HEB ISD School & Family Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 11

STATE of the DISTRICT 2017 - 2018 Community Partnerships 2016-2017 Another way HEB ISD is Different by Design HEB ISD continues to build community partnerships that bene�it students and families: Large Partnerships: 2016-2017 Adopter Stats: • • More than 350 campus adopters supported schools through donation of time, resources, funds, and more. A total of 56 district adopters provided generous support to the entire district. Major Partnerships: • • • • Texas Health Resources Harris HEB Hospital – Texas Health Resources has been a partner of HEB ISD for many years and has recently expanded their footprint in HEB ISD. Look for articles and health related events coming in the next school year. 6Stones – Black & Blue Showdown, Operation Back 2 School, Night of Hope, & Pulling for Hope are just a few of the many ways 6Stones continues to give back to the community, and especially to HEB ISD. Bell Helicopter - Donations to fund Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) initiatives in the classroom including employee-led drone camp and aerospace endeavors. Classic Chevrolet - Donations to Trinity High School’s Angel Fund, used to help students and families take care of �inancial dif�iculties so they can focus on their academic responsibilities. We’ve helped with food, clothing, medicine, utilities, rent, auto repairs, medical costs, glasses, and more. More than 7,000 active volunteers in the district 325 Total of more than 100 hours logged altogether * contributed hours 366,000 Volunteers by the Thousands: Each year, background-checked volunteers log hundreds of thousands of hours and donations. These community members are taking care of support tasks so teachers can focus on teaching, organizing booster clubs so student activities can run smoothly, and showing our students that there is an entire community cheering for their success. *The equivalent of approximately 195 full-time staff. According to Independent Sector, a non-pro�it group that calculates the value of volunteer time, these volunteer hours contributed $7.4 million of value to the school district 9