The school district and Foundation are dedicated to graduating STEAM ready students. The objective is for all PISD graduates to be knowledgeable and skilled in the most advanced Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) coursework. The Foundation engages local partners and corporations to support STEAM initiatives throughout Plano ISD. 

The Foundation partners with the Texas Instruments Foundation to make possible the annual Texas Instruments Foundation Innovations in Outstanding STEM Teaching Awards. For the past nine years, TI Foundation has supported annual awards of $31,500 that benefit individual educators and their schools.