About Rising Stars
We're proud of first-year teachers. You bring the light, the heart, and the hustle, usually with a whole lot of supplies paid for out of your own pocket. Rising Stars provides $250 classroom grants to 40 first-year teachers, helping you purchase the supplies, books, and resources you need to create a welcoming learning environment from day one. No hoops. No fine print. Just a quick, friendly application and a promise we'll keep.
Our job is lighting up fiber across Wyoming and Idaho. Yours is lighting up young minds. We think that makes us a pretty good team.
Who can apply
- This is your first full year of teaching (the 2026-27 school year).
- You teach at a K-12 school in a Silver Star community in Wyoming or Idaho.
- Every grade, every subject.
Mark your calendar
Share your shine
Here's our one small ask. If you receive a grant, tag Silver Star in a social media post about your new classroom, or send us a photo we may share. That's it! Watching your classroom light up is our favorite part.
How Rising Stars are chosen
Forty teachers will be chosen across our Silver Star communities. The money is yours to spend on your classroom for books, supplies, comfy seating, tech or bulletin board glory. We want you to have the ability to make your classroom yours!