2024 - 2025 Grantees
We are so grateful to our supporters for enabling us to award 30 grants to 25 educators this year. Because of our amazing grantees and community of support, so many new innovative projects will now take flight in 2025 — including a STEM resource library, a zen zone, an expanded school garden, bird biology lessons with new purple martin nests, a podcast-journalism program, a teacher wellness program and new relaxation room, a Latin dance initiative, a super-charged robotics team with upgraded 3D printers, calming sensory stations, an expanded school garden, and the list goes on! These grants will impact thousands of students this school year and - by enhancing the equipment and resources available in our classrooms - for years to come.
In December 2024, we had the honor of awarding grants for the following projects, to the educators and campuses noted:
3D Printer Upgrades | Manor Early College High School | Leson Gervais
BTE ¡Baila! | Bluebonnet Trail Elementary | Hazel Martinez
Building Community and Creating Collective Understanding Through Literacy and Leadership | Manor High School/Whole Child Collaboration | Jesse Schultz
Career & Technical Education: Maintenance Club | Manor Middle School | Omar Gonzales
ConectaDos | Bluebonnet Trail Elementary | Hazel Martinez
El jardín de la escuela | Oak Meadows Elementary | Megan Torres
Empowering Young Innovators: Building a STEM Resource Library for Hands-On Learning | Pioneer Crossing Elementary | Steven Bartels
Engaging Students in Social Studies with EduProtocols | Manor ISD Administration | Racquel Cuevas
Expanding Multicultural Music for an Inclusive High School Choir Program | Manor New Tech High School | Tavian McGee
Future Frequency: Empowering Student Voices Through Podcasting | Manor Rise Academy | Eric Garcia
Inviting Staff Wellness and Mindfulness | Manor High School | Jesse Schultz
Mental Health Matters | Manor Excel Academy | Jessica Layssard
Mindful Moments: Creating a Classroom Zen Zone for Enhanced Focus and Well-Being | Manor Senior High School | Given Hinampas
Modular Performance: Empowering Theatre with Rehearsal Cubes | Manor Middle School | Cheyene Martinez
Mustang Spirit Wear | Manor High School | Jerry Reed
Purple Martin Project | Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School | Joseph Mitchell
Reader a Leader: Special Education Peer Tutoring | ShadowGlen Elementary | Juana Amamence
Restorative Team | ShadowGlen Elementary | Chelsea Young
Revive & Thrive: A Book Repair Initiative | Manor New Tech Middle School | Jessica Hahn
Robotics Team Sponsorship & Tools | Manor Early College High School | Leson Gervais
Scarves for Individuals Overcoming Homelessness | Manor Early College High School | Cindy Cole-Ferraresi
Sensory Calming Stations for ALL | Lagos Elementary | Janet Ward
Social Emotional Elevation Project | Decker Middle (Collaborative with Manor Middle) | Madison Walter
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) backdrops: Enhancing School Spirit and Student Pride through Creative Expression | Manor Senior High School | Ralph Henley
STEM Coding Challenges | Manor ISD Administration | Brook Park
STEMathlon 2025 | Manor Excel Academy | Djeanne Marie Cocjin
The Future of Entertainment | Manor New Tech Middle School | Teresa Smith
Thrive and Revive: A Teacher Relaxation Room | Presidential Meadows Elementary/The Whole Child Department | Chelsea Derouen
Voices Unscripted: A Theater Resource Initiative | Manor New Tech High School | Elizabeth Cox
We Care About Mental Health | Manor Early College High School | Jessica Layssard