May 8, 2023 | Grants, Our Stories
Kimberly Miterko, a Special Education Teacher for NEISD’s North East Transition Services (NETS) Program for high school services takes us on a tour of the G3 Program, or Garden, Grocery and Gourmet Program, that was funded with a NEEF Grant in 2021. With the...
May 8, 2023 | Grants, Our Stories
Clifton Tinker and Jessica Cardenas, teachers at NEISD’s Madison High School, showed us the results of the “Community Art Crew” NEEF Grant in action. Using the “Community Art Crew” NEEF grant, students were busy creating a “Lot of Joy” where staff...
May 8, 2023 | Grants, Our Stories
“Our grant focuses on building representation for neurodiverse readers. That can include ADHD, bipolar depression, students with anxiety or autism, so hopefully, our readers can find themselves within these books,” Librarian Janelle Schnacker comments. By reading...
Apr 24, 2023 | Grants, Our Stories
Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That’s the fun of them. ” Helen Mirren The main focus of the Lee Garden Club, according to Yvonne Rios, Physics and Environmental Science teacher, is “understanding how food is produced, as well as how food is produced...
Apr 24, 2023 | Grants, Our Stories
Principal Cody Miller informed us that “Our students have limited access to private music lessons and instruments than higher-income families do.” A lot of the students do not have access to musical instruments at home, so with the musical park, they can take the...
Apr 10, 2023 | Grants, Our Stories
“I was really excited,” Sophia Valdez described how it felt to win a drawing after a summer reading challenge. She was among a number of students that were rewarded with a chance to get a book from Huebner Elementary School’s Book Vending machine. Sophia describes how...
