CISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to educate a child. A crucial component of the CISD village is the Coppell ISD Education Foundation. The Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to help the district succeed in its mission of, “Working together, we are committed to creating profound learning experiences for each child, while nurturing meaningful relationships to positively impact our world.” “We exist to support CISD staff and students by generating and distributing funds for educational, motivational and innovative programs. In a nutshell, we are the PTO [Parent Teacher Organization] for the entire district.” — Allynson Dale Education Foundation Co-President
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Some Education Foundation events and programs include Robotics camps for students, the Run to Fund in the spring, the Super Star student and staff recognition program and the end-of-year Recognition Banquet for students in the top 5 percent of their class. One of the primary ways the Education Foundation supports CISD is through the Give for Grants fundraising program. In its more than 20 years, the Education Foundation has raised and distributed more than $1 million in teacher grants across all 18 CISD campuses. From supporting strings in elementary schools through ukulele programs to designing complex puzzles for an escape room to bringing designs to life using 3D printers, to bringing in innovative reading programs to expanding foreign language skills to providing STEAM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) kits to learners to enhancing school gardens and spreading kindness, the ideas for grants CISD educators develop is impressive.
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“We work with teachers, principals and CISD administrators on the grant writing process and then offer the district community to fund the grants they believe in at the schools they choose.” — Jobby Mathew Education Foundation Co-President The Education Foundation is run by volunteers who are passionate about serving CISD. Education Foundation volunteers are former and current PTO presidents, engaged parent volunteers, members of the community who want to give back, business and community leaders and more. “We all work and join together in a common call to action to continue to enable CISD to be the best school district it can be.” — Jobby Mathew Recent innovative support opportunities from the Education Foundation have included selling football game t-shirts, a Christmas wreath raffle, a scavenger “Hunt” involving a cardboard cutout of Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt and more.
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