PAST WINNERS
Innovation Grants Past Winners
| Year | Grant Title | Campus | Project Summary | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | STEAMSPACE: Keep Austin Coding | Allison Elementary | Throughout the year, students will lead and host robotics camps for other classmates which will promote 21st Century Learners. In the spring, students will compete in the First Lego League Robotics Competition. Our makerspace will be accessible for all students and prepare students for STEAM pathway | $9,510.00 |
| 2019 | Inclusion Innovation Project | Austin High School | This project will add sensory items and an inclusion awareness campaign to support high school students participating in Special Education. It includes a Sensory Awareness and Inclusion Day to teach all high school students the unique needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | $1,350.00 |
| 2019 | Flexible seating for Flexible Kindergarteners | Blazier Elementary | We want to provide our students with the specialized seating needed to develop their collaborative skills and assist in keeping each child engaged in all learning opportunities. Flexible seating gives each child the ability to choose the seat that works best for themselves. | $1,741.00 |
| 2019 | Makerspace Mania | Bowie High School | A primary objective of this project is to create a STEAM makerspace to promote ?invention literacy? and increase reading of nonfiction informational texts, create problem solvers and foster an inclusive community for all types of learners. | $3,348.00 |
| 2019 | Podcasting at Brooke | Brooke Elementary School | You may already be a podcast-lover, but have you considered getting your kids in on the fun? Podcasts are a great way to help cut-down on your kids? screen time and get them interested in something new! One of the best things about podcasts is that they cover a huge range of topics. | $5,000.00 |
| 2019 | Outdoor Learning Lab | Casey Elementary | Out Teach will help Casey design an outdoor learning lab that will allow for authentic student collaboration where students will work together to create, build, experiment, analyze and discover learning. The outdoor environment will excite and engage students in learning about their world. | $10,000.00 |
| 2019 | Coffee Shop Learning | Cunningham Elementary | Students will open up a coffee business on campus. They will learn about team work, entrepreneurship, and TEK-based skills in math and ELA. They will use any profit made to donate to voted on non-profits and charities in our community. | $2,000.00 |
| 2019 | Music and Movement on the Playground! | Dawson Elementary | We would like to enhance and enrich our early childhood playground with music, activity, and exploration equipment that students can use during outside play and classroom activities. | $9,134.00 |
| 2019 | Baby Doll Circle time | Early Childhood Education Department | All PK3 students in AISD will be provided the tools to implement the outstanding Conscious Discipline Baby Doll Circle Time Curriculum in both English and Spanish. This curriculum enhances the connection between caregivers and students, strengthening attachment and attunement through social play. | $4,774.00 |
| 2019 | Pre-K Structural Engineers! | Early Childhood Education Department | Pre-K Structural Engineers is a project where teachers will set up dynamic block centers that allow children to plan, design and build creatively with hands-on materials. Teachers will facilitate questioning during adult/child interactions in block play to improve students? science/math vocabulary. | $3,327.00 |
| 2019 | Dive into The Spring Lake! | Graham Elementary | This project is connecting reading fiction with themes of inquiry, nature, and ecological understanding to guided authentic hands-on experiences in the field, and gives the students unique opportunities for interdisciplinary success. | $6,599.00 |
| 2019 | Code Remedies: MakeRx for Others | Kealing Middle School | Advanced digital makers will design and create exciting, interactive exemplars of real-world phenomena for other classes using kits, code, and cardboard. Non-coding students will then be supported as they collaborate and code; they will also be inspired to take coding classes to build their skills. | $6,395.00 |
| 2019 | CineMath | Lanier High School | CineMath is an innovative collaboration of mathematic and cinematic technology that exposes students to an unforgettable hands-on STEAM learning expedition where students will create the ultimate cinematic viewing experience using real-world settings and professional tools. | $10,000.00 |
| 2019 | One Size Does NOT Fit All: a spectrum of options to meet students? special needs | Maplewood Elementary | We serve many neuro-diverse students, including those on the autism spectrum, who?ll benefit from pet therapy, specialized equipment for nervous system regulation, & environments designed for sensory sensitivities. Our staff will better address our students? special needs after targeted trainings. | $8,000.00 |
| 2019 | The Family Portrait Project | Martin Middle School | The Family Portrait Project connects our students? photography program to a school-wide writing contest.Why a family portrait is meaningful? Ten families win a shoot & a framed photo. We address a need in our community that is as simple as to feel ?represented.? As photographers, we can provide that | $710.00 |
| 2019 | Creating a Positive Learning Culture through Sensory Breaks and Character Educa | Mathews Elementary | We will provide a formal character education program to widen our students? apertures to see others and build positive relationships. We will provide sensory kits for every classroom and a sensory path in the hallway to meet the needs of our students and furnish the tools needed to be successful. | $8,647.00 |
| 2019 | Cross-Town Conversations: Creating Connections With Diverse Literature | McBee Elementary | 4th graders connect with cross-town pen pals at other AISD schools, both in letters and online. Pen pals discuss topics from diverse literature they have both read. At the end of each semester, students select a gift book for their pen pal, which they deliver in person on a field trip. | $10,000.00 |
| 2019 | Equipping a used CNC Mill with modern capability. | Reagan High School | A Tormach 1100 CNC Mill was recently donated to our school for the engineering and auto-mechanic classes to fabricate custom metal parts. However, it is missing a few components to make it a modern manufacturing system. | $7,219.00 |
| 2019 | Flexible Seating in the 21st Century Classroom | Russell Lee Elementary School | The innovative and flexible seating facilitates better student learning and increases students' attention span and critical thinking ability. It provides them with a unique, comfortable, and inspiring environment which allows for additional student voice and ownership of the classroom environment. | $854.00 |
| 2019 | Wearing Improved Attention | Russell Lee Elementary School | This project would help students with sensory integration or behavior issues. Students wearing the weighted vest would have less off task behavior which would increase school performance. The vest would offer a deep touch pressure which would have a calming effect on the central nervous system. | $2,000.00 |
| 2019 | Music Minds of the Millennial | St. Elmo Elementary | Technology is the future. I am a huge fan of technology and thoroughly embrace the possibilities. Music is intertwined within those possibilities and I want kids to further their knowledge of music and technology, whether it's Garage Band, Soundtrap, and SO MUCH MORE. Having devices are crucial. | $2,000.00 |
| 2019 | Blasting Off Into Kinder with Countdown | Summitt Elementary | We hope to implement a robust phoneme and phonics program across all kindergarten classes that will set students up with the skills they need for reading automaticity and grade-level or above literacy by 3rd grade. | $5,394.00 |
| 2019 | Summer Math Acceleration | Travis High School | Students who enter High School on grade level take Algebra 1 in 9th grade. The prescribed Math sequence for these students concludes with Pre-Calculus . Students who pursue STEM degrees in college require Calculus. Summer Math acceleration is necessary for these students to reach Calculus in HS. | $2,000.00 |
| 2018 | Media Technology Pathway | Ann Richards School | This grant would fund the purchase of quality cameras and equipment to support hands-on learning in the Media Technology college-to-career pathway at the Ann Richards School. The goal of this program is to give girls a head start in pursuing a career in the film, television, radio, entertainment, and media industries. Since most of our students are very low-income, they do not have the resources to purchase a camera for themselves. The school’s limited technology presents barriers to effectively teaching the hands-on courses. | $3,110 |
| 2018 | Sensory Overload | Andrews Elementary | This project will create a classroom that will support the specific needs of bilingual students with autism. With this state-of-the-art Bilingual-SCORES classroom, students will learn to better communicate their feelings, decrease stress, enjoy school, and absorb more of the teacher’s instructions. This is a lifetime project, and the tools requested will serve students for many years to come. | $1,960 |
| 2018 | Cities In Space | Ann Richards School | We want to encourage our students to reach for the stars! Through this project, students will be tasked with settling a sustainable colony of 1,000 people on another planet. Students will research, design, and create the society of the future based on a chosen destination. The project will connect to all academic subjects and will require collaboration, critical thinking, creative problem solving, negotiation and time management skills. | $3,570 |
| 2018 | PALS Puppet Theatre | Ann Richards School | To encourage SEL and mindfulness skills, our successful PALS program wants to create a puppet theater program to reach elementary age students. The PALS leaders would develop characters, write entertaining skits that incorporate essential SEL competencies, and present to elementary schools that they serve. | $950 |
| 2018 | All Means All: Providing a Path to Graduation with CTE and Urban Roots | Austin ISD Alternative Learning Center | For the first time, our campus will offer CTE courses via OdysseyWare that will help students persist on the path to graduation by providing programs that are grounded in SEL. This innovative approach partners with Urban Roots and provides opportunities for students to grow fresh, healthy food in the heart of an underserved neighborhood while empowering their development as leaders and good citizens and earning them graduation credits. | $10,000 |
| 2018 | The AISD Science + Mathematics X Conference: A Gateway for Equity | Austin ISD Department | This project supports professional development for staff. The goals of this project are to increase equitable instruction, increase interest in STEM among historically underrepresented groups, and ultimately increase enrollment in STEM-related courses in secondary school. | $10,000 |
| 2018 | Sphero Robotics | Baldwin Elementary | Our school’s diverse population means that we are often challenged with how to address the economic gap when it comes to technology opportunities for the students. This project will provide coding and 21st century skills by incorporating robotics and technology. Because the program adapts to the coding abilities of the students, it is accessible to kindergarten as well as 5th grade students. | $1,800 |
| 2018 | Engaging Collaboration - Taking the Mundane to the Extraordinary! | Bedichek Middle School | This project will take the mundane out of practicing math problems. With these kits, students will not only practice their math skills but will stay engaged in unlocking mystery boxes or completing the robotic code. Our target population will have increased interest in math, increased use of academic language while communicating with their peers, plus increased problem solving and critical thinking skills. | $2,000 |
| 2018 | Passion for Fashion After School Club (PFF) | Bertha Sadler Means | The Passion for Fashion After School Club will focus on fashion design--exploring fashion trends and providing learning opportunities for students to create their own designs. This program will support sisterhood, build self-esteem, and give real-world application for higher education and career goals. | $7,250 |
| 2018 | Engage and Enrich with Music - Strategies for the Primary Classroom Teacher | Boone Elementary | The focus of this project is to provide primary grade teachers with proven strategies to incorporate musical activities in the classroom. The goal is to increase student engagement in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies, while stimulating social and emotional development. | $3,050 |
| 2018 | Pathway for the Botdawgs | Bowie High School | The Pathway for the Botdawgs project will support students in the STEM classroom, allow them to earn graduation credit and endorsements, and make our students more competitive in college admissions. Pathway for the Botdawgs Project seeks to build a robust Computer Science program with a Robotics pathway providing access to classroom robotics kits, equipment, and curriculum -- enabling students to imagine, program, and produce. | $10,000 |
| 2018 | GoodReadz | Brentwood Elementary | This project is a grassroots effort beginning at the kindergarten level and continuing through 5th grade to get kids excited about reading. It is a way for kids to share online book reviews with each other via 100 Kindle Fires (Kid). They will strengthen their ability to read, retell stories, and write reflectively about the story. | $8,000 |
| 2018 | Read and Create! Library Media Center STREAM Makerspace | Casey Elementary | This project will create a classroom that will support the specific needs of bilingual students with autism. With this state-of-the-art Bilingual-SCORES classroom, students will learn to better communicate their feelings, decrease stress, enjoy school, and absorb more of the teacher’s instructions. This is a lifetime project, and the tools requested will serve students for many years to come. | $2,000 |
| 2018 | Maker Space Learning Lab | Casey Elementary | We hope to build 21st century skills by bringing a Maker Space Learning Lab to our elementary campus so that students can master important strengths such as collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking. | $6,550 |
| 2018 | The S.P.A.C.E. Program (Sensory Processing Advanced Classroom Environment) | Casey Elementary | Resources to support sensory processing are often confined to special education populations or counselor’s offices, yet those students are not the only ones who benefit from a sensory sensitive environment. The Sensory Processing Advanced Classroom Environment Program, or SPACE program, is designed to provide a sensory sensitive classroom environment for all students. With this project we could give all our 5th grade students access to this sensory processing support. | $2,320 |
| 2018 | Code Me a Story | Cook Elementary | Code Me a Story blends storytelling with coding and robotics to engage students in 21st century technology skills through literature. The goals of this project are to teach lessons on coding and robotics for each grade level in the library, introduce the idea of problem solving and design thinking, and to make the tools for coding and robotics available to teachers and staff to use in their classrooms. | $1,365 |
| 2018 | Starting with Science: Science Fair & the Biotechnology Lab | Crockett High School | The primary purpose of this project is to provide equipment funding for advanced dual-credit biotechnology classes in which students can earn college credit through Austin Community College. As a result, it will foster critical thinking, improve presentation skills, and support future scientists. By working with a network of private biotech firms and other partners, these students will gain valuable, real-world experience with the scientific community. | $1,830 |
| 2018 | Classroom without Walls - A Day in Space! | Eastside Memorial High School | Students from economically disadvantaged families will spend a day at NASA. Students will gain real-world experience with the transformative use of technology and will increase their interest in STEM-related careers. | $4,770 |
| 2018 | Let's Bring Story Wranglers to Guerrero Thompson | Guerrero Thompson Elementary | Story Wranglers is a fun and engaging “Literacy to Life” program that would benefit all our 3rd graders by building their writing confidence. The program would allow approximately 100 students to participate in theater/creative writing activities that are designed to improve their creativity, confidence, and academic performance. | $8,000 |
| 2018 | Gecko Weekly NewsCast | Gullett Elementary | The project will engage approximately 90 5th graders in creating and disseminating a weekly newscast on an elementary school campus of nearly 600 students. The Weekly NewsCast Project is a weekly video cast of relevant school- and community-based news reports prepared and delivered by students, making this student-centered approach an effective communication technique for digitally experienced students. | $1,982 |
| 2018 | Coding Robotics / Junior Botball Challenge | Palm Elementary | This project provides economically disadvantaged students a hands-on approach to coding, which is critical for students to learn as technology advances. Purchasing more robots will allow us to reduce the student-to- robot ratio and increase the size of the classes. This expanded program will spark even more students' interest in STEM-related careers. | $2,000 |
| 2018 | The Art of Science | Palm Elementary | This project blends art and science in rigorous project-based learning that makes both fields more exciting and accessible to students. Students would work in teams to explore and accomplish scientific inquiry through art. For example, they might use Leonardo da Vinci's simple machine inventions as explanations for simple mechanics and the scientific principles that explain them. The goal of this project would be to increase student achievement and interest in science. | $2,000 |
| 2018 | Maker's Space - Let's tinker, explore, design, and create! | Pillow Elementary | All AISD students deserve a learning opportunity that provides collaborative, hands-on, creative ways to explore their curiosities. By creating a Maker’s Space for this campus—which has 42% English Language Learners (ELL) —you will be giving students a space that builds confidence and breaks down language barriers. | $2,000 |
| 2018 | Automated Light Show with Raspberry PI | Reagan High School | Project-based learning is a strategic way to engage students in hands-on learning, and this proposal allows students to design and build an automated light show that synchronizes with music. Designed and constructed by a group of 20 students, it will be on display for the school population of 1200. This project requires significant STEM skills to prepare students for their future careers since many real-world applications require embedded control systems and the use of digital electronics. | $1,600 |
| 2018 | Mission imPodsible | Walnut Creek | Students will be putting their Walters/Cronkite skills to the test during our course on interviews. At the conclusion of this unit, students will have written interview questions, conducted interviews, and created a compelling podcast about an issue of their choosing affecting our school or community. This will be added to an ongoing digital portfolio. | $4,140 |
| 2018 | Addressing the Resource Gap Through an Anti-Bias Lens | Winn Elementary | This project seeks to address gaps in resources and achievement by empowering teachers to cultivate culturally responsive, anti-bias, anti-racist classrooms. Training will support teachers in exploring their own identities and uprooting their own subconscious biases in order to better serve their students. | $7,500 |
| 2018 | SEL Awareness Training for Staff | Anderson High School | With this project we hope to broaden our SEL training to engage and educate faculty in the areas of inclusivity, cultural responsiveness and diversity. By addressing issues such as implicit bias, cultural responsiveness and privilege, our classroom climate and overall expectations can shift to accommodate all students. We believe this training would foster feelings of belonging, pride, and community throughout our campus. | $10,000 |
| 2018 | Flexible Seating for Learning | Austin High School | Studies show that students are more successful when collaborative learning spaces and flexible seating are available in classrooms. This project provides student-centered options for the learning environment, which will engage students and build the 4C skills: collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication. Serving junior-levelstudents in one of the four academies, it will impact 160+ students the first year with a potential of benefitting additional students in future years. | $1,900 |
| 2018 | SEL Read Aloud Project for Dual Language | Blazier Elementary | This bilingual project builds SEL skills through Read Aloud opportunities. These valuable skills are brought to life through compelling and compassionate books and materials, which can be used for future students each year. | $250 |
| 2017 | Chillville | Casey Elementary School | Mindfulness room with sensory equipment for special education students to regulate emotions and be ready to learn | $1,614 |
| 2017 | Transform our World with Design | Akins High School | Creation of design lab for fine arts/ theatre students to master industry-level CAD light plot design, 3D rendering, and projection mapping | $9,882 |
| 2017 | Innovative Learning Spaces | Austin High School | Creation of outdoor Builderspace and mobile Design Carts to empower Project Based Learning in new 9th-grade academy model | $5,000 |
| 2017 | Literacy in Motion | Oak Hill Elementary School | Scaling multisensory kinesthetic literacy program, Really Great Reading, across all K-2 classes | $8,500 |
| 2017 | Let There Be Light | Bowie High School | Physics and chemistry equipment to engage lower-performing students in spectrometric gas emission experiments | $1,282 |
| 2017 | Culturally Responsive Multi-Campus Books Study | Cowan ES, Cunningham ES, Sunset Valley ES, Widen ES, Govalle ES, & Jordan ES | Interactive, in-depth study of culturally responsive teaching on six elementary campuses across four vertical teams | $4,446 |
| 2017 | The Power of Collaborative TECH | Bedichek Middle School | Providing technology to enhance collaboration on real-world driven entrepreneurship projects | $2,000 |
| 2017 | Student INC Entrepreneurship Program | Crockett High School | Bridge to sustainability for real-world collaborative entrepreneurship program, including thematic field trips and summer learning activities for incoming 9th graders | $3,370 |
| 2017 | IDEA Lab (Invention, Design, Engineering, & Art) | Zavala Elementary School | Creation of makerspace to replicate real-life experiences, bridge STEM curriculum across vertical team, and provide hands-on thematic activities linked to capstone projects and STEM careers | $5,000 |
| 2017 | Read, Think, Make: Literacy Based Makerspace | Wooldridge Elementary School | Creation of library makerspace utilizing kinesthetic learning to boost ELL students' literacy by creating authentic projects based on reading comprehension | $3,291 |
| 2017 | The Virtual Future | McCallum High School | Development of afterschool program for students to design Virtual Reality systems and films for emerging cutting-edge industry | $3,369 |
| 2017 | Make Space for Learning! | Maplewood Elementary School | Transformation of underutilized hallway into hands-on, accessible STEAM activity space for MakerSpace Mondays | $9,403 |
| 2017 | Rocket Ambassadors | Hart Elementary School | Ambassador program pairing former refugee students as mentors to recently arrived "Little Buddies" for social/emotional integration into new school and culture | $1,000 |
| 2017 | Learn the Past to Build the Future! | Graham Elementary School | Engaging students in history, current events, and cross-cultural understanding through monthly thematic novel studies | $7,172 |
| 2017 | (Clifton) Gourmet Mushrooms | Clifton Career School | Professionalizing the farm-to-table oyster mushroom cultivation and entrepreneurship program for special education students in Horticulture career track | $3,952 |
| 2017 | Textiles Tech Lab | Ann Richards Middle/High School | CTE Fashion and Interior Design- focused lab for 12-week textile-themed project units focused on product design, ethics and environmentalism, and interactive architecture project | $5,000 |
| 2017 | First Grade Learning Caf? | Houston Elementary School | Transform ESL classroom into "learning caf?" with flexible seating enabling brain breaks | $1,135 |
| 2016 | Eagles Encourage Eaglets to Express | Akins High School (+ Blazier, Palm, & Menchaca ES) | Student-brainstormed and -led project for high school "Ready, Set, Teach" interns to incorporate hands-on Social Emotional Learning projects at elementary campuses | $5,433 |
| 2016 | Casey STEAM Media Studio | Casey Elementary School | Creating media studio for students to write, direct, record, produce, & showcase their very own programming | $5,566 |
| 2016 | Mission to Mars: Launch your Engineering Adventure! | Akins High School | Two-month Mission to Mars unit focused on integrating engineering, teamwork, and problem solving skills, culminating with trip to NASA | $8,095 |
| 2016 | Innovative Designs with Little Bits and Kits! | Mathews Elementary School | Pioneering Makerspace lab at the elementary level for AISD where students can collaborate to code, design, & create projects | $6,983 |
| 2016 | Jaguars Read | Joslin Elementary School | Workshop series to teach parents strategies to create and reinforce literacy-rich environments at home | $1,611 |
| 2016 | Bedichek Goes Live | Bedichek Middle School | Launching phase 2 of hands-on entrepreneurship project- creating online branch of school spirit store | $2,000 |
| 2016 | Roadrunner Reading Rebirth: A Literacy Library Project | Govalle Elementary School | In response to teacher feedback, update and refurbish campus literacy library with culturally relevant & effective instructional resources to increase capacity to teach | $8,075 |
| 2016 | Lost & Sound Room | Lanier High School | Innovative, state-of-the-art music production studio where at-risk students who feel lost can express themselves in a safe space | $9,000 |
| 2016 | YWLA Girls Conference | Sadler Means YWLA | Student-generated and -led professional Girls Conference to address identified campus areas of concern and need | $5,900 |
| 2016 | Creating Time for Collaboration | Andrews Elementary School | Support for grade-level planning three times yearly to launch the AISD pilot for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme in high-needs campus | $8,700 |
| 2016 | Let's Tink About It | Gullett Elementary School | Converting underused computer lab into the "Tinkering Lab" for hands-on science learning | $6,251 |
| 2016 | Reagan Readers Book Club | Reagan High School | Increasing college readiness and culture of literacy through establishment of campus book club | $2,000 |
| 2016 | Trebuchet Design & Launch Project | Ann Richards Middle/High School | Student teams design, build, & test Middle Ages-era Trebuchet to refine engineering skills | $1,622 |
| 2016 | Harmony Living Wall Project | Ann Richards Middle/High School | Combining tech and environmental learning by creating an indoor living wall embedded with sensors to monitor temperature, CO2, and humidity | $1,764 |
| 2016 | Livestock Production | Clifton Career School | Real-world hands-on instruction for special-needs students via animal science entrepreneurship | $2,000 |
| 2015 | Mobility & Sensory Tools for Learning | Summitt Elementary School | Implementing tools for movement in learning, alternative seating, & sensory support to increase attention to task | $9,614 |
| 2015 | Leaping to Literacy | Oak Hill Elementary School | Year-long observational STEM experiment on the growth of bullfrogs, incorporating reading and writing | $1,023 |
| 2015 | Multisensory Reading: A Path to Success for Dyslexic Students | Oak Hill Elementary School | Establishing hub for 3rd grade dyslexia intervention program in both reading and math | $1,106 |
| 2015 | Tiny Tech Explorers | Kiker Elementary School | Creating 21st century Pre-K centers with nonbreakable technology for our littlest learners | $1,998 |
| 2015 | Eagle’s Girls Robotics Club | Odom Elementary School | Expanding student-led girls' robotics program to increase female minority STEM participation | $3,858 |
| 2015 | Reader to Reader | St. Elmo Elementary School | Building literacy skills via development of after-school reading clubs incorporating high-interest SEL and Creative Learning strategies | $5,000 |
| 2015 | Organisms and Environments | Burnet Middle School | Outdoor science experiments utilizing the insect habitats around campus | $2,000 |
| 2015 | Jumbled Genres Bingo | Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy | Creation of campus-wide incentive program to increase non-fiction reading aligned with curriculum | $2,000 |
| 2015 | Active Seating for the Whole Child | Kealing Middle School | Introduction of classroom seating that encourages natural movement | $1,815 |
| 2015 | Wheel Chair Accessible Teaching Garden | Reagan High School | Accessible garden for special education students to enhance critical thinking and advance physical and manual dexterity goals | $2,000 |
| 2015 | Learning Independence Through Technology | Reagan High School | Teach special education students technology skills to help with transition to employment and close achievement gaps | $4,330 |
| 2015 | 6th Grade Stars: From Seeds to $ustainability | Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders | Entrepreneurship program for students to collaboratively lead cultivation, marketing, and business plan for selling plants | $1,398 |
| 2015 | The Great Debate: Fluoridation of Drinking Water | Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders | Project-based chemistry unit tied to real-world environmental issue impacting the Austin community | $2,000 |
| 2015 | Green Urban Innovative Gardeners | Garza High School | "Reinventing the urban school experience" through creation of urban garden focused on sustainability and community volunteerism | $9,992 |
| 2015 | Inspiring and Supporting Career Paths | Mendez Middle School | Helping students attain American Red Cross certification as first foray into importance of career credentialing | $1,450 |