SMCISD’s Pre-K Bonham School among schools recognized by H-E-B

Sun, 02/03/2019 - 12:00am

Submitted by H-E-B

Sunday, February 3, 2019

The San Marcos CISD’s Bonham Prekindergarten is among five early childhood facilities selected as finalists in H-E-B’s 18th annual Excellence in Education Awards program. Five large and three small school districts and five school boards also made the list.

For the sixth year in a row, H-E-B is recognizing five public school boards to highlight the importance of strong leadership at the board level.

Since the program’s inception, H-E-B has awarded more than $10 million in funding to benefit outstanding Texas public schools. This year, H-E-B will award a total of $82,500 to the finalists and school boards, who will go on to compete for even greater cash prizes at the statewide level. Each finalist in the district and early childhood categories, as well as the five recognized school boards, will receive $5,000; the three finalists in the small district category will receive $2,500.

To determine overall statewide winners, a panel of judges visits each district, early childhood facility and school board, tours campuses and talks with administration, staff, parents and community members.

Winners will be announced at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards ceremony on May 5 at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin. The winning large district will receive $100,000; the winning small district $50,000. An early childhood facility will receive $25,000. If selected, one or more school boards will receive up to a total of $25,000.

Forty teacher and principal finalists will be announced in February and March during a series of surprise visits to schools and classrooms across Texas.

The 2019 school district and early childhood finalists, as well as recognized school boards, are as follows: