H-E-B has named the five early childhood facilities, five public school boards and eight school districts throughout Texas as finalists in the 2025 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program.
This year, H-E-B will award $90,000 to the 18 finalists ($5,000 each). All finalists will go on to compete for even greater prizes at the statewide level in May. To determine the winners, a panel of judges will tour each finalist’s campus to engage with administration, staff, parents and community members.
Winners will be announced at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards ceremony on May 4 at the Hilton Austin, where $480,000 in cash awards and grants will be awarded to six teachers, two counselors, two principals, one early childhood facility, a public school board and two school districts for being among the best in Texas.
If selected, one early childhood facility will receive $25,000; one or more school boards will receive up to $25,000; one large school district will receive $100,000; and one small school district will receive $50,000.
Additionally, 50 Texas teacher, counselor and principal finalists will be announced between January and March during a series of surprise visits to schools and classrooms across the state.
The 2025 early childhood facility, school board and school district finalists are:
- Early childhood education facilities: Calvin Vincent Early Childhood Center (Texas City ISD, Texas City), Sarah K. Jandrucko Early Learners Academy (Mansfield ISD, Arlington), Early Childhood Development Center (Corpus Christi ISD, Corpus Christi), Gonzales Primary Academy (Gonzales ISD, Gonzales) and Wylie Early Childhood Center (Wylie ISD, Abilene).
- School boards: Clear Creek ISD, Gregory-Portland ISD, Lamar CISD, New Braunfels ISD and Plano ISD.
- Large school districts: Mansfield ISD, Midlothian ISD, Prosper ISD, Spring Branch ISD and Tomball ISD.
- Small school districts: Lubbock-Cooper ISD, Medina Valley ISD and Montgomery ISD.
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About the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
Each year, the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program awards cash prizes to honor public-school professionals, thanking them for their dedication and commitment. Through this program, H-E-B seeks to pay tribute to those educators who go the extra mile every day to serve their students and their communities and who inspire others to do the same.
Since the program’s inception in 2002, H-E-B has awarded more than $14 million in funding to outstanding Texas teachers, counselors, principals, public schools, early childhood centers, school boards and school districts.
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