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Grants Showcasing - Who Gives a Hoot? Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary
Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School receives $1547.37 grant for - Who Gives a Hoot? Teachers: Linda Zumwalt, Ashley Coffman, Olga Felan, Athena Johnson, Joelene Prust, Kellie Scanlan, Bianca Wilson and Kristi Wilson received a grant for $ 1547.37 from the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation. The grant funds will be used to purchase a projector, owl pellets and other lab supplies. These tools will be used for students to learn facts about and explore the owl during it’s everyday life activities, including the owl’s impact on the eco-system. All their work will be saved and presented in a power point presentation.
Grants Showcasing - It is Easy to be Green! Mansfield High School
Mansfield High School receives $802.90 grant for - It is Easy to be Green! Teacher Danny McMahan received a grant for $ 802.90 from the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation. The grant funds will be used to purchase a heavy duty paper shredder and paper making supplies. Students will use these tools to take their shredded paper and recycle it into paper pulp that will be used as scrap paper and special events stationary. The paper pulp can also be used for other art projects district wide.
Grants Showcasing - “From All Angles” Mary Lillard Intermediate School
Mary Lillard Intermediate School receives $1658.50 grant for - From All Angles. Teachers: Carol Welle and Sharon Hunstable received a grant for $1658.50 from the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation. The grant funds will be used to purchase various quilting equipment and supplies. Using these tools with at risk students, to create quilt blocks, gives these students a hands on experience in measuring and reasoning activities that focus on organization, precision and sequential actions.
Grants Showcasing - “Cowbell Cafe” Legacy High School
Legacy High School Received $2,779.13 grant for - Cowbell Cafe - Women’s Division of the Mansfield Chamber Grant. Teachers, Michelle Lutes and Jayme Schroeder received a grant for $2,779.13 from the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation. The grant will provide funds to purchase equipment and supplies for a restaurant/café. Students will benefit by gaining food service experience and skills that will lead to future job placement, as well as, reinforce their every day living skills.
2010-2011 Grant Applications Updated!!
NEW Grant Applications
**Attention: THERE HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE TO THE GRANT GUIDELINES** re: ONLY the Lead Grant Writing Teacher or Teachers will be required to sign submitted grant(s)
Mansfield ISD Education Foundation Signature Grants Programs!
The Mansfield ISD Education Foundation offers seven different kinds of grants made available to MISD teachers and staff for grant funding.
1. Innovative Teaching Grant.
2. Think Big Grant $10,000 awarded once a year fall or spring.
3. National Semiconductor Math and Science Grant $10,000 awarded THIS FALL ONLY 2010.
4. Sunrise Rotary Club Grant $5,000 emphasis on Special Needs awarded in the spring.
5. Battle of the Nines Grant $5,000 emphasis on Community Service awarded in the spring.
6. Council of PTAs Grant, Every Child One Voice $10,000 awarded one a year
7. Meredith Hatch Memorial Grant $5,000 awarded fall or spring of this year emphasis on elementary health and fitness.
8. Top of Texas Grant $3,000 fall and $3,000 spring. K-12 eligible. Must have a photography element in the grant
The Mansfield ISD Education Foundation - Academic Recognition Banquet 2010 will be held on April 26, 2010 at the Arlington Convention Center, 7:00 p.m.
Each year the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation recognizes the Top 60 graduating seniors, and provide for them an opportunity to thank an educator who has influenced them the most. The pride that is evident in these mentors as they listen to quotes from the students emphasizes the importance of this noble vocation. To witness the impact that our educators have had on our district’s top students is a remarkable experience.
The MISD Education Foundation hosted the 10th Annual Academic Recognition Banquet honoring the top 60 graduating seniors. Each senior honored a teacher who has made a significant impact on their life.
The pride that is evident in these mentors as they listen to quotes from the students emphasizes the importance of this noble vocation. To witness the impact that our educators have had on our district’s top students is a remarkable experience.
Recently the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation awarded their Spring round of grants awards to teachers and staff from around the district.
See the Photo Gallery - Highlight Video Coming Soon!
To view the complete list of winners - Click here!
Thank you so very much for the “Fancy Footwork” grant that you gave to us last Spring. The students have had a great time this Fall learning the basics of the piano keyboard and music staff by utilizing the floor keyboard and the floor staff. The kinesthetic approach utilized by standing on the keyboard and staff made it much more fun to learn as we played games and made music. The students then wrote on their own keyboard and staff printouts and even composed their own musical pieces that they played on various keyboards around the room.
The students’ comments as they left the music class were: “Awesome!”, “That was fun!” and “I wish I could give something back to them (the Education Foundation)”. Perhaps they will remember this grant and will encourage their parents to contribute to the Education Foundation and, in turn, one day, as adults, they will contribute.
As the music teacher, I so enjoyed teaching this unit of study because of having such wonderful materials. Thank you for enhancing the music program at Alice Ponder Elementary School.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Debbie Brown
Alice Ponder Elementary School
Grant Showcasing - “Happiness Heals”
The grant was for $4,361.65. Teen Leadership II students from Legacy and Summit. The purpose of the grant is to train our students in the art of CLOWNING and use the art to spread happiness to those children in and out of our district that need a little happiness in their lives.
The grant supplies the training, costumes/makeup and transportation. Th objective is to train our students to use their humor and positive talents to help others. The students plan to visit a local hospital to raise spirits and also work with the SPED departments within our schools. Let me know if you need more information. Teachers on grant are Keli Cullen (Summit) and Dena Schimming (Legacy).
Grants in Action - Weatherbug!!
This is an awesome grant! We appreciate the foundation’s grant to fund it. Students ha access to the weather hub and one class per week will have the special honor of being our Ponder Meteorologist. The students at the same time learning increased student self esteem and improved understanding in science and mathematics. The Weatherbug school sites are affiliated with local TV Stations in the DFW area and our school’s name and weather readings are used in the newscast. It’s very exciting. Each child has the opportunity to be an Alice Ponder meteorologist at least one time per school year by forecasting through the daily morning announcements.
Thanks to a PTA Funded Grant each MISD school bus is equipped with a seatback slipcover that challenges bus riders to improve their academic vocabulary. The seat has a trio of vocabulary words and definitions screen printed on the area immediately in front of the seated student. The words that are selected are academic words that students need to master to be successful at all grade levels. Students of the different age groups who ride buses thus will be exposed to important words each morning and afternoon. As a result students will improve their vocabulary knowledge and skills. Every week the bus drivers rotate some 20 slipcovers thus allowing students to be exposed to other words and definitions.
The solar cars are really neat science project for my students they really get into this one. The students design and assemble their own energy efficient and environmentally friendly car. Construction of the solar powered cars explores the transformation that occurs from sunlight to electrical energy to mechanical energy. For fun the students race their cars against their classmates. It’s really a lot fun and students enjoy the experience.
At Roberta Tipps we wanted to create our own Jr. Jag Bank, we already had our own Safety Patrol and Jr. Jag Mail. Now thanks to the foundation we do. The bank allows our students to save their Jag Bucks and learn the value of long-term savings and real life banking. It also allows them to understand how money functions in their lives. It helps students learn and identify examples of people wanting more than they can have. Explaining why wanting more than they can have requires that people make choices when buying food and services.
The purpose of our grant was to encourage students to become motivated learners by providing resources for students to investigate science and social studies topics. Each student from grades one through four were provided a folder with TEKS-based science and social studies questions from which they chose to investigate. In our internet-driven world, students have fewer opportunities to investigate questions using resources such as an almanac, an atlas, and an encyclopedia. These resources will remind students there are many options for finding information. By supplying students with interesting topic choices and research materials and encouraging them to discover fascinating information, we instill in them the enjoyment of learning for the sake of learning.
Meredith Hatch was a board member for the MISD Education Foundation for 6 years. She brought enthusiasm to every board member and joy to every teacher she helped award a grant to. Meredith was tragically killed this past year. In a tribute to her, the Education Foundation has established the Meredith Hatch Memorial Grant. Meredith was very passionate about the education of our young people. She owed and operated two Primrose Schools in Mansfield and in Grand Prairie, She also loved to run and compete in bike races. Therefore, her grant will be focused on elementary age children with an emphasis on health and fitness.
This grant will be awarded in the spring of 2009 for up to $6,500.
By Nathaniel Jones and Alexa GARCIA-DITTA Star-Telegram Staff Writer
Meredith Hatch had two passions: children’s education and cycling. After the devoted athlete was killed Sunday during a routine bike ride in Grand Prairie, the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation said Monday that it plans to award a yearly grant in her name. Hatch served on the foundation’s board of directors for almost six years.
“She will be extremely missed,” Executive Director Linda Bacsik said. “She touched so many people.” Grand Prairie police arrested Kenneth Bain. Police said they suspect that he was drunk when his Lincoln Navigator sport utility vehicle struck and killed Hatch, 38, and Mike Alfaro, 36, at about 8:20 a.m. Sunday near Joe Pool Lake.
Apply for the MISD Council of PTAs Grant for $10,000
The Mansfield ISD Council of PTAs’ grant is designed to encourage, facilitate, recognize and reward innovative and creative instruction approaches to empower parents and further encourage involvement in their children’s schools. Any individual or teams of individuals employed by the Mansfield ISD (PK-12 grades) who are involved in the instruction of students. The purpose of this grant is to impact multiple locations and students, so listed below are some additional criteria. We want to encourage collaboration between campuses, programs and content areas.
• Any grade level district wide, i.e., all 3rd grade teachers
• Grouping of like campuses, i.e., all middle school Spanish teachers, all intermediate school PE coaches, or programs offered to all students at a school level, i.e., team building program for all 4 high school assemblies
• Content or program areas district wide, i.e., all Elementary reading specialists, all SPED FALS classes
• Enrichment programs district wide or grade level, i.e., all music teachers
Mansfield ISD Education Foundation Signature Grants Programs!
The Mansfield ISD Education Foundation is proud to spotlight these six exciting grants made available to MISD teachers and staff for grant funding.
1. National Semiconductor Math and Science Grant $10,000 awarded fall and spring
2. Think Big Grant $10,000 awarded once a year fall or spring
3. Council of PTAs Grant, Every Child One Voice $10,000 awarded once a year
4. Meredith Hatch Memorial Grant $6,500 awarded spring of this year emphasis on elementary health and fitness
5. Battle of the Nines Grant $5,000 emphasis on Community Service awarded in the spring
6. Sunrise Rotary Club Grant $5,000 emphasis on Special Needs awarded in the spring
Mansfield ISD Education Foundation Grant Workshop Coming Soon!
The workshop will be held September 17, 2008 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. at MISD Administration Board Room!
If you need more information please contact us!
IMPORTANT - MISD Foundation Grant Winners
If you are a Mansfield ISD Education Foundation grant winner you are required to provide the foundation office a report of your grant in action. Please provide us with photos or video and a brief description of your grant in action. Also include information on how the grant is progressing and the success of the students learning as a result of the grant funds. We will feature each grant on the foundation website. Photos and information can be e-mailed to the foundation office or by simply replying to this newsletter and you will be contacted by the foundation multi-media producer.
NEW Foundation Marketing Video - Celebrating 10 Years!!
Annual Drive Chairman, Danny Wilson and Foundation Board Member, Tamara Hilliard hosts the 2009 Mansfield ISD Education Foundation Annual Drive Celebration, see new and innovative teaching grants in action.
Print and bring receipt from on-line purchase to your child’s school or purchase tickets with checks or money order at your child’s school or at The Foundation Office at: 609 E. Broad Street in the Student Services Building - POSTPONED!!!
CLICK ON THE LOGO TO ORDER TICKETS NOW!!!
The MISD Education Foundation invited you to the “MISD Back To School Olympics” at Hawaiian Falls Water Park, Mansfield - Saturday, September 13th, 10:30 AM – 6:00PM - 3rd 4th 5th and 6th grade students will be competing.
Hawaiian Falls will be closed to the public, so come join us for an all day, family fun event!
You can customize your tickets if you’d like to include Meals, All Day Drink Passes, and a Discount to bring in a cooler (no commercially prepared food will be allowed in coolers)
Danny Jones Middle School 8th Grade Class presented West Wing Follies - The Complete History of the United States Presidency in about 90 minutes. The group performed at Timberview High School Performing Arts Theater. View the playbill and poster signed by the cast in addition to photos from performance and behind the scenes.
**UPDATED** - MISD Education Foundation Golf Tournament Held!
One of the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation’s most successful fund raising events is the Annual Golf Tournament, which provides an opportunity to mix business with pleasure as we come together with sponsors and supporters. Without the generous support of our many donors and sponsors, none of this would be possible. Your support allows us to find new ways of keeping our schools on the cutting edge and preparing for the future. This is YOUR foundation, and the work we do is YOUR work. We are proud of what we’ve accomplished, but we know that our greatest challenge is to sustain the momentum we have and increase our support to meet the demands of the district.
The MISD Education Foundation hosted the 9th Annual Academic Recognition Banquet honoring the top 60 graduating seniors. Each senior honored a teacher who has made a significant impact on their life. The banquet was held at the Arlington Convention Center on Monday, April 28, 2008. Click here to view the complete list of top 60 students and the teachers they will be honoring that evening!
See the complete list of sponsors who help make this wonderful event possible!
Watch the NEW Slideshow!!!
I would like to thank you so much for providing the funds for the Butterfly Grant. It has truly been such a wonderful success in so many ways. With the funds from the grant, 20 lead second grade teachers visited Heath Scientific in Cedar Hill. While there, Dr. Pat Nichols provided some general information on the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly. Teachers learned how to care for their caterpillars and what to feed them. A great benefit of that trip was to open the eyes of the lead second grade teachers to what is available in a facility so close to Mansfield. Since our trip that day, several teachers have continued to request items from Heath Scientific because they are familiar with this facility and the science materials Pat Nichols has to offer schools.
Grant In Action - T A Howard Middle School Science Carnivale Grant!
A study on how Physics/math are present in our daily lives. This project includes several game tables (billiards, table tennis, air hockey basketball), golf putting greens, golf putter, golf balls and a bowling game set. In addition to these materials, regular lab and classroom materials, as well as, probes will be available for the student to help in their experimental designs. The physics/math project will support the study of how physics/math laws came to be and how they affect our everyday lives.
Grant In Action - Icenhower Students Paint 22 Shirts!
Students at Icenhower Intermediate School painted 22 husky shirts for their track. They have also painted numerous other shirts. The teacher cuts the stencils out of plexiglass and covers everything with construction paper. The students are all able to paint. Icenhower Intermediate School intends to have the ESY students each paint their own shirts during the summer of 2008.
In November 2004, J.L. Boren Elementary was awarded a grant from the Mansfield Education Foundation entitled “Different Sizes of Disguises”. The grant author was Spanish teacher Denise Gunnip. The objective of Mrs. Gunnip’s grant application was to teach cultural diversity to Boren students through the tools of mask- and puppet-making during Spanish and art enrichment classes. By following guidelines in George Ancona’s book The Piñata Maker, Boren fourth grade students constructed life-sized, papier-mâché basket puppets. Those puppets are still used for dances during Boren’s Hispanic Heritage celebration held each May.
Seniors were treated to a colorful display of culture and dance at the Senior Center at the MAC! Students from Alice Ponder Elementary performed several Hispanic dances while dressed in colorful, authentic dance attire. The dance troupe is available to perform at events like Hometown Festival, civic events, PTA meetings at area schools and Cinco de Mayo festivals. Watch the Awesome Slideshow!
Help MISD Education Foundation Meet Annual Drive Goal!
The Mansfield ISD Education Foundation needs your help. The Foundation has set a Jan. 31st goal of $355,000 to provide our educators with the tools they need to keep MISD an outstanding district. If you have a student in MISD, he or she has most likely experienced the programs, tools, curriculum and equipment that these grants have funded. Please take 2 minutes to help make a difference in our students’ lives.
To make a quick, secure online credit card contribution, click here (go to “Donor Options,” then “Annual Drive”). For more about why you should make a contribution to the 2008 Annual Drive, click here. Questions? Contact Linda Bacsik, Foundation Director at 817-299-6354 or email: click here.
The Harlem Ambassadors Event Big Success!
The Harlem Ambassadors vs. the Mansfield Allstars benefitting the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation at Legacy High School was a huge success with over 2,000 in attendance helping the foundation raiser over $10,000. Click here to see photos from the event.
Mansfield ISD Honor Roll Night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Dr. Pepper C.J. Wilson Bobblehead (First 20,000)
For all MISD Staff, Students, Family & Friends!
Complimentary Student Tickets:
One (1) complimentary ticket will be awarded to students who achieve A or A/B Honor Roll status the third quarter of fifth six weeks. Any kindergarten, first, and second grade student receiving a satisfactory grade in all areas of citizenship during the fifth grading period is also eligible for the one (1) complimentary ticket.
Additional Tickets:
The Mansfield ISD Education Foundation has arranged for a special reserved seating section for students, parents, and staff. Honored students may sit in this section at no cost and their family may purchase additional tickets in this area at the discounted price of $18 (regularly $25). Tickets are available for purchase starting April 21, 2008. A portion of each ticket purchased will be donated to the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation.
To sit in this special area, you need to arrange for tickets ahead of time through the MISD Foundation Office at 817-299-6354 or 817-299-6355.
Deadline to order tickets in advance is May 9, 2008.
Tickets may be purchased directly from the MISD Foundation Office Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm through May 15, 2008.
**ATTENTION** - 2nd Round Grant Application Deadline!
Signed applications are due to Linda Bacsik, Director of Foundation & Grant Development, at the MISD Administration office no later than Tuesday Jan. 22 by 4:30pm.
REMEMBER - If you are applying for a grant with technology equipment you must have your TTCC certification or be signed up for an upcoming class. Please send your grants to Ray Jaksa for approval and attach to your grant.
More Donors See Benefits of Giving Securities Over Cash
More donors are choosing to give charitable gifts in the form of securities — such as stock, mutual funds, and other investments — instead of cash, reports The Wall Street Journal. The current strong stock market as well as benefits of efficiency and tax savings for the donor and the recipient charity seem to be driving this trend, the newspaper says.
MISD Education Foundation - Releases New Marketing Video for 2008!
Produced by Allen J. Oliver Productions in Association with the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation. Annual Drive Chairman, Mark Matula and Foundation Board Member, Tamara Hilliard hosts the 2008 Mansfield ISD Education Foundation Annual Drive Celebration, see new and innovative teaching grants in action. Also, special guest appearances by Superintendent Vernon Newsom and a host of grant recipients.
Click the link below to see behind the scenes photos!
MISD Education Foundation Kickoff - HUGE Success!!!
Lead Gifts totalling $217,700 were presented at MISD Education Foundation Kick-off Breakfast on November 1, 2007. We thank these companies for taking the lead in our 2007-2008 Annual Drive toward our goal of $355,000.
Staff donations to the Education Foundation this year were the largest ever. The Education Foundation thanks the staff for their generous contributions this year. Two campuses that were outstanding this year were Mansfield High School with the largest contribution of $12,500 and the largest contribution from an Elementary campus was Thelma Jones, with a total of $2,210.00.
Pictured are Steve Gast, principal of Mansfield High School, and Dr. Bill Fisher who was the Staff Appeal representative for the foundation this year.
Grants in Action - Landforms, Erosion and Environmental Engineering Lab!
Cross Timbers Intermediate School - $4,600
Teachers: Wendy Purdy, Larita Lanier, Ricky Kizer, Nancy Mosley and Burke Egner.
All 5th and 6th grade students will be exposed to the vocabulary, visual and hands-on experiences the physical earth encounters due to environmental and human interactions. The following materials were purchased for this grant: sandboxes with lids, watering cans, sand for boxes, clay pots, diggin gtools and PVC pipe for drainage experiments. This will benefit the students at Cross Timbers with hands on learning. The students will explore ways to problem solve environmental issues.
The Star-Telegram published and article - Biology lessons more vivid than a textbook!
Senior Morgan Putman learns about science by getting her hands dirty and wading through muddy creek water. Putman, 17, wants to study veterinary medicine in college. She says the knowledge she’s gaining from Mansfield Timberview High School’s new outdoor learning center is beyond practical. It’s also enjoyable.
Lights Fantastic was a project where photojournalism students learned about the properties of light and how that affected their photos. They also learned how to use the Bulb setting on their cameras to capture things like lightning and neon lights in photographs.
The MISD Education Foundation Grant Workshop was held September 11, 2007 in the MISD board room. The teachers were presented with information about how to write a successful grant. Several teachers already had some great ideas for new programs and were very excited about submitting their grant to the foundation.
Mansfield ISD Education Foundation Staff Appeal Kick-off!
The MISD Education Foundation kicks off Staff Appeal on Monday Sept. 10, 2007. The staff drive runs from Sept 10 - 28. We hope to top last year’s total of $54,000 pledged. Winners will be featured on the website.
Back to School Round Up for Success at Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary
There are a significant number of students that need additional reading intervention in order to be successful and “catch-up” with their peers. By providing a back to school option we believe that the students will have the opportunity to focus on their particular need and be prepared for the new school year.
Featured Grant of the Month - Summit High School Fish Fest 8/14/07
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - Mansfield ISD Education Foundation awarded the Fish Fest Grant. The purpose of Fish Fest is to create a welcoming and encouraging environment to Summit High School for the incoming freshmen, so that they will feel secure and comfortable in both academic and social settings.
Denton Wilson, President of the MISD Education Foundation, and Linda Bacsik, Director of the Foundation presented Alicia Reber and Manager John Compton with a plaque. This plaque thanks Johnny Carino’s for donated food for 250 at the MISD Education Foundation golf tournament in June.
Board Member Congratulated for Service
MISD Education Foundation director Mark Matula congratulates Ken Adair for his three years of service on the Education Foundation board.
Mansfield ISD Education Foundation Grant Workshop 9/11/2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
MISD Education Foundation Grant Workshop
4:30pm - 6:00pm at MISD Administration Board Room
