Northwest ISD Education Foundation, Inc.

06/15/2026

The NEF Resource Store & Library is 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿! ☀️📚 Northwest ISD educators can shop for classroom supplies, books, and resources during our summer hours:

🗓️ June 2 – July 23
⏰ Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
✨ New Teacher Shopping Only
July 29 & 30
7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

✨ All Teacher Shopping
August 6 & 7
7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

⚠️ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲:
NISD educators can shop only ONE time during the summer, including New Teacher Shopping and All Teacher Shopping dates. Regular store hours will resume August 18 for all educators!

🚨 Please note: The store will be closed July 6–10 to align with NISD Administration Building closure. Any additional closures will be communicated on our website at www.nisdtx.org/nef

📲 Have questions about specific supplies or resources before you visit? Email [email protected].

06/03/2026

Help us celebrate and welcome Northwest ISD educators for the 2026-27 school year! 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, and your support directly impacts programs supporting teachers and students across the district. ✨

➡️View sponsor packages: https://bit.ly/4el5OAp

📆 ENGAGE is Northwest ISD’s annual Summer Professional Learning Institute. More than 1,200 NISD educators will attend and choose from 200+ learning sessions to meet their individual learning needs. Come meet our teachers and administrators!

📆 New Teacher Breakfast will welcome hundreds of new educators to Northwest ISD on Tuesday, July 28. Be the first group to meet this impressive group of new hires and share your business or organization!

📆NISD Convocation will kickoff the new school year for all NISD employees at a pep-rally style event on Tuesday, August 4. More than 3,000 employees, in-person and in post-event emails, will have the opportunity to learn about your business or organization.

🎉 We're also looking for door prizes and gift cards to support teachers at each event! If you're interested in donating an item, please email [email protected].

06/02/2026

Thanks to a generous donation, the NEF resource store had a special item in its inventory this school year and Northwest ISD art teachers knew just what to do! 🎨🖍️

NEF distributed 5,623 art kits to students across the district, including every student at Justin Elementary School! Check out the special thank you we received from Mrs. Spencer. ✨⬇️

“I just wanted to say thank you again for all the art kits!!! The kids were beyond excited! I had parents telling me that they were bringing them to baseball practice, the dinner table, the pool. It was like Christmas here at school in the art room. We also used all the boxes to help build a set for our fine arts program so you have been such a blessing for us.”

Your support makes this possible! Thank you 🫶🏻

05/27/2026

05/26/2026

“Because of your support, we are making an impact by reading in a new language!” 📚✨

Mr. Becerra at Northwest High School shared how the NEF Resource Store & Library helped him build a classroom library that created meaningful opportunities for students to read daily in Spanish.

Thanks to free books from the Resource Store & Library, students in Spanish 2, Spanish 2 Honors and Spanish 3 Honors were able to choose books they enjoyed, build reading habits and strengthen their language skills every day!

📖 Nearly 𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 were read by students in his classroom this year alone!

“During the last two or 3 years I have been building my classroom library... the majority have come from the NEF store. I am so thankful for this resource."

Your support helps put books, supplies and resources directly into classrooms where they make an immediate impact on students! 🎉

05/21/2026

Help us celebrate our Texan scholarship recipients! 🎓 With support from our community partners and family endowments, NEF is proud to award 𝟰𝟭 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 totaling $𝟲𝟴,𝟳𝟱𝟬 to Northwest High School seniors! ❤️

Haylie Hollis, Bloomfield Homes Scholarship
Brody Rauch, Champions Rotary Scholarship
Lizette Valdez, Chisholm Trail Middle School PTSA Scholarship
Mauricio Hernandez, Chisholm Trail Middle School PTSA Scholarship
Roxxie Sarmiento, Comfort Suites Roanoke Scholarship
Elizabeth Eligio, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Caitlynn Shadden, Denton County Master Gardener Association Scholarship
Francesca Lalouti, Eastern Constructors Inc. Scholarship
Jonathan Dodt Jr., El LoBo Scholarship
Hadley Luker, El LoBo Scholarship
Jose Alvarez, El LoBo Scholarship
Aiden Ashby, EMA Engineering and Consulting Scholarship
Jada Betts, Gene Pike Middle School PTA Scholarship
Amelia Reed, Hill & Wilkinson Scholarship
Angelina Smith, Hitachi Vantara Scholarship
Brandon Bailey, Huckabee Scholarship
Jackson Merritt, Humble Heart Leadership Scholarship
Brooklyn Phariss, Intex Electric Scholarship
Madison Gunter, Isobel Grace Gentry Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Baxley, Logan Koiner Scholarship Fund given by Kay Granger Elementary PTA
Evelyn Oladele, Nance Family Scholarship
Mauricio Hernandez, NCP Community Scholar Scholarship
John Ketcher, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Aaron Feany, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Madilyn Vann, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Sara Pankovich, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Payton Broussard, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Jacob Webster, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Jacob Beck, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Corbin Donoho, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Jada Betts, Northwest HS PTSA Scholarship
Jacob Beck, Northwest High School PTSA Scholarship
Aiden Ashby, Northwest High School PTSA Scholarship
Jacob Baxley, Northwest High School PTSA Scholarship
Payton Broussard, Rena Garrett Memorial Scholarship
Denai Williamson, Ryan Hooper Memorial Scholarship
Himani Kumar, ShyAnn Hooper Memorial Scholarship
Bella Strunk, TEXpress STEM Scholarship
Matthew Lebanik, TEXpress STEM Scholarship
Lily Baker, TEXpress STEM Scholarship
Jacob Baxley, Tidwell Middle School PTA Scholarship

More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUsKR

05/20/2026

Help us celebrate our Eagle scholarship recipients! 🎓 With support from our community partners and family endowments, NEF is proud to award 𝟰𝟲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 totaling $𝟳𝟮,𝟳𝟱𝟬 to VR Eaton High School seniors! 🦅

Rebecca Brown, AllianceTexas Student Influencers Perot Scholarships
James Lindsey, AllianceTexas Student Influencers Perot Scholarships
Karina Lorange, AllianceTexas Student Influencers Perot Scholarships
Kendry Lancon, BKV Corporation Scholarship
Derek Eisenhour, Champions Rotary Scholarship
Adrian Morvant, Choose Your Own Adventure Scholarship
Isaiah Mendoza, Cisco Systems Scholarship
Karina Lorange, CORE Construction Scholarship
Christine Nigo, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Adrian Morvant, El LoBo Scholarship
Emma Wood, First State Bank Scholarship
Caydon Wilde, Haslet Elementary PTA Scholarship
Jack Martin, Hillwood Scholarship
Victoria Longstreet, Huckabee Scholarship
Payton Tyler, Huckabee Scholarship
Sebastian Pena, Jessie Gonzalez Legacy Scholarship
James Raher, Jessie Gonzalez Legacy Scholarship
Paul David Shibley Gurram, Medical City Alliance Scholarship
Adyson Norasingh, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Valeria Gonzalez, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Brady Smith, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Braxtyn Madison, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Rebecca Brown, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Hannah Ahamed, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Sanjay Krishnan, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Raegan Evans, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
James Lindsey, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Caydon Wilde, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Isabel Tom, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Joanna Nguyen, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Paris Rowan, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Hilson Kharal, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Mathias Fatchet, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Samragyee Bhandari, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Kate Nellis, Northstar Builders Scholarship
Mackenzie Korbel, NYSA Scholarship
Jacob Nguyen, Perkins & Will Scholarship
Kent Kelly, Pogue Construction Scholarship
Raegan Evans, Shay McDonald Legacy Scholarship
Aiden Flora, TexOp Scholarship
Micah Rivers, Trinity Kitchens Memorial Scholarship
Jackson Wilson, Eaton HS PTSA Scholarship
Caydon Wilde, V.R. Eaton High School PTSA Scholarship
Whitney Davis, V.R. Eaton High School PTSA Scholarship
Brady Smith, V.R. Eaton High School PTSA Scholarship
Derek Eisenhour, VLK Architects Scholarship

More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUn6k

05/19/2026

Help us celebrate our Bobcat scholarship recipients! 🎓 With support from our community partners and family endowments, NEF is proud to award 𝟱𝟮 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 totaling $𝟲𝟬,𝟲𝟱𝟬 to Byron Nelson High School seniors! 💙

Sanskriti Varshney, ABM Industries Scholarship
Elijah Pfarrer, Affinity Smiles Dental Scholarship
Toni Cafaro, Basden Steel Scholarship
Jett Joslin, Samuel Beck Elementary PTA Scholarship
Lavanya Khurana, Beck Elementary PTA Scholarship
Lane Cashon, Beck Family Scholarship
Brody Terry, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship
Lavanya Khurana, Byron Nelson High School PTSA Scholarship
Lane Cashon, Chasidy Murphy - State Farm Agent “Barbara Murphy Memorial Scholarship"
Elijah Pfarrer, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Sofia Sanderson, Cox Elementary PTA Scholarship
Snehal Gupta, Dell Technologies Scholarship
Yulisa Dominguez, El LoBo Scholarship
Claire Hunter, Frost Bank Scholarship
Naila Kiura, HilltopSecurities Scholarship
Riddum Verma, Huckabee Scholarship
Gabriela Talamantez, Huckabee Scholarship
Sophia Puleo, Kailyn Mayfield Memorial Scholarship
Annabelle Thompson, Lakeview Elementary PTA Alumni Scholarship
Makena Mbaya, Linebarger Scholarship
Violet Holzworth, Linebarger Scholarship
Isaac Lishman, Linebarger Scholarship
Giada Calvi, McCownGordon Construction Scholarship
Elijah Pfarrer, Medlin Middle School PTA Scholarship
Mackenzie Bourne, Medlin Middle School PTA Scholarship
Valentina Herrera, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Preston Stringer, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Evelyn Nash, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Anna Hernet, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Sebastian Hernandez, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Tana Gentrup, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Seraphina Kang, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Rovija Khapre, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Jaden Navarrette, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Ella Wilson, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Blake Bearden, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Ai Nguyen, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Franck Makong, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Ilaria Milad, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Ella Tulle, NEF Pathway Scholarship
Victoria Baxter, NEF Pathway Scholarship
Ruhaan Nandwani, Northstar Builders Group Scholarship
Madison McElhaney, Northwest Youth Sports Association Scholarship
Claire Brad, PBK Architects Scholarship
Riley Weatherly, Pogue Construction Scholarship
Sophia Puleo, Shay McDonald Legacy Scholarship
Brydan Williams, TexOp Scholarship
Reed Tennyson, TEXpress STEM Scholarship
Kamila Barrera Iracheta, TNP Scholarship
Caleb Ramirez, Venture Mechanical, Inc. Scholarship
Sophia Puleo, Warren Family Scholarship
Evan Hargett, World Wide Technology Scholarship

More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUoZ8

05/18/2026

Help us celebrate our Stallion scholarship recipients! 🎓 With support from our community partners and local PTAs, NEF was proud to award 𝟭𝟳 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 totaling $𝟭𝟵,𝟳𝟱𝟬 to James M. Steele Early College High School seniors! ❤

Madison Morgan, CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Leilani Lopez, Crossland Construction Company, Inc. Scholarship
Prashali Thakur, Crossland Construction Scholarship
Krystal Nnadi, Gene Pike Middle School PTA Scholarship
Amaziah Amani, Glenn Partners Scholarship
Madison Morgan, Haslet Elementary PTA Scholarship
Abigail Aguirre, Hitachi Vantara Scholarship
Sienna Kretchmer, Jostens Scholarship
Kamdyn Johnson, Leland Collier Electric Scholarship
Vanessa Dominguez, Miller Sierra Contractors, Inc. Scholarship
Aulani Avila, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Anna Rodriguez, NEF Employee Giving Campaign Scholarship
Laila Carthan, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Krystal Nnadi, NEF Encouraging Excellence Scholarship
Amaziah Amani, Steele Early College High School PTSA Scholarship
Krystal Nnadi, Steele Early College High School PTSA Scholarship
Jarvis Lard, TEXpress STEM Scholarship

More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUeG9

05/14/2026

WhataSURPRISE! 🎉 Our friends at Whataburger helped us recognize three incredible educators in Northwest ISD as part of their 5th Annual WhataTeacher celebration!

Congratulations to our WhataTeacher recipients:
✨ Maria Rodriguez from Prairie View Elementary
✨ Mary Mandel from Byron Nelson High School
✨ Jeff Neaves from VR Eaton High School

These outstanding teachers were nominated for the positive impact they make on their classrooms and campuses every single day. Each educator received a $1,000 grant and a swag-filled gift basket to celebrate the difference they make for students!

Thank you for inspiring, supporting and encouraging students across NISD. We are so grateful for educators like you! 👏