Somerset ISD Education Foundation

Somerset ISD Education Foundation Impacting Lives, Shaping the Future

Funds innovative teaching grants to enhance learning and improve student achievement, scholarships for higher education, academic recognition to honor students' exemplary achievements and STEM programs and projects.

📚✏️🔢 Hands-On Math Success: Somerset High SchoolThrough the "Math Made Easy" innovative grant written by William Mock, t...
06/10/2026

📚✏️🔢 Hands-On Math Success: Somerset High School
Through the "Math Made Easy" innovative grant written by William Mock, teachers were provided with tools to facilitate meaningful conversations and hands-on application of math concepts.
Students were selected at random to serve as models and showcase their skills, increasing engagement and encouraging active participation in lessons. By giving students opportunities to demonstrate their thinking, teachers were able to foster deeper understanding while creating an interactive learning environment.
The tools also allowed teachers greater freedom to move throughout the classroom, monitor student progress, and provide support where it was needed most. The result will increase student engagement, stronger mathematical understanding, and more dynamic instruction.

📜📚🏛️Night at the Museum - History Comes Alive: Savannah Heights Intermediate BulldogsThrough the "Come Alive at Savannah...
06/09/2026

📜📚🏛️Night at the Museum - History Comes Alive: Savannah Heights Intermediate Bulldogs
Through the "Come Alive at Savannah" innovative grant written by Arlene Alaquinez reported that this grant successfully supported the goals and objectives of creating an engaging the “Social Studies Night at the Museum” experience that allowed students to showcase their learning through interactive, hands-on activities and presentations. Students demonstrated knowledge of historical figures, cultures, and important events by creating projects, exhibits, and presentations that encouraged creativity, research, and public speaking skills. One of the greatest successes was the strong student participation and excitement as families and community members attended and interacted with the exhibits.
The event helped increase student confidence and engagement in social studies by allowing students to take ownership of their learning in a meaningful way. Students were highly motivated to research topics and present information in creative formats, which strengthened collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills.

🚴📚Pedaling for Progress: Somerset Somerset Elementary SchoolThrough the "Spin to Win" innovative grant written by Lizett...
06/09/2026

🚴📚Pedaling for Progress: Somerset Somerset Elementary School
Through the "Spin to Win" innovative grant written by Lizette Martinez, stationary bikes were incorporated into the library to support the diverse sensory and behavioral needs of students who benefit from alternative strategies to succeed.
By combining movement with learning, this project helps students who struggle with focus, attention, and task completion stay engaged and successful in the classroom. The stationary bikes provide a positive outlet for energy while allowing students to remain actively involved in academic activities.
Through movement-based learning, students can improve concentration, increase engagement, and build confidence—proving that sometimes success is just a pedal away! 🌟

🎤🎼🎹Growing Stronger Together Through Song: Somerset Junior HighThrough the "Elevating Voices: Essential Equipment" innov...
06/04/2026

🎤🎼🎹Growing Stronger Together Through Song: Somerset Junior High
Through the "Elevating Voices: Essential Equipment" innovative grant Brianna Garcia purchased a Kawai Digital Piano to enhance and expand the school choir program, giving students greater access to high-quality and enriching musical experiences that support vocal growth, confidence, teamwork, and overall student achievement.
The new equipment positively impacted the choir program by improving daily instruction, rehearsals, and performances. The choir program experienced continued success throughout the year, earning Superior ratings at UIL, while students developed a strong sense of pride as they helped build and grow the program together.
The result is a stronger choir program and more opportunities for students to find their voice and shine.

🧘‍♂️❤️ Mindful Moments, Stronger Students: Somerset Elementary SchoolThrough the "Yoga With The Principal" innovative gr...
06/04/2026

🧘‍♂️❤️ Mindful Moments, Stronger Students: Somerset Elementary School
Through the "Yoga With The Principal" innovative grant written by Nieves Carrales, her goal was a school-based wellness initiative designed to improve student focus, emotional regulation, and school connectedness through regular mindfulness and movement sessions led by the her.
The program aimed to support student achievement by strengthening social-emotional learning, attention, and readiness to learn. By reducing stress and improving focus through yoga and mindfulness practices, students are better equipped to engage in academic tasks, collaborate positively with peers, and manage classroom behaviors successfully.

📚📝Building Future Ready Readers: Somerset Junior HighThrough the "Scope Into Success" innovative grant, Destiny Vasquez ...
06/04/2026

📚📝Building Future Ready Readers: Somerset Junior High
Through the "Scope Into Success" innovative grant, Destiny Vasquez wrote this grant with a goal to directly provide high-quality, equitable instruction that prepares all students for academic success and postsecondary readiness with implementing SCOPE Magazine.
The goal of this grant was to increase student performance at the Meets and Masters levels on STAAR while also supporting the growth of our ESL students.
As the year progressed, students demonstrated increased confidence when responding to nonfiction texts and showed improvement in organizing and supporting written responses with textual evidence. Several students also showed measurable growth on benchmark assessments, particularly in nonfiction comprehension and extended response writing skills.
With a focus toward strengthening their reading comprehension, fluency, and writing skills to better prepare them for success at the secondary level, this shift led to some of the most rewarding outcomes of the project. Students who previously lacked confidence began volunteering to read aloud, participate in discussions, and complete writing tasks with greater independence. Their willingness to take academic risks increased significantly throughout the year.

🧠✨📲Navigating Science Through Nearpod: Savannah Heights Intermediate BulldogsThrough the "Nearpod Navigators: Elevating ...
06/01/2026

🧠✨📲Navigating Science Through Nearpod: Savannah Heights Intermediate Bulldogs
Through the "Nearpod Navigators: Elevating Science Engagement" innovative grant, Sonya Trevino reported that this grant supported the use of Nearpod to increase student engagement through high-quality interactive lessons, videos, and activities designed to deepen understanding and encourage active participation in science learning.
Students collaborated, responded to interactive tasks, and received immediate feedback, strengthening comprehension and supporting academic growth in real time.
Teachers were also able to gather valuable student performance data through assessments and provide instant feedback using features such as drawing tools, written responses, quizzes, polls, and collaborative activities—making instruction more responsive and impactful.

🧠📚Building Bright Thinkers in 3rd Grade: SSGT Michael P. Barrera Veterans ElementaryThrough the "Third Grade Think Tank"...
06/01/2026

🧠📚Building Bright Thinkers in 3rd Grade: SSGT Michael P. Barrera Veterans Elementary
Through the "Third Grade Think Tank" innovative grant, Jessica Ryan Villarreal-Mock rated it successful with a high level of student engagement.
The grant successfully accomplished its original goal of enhancing student learning through the use of high-quality picture books connected to social studies and science curriculum. The books provided engaging, age-appropriate resources that helped bring important concepts to life and allowed students to make meaningful connections between reading and content instruction.
In social studies, the picture books were used to support lessons on communities, government, geography, cultures, and holidays around the world. For example, students read books about different countries and celebrations and completed related hands-on activities to deepen their understanding. During the government unit, students created “If I Were President” posters where they shared ideas about how they would lead the country. In geography, students read a picture book about maps and then designed personal maps to represent important places in their own lives.
In science, the books were used to introduce and reinforce concepts such as plant life cycles. After reading The Seed Is Sleepy, students learned about seed germination and had the opportunity to plant seeds in the school garden. This hands-on experience helped students connect what they read to real-world observations and applications.

🎋☀️🌱Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls: SSGT Michael P. Barrera Veterans ElementaryThrough the "Hands-On Texas" innovat...
06/01/2026

🎋☀️🌱Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls: SSGT Michael P. Barrera Veterans Elementary
Through the "Hands-On Texas" innovative grant, Juan Dominguez had a vision for an outdoor learning lab. This grant reimagines traditional science and social studies instruction by moving learning beyond the four walls of the classroom. Instead of relying only on textbooks, lectures, or digital simulations, students engage in real-world, hands-on learning in an outdoor space designed to reflect the natural and regional characteristics of Texas.
Students don’t just read about soil types—they touch, observe, and compare actual soils from different regions of Texas. They don’t just discuss how sunlight affects plant growth—they see it happen in real time through observation and exploration.
This outdoor learning lab transforms instruction into an engaging, inquiry-based experience that promotes discovery, critical thinking, and meaningful cross-curricular connections.

🎧🎶💃Silent Disco Success: Somerset Elementary SchoolThrough the "Silent Disco Attendance Incentive" innovative grant, Eli...
06/01/2026

🎧🎶💃Silent Disco Success: Somerset Elementary School
Through the "Silent Disco Attendance Incentive" innovative grant, Elizabeth Sanchez sought funding to implement silent discos as a creative incentive to improve daily attendance, student engagement, and participation in classroom learning.
This fun interactive reward system motivates students to show up each day, stay engaged in their work, and strive toward earning their nine-week honor roll awards.
By combining movement, music, and positive reinforcement, students are encouraged to take ownership of their attendance and celebrate consistent effort in a memorable way.

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