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Thanks for Helping Fund-A-Need!
What an incredible achievement! Thanks to the generosity of our donors, NEISD is thrilled to announce that we will be building a magnificent 50 ft rappel tower at Camp Henson. This exciting addition will elevate the camp's capabilities and firmly establish our...
It Pays to Prepare
https://youtu.be/nFYDOu1K53A 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...
“You can’t wait for inspiration; you have to go after it with a club” – Jack London
https://youtu.be/KmVXFxUW9IM 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”...
MacArthur High School’s Library builds and inclusive section on Neurodiversity
https://youtu.be/A2lRqxmqdkI “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...
Gardening is learning, learning, learning.
https://youtu.be/Qp9HFMi6BLw 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...
Larkspur Elementary Musical Park
https://youtu.be/vRfT3fczyNo 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...
April Top Donor Appreciation Event
NEISD and the North East Educational Foundation (NEEF) kicked off Fiesta with a festive celebration to thank NEEF’s top donors. Dr. Maika, NEISD Superintendent, and NEEF’s Executive Director, Katherine Sanchez-Rocha, were on hand to greet the guests with a night of...
A Vending Machine that Feeds your Brain
“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...
Literary Alchemy, transforming books into music!
Angela Leonhardt describes the Musical prisms grant as one written to “include diverse children’s literature in the music classroom so that all children feel represented based on wherever they come from. We know when we see a prism or a kaleidoscope when all the...
Johnson High School Students have Reached their Melting Point!
Keeping students safe while they study advanced concepts was Elisa Compton’s main reason for providing AP and Honors Chemistry students with two Vernier GoDirect Melt Temp stations to safely observe the melting points of various substances. Prior to using this...