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Welcome
Since 1998, The Mansfield ISD Education Foundation has given back in excess
of $1,735,601 to MISD Schools, in the form of Educator Grants made possible
by the common passion for excellence in education that is shared by our
community. The Foundation serves as an
investment vehicle for those who
support the vision of excellence in education for which Mansfield ISD is
known. The Foundation provides an innovative source of funding to support
the school districts educational plan of excellence. Our goal is to provide
funds for those projects and activities that go beyond the normal classroom
experience
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on Funding Priorities]
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.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about our
programs as well as information on becoming
a volunteer or a foundation
board member. Links throughout the answers will
guide you to further information on our website
Come along and join the fun and excitement of awarding grant funds to teachers and students. Community members, donors and foundation board members deliver those big checks to many MISD campuses. Watch highlights from the November 2007 Fall Round of grant awards.
The Top 60 Graduating Seniors deliver
these heartfelt messages to their Moms
and Dads as they near the end of the
high school career. This video was shown
during dinner service at the 2007
Mansfield ISD Education Foundation
Academic Recognition Banquet.
In cooperation with MISD Centennial Participating Restaurants - Chili’s is offering a make up night for March 11, 2010. If you wear your MISD Centennial T-shirt you will get free chips and salsa. If you bring the flyer in the Education Foundation will recieve 10% of the proceeds.
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.
REGISTER EARLY!
The format will be a Scramble to be played on the Oak and Pecan Courses. Lunch will be provided.
Following the tournament, there will be over 100 raffle items, awards, live auction and dinner.
DATE: Monday June 21, 2010
PLACE: Walnut Creek Country Club, Mansfield, Texas
10:00 AM - Registration
1:00 PM - Shotgun Start
NEW Grant Applications **Attention: There have been BIG important changes made to the application & grant guidelines**
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 fall and spring.
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 $6,500 awarded spring of this year emphasis on elementary health and fitness
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
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).
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.
