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logo courtesy of Alyssa Edstrom
he Northwest ISD Education Foundation (NEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works directly with the district and communities to create programs that engage students and provide resources to enable students and teachers to achieve their highest potential. Tax dollars for a school district mainly
cover the basics. Education foundations
Education foundations come in to further support and serve the needs of the district on a more personal level. 20 | 35 WEST | MAY 2020
come in to further support and serve the needs of the district on a more personal level. NEF teams up with community
partners to ensure that each student and
teacher has what is needed to confidently navigate their future.
Alyssa Edstrom, NEF’s Community
Relations Specialist, said the foundation
has several roles in the district. Their main programs include grants for teachers,
which support classrooms and educational opportunities like creative projects.
Another priority is student scholarships.
all programs to a district level —
thus taking away the responsibility of each campus to ensure health safety district-wide.
Initiatives like the Snack Pack Program
that is normally at a campus level were brought to one centralized location.
As a result, there was a lot of planning
that had to be done to keep the students
When the coronavirus pandemic started,
from going without. Alyssa teamed up with
to close, Alyssa and leadership teams
and Marketing Specialist with Northwest
and Governor Abbott encouraged schools
Hailee Fojtasek, Community Engagement
within the district got together to redirect
ISD Partners in Education, to make sure
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