When you donate to the Mansfield ISD Education foundation you are helping to support the vision of excellence in education that Mansfield is known for. Districts enhanced by resources beyond tax dollars are more likely to attract top teachers and administrators, demonstrate exceptional student performance and have a high level of community awareness and support.
Foundation Golf Tournament - June 16, 2008
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. Please consider sponsoring this tournament:
• $5,000 Platinum Sponsor 3 teams, tee signs, gift
• $2,500 Gold Sponsor 2 teams, tee signs, gift
• $1,000 Silver Sponsor 1 team, tee sign, gift
• $750 Bronze Sponsor 1 team, tee sign
New Academic Banquet Photo Slideshow!
Photo by Allen J. Oliver Productions
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. Watch the Photo Slideshow!
Thanks National Semiconductor!
Photo provided by Grant Winner
We 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. Watch the Photo Slideshow!
Sincerely, Fred Garza
Mansfield ISD Science Coordinator
T. A. Howard Science Carnivale Grant!
Photo provided by Grant Winner
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. Watch the Photo Slideshow!
Icenhower Students Paint 22 Shirts!
Photo provided by Grant Winner
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.
Watch the Photo Slideshow!
Photo by Allen J. Oliver Productions
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. Watch the Photo Slideshow!
Grant In Action - Shall We Dance…the Jalisco?
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Photo by Allen J. Oliver Productions
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!
IMPORTANT - MISD Foundation Grant Winners
If you are a Mansfield ISD Education Foundation grant winner you are required to provide the foundation office a document 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.
2008 Foundation Marketing Video!
Photo by Allen J. Oliver Productions
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.
Grant In Action - Environmental Lab!
Photo by Allen J. Oliver Productions
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.
Timberview - Outdoor Learning Center!
Photo by The Star-Telegram
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 – Summit High School!
Photo provided by Grant Winner
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.
There are many different ways you can help the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation. Read and understand our funding priorities and the many investment option donor level packages. Learn why you should support the Foundation and be recognized in the community as a donor to the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation.
Also, be sure and check out our video library and learn more about these categories:
• Academic Banquet
• Grant Awards
• Grant Showcasing
• Marketing Videos
• Special Events
• Training & Promotional Videos
The mission of the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation is to generate and foster creative approaches and distribute resources to the educators and students of Mansfield Independent School District to enrich and to meet the District’s stated mission of excellence in education.
Linda Bacsik, Foundation Director
If you have any news, ideas, comments or suggestions please let us know.
Linda Bacsik, Director
Foundation Address:
609 East Broad Street - Mansfield, TX 76063
Phone:(817) 299-6354 or fax:(817) 473-5645
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