Our Mission Statement
We inspire and equip students to be lifelong learners and positive contributors to the world.
The Educational Foundation of the Dripping Springs Independent School District was established in 1992 to provide scholarships to students and grants to teachers within the district. Scholarships are presented to students based on exemplary leadership. The students submit an essay and participate in an interview process to apply for these leadership awards. Innovative Teaching Grants are provided to teachers each year. Each grant request is reviewed by the committee and is selected based on the innovative use of the funds, how well the grant conforms to the district/campus improvement plan and to a lesser extent, how many students can potentially be affected.
Each year the foundation hosts its Academic Awards Banquet. In addition to the scholarships and teaching grants, the foundation recognizes the top five percent of the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes and the top ten percent of the senior class. A highlight of the banquet is the recognition of the honored seniors' "most influential" teacher who are commended for their excellence in teaching.
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2008 Innovative Teacher Grant Application
2007-2008 Educational Foundation Sponsors
$5,000
American Constructors
$2,500
Industrial Valuation Services
O'Connell Robertson & Assoc., Inc.
Gary Raesz Custom Floors
$1,000
PEC
Newmark Homes
Cunningham-Allen
First Quest Mortgage
Moreland Properties
Oakhaven Partners, LTD
Sonic Corp.
Wilshire Homes
Farmer's Insurance - Ryan Johnston and Matt Hadlock
Figer & Company - In-Kind
$500
CMA Engineering, Inc.
Jim and Marypat Powers
Sharman Family Clinic
Eye Care Associates
Laser Graphics
Cattlemans National Bank
$250
Bear Creek Homes, Inc.
Ron and Cammy Jones
Raba-Kistner-Brytest Consultants, Inc.
Jeff and Sharon Goss
Dr. Mard Herrick
Mark and Michelle Lebovitz
Dripping Springs Martial Arts
New Canaan Farms
Sterling's Printing, In-Kind
The News-Dispatch, In-Kind
Congratulations 2007 Foundation Scholarship Recipients
William Benesh, Jr. |
Angela Bosworth |
Sean DeWitt |
Caitlin Edwards |
Amberlyn Fett |
Kate Inman |
Travis Kaatz |
Roseanne Krupp |
Rebecca Miller |
Catherine Munns |
Molly Phillips |
Sabrina Rogers |
Jamie Shingleton |
Sean Simmons |
Zachary Ward |
Allyson Wright |
2007 Teacher Grand Recipients
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| James Garza of the Educational Foundation, Mary Ellen Fernandez, Asst. Principal at Walnut Springs Elementary, Dr. Herrick, DSISD Superintendent and Jeff Goss of the Educational Foundation | Susan Powell, Janet Shropshire, Melissa Lindner and R on Sailor of D.S. High School Math Dept., Jeff Goss, Willy Graves and James Garza of Educational Foundation |
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James Garza of Educational Foundation, Dr. Mard Herrick, DSISD Superintendent, Erin Jennings and Bryan Robinson, DS High School Social Studies Dept., and Jeff Goss, Educational Foundation |
Recipient |
Amount Received |
Position/School |
Grant |
| Mary Ellen Fernandez | $3,350.00 | Assist. Principal at Walnut Springs | Support Team Toolbox. Used to purchase software for academic/behavior intervention for over 650 children. |
| Susan Powell, Janet Shropshire, Melissa Lindner & Ron Sailor | $3,774.00 | Math Teachers at D.S. High School | How We Learn Math. Used to purchase hardware/software modules to set at desks to allow students to give feedback without being identified. |
| Errin Jennings & Bryan Robinson | $4,133.00 | D.S. High School Social Studies | History's Alive at the High School. To be used with approximately 968 students. |
Ex Students: Please send your name and address to the Educational Foundation.
