MEDIA ADVISORY

May 8, 2025
 
WHAT: As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, the San Antonio ISD Foundation is delivering Bright Idea Grants for projects up to $5,000 to innovative educators across the district. This weeklong celebration includes surprise campus visits to honor educators and support bold ideas that enhance student learning.

The final grant of the week will be awarded to Edison High School’s Health Science teacher Nicole Delgado. She will receive a surprise visit by the SAISD Foundation “prize patrol,” which will include Edison alumni and Foundation team members. The group will formally award her a $5,000 Bright Idea Grant that will be used to purchase supplies to equip the school’s clinical skills lab and mock pharmacy. 

WHEN: Friday, May 9, 2025, 1:45 p.m.

WHERE: Edison High School, 701 Santa Monica Street, 78212

WHO: Judy Geelhoed, SAISD Foundation Executive Director
      Nicole Delgado, Edison HS Career and Technical Education Teacher   

MORE: Surprise grant award visits will continue throughout the month of May with the SAISD Foundation awarding 25 Bright Idea Grants across 22 campuses, for a $115,000 total investment in SAISD schools.