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The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ed Fund will host a reception on June 6 at Google offices downtown honoring teachers from 23 different campuses who won innovative grants from SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ed Fund—totaling $110,615—to turn their projects from idea into reality.

Projects focused on whole child every child, literacy and science technology, engineering and math. Grants are made possible by community contributions.

The following schools received grants:

• Anderson High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $5,000 to train staff further in social and emotional learning.

• Andrews Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $1,960 to help students combat sensory overload.

• Ann Richards SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ for Young Women Leaders received:

• • $950 to implement a PALS Puppet Theatre,

  • $3,110 for its media technology pathway, including to purchase quality cameras and equipment; and

  • $3,570 for a project for the students to create a fictional sustainable colony on another planet.

• SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $1,900 for flexible seating.

• SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Alternative Learning Center received $10,000 to offer CTE courses via OdysseyWare.

• SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD Science Department received $10,000 for professional development in science, technology and math.

• Baldwin Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $1,800 to implement a Sphero Robotics project.

• Bedichek Middle SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $2,000 to provide kits that will make math more entertaining.

• Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy received $7,250 for an after-school club focused on fashion design.

• Blazier Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $250 for an SEL Read Aloud Project for dual-language.

• Boone Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $3,050 to provide teachers with strategies to incorporate musical activities in the classroom.

• Bowie High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $10,000 for robotics kits, equipment and curriculum to support science, technology and math.

• Brentwood Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $8,000 for 100 Kindle Fires.

• Casey Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received

• • $2,000 for a Read and Create! library media center,

  • $2,320 for resources to support sensory processing; and

  • $6,550 for a makerspace learning lab.

• Cook Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $1,365 for Code Me a Story, which blends storytelling with coding and robotics.

• Crockett Early College High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $1,830 for a science fair and biotechnology lab.

• Eastside Memorial High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $4,770 for life skills students to visit NASA.

• Guerrero Thompson Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $4,000 to bring Story Wranglers, a theater writing program by the Paramount, to its campus.

• Gullett Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $700 for its Gecko Weekly NewsCast.

• Palm Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received

• $2,000 to allow students to blend art and science in project-based learning, and

• $2,000 to support their Junior Botball Challenge.

• Pillow Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $2,000 to create a makerspace.

• Reagan Early College High SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $1,600 for an automated light show with Raspberry Pi.

• Walnut Creek Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $4,140 to create podcasts.

• Winn Elementary SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ received $6,500 to train teachers further in cultivating welcoming classrooms.

For more information about innovation grants, please visit .

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About SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ed Fund

The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ed Fund is SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ISD’s public education foundation, an independent, nonprofit organization that supports AISD students and teachers. The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ed Fund is a hub for private investment in AISD, supporting innovative work in the classroom and throughout the district. The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ed Fund’s teacher grant programs are growing—awarding more than $450,000 to-date to projects that support innovative classroom practices and educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged students.