*many of the grants for this year were focused on items that could not be covered by the school due to district cuts to the school budget
Student Travel Scholarships @ $50,000 GRANTED English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Languages @$36,500 GRANTED Biomed Equipment @ $7,000 GRANTED Counseling & SEL @ $6,000 GRANTED CTE Furniture @ $12,000 GRANTED Fine Arts @ $34,000 GRANTED Library @ $2,500 GRANTED Special Ed @ $3,000 GRANTED Link Crew @ $5,000 GRANTED Academic UIL @ $7,500 GRANTED AVID Field Trips & Certification @ $3,000 GRANTED Cheer Mats @$5,000 GRANTED New Lighting System in PAC@ $15,000 GRANTED
GRANTS MADE during the 2020-2021 school year
*many of the grants for this year were GREATLY influenced by COVID
Specifically COVID Related general school needs @ $3,000GRANTED Fine Arts including Band, Dance & Jewelry classes @ $3,600GRANTED Software Programs for Social Studies, Orchestra & Science @ $10,000GRANTED Athletic Trainers & Safety Equipment @ $7,500 GRANTED Individual Supplies & Additional copies of texts for English & Social Studies due to COVID @ $8,200 GRANTED Library Technology @ $500 GRANTED “Enhancement” of 2017 AISD Bond for SpEd & Athletics @ $11,500 GRANTED Social Studies Printers & Ink @ $700 GRANTED SpED @ $4,000 GRANTED Counseling Dept., Social Justice, Courageous Conversations for Counselors & Staff @ $32,000 GRANTED
GRANTS MADE during the 2019-2020 school year
*Benefitting ALL AHS students and not covered by AISD funding. Travel Scholarships for all Academies @ $50,000 GRANTED Science Department supplies, Astronomy field trip, Science Fair participation @ $6,600 GRANTED English Department curriculum materials for all levels @ $4,000 GRANTED Instructional Media & Technology Maker Space materials and professional development @ $4,000 GRANTED Math Department calculators, printers and classroom supplies for new teachers @ $4,000 GRANTED Social Studies Department professional development, online subscriptions for atlases,World and U.S. History books @ $3,000 GRANTED College and Career Center professional development @ $2,000 GRANTED Theatre Department piano accompianist for audition preparation @ $1,000 GRANTED
Classroom Enrichment @ $20,000 GRANTED Academy Implementation Support @ $6,500 GRANTED Makerspace @ $3800 GRANTED Tutoring/Testing Lab @$15,000 GRANTED
GRANTS MADE during the 2016-2017 school year
Classroom Enrichment $14,000 GRANTED Academy Development $15,000 GRANTED Innovation Lab $3,800 GRANTED
NEW Academies Provided four days of integration of curriculum and team building for EACH academy to start our 2017-18 small learning communities $15,000 Granted
Innovation Lab - Provided iMac, AppleTV, and mounted TV for presentations plus carpet square installation for multi-use $3,800 Granted
US and World History - 2 iMac computers $2100 Granted
Art Courses - Ceramic Throwing Wheel $750 Granted
Engineering Courses - Parts for Robotics Team $500 Granted
Calculators for Math and Science Courses Apple USB Superdrive for World History/US History Blekin Wired iPad keyboard for PreAP World History/US History iPad Pro, keyboard, Apple TV for Orchestra BodyBeat Wireless Metronomes for Band Tap shoes for Musical Theatre Banner Brigade materials Shirt & Towel folder for Life Skills Document camera for Art Courses Printer for Spanish and AVID
Past Grants
• Language software for Foreign Languages Dept • Headphones for Foreign Languages computers • Sets of iPads for classrooms (Math - AGS) • AVID college readiness support • Smartboard for the math department • Geography Alive textbooks • Nystrom desk atlas • iPads and speaking dictionaries for special education • Skill books for social studies • Choral and instrumental sheet music • Scanners, printers, ink cartridges • Document cameras and LCD projectors • History Alive text books • Debate tournament fees and coaching support • iPod for dance/PE • Copper and plastic plates for printmaking • Back curtain for the Preas Theatre • X&Y graph whiteboard for the math department • Metronomes • Subscription-Gale Database for the Library • US History videos and other educational DVDs • Goode's World Atlas • Laptops and laptop carts • Google Tablets for all Departments • Poster Maker for Art Department (used by all) • Dishware for Culinary Arts program • Supplies for Tutoring Center • LED lighting for Theater Arts and Fine Arts performances • Computer memory cards • Glass bead kits and other jewelry supplies • Ceiling mounted projector for the counseling center • Link crew leaders operating funds • AP math exam prep question books • Ceramics supplies • Ballet Folklorico • American Heritage dictionaries • Rolling make-up case for the theatre department • Apple iMac for the fine Arts department • Chairs for the new culinary arts café