Education
BY EMILY LINCKE
Education Foundation awards $62K in grants The Klein ISD Education Foundation awarded $62,057 in grants to KISD educators for improve- ments such as added classroom equipment and supplies to launch new programs, according to a series of December district news releases. The big picture The individual grants—awarded for the 2025-26 school year—ranged from $983-$23,556, according to KISD’s news releases. Two of the largest grants given were for multi-campus projects, such as: • a donation-fueled closet for KISD students • a hands-on program to teach students engineer- ing and construction using Lego bricks “We are proud to fund initiatives like this that remove barriers and empower students to succeed both in and out of the classroom,” Director of the KISD Education Foundation Christy Spisak said.
KISD launches online school statewide Klein ISD is opening an online “tuition-free” program for middle and high school students across Texas in the fall of 2026, according to a Dec. 5 news. In a nutshell Texas Promise Academy was created to provide an option to students wanting “rigorous online instruction” and will offer “advanced coursework and specialized pro- grams,” according to the release. The school is open to a limited number of students in 6-12th grades, and applications open this spring. A hybrid model will be available for students living within KISD’s boundaries so that they can take Texas Promise Academy online courses but participate in KISD’s in-person extracurricular activities.
Grant dispersement
The KISD Education Foundation awarded $62,057 in grants for various programs at local schools.
$23,556: Northampton Elementary outdoor facilities
$11,996: Lego-ndary STEM Builders
$7,500: Schultz Elementary movement and learning studio
$7,450: Kaiser Elementary autism, ADHD programs
$4,950: Klein Forest High School mariachi program expansion
$4,522: Klein Cain High School virtual reality game design program
$1,100: Mittelstadt Elementary headsets
$983: Bernshausen Elementary new reading program
SOURCE: KLEIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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