LINDALE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION Supporting a Tradition of Excellence
LindaleISDEducationFoundationAwardsmorethan$40,000inClassroomGrants
TheLindaleISDEducationFoundationhasawarded$40,263.57toLindaleISDteachers. Themoneywillbeusedtopurchasenewandinnovativetoolsforclassrooms.Fundsprovidedby theFoundationwilldirectlybenefitstudentsintheLindaleIndependentSchoolDistrictandwill makeapositivedifferenceforthem.
“TheLindaleISDEducationFoundationisproudtoannouncethefollowingrecipientsof thisyear'sEducationFoundationgrants,”saidGlennDavis,PresidentoftheLindaleISD EducationFoundation.“TheoutstandingteachersofLindaleISDworktirelesslytoenrichour children'seducationeveryday.Withtheawardingofthesegrants,theywillenhanceour childrens'future.Ipraiseandgivethankstothecommunity,businessesandindividualdonors thatjoinusinthisvitalendeavorforourchildren'sfuture!”
Theteachersarenotifiedthattheyareawardedtheirgrantsandreceivefundsbya surpriseGrantPatrolthroughschoolhallways.TheLindaleHighSchoolStarSteppers, cheerleaders,mascot,donors,administratorsandvolunteersloudlyparadethroughthecampuses, givingawaymoneyforseveralinnovativeprojects.
“ThisisthebesttimeoftheyearfortheLindaleEducationFoundation,”saidCourtney Sanguinetti,ExecutiveDirectoroftheLindaleISDEducationFoundation.“Ourboardmembers andvolunteersworkextremelyhardthroughouttheyeartoraiseenoughfundstobeabletogive likewedo.Toseeitallpayoffwiththeexcitementofthestudentsandteachersisdefinitelyour reward.Wearesothankfulfortheteacherswhoappliedforthesenewlearningtoolsandweare excitedtoseetheminaction.”
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HE LINDALE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION Supporting a Tradition of Excellence
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TheLindaleISDEducationFoundationisa501(c)(3)organizationthatprovidesfunds forclassroomprojectsandprogramsnotfundedorunder-fundedbythedistrict’soperating budget.Thefoundationissupportedthroughdonationsfromindividuals,businessesand corporations.
“WearesothankfulforourdonorsandtheLindalecommunitywhomakeallofthis possible,”saidSanguinetti.“Thesestudentsdeserveachancetoexcelbeyondtheclassroomand theprojectsfundedbytheEducationFoundationhelptodojustthat.Ourteachers’dedicationto ourkidsandschooldistrictiswhatmakesLISDoneofthebest.”
TheEducationFoundationbeganawardinggrantsinNovember2009.Sincethefirst grantcycle,theFoundationhasawarded$505,373.71toLISDclassroomsforhundredsof projects.
GrantapplicationsaresubmittedtothefoundationbyLISDteachersandaidesfor projectsorprogramsthatgoabovetheday-to-daycurriculumandofferstudentsanenrichedand uniquelearningexperience.Projectsselectedforfundingareratedonanumberofcriteria includingtheinnovationoftheproject.
Spring2025projectsreceivingfundsinclude:
EducationFoundationgrantfor$4,536.63 tofund“Let’sGetPhysicalwithSensors.”
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoprovide9-12thgradephysicsstudentswithVernierprobes thatmakeitpossibleforthemtobeabletoexploreandcollectdataonverycomplex physicsconceptsfromspeed,tosound,tocurrent,andenergy.
GrantbyVeronicaNussbaumandDuaneWalton
EducationFoundationgrantfor$2,073.99tofund“LaunchingintoaBetterWaytoGolf.”
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoprovidegolfstudentswithamobilelaunchmonitorandgolf simulatorthatwillprovidedataanddifferentplayingscenariostohelpfurtherincreasethe successofourgolfprogram.
GrantbyDerekDukesandJustinMason
EducationFoundationgrantfor$4,186.00 tofund“GrowingOurFuture.”
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoteachstudentsthenecessaryskillstogrowtheirownfoodby creatingasustainablefoodsource.Theconceptofsustainableagricultureistomeetthe needsofcurrentandfuturegenerations,whileprotectingourenvironment,aswellasusing lessresourcessuchasland,water,andfuel.Studentswillbereceivingahydroponics system,verticalfarmingsystem,andacompostingbinandwormfarm(toprovide nutrient-densesoilforplantstogrow).Studentswillbetaskedwithplantingvariousplants andvegetablesforconsumption.
GrantbyKathrynHudman,ColeGeesling,CaseyJones,TaylerManley
EducationFoundationgrantfor$948.97tofund“EmpoweringCreativityandVocational Skills:3DPrinting.”
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoprovide9th-12thgradeCBIandVocationalclassroomswith a3Dprinterforstudentstosupporttheirdevelopmentandprovidereal-worldexperiences.
GrantbyKelleyDickersonandCaseyWynne
ISD
EducationFoundationgrantfor$9,094.12tofund“InclusivePlaygroundInitiative.”
ThepurposeofthisgrantistoEnhancetheeducationalexperienceandpromotesocial inclusionforspecialeducationstudentsbyinstallinghandicap-friendlyplayground equipmentatECC,CSE,andVPE.Thisaimstoprovideasafe,accessible,andstimulating environmentwhereallstudents,regardlessofphysicalability,caninteract,engage,and developessentialsocial,emotional,andphysicalskills.
GrantbyCaseyWynne
EducationFoundationgrantfor$1,090.00 tofund“ZoominginonScience.”
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoincreasekindergartenstudents'levelofcomprehensionand masteryofscience,sciencetools,andsciencevocabulary.Microscopeswillprovideaunique andinnovativewayforkindergartenstudentstohavehands-onexperienceconducting investigationsthatbuildafoundationforcontinuedlearning.
GrantbyStephanieDilley
EducationFoundationgrantfor$1,175.76tofund“STEMisSnap.”
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoallow4thgradesciencestudentstoexploreelectricitywith SNAPcircuits,providinganengagingandhands-onwayforstudentstoexploretheworld ofelectricityandelectronics.
GrantbySusanLeJeune
ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
EducationFoundationgrantfor$2,544.10tofund“MovingMinds:GrowingThrough GrossMotorPlay.”
ThepurposeofthisgrantistocreateaninnovativegrossmotorplayareaintheLindale EarlyChildhoodCenteractivityroomthatwillbeequippedwithstructuresandgross motortoolstoenhancestudents'physicaldevelopmentandfostercognitiveandsocial growth.Thiswillstrengthenfoundationalskillscriticalforfinemotordevelopment, academicsuccess,andlifelongwell-being.
GrantbyTonyaParker
EducationFoundationgrantfor$5,859.00tofund“GreatThingsComeinSmallBatches.”
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoallowstudentstheopportunitytogainrealworldexperience intheprintingindustry'snewesttechnologies.Withawhitetonerprinter,heatpresses, cuttingmachines,studentswillbeabletodesignandcreativelycomeupwithprojects producedinthehighschoolprintshop.
GrantbyNedaMorrowandTommyMallory
EducationFoundationgrantfor$4,855.00tofund“GoDirect:GatheringDatatoEnhance ScienceLabs.”
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoprovide8thgradesciencestudentswithpHsensors,motion detectors,forceplates,andtemperatureprobesthatcollectdataforavarietyoflabs throughouttheyear.
GrantbyLeahVent,BrettMaddox,EmilyHines
Thepurposeofthisgrantistoprovidethedistrictwithapplicationsthatprovidereal-time, localizedweatherupdates,enablinguserstomakeinformeddecisions.Theintegrationof thistechnologywouldallowourschooldistricttooptimizeouroperationsfromlightning delays,toroadconditionsonwinterdays.Asweatherpatternsbecomemoreerratic,having areliableweatherserviceapplicationensurespreparedness,efficiency,andpeaceofmind whenmakingdecisionsforthewellbeingofourcommunity.
GrantbyRyanWilhelm