Education Foundation awards $75,000 in grants to ECISD teachers

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Education Foundation of Odessa recently awarded $75,031.35 to Ector County ISD teachers for the 2024-2025 school year through its grants program.

“Teacher grants are at the heart of the Education Foundation,” said Education Foundation Executive Director, Celeste Potter. “Each year it brings the Foundation Board and Grants Committee members joy to be able to award these special grants to our hard working and dedicated teachers in Ector County. We are grateful to our donors who help ensure that the Foundation has the necessary funds to help our teachers make a positive impact on student learning in our community.”

The Education Foundation Grants Committee approved the funding of 21 elementary classroom requests, totaling $40,210.21, and 12 secondary classroom requests, totaling $34,821.14.

The Foundation said since its inception, including this year, more than $2.9 million has been awarded to fund innovative and creative projects in the classroom for Ector County ISD students. The funding also helps to provide additional monetary support to ECISD through the support of special programs and incentives that result in student success.

You can learn more about the Education Foundation of Odessa and the awarded grants on the Education Foundation website.

Below is a full list of the 2024-2025 grant recipients, sorted by school:

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