Education Foundation

Overview

The HEB Education Foundation was established in 1995 as a non-profit organization designed to support the school district. The foundation has a board of directors with school district staff, business leaders, and community volunteers, who work on annual projects to meet their goals.

 

Goals

• Encouraging all students to work to their highest potential

• Rewarding teachers for innovative efforts and exemplary teaching

• Building public awareness and confidence in our schools

• Involving the community in assuring a quality education for the leaders and workers of tomorrow
  
  

Innovative Teaching Grants

Each year, the foundation provides $25,000 in Innovative Teaching Grants to teachers who need extra funds to teach special lessons or to purchase books or materials. Teachers submit grant applications, which are evaluated by a committee that includes members of the foundation. Many teachers would not be able to carry out these special projects without the annual grant program. Teachers apply for grants in the fall, and winners receive the grants in January. Teachers then have the spring and the following fall to use the funds.

 

Awards of Excellence

Each spring, the foundation hosts the Awards of Excellence dinner, which honors 31 students in 15 fields of study from LD Bell, Trinity and KEYS high schools. The foundation also recognizes the students’ mentor teachers at this event. Business and community leaders sponsor students and present medals to each winner.

 

The Cornerstone Club

The Cornerstone Club encourages individuals and businesses to donate $100 each year to support the foundation. When donors reach the $200 level, they can purchase a commemorative brick, which will be engraved and then placed in front of the Pat May Center to create a paved walkway. Donors who reach the $300 level receive a plaque, and they then receive a plate for each $100 donated thereafter. Those who donate recognize that the Cornerstone Club is an ongoing support project to keep the dollar level high enough to continue to fund the teaching grants.