Humble ISD Education Foundation and HARTA Educator Scholarship
The Humble ISD Education Foundation has partnered with the Humble Area Retired Teachers Association to offer educator scholarships to Humble ISD educators. The purpose of this Educator Scholarship Program is to provide opportunities for educators to improve their skills and build their knowledge that will, in turn, increase their effectiveness.
This program offers a scholarship of up to $500 per applicant to Humble ISD educators. Applicants must be employed by Humble ISD for at least three years and must meet one of the criteria below to qualify for this scholarship:
- Works as a classroom teacher or a para-educator; or
- Works as a counselor, librarian, academic lead teacher, administrator, or other school staff who has direct contact with students in an educational setting; Or
- Works in a district department that provides direct educational support to classroom teachers
HARTA Educator Scholarships can support:
- Tuition pursuing an advanced degree that will further careers in education;
- Alternative teaching certification for para-educators; or
- Professional development (registration fees only)
Making a Difference
Andrinee Martinez
Sconzo Early College High School
"The HARTA Educator Scholarship played an important role in helping me achieve my professional goals. I received the HARTA Educator Scholarship in 2018 while serving as a Counselor at Woodcreek Middle School. This scholarship allowed me the opportunity to attend the Texas Counseling Association Annual Conference. The three-day conference provided me with counseling refreshers and updated tools to address social, emotional, and cognitive development for Humble ISD students. Fast forward to 2022, I have the privilege of helping students discover their passions as the Service Learning Coordinator and AVID Facilitator at Sconzo Early College High School."
Jessica Eisterhold
Kingwood Middle School
"The scholarship I received from the Humble ISD Education Foundation helped me to continue in the pursuit of a master's degree in educational technology at Louisiana State University. Through this master's program, I have researched and learned about frameworks for meaningful technology integration that have led to lessons that help my students to build the future-proof skills needed for digital fluency, citizenship, and problem-solving in their educational careers and beyond. These courses will have a lasting impact on student success in Humble ISD through direct learning in my classroom and at my campus as well as through professional development I have helped to facilitate to encourage other teachers to use their technology effectively in their own classrooms."
If you have any questions about this scholarship opportunity, please contact Karina Johnson at Karina.Johnson@humbleisd.net.
