Bandera ISD Education Foundation




	EDUCATION FOUNDATION PRIZE PATROL AWARDS GRANTS History was made on May 12^th, 2006 as the newly incorporated Bandera ISD Education Foundation awarded their first round of Educator Initiative Program grants to fund three exciting learning projects. The Educator Initiative Program was designed to encourage, facilitate, recognize, and reward innovative and creative instructional approaches which accomplish program objectives and improve student performance. The winning teachers received a surprise visit at their schools from the Education Foundation’s “Prize Patrol”. Outfitted with clanging bells, signs, balloons, and over-sized checks; Foundation Officers and Board Members made a grand and boisterous entrance at each campus they visited. DeeDee Stewart from Bandera Middle School, was awarded a grant of $1,402 to fund the “Picture This” project. Librarians Tammie Royal from Alkek Elementary and Patsy Small from Bandera High School, will share a grant of $1,000 to fund a visiting author program. Michelle Barnet from Bandera High School was awarded a grant of $434 to fund “Laboratory Directed Biology”. “We wanted to get the Foundation’s presence known to our teachers as soon as we could” explained Dr. Barbara Skipper, chair of the Foundation’s Grant Committee. “This is just the start of many positive events the Foundation has planned to help the teachers and students at Bandera ISD schools”. The Bandera ISD Education Foundation is a volunteer, non-profit corporation, which solicits, manages, and disburses contributions to enrich and enhance educational opportunities for staff and students in Bandera ISD that fall outside the scope of the district’s normal operating budget.