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McAllen ISD recognizes teacher award finalists; education foundation reports $191,000 raised at bowling fundraiser
Summary
Superintendent and foundation representatives highlighted H-E-B and local TV teacher awards, and the McAllen Education Foundation reported $191,000 raised and 70+ teacher grants from its third annual bowling tournament.
The McAllen Independent School District on Feb. 25 recognized teachers who were named finalists for state and local awards and received a report from the McAllen Education Foundation on its recent fundraising.
Superintendent Dr. Gutierrez shown videos of surprise visits by H‑E‑B staff recognizing two McAllen teachers — Natalie Vidal, an English teacher at Memorial High School, and Christina Martinez, orchestra director at Cathy Middle School — as finalists in the H‑E‑B Excellence in Education Awards. The superintendent also noted that CBS4 (valleycentral.com) presented a Golden Apple Award to Carrie Adame, band director at Delone Middle School.
Representatives of the McAllen Education Foundation told the board the foundation’s third annual bowling tournament raised $191,000 and that the foundation awarded roughly 70 innovative-teaching grants this cycle. Jamie Brown Rosas and Christine Wallace presented the fundraising report, listing corporate sponsors and campus participation; trustees and district staff thanked the foundation for its ongoing support.
The recognitions and foundation report were presented as superintendent and foundation items on the agenda; no board votes were required for the reports and recognitions.
Trustees praised the teachers and thanked the foundation and sponsors; the presentation materials included lists of winning campuses and named sponsors but did not include detailed grant-by-grant funding amounts in open session.
