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NBISD teachers were surprised with big checks as the NBISD Education Foundation held its annual Grant Awards Parade on Friday, May 10.
Members of the NBISD Education Foundation awarded 21 grants totaling $65,634.90. The parade group, including Education Foundation members, school board members and staff visited nine NBISD campuses to surprise teachers with grants they had applied for earlier in the semester.
“Our teachers deserve our support and appreciation, and as an education foundation, it’s our goal to ensure that NBISD teachers have as many resources as possible to thrive and to educate our students every day,” said NBISD Education Foundation Executive Director Reagan Parks.
Donations to the NBISD Education Foundation can be made here.
This year’s grant recipients included:
| Project Name | Funded Amount | Teacher(s) | Campus |
| Maker’s Haven: Unleashing Creativity with 3D Printing and Laser Cutting | $3,451.00 | Sara Velazquez-Brooks | Ninth Grade Center |
| Audible Pages: Embracing Stories | $3,772.00 | Brittney Brittain | Klein Road Elementary |
| Harmonizing Learning: Empowering Elementary Music with Touchscreen Technology | $1,745.00 | Danielle Whiteside | Klein Road Elementary |
| Rockin’ Our Reading with Geodes Decodable Books | $5,000.00 | Lisa Aguirre | Klein Road Elementary |
| Reading Kits to increase Family Engagement | $900.00 | Morgan Weeks-Boyer | Klein Road Elementary |
| Rockin’ with Rekenreks! | $1,500.00 | Stephanie Schulz | Klein Road Elementary |
| We Excel with IXL | $4,500.00 | Cari Dionisio | New Braunfels Middle School |
| Lone Star Maps for Star Students | $2,319.00 | Francisco Dionisio | New Braunfels Middle School |
| IXL-erated Reading | $4,500.00 | Kirstin May | New Braunfels Middle School |
| Cover One, Cover All! | $2,590.00 | Amanda Alden, Amanda Hunt, Sara Velazquez-Brooks, Tracey Griffin | New Braunfels Middle School, Oak Run Middle School, Ninth Grade Center, New Braunfels High School |
| Self-Regulation Bins | $4,181.00 | Shelby Garcia | Voss Farms Elementary |
| Gym Climbing Wall | $5,000.00 | Erik Woods | Walnut Springs Elementary |
| Books that Talk! | $5,000.00 | Julie Gallichio | Walnut Springs Elementary |
| Building Our “B-A-G” of Tricks! | $1,080.00 | Maribel Holtz | Walnut Springs Elementary |
| Oh the Places We’ll Go! AVR Learning Experience | $4,705.00 | Isabel Cooper, Marci Jenkins, Carla Bryan | Lone Star Early Childhood Center |
| Letter Learning for All! | $2,730.00 | Isabel Cooper, Sonya Dominguez, Vanessa Tilghman, Ana Cardenes | Lone Star Early Childhood Center |
| From Bored to Board | $4,182.00 | Laura Best | Veramendi Elementary |
| 3D Print Club | $1,799.90 | Melanie Bowen | Veramendi Elementary |
| Student Soundwave Support: Empowering the Podcasting Generation | $1,674.00 | Amanda Hunt | Oak Run Middle School |
| VR & AR 4 SG (Small Groups) | $4,499.00 | Amber Ramirez | Oak Run Middle School |
| Hands-On Learning to Develop Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) in Emergent Bilingual Students | $507.00 | Laura Burns | Oak Run Middle School |
| Total 21 Grants at 9 Campuses | $65,634.90 |
About the NBISD Education Foundation
The NBISD Education Foundation was established in 1999 to provide assistance to and to generate financial support for the NBISD. The Foundation provides funds not available through the District’s normal operating budget for programs and activities to facilitate achievement and skill development, to recognize and encourage staff excellence, and to provide a vital link between the community and the classroom. For more information about the Foundation, go to https://www.nbisd.org/community/nbisd-education-foundation.
