - (sm program) – Mesquite ISD Math Program (Brad Payne)
2001 - (lg program) – Sports Extravaganza Region 10 (Kitra Gray)
2001 - (sm program) –
2000 - (lg program) – Personnel Prep Mentor Program
2000 - (sm program) –
1999 - (lg program) –
1999 - (sm program) –
1998 - (lg program) –
1998 - (sm program) –
1997 - (lg program) –
1997 - (sm program) –
1996 - (lg program) – Technology Olympics ESC 11 (Olga Uriegas)
1996 - (sm program) – North East ISD Infant Program (Wendy Drezek & Rebecca Killian Smith)
1995 - (lg program) – Bluebonnet Coop Jana Almquest
1995 - (sm program) – Visually Impaired Person Program “Community Based Instruction” Denton ISD