La Porte Education Foundation Awards $101,515 for 97 Innovative Educational Grants During the Dollar Patrol on November 17, 2023
The La Porte Education Foundation awarded 97 grants to teachers and administrators in La Porte ISD on November 17 totaling $101,515 to fund innovative classroom projects.
The La Porte Education Foundation's Dollar Patrol, which is comprised of foundation members, donors, school district officials, and community members, traveled to all the campuses in the district to award grants to teachers.
Grants awarded for the 2022-23 school year will be used to purchase some of the following items: 3-D printers, educational games, licenses for educational apps, robotics sets, and books for classroom libraries.
“Everyone at the La Porte Education Foundation looks forward to the Dollar Patrol. We call it Super Thursday. The excitement that you witness on the faces of the teachers and students when the grants are awarded brings such a feeling of happiness. None of it would have been possible without the continued support of our donors. We appreciate them so much,” La Porte Education Foundation Executive Director Charlotte Pennye said.
Campuses in the district received these cumulative grant total amounts:
Ø Administration $7,954.16
Ø James H. Baker Sixth Grade Campus $16,020.29
Ø Bayshore Elementary $5,830.00
Ø College Park Elementary $11,013.80
Ø Academy of Viola DeWalt High School $9,266.31
Ø Heritage Elementary $11,653.77
Ø Jennie Reid Elementary $1,522.41
Ø La Porte Elementary $1,793.67
Ø La Porte High School $6,725.93
Ø La Porte Junior High School $3,261.00
Ø Lomax Elementary $6,600.81
Ø Lomax Junior High School $12,273.62
Ø Leo A. Rizzuto Elementary $1,150.41
Ø Special Programs $6,448.41
In addition to the grants awarded on the Dollar Patrol, $55,229 has been awarded for special grants for large-scale district or classroom projects for this school year.
Since 1993, the La Porte Education Foundation has awarded more than $2.6 million in grants to teachers, counselors, and administrators in La Porte ISD for innovative educational projects.
Each year, corporations, small businesses, and family foundations support the La Porte Education Foundation by participating in the Annual Partner Program. The Partner Program runs from August to July of each year.
The corporations, foundations, and organizations that supported the La Porte Education Foundation through the 2021-22 Annual Partner Program were also recognized.
The Albemarle Foundation and The Bill & Helen Crowder Foundation are Distinguished Level Sponsor. Lubrizol is a Diamond Level Sponsor. Kaneka and Kuraray are Platinum Level Sponsors.
The Dow Chemical Company, DuPont Bayport, Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, LyondellBasell, Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc, and Nouryon are Gold Level Sponsors. Foremark Performance Chemicals, Geon, INEOS ICAN, and Stephens are Silver Level Sponsors. Arkema, INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, LLC, OxyChem, and State Farm Insurance are Bronze Level Sponsors.
La Porte Education Foundation Awards $125,154 for 115 Innovative Educational Grants During the Dollar Patrol on November 18, 2022
La Porte, TX – The La Porte Education Foundation awarded 115 grants to teachers and administrators in La Porte ISD on November 18 totaling $125,154 to fund innovative classroom projects.
The La Porte Education Foundation's Dollar Patrol, which is comprised of foundation members, donors, school district officials, and community members, traveled to all the campuses in the district to award grants to teachers.
Grants awarded for the 2021-22 school year will be used to purchase some of the following items: educational games, reading pens, motor labs, licenses for educational apps, and books for classroom libraries.
“We were so excited to back inside the schools this year with the Dollar Patrol to award the classroom grants. It was a great day. None of it would have been possible without the continued support of our donors. We appreciate them so much,” La Porte Education Foundation Executive Director Charlotte Pennye said.
Campuses in the district received these cumulative grant total amounts:
Ø Administration $930.00
Ø James H. Baker Sixth Grade Campus $6,824.91
Ø Bayshore Elementary $14,358.52
Ø College Park Elementary $7,814.73
Ø Academy of Viola DeWalt High School $8,067.00
Ø Heritage Elementary $10,156.25
Ø Jennie Reid Elementary $9,729.41
Ø La Porte Elementary $6,667.78
Ø La Porte High School $12,989.59
Ø La Porte Junior High School $13,730.24
Ø Lomax Elementary $14,878.32
Ø Lomax Junior High School $6,728.62
Ø Leo A. Rizzuto Elementary $11,528.42
Ø Special Programs $750.00
Since 1993, the La Porte Education Foundation has awarded more than $2.4 million in grants to teachers, counselors and administrators in La Porte ISD for innovative educational projects.
Each year, corporations, small businesses, and family foundations support the La Porte Education Foundation by participating in the Annual Partner Program. The Partner Program runs from August to July of each year.
The corporations, foundations, and organizations that supported the La Porte Education Foundation through the 2020-21 Annual Partner Program were also recognized.
2021 Breakfast with the Stars Kicks Off the Start of Another School Year
More than two hundred guests came out to recognize La Porte Education Foundation (LPEF) innovative classroom project grant recipients and La Porte ISD Campus and District Teachers of the Year at the 26th Annual Breakfast with the Stars on August 12 at Sylvan Beach Pavilion.
Brandon Walker, KPRC’s Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist, served as Master of Ceremonies.
After recognizing the La Porte ISD District Teachers District Teachers of the Year and the La Porte ISD Campus Teachers of the Year, Walker spent a few minutes talking about the La Porte Education Foundation’s mission.
Walker said that, since its inception in 1993, the La Porte Education Foundation has awarded more than $2.4 million in grants and special projects. During the 2020-21 school year, the La Porte Education Foundation awarded $127,471 for 105 classroom grants and 3 special projects.
The featured guest speaker was Blake Minor - principal, at La Porte Junior High School. Minor was awarded $2,698.00 for his Bringing Announcements to Life! grant.
During his presentation, he described how the Padcaster Studio for iPad Pro and Apple Pad Pro, that were purchased with the grant funds, are helping students increase their footprints in the digital world. With the new technology, students are now able to create, edit and present daily announcements digitally. Students also use this video editing technology to create different videos for multiple uses around the campus.
Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins and Mott‚ LLP was a Shooting Star Sponsor. Commissioner Adrian Garcia – Harris Count Precinct 2 and Thompson & Horton LLP were Platinum Star Sponsors for the event. INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA and Mr. Electric of Bay Area were Gold Star Sponsors. Beacon Federal Credit Union, IBI Group, and La Porte Rail and Terminal were Silver Star Sponsors. Bronze Star Sponsors included Alineco, Inc., Balfour (three Bronze Star tables), Clayton Funeral Homes, Community First ER, FLEX Technology Group, Gringos, Diane B. Sheridan, Facilitator, PBK, Rotary Club of La Porte, San Jacinto College, and Texas Stress, Inc.
The event also included a silent auction.
Sponsors of the silent auction included Avenida Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse, Beacon Federal Credit Union, Brian Kinkopf, Charlotte Pennye, Chris Clinton, Debbie Wade, Dr. Walter Jackson & La Porte ISD, DuPont Bayport, Dynamo Charities, Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, Hotel Drover, James Avery Artisan Jewelry, Kendra Scott, Nancy Ojeda , Nice Winery, Rice University Athletics, Rick Helton, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Rotating Equipment Repair, Ruben Farias, Southfork Ranch, Susan Roberts, Texas Stress, Inc., The Rustic Brush, Total Wine & More, Tristar Productions, Whataburger, and Windsor Court Hotel.
The corporations, foundations, and organizations that supported the La Porte Education Foundation through the 2020-21 Annual Partner Program were also recognized.
The Albemarle Foundation and The Bill & Helen Crowder Foundation are Distinguished Level Sponsors. Kuraray and Lubrizol are Diamond Level Sponsors. The Dow Chemical Company and LyondellBasell are Platinum Level Sponsors.
Air Products, Braskem, DuPont Bayport, Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, Kaneka, LBC Tank Terminals, Noltex, LLC, and Nouryon are Gold Level Sponsors. The Chemours Company, Foremark Performance Chemicals, and INEOS ICAN are Silver Level Sponsors. Arkema, Community First ER, La Porte Rail and Terminal, Nippon Shokubai, and OxyChem are Bronze Level Sponsors.
Breakfast with the Stars Goes Virtual and Raises More Than $14,000
With the ongoing concerns regarding large gatherings and the spread of the COVID-19 virus, this year’s Breakfast with the Stars was held virtually. The event included a silent auction and classroom grants that were available for sponsorship. Ms. Laurie Burns, from La Porte Junior High, was the featured speaker.
View the event at the LPEF You Tube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riFS3kOeLqo.
THE HOOPS CLASSIC RAISES $20,000
More than 1,2000 guests attended the inaugural Hoops Classic event on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at LPISD Bulldog Centre to watch the world-famous Harlem Wizards take on the LPISD Hoop Dogs (a team of La Porte ISD teachers, principals and community leaders).
The event featured a variety of fun interactive extras to complement the Wizards' dazzling demonstration of hoops artistry: Pregame "Wiz Kids" warm-up, contests, comedy, awesome slam dunks, audience participation, merchandise giveaways, and more.
The Wizards prevailed over the home team. The game concluded with the Wizards' signature dance celebration that had the parents on their feet and the kids moving to the beat.
LA PORTE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AWARDS $125,315 FOR 142 INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL GRANTS DURING THE DOLLAR PATROL ON NOVEMBER 20, 2019
The La Porte Education Foundation awarded 142 grants to teachers and administrators in La Porte ISD on November 20 totaling $125,315 to fund innovative classroom projects.
The La Porte Education Foundation’s Dollar Patrol, which is comprised of foundation members, donors, school district officials, and community members, traveled to all the campuses in the district to award grants to 129 teachers.
Grants award for the 2019-20 school year will be used to purchase some of the following items: digital microscopes, graphic novels, educational robots, and 3D printers.
Campuses in the district received these cumulative grant total amounts:
James H. Baker Sixth Grade Campus - $8,079.29
Bayshore Elementary - $5,109.46
College Park Elementary - $9,534.72
Academy of Viol;a DeWalt High School - $7,890.63
Heritage Elementary - $6,506.59
Jennie Reid Elementary - $14,584.51
La Porte Elementary - $7,579.07
La Porte High School - $4,604.61
La Porte Junior High School - $13,510.14
Lomax Elementary - $14,178.97
Lomax Junior High School - $17,044.49
Leo A. Rizzuto Elementary - $7,641.26
Special Programs - $9,051.06
Since 1993, the La Porte Education Foundation has awarded more than $2.3 million in grants to teachers, counselors and administrators in La Porte ISD for innovative educational projects.
Each year, corporations, small business, and family foundations support the La Porte Education Foundation in the Annual Partner Program. The Partner Program runs from August to July of each year.
To date, participating partners for the 2019-20 year include the following: The Bill & Helen Crowder Foundation is a Distinguished Level Partner. Diamond Level Partners are The Albermarle Foundation and The Dow Chemical Company. Platinum Level Partners are Air Products and Kuraray. Gold Level Partners are Beacon Federal Credit Union, Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, INEOS ICAN Foundation, Kaneka, and LyondellBasell. Gulf Winds International is a Bronze Level Partner.
MRC Global Donates $75,000 to the La Porte Education Foundation
La Porte, TX – In a ceremony during the grand opening of MRC Global’s new Houston Operations Complex in La Porte on October 19, 2018 the company donated $75,000 to the La Porte Education Foundation in support of classroom grants for La Porte ISD teachers.
MRC Global’s donation will help the La Porte Education Foundation in its ongoing efforts to make the visions of La Porte ISD teachers and staff a reality by funding grants that bring new innovation and emerging technologies to the classrooms in La Porte ISD.
"One of our core values is to be involved in the communities where we live and work,” said Robert Stein, the Senior Vice President of Business Development for MRC Global. “This distribution center is our first presence in the city of La Porte, and we believe that one of the most powerful ways we can support the community is by supporting its teachers and children. We also recognize that an investment in students and education is an investment in our own future as a corporate citizen by empowering a new generation of future professionals in the pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) industry.”
Stein said the company’s suppliers provided half of the donation and the MRC Global Foundation contributed the rest. “We look forward to continuing to live out this core value in and around La Porte in the coming years.”
The LPISD Board of Trustees approved a resolution to recognize the La Porte Education Foundation and corporations that donated to the Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Fund. the at the LPISD Board of Trustees Meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.
The companies are AAA Flexible Pipe Cleaning Company, Albemarle, The Chemours Company, Comex Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company, DuPont, Gulf Winds International, INVISTA, Kaneka, Kuraray, Linde, Lubrizol, LyondellBasell, Noltex, LLC, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP, Rail Logix, Tellepsen, Texas Stress, Thompson & Horton LLP, and Zachry.
A total of $43,000 was raised to assist 86 La Porte ISD employees that were impacted by Hurricane Harvey.