“The Pflugerville Education Foundation’s mission is to support the teachers and students of Pflugerville ISD by funding innovation, closing the gaps and resources and just being there to support public education,” President Staci Young said.
Current situation
For the 2025-26 school year, the nonprofit is focused on supporting the district’s Three Es initiative where by 2029 each student that graduates from Pflugerville ISD will have a plan for either employment, enlistment or enrollment in higher education. In May, the Pfoundation awarded $40,000 in scholarships to seniors for higher education and technical certifications.
“It's not the day of graduation that we're focused on,” Young said. “It's the day after graduation. I think that speaks a lot to the education foundation because whatever tools we fund, we don't just want it to get them to a STAAR test, or get them to a state measure or get them to graduation. We want to fund activities that allow our students to thrive.”
A closer look
Young said the foundation has seen an increased need for basic classroom resources, as well as tools to help teachers promote social-emotional learning and be more creative with state and district curriculum. The Pfoundation funds six different kinds of grants for educators including Pfund Me Mini-Grants and Innovative Teaching Grants to promote classroom projects. The first grant application for teachers opens Sept. 1.
“That creativity and ingenuity in taking what's on the paper and translating it into whatever age group they're teaching, that's always innovative and creative,” Young said. “Then we have some [educators] that just are really trying to think outside the box.”
Projects that nonprofit has funded include science lab equipment, a meditation area for students, a robotics club and more.
Something to note
Young is entering her fifth year on the board and said one of her favorite parts of the role has been supporting students and surprising classrooms with grant money.
“There's kids with a lot of need, and there's kids that come to school with a lot of burden,” Young said. “So to be a part of an organization that just helps with that in some small way, I think that is my favorite part.”
Lend a hand
Community members are encouraged to get involved in the organization by donating through the Luminary Circle of Giving or participating in other donation drives like Giving Tuesday on Dec. 5.
The foundation also hosts several events throughout the year including the Tailgate on the Tees Golf Tournament on Oct. 17 and the 2025 PfISD State of the District on Nov. 14. Local businesses are encouraged to inquire about sponsorship opportunities and community members are invited to volunteer.
“We have a variety of committees that you don't have to be on the board to be a part of,” Young said. “You can come to join one of our committees [as a] friend of the Foundation.”
Before you go
“Even if the education foundation isn't the place where you want to spend your volunteer hours, every one of our campuses has a parent teacher organization,” Young said. “I've seen it throughout my volunteering—teachers are excited just to have a parent spend 30 minutes laminating the things for their classroom.”
