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GCCISD Education Foundation and ExxonMobil donate nearly $247,000; district recognizes 18 campuses for Whole Child Wellness
Summary
The Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation announced a $51,000 ExxonMobil grant and presented $195,844.85 in innovative teaching grants. The district also recognized campuses receiving Whole Child Wellness Awards supported by MD Anderson and ExxonMobil.
The Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District and its Education Foundation announced two major donations and recognized multiple campuses for whole-child wellness efforts at the June 2 board meeting.
Anna Espinosa, director of the GCCISD Education Foundation, announced that ExxonMobil donated $51,000 to support district programs including Partners in Education ($15,000), MathCounts ($1,000), K–12 science ($30,000) and robotics ($5,000). Espinosa said the foundation also is presenting $195,844.85 in 2025–26 innovative teaching grants; the foundation received 145 grant applications districtwide and awarded 49 grants after committee review.
Amanda Kennington, coordinator of Healthy Community Schools, presented the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) annual report for 2024–25 and led recognition of campuses that earned Whole Child Wellness Awards. Kennington said 18 campus committees submitted evidence of wellness activities, and 10 campuses received platinum-level recognition. She credited campus-level leadership, regular meetings of school health teams, family and community engagement, and partnerships with Be Well Baytown and MD Anderson for supporting the work. She said gold campuses receive $350 and platinum campuses $500 toward school health initiatives.
Kennington and SHAC members outlined examples of wellness programming: expanded CATCH nutrition and physical-activity implementation, shade structures and sunscreen dispensers for sun safety, a family wellness festival, culinary competitions at elementary schools and a “second-chance” breakfast option at the high school level. The district reported that 14 campuses were included on the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s list and that the district placed second in the state Healthier Texas Community Challenge.
Education Foundation and district representatives invited foundation and business donors to a photo opportunity and thanked ExxonMobil’s Connie Tilton for her support.
Why it matters: The combined donations and wellness work fund classroom-level innovation and campus health initiatives that the district says support learning outcomes and family engagement.
