CISD foundation raises funds for education

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Community leaders have come together to form a foundation to support the Cotulla Independent School District.
The Cotulla ISD Education Foundation has announced its focus on “enhancing community support and to expand resources that enrich teaching, inspire learning, and maximize opportunities for all students” at the district.
“The sole purpose of the newly formed Education Foundation is to benefit Cotulla ISD by providing funds for educational programs and activities that are not funded by the normal operating budget,” foundation members noted in a prepared statement last week. “These funds will be used to facilitate student achievement and skill development, to recognize and encourage staff excellence and to expand community involvement from individuals, businesses and civic organizations.”
Funding priorities will also include funds for innovative teaching grants that provide resources directly to the classroom for teachers to implement exciting new educational programs, the organization noted.
A grant process has been established and teachers and staff will be eligible to participate in requesting funds this fall.
The Cotulla ISD Education Foundation is a charitable organization under the Internal Revenue Service section 501 (c)(3) and contributions to the organization are tax deductible.

The Cotulla ISD Education Foundation members include (Back row, L-R) Homar Olivarez, Melissa Peters, Jeremy Peters, Keith Franklin, Brandyn Ramirez, (Front) Minerva Rios,
CISD Superintendent Dr. Ramiro Nava, Rosario Morales, Louisa Franklin,
and (not pictured) Leslie Gonzalez, Albert Aguero, Manuel Sanchez Jr. and Sandra Ramos

According to Rosario Morales, foundation president, the idea for the foundation grew from a need for supplemental funds and awareness of a growing number of education foundations serving North Texas school districts.
“We brought in Foundation Innovation LLC, a firm which specializes in developing foundations to ensure that we meet our first year goals and objectives,” Morales said. “Foundation Innovation has worked with many communities and school districts in Texas and other states to establish foundations to benefit public school systems.”
“Following in the footsteps of public universities and colleges, K-12 school districts and their local communities are establishing their own foundations to leverage private dollars and expand opportunities for their teachers and students,” Foundation Innovation spokesperson Shawn Callaway said. “There are currently hundreds of education foundations set up in Texas and number continues to grow.”
The board in the Cotulla ISD Education Foundation includes District Superintendent Dr. Ramiro Nava, Foundation President Rosario Morales, secretary Leslie Gonzalez, VP of Development Melissa Peters, VP of Programs Louisa Franklin, VP of Finance and Governance Keith Franklin, VP of Marketing Brandyn Ramirez, VP of Events Minerva Rios, and members Jeremy Peters, Albert Aguero, Manuel Sanchez Jr., Homar Olivarez, and Sandra Ramos.