Volume 1 | Jan/Feb 2019

Tyler ISD Foundation News

Welcome to the Tyler ISD Foundation News! This is your source for information about the many ways the foundation is supporting programs, activities, and events that inspire learning, enrich teaching, and enhance opportunities for Tyler ISD students.

Be a part of Tyler ISD history by purchasing a personalized engraved brick to be installed at the newly constructed John Tyler High School or Robert E. Lee High School campus. Bricks will be installed around the Flag Pole Memorial Areas in the front of each campus allowing community members to visit the site at any time. 8" x 8" Bricks - $250 4" x 8" Bricks - $100 Commemorative Replica Bricks Available Order Deadline: Friday, April 3rd, 2019 Order Here

We were thrilled to receive 36 Grants for Great Ideas (GFGI) applications requesting over $128,000 this year! With a budget of $65,000, it was a challenging task to finalize the list of approved grants with so many creative and innovative ideas, but we look forward to notifying and celebrating this year's GFGI recipients at Grant Patrol on Tuesday, February 12th. There will be big checks, cheerleaders, a drum line, and lots of fun! For more information, call the TISD Foundation office at 903-262-3095.

Grants for Great Ideas - Impact Report Take a look at some of the innovative and creative grant projects going on in Tyler ISD.

"There's No Place Like Home" DeAnna Molloy, Bobby Richardson, Jeffrey Dean Grant Award - $5,000 Project Description: "There's No Place Like Home" was the collaborative effort of architecture, welding, and construction students at the Career & Technology Center with the shared purpose of designing and constructing small waterproof mobile shelters to meet the needs of our community's homeless society. Project Outcomes: Nine (9) waterproof mobile shelters were created. The students partnered with Church Under A Bridge to get the shelters in the hands of those who could benefit from them most. The students were extremely engaged in the success of the project and enjoyed the opportunity to work with other student groups and to positively impact their community. "La Obra es la Cosa" Helen Strotman, Alacia Reid, Mary Ann Post Grant Award - $5,000 Project Description: "La Obra es las Cosa" provided funding to produce Disney's Aladdin Jr., Dual Language Edition as Hogg Middle School's annual theater production, which engaged and celebrated students and families with a Hispanic heritage while building student confidence as performers, technicians, and language learners. Project Outcomes: The production was successfully performed on October 26-27, 2018, at Tyler ISD's Caldwell Auditorium. Three shows were performed to energetic audiences filled with parents, students, and district representatives. 30 students participated in the production, and the confidence this experience has instilled in them has been transformational. The celebration of the dual-language aspects of the production has brought a great sense of community to the campus.

Friends of the Foundation

We are so thankful for each and every donor and supporter of the foundation. From TISD employees who give $1 a month to our biggest corporate donors - THANK YOU! If you're not already a donor, we'd love for you to join us!

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Save the Date!

Night of Shining Stars May 14, 2019 Caldwell Auditorium We are so excited to celebrate the academic and teaching excellence of TISD. Night of Shining Stars recognizes the top 20 graduates from John Tyler and Robert E. Lee high schools and the educators who have most positively impacted their educational journey. What a night! ‌