Grants are Open!

Hear ye! Hear ye! The grant application window has opened for the teachers and staff in Forney-ISD!! What does this mean, you ask? It means that the opportunity for the education professionals in FISD to request a grant that enhances the learning in their classrooms is open and ready to receive the ideas that teachers have discovered through experience in the classroom or attendance at a workshop. Then when the window closes on October 20, the Adopt-A-Grant window opens October 29-November 12 for YOU, the community, to peruse the grants and choose one to fund. Some of the community members choose grants that are at their child’s school and some community members choose grants that fund something they personally know would benefit students due to their own educational needs, e.g. reading help for someone dealing with dyslexia. The Grant Committee then receives the list of the rest of the grants not adopted for their perusal so they can then determine what grants to fund.

Forney Education Foundation knows how important the teachers are to the learning process for the students. With their ability to bring all their personal experiences to the classroom, the students and ultimately the community are the biggest benefactors of their knowledge. Since 2008, the Foundation has awarded more than $500,000 to Forney ISD teachers and staff members to fund innovative programs for their classrooms and departments. Grants funded in the past have included classroom sets of Young Adult novels for middle school English classes, ceramic kiln ovens for art departments, coffee carts for students to run to enhance their ability to produce a sellable product and practice math skills, and a telescope to start an astronomy club.

One of the best days for the Board members of the Forney Education Foundation is when the Grant Train rolls through the district awarding those teachers and students the requested grants. You can join in this amazing show of support for the students in Forney ISD by visiting www.forneyisdfoundation. org to see how easy it is to donate--no amount is too small or too large!