​​Cornerstone Investors

Named and Directed Grant Programs

Cornerstone Investors have the unique opportunity to stand at the intersection of our community and its educators providing the sound starting place from which generations will benefit.  Even more, our Cornerstone Investors raise the sights of our entire community as we unite people and companies with big hearts and a big belief in the teachers and children of Katy ISD to provide unprecedented opportunities for both.

BP joined the Katy ISD Education Foundation in 2013 as the first Cornerstone Investor when it pledged $50,000 to establish the BP STEM Grant Program. Through it, BP empowers Katy ISD teachers to create instructional initiatives that effect the impact of science, technology, engineering and math instruction in K-12 classrooms.  BP's three years of support for the Foundation has fueled fifty different classroom projects all over Katy ISD, reaching multiple campuses, subject areas and grade levels.​ The grant also includes continuation of BP's longstanding support of the FIRST Robotics Program at Cinco Ranch High School.​​​

BP STEM grants are administered as part of our Inspiring Imagination grant program. All grants, which must be applied for annually, are im​​plemente​d for one school year.

2017-2018 BP S.T.E.M. Gran​t Recipients

Bethke Elementary
Magnetically Engaging Instruction
Sarah McKiernan, Julie Fish, Cynthia Sample, Lisa Huff, Jennifer Jones

SPRK Learning with SPHERO
Karla Anderson

STEMming into Our Community
Katie Beard, Erin Zimmerman, Kelley Martinez, Christine Keller

​Creech Elementary
Energy+Engineering = Excitement!
Donna Parker

              

Hayes Elementary
Dive in Engineering
Sarah Nelson, Allyson Patterson, Ashli Tinnin, Sara Hernandez

 

Pattison Elementary
Robots to the Rescue! 
Dianna Polnac, Blair DaGian, Martha Basler, Renee Polk, Jill Hortness, Lexi Smelcer, Laura Sanders, Hailey Moss, Annette Cantu, Rose Molter

 

Seven Lakes High School
Now You See It! Incorporating WiFi Microscope Cameras
David Crockett, Julie Irving, Alexandra Murillo, Yamilet Arroyo Batiz

 

Sundown Elementary
Morning Tinker Time II: MakerSpace
Leah Miller, Terry Lambert, Bianca Xu, Rene Asaro, and Kelli Onda

 

Tompkins High School
Hands-on STEM
Jason Daigle, Waylan Walton, Kaitlyn Poploski

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West Memorial Junior High
Robotics Club...in the Big League!
Erin Wise, Casandra Henry, Kendall Zurbuchen