Eagle Pass Education Foundation celebrates 2nd Annual Gala
The Eagle Pass Education Foundation (EPEF) held its 2nd Annual Gala and Grant Award Ceremony on April 11, 2014 at the La Residencial Ballroom. The event achieved record attendance and the EPEF distributed a total of $5000 to six different campuses. The grants are part of the EPEF’s annual program, in which proposals for innovative classroom programs are reviewed through a competitive process. The top programs are then selected for funding. The non-profit organization formed in 2011, recognizes educators’ efforts to fund innovation within the classroom for the benefit of students. EPEF received double the amount of applications this year, a testament both to its continued growth and the needs of Eagle Pass schools. All of the funding requests were persuasive and worthy of attention, which made the selection process that much more challenging. Those chosen represent EPEF’s best efforts to fund a broad range of inventive programs for the students of EPISD.
The Eagle Pass Education Foundation is administered by a volunteer board working to support the EPISD by advocating for excellence in education, connecting schools and our community, and supporting students and teachers. They are committed to the enabling of grants for outstanding innovative student programs. As the EPEF grows, so does the number of grants and the funding received from these grants.
The following are the grants and grant writers who were recognized at the Gala:
1.) Kindles for Kindergarten – Language Development Center
Grant Writer: Rosario G. Willars
2.) Super Readers….Saving Education One Book at a Time- Kennedy Hall Elementary
Grant Writers: Selinda Chacon, Laura Chacon, Areceli Jimenez, Carla Ortiz, Maria Chacon
3.) StarFall: Our SuperPower is 21st Century Learning – Kennedy Hall Elementary
Grant Writers: Wendy Maurer, Erica Mata, Graciela Villalobos, Jeanette Campos, Marisa Lopez
4.) Embracing Dyslexia – Nellie Mae Glass Elementary
Grant Writer: Perla E Terry
5.) Next Generation Reading- Liberty Elementary
Grant Write: Elsa Garcia-Castells
6.) Science Lab Investigating in Grade 5- Benavides Height Elementary
Grant Writers: Maribel Santos, Madhavi Usgaonker, Maria Gonzalez
7.) Interactive Classroom –Memorial Jr. High School
Grant Writers: Cesar Sandoval, Hector Diego, Rosa Garza
8.) Fostering the Next Generation of Medicine: Dissecting in the Classroom – Memorial Jr. High School
Grant Writer: Alejandra Martinez
