SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of the SAISD Foundation is to mobilize the community to invest in student and teacher success. Our vision is that every student and teacher thrives in San Antonio ISD public schools. The SAISD Foundation supports innovation in education in the 90+ schools in the urban core of San Antonio. Our work focuses on creating educational opportunities for the 45,000+ students served in San Antonio ISD every day. We invest in schools through 400 annual grants to teachers and investments in strategic initiatives that reach across all schools. We also invest in students through scholarships and emergency gap funding to support students to persist to college graduation.
About This Cause
A few of our key programs and current organizational priorities are listed below. STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS & EMERGENCY GAP AWARDS Annually, the SAISD Foundation supports more than 200+ scholarships and emergency gap funding awards to support students in college enrollment and persistence. EDUCATOR GRANTS This program funds grants to teachers and educators in San Antonio ISD for projects aimed to increase academic achievement, student engagement in the classroom, attendance and retention. Annually we support 400+ educator grants for some of the most innovative programs happening in our schools. We also support larger school-wide Principal grants. BOOK BUDDIES Book Buddies provides free books for SAISD students in grades PK-8, allowing them to start and grow their own libraries at home. The program provides engaging, grade-level appropriate reading materials for children to read at critical times, like after school and during school breaks. You can learn more at https://www.saisdfoundation.com/book-buddies/ and sign up to help sort and organize books for kids in the "Volunteering" section of our profile. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES *Continuing to increase the percentage of students graduating with 12+ hours of dual credit. With the class of 2022, that percentage increased to 20%. *Recruiting industry mentors to serve students in SAISD's growing P-Tech programs. *Expanding cultural arts programs (Mariachi and Ballet Folklorico) at elementary, middle school and high school levels. *Reaching all students at 29 SAISD schools with books from our Book Buddies program. *Increasing and enhancing K-12 STEM programs (robotics, coding & drones).