SAISD Cardboard Boat Regatta Helps Students Turn Creativity Into STEM Success A $5,000 SAISD Foundation Bright Idea Grant helped launch the first SAISD Cardboard Boat Regatta, giving middle school students the opportunity to design, build, and race cardboard boats while developing STEM, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
During the 2025–26 school year, the SAISD Foundation‘s Book Buddies program placed nearly 44,000 books directly into the hands of San Antonio ISD students—turning reading access into real opportunity. Powered by more than 1,081 volunteers, dozens of community partners, and thousands of engaged families, the program continues to expand literacy beyond the classroom and into […]
The prescription for success at Edison High School started with a grant application. Now, the program is healthier than ever. Health science teacher Nicole Delgado, now in her seventh year of teaching, says she is constantly working to make the classroom experience more realistic. “Every year I try to get it a little bit closer […]
Supporting SAISD Alumni after Graduation “I didn’t know where to begin, but I knew I wanted to start.” For many graduates, the transition from high school to college can feel like standing before a locked door without a key. For Jesslyn Cervantes, a 2024 graduate of the SAISD Healy Murphy Learning Center (HMLC), that […]
Faces of Impact: Transforming Spaces for Learning From playgrounds to peace rooms, learning gardens to flexible seating — we have been working over the past few years to help transform spaces both inside and outside our SAISD school campuses. The impact can be felt the moment you step onto these campuses. This week, we kick […]
