Muenster ISD Education Foundation Awards Instructional Grants to Teachers
Thank you to the Muenster ISD Education Foundation for the 2024-2025 instructional grants that were awarded to the following teachers for the benefit of their students.
-Special Education Teacher, Mr. Chris Bevers:
This grant, which Mr. Bevers titled “Life Skills’ Coffee Cart Project,” in the amount of $500.00, involves setting up a coffee cart that the
students will use to make and deliver coffee to the teachers. The goal is for his students to learn daily living skills. Besides learning the specific sequence needed to make coffee, this project gives them a wonderful opportunity to work with money in a safe real world setting by accepting cash and giving back the appropriate change. Instructional aide, Mrs. Amanda Lee, is accepting the check on behalf of Mr. Bevers.
-The next grant, titled “Speak Up, Por Favor!”, is awarded to our HS
Spanish program under the guidance of Mrs. Amy Binder in the amount of $399.60. Twenty over-ear headphones will be used by Spanish students on a daily basis to help them become more confident in speaking Spanish out loud and to become more successful when taking speaking and reading tests. The ultimate goal is for our Spanish students to be more comfortable using the Spanish language outside of the classroom.
-Elementary Reading Teachers, come on down! These ladies are being awarded a check for $1,890 for a 2-year subscription to “Reading A to Z”which will impact 275 elementary students. This on-line reading program is an excellent tool for improving reading proficiency and fluency. Also, by implementing “Reading A to Z” in Kindergarten through 6 th grade, it will help with vertical alignment on the elementary campus.
-Ag Science Teacher, Cody Martindale:
Mr. Martindale and students in his Ag Mechanics classes will be involved in building an outdoor eating area for all MISD students to enjoy throughout the year and for years to come! This is “hands-on-learning”at its BEST! He is being presented a check for $4,000.
-Our last awarded grant goes to Ag teacher, Ms. Tara Whitely. She is being presented a check for $3,000 for “Food Science Fridays.” Every 3 weeks her Ag students will conduct some type of lab that involves food. These hands-on experiences are an excellent way for students to grasp the material that has been taught in a fun and engaging way, and a wonderful way to connect the teachings of agriculture into their
everyday lives.
The goal of the MISD Education Foundation is to raise funds to
support academic programs and achievement. We would like to thank everyone who has given to this organization; your generosity is greatly appreciated! Thank you!