Loud and proud was the feeling in the hallways of 15 Tyler ISD campuses as the Tyler ISD Foundation Grant Patrol delivered the news to the teachers being named a 2021-2022 Grants for Great Ideas recipient. Moving to the Tyler High School drumline’s beat, the cheerleaders led the procession of Tyler ISD Foundation board members, District leadership, and community partners for this special event.
As the Grant Patrol made their way through the halls, teachers, students, and staff were excited to see the lucky recipients receive the big checks funding their projects. The Grants for Great Ideas program provides resources to fund individual and teams of educators for innovative and creative projects intended to enrich classrooms and support student achievement.
“Grant Patrol is one of the highlights of our year. It is a privilege to partner on these projects with an amazing group of educators, who are all aimed at engaging their students in new and creative ways,” Tyler ISD Foundation Executive Director of the Suzette Farr said.
The 15 Tyler ISD campuses will benefit from the 37 awarded grants totaling almost $95,000. Grants being funded range from Animation Generation at Caldwell Arts Academy to a robo-friend named Evo, an award-winning coding robot for the next generation of creators at Owens Elementary School, and Love, Set, Capture at Tyler High School.
Since its creation in 1990, the Tyler ISD Foundation has gifted more than $3.3 million to Tyler ISD through innovative teaching grants, student and parent programs, academic and teaching recognition events, and scholarships.
