Education foundation presents inaugural donation to LISD

The Livingston ISD Education Foundation’s inaugural donation – a check for $31,921.83 – was presented to the district during Monday’s regular meeting of the Livingston School Board.

“The Livingston ISD Education Foundation is very, very proud to make a $31,921.83 donation to LISD to fund our first round of innovative teacher grants. The grant awards were given to 13 recipients across all six campuses in the district.” Janan Moore, executive director of the foundation, said. Twenty-seven applications were submitted.

The Livingston ISD Education Foundation is an independent nonprofit 501(c)3 charitable organization that raises money to give back to the school by awarding grants to teachers.

Individual grants were available for up to $1,500 and group awards were available for up to $5,000. Moore said teacher names, campus names and grade levels were all taken off the applications to make the process fair across the board.

Recipients of the group awards were as follows:

• 9^th grade group, $5,246.50 for freshmen focus academic planners
• 8^th grade science group, $4,572.50 for investigating global weather systems
• 3^rd grade math group, $4,127.91 for math classroom with dry erase tables
• Art group, $3,250 for creative voices studio and gallery shows
• Pre-K group, $4,999.97 for learning with Smartboards
• 3^rd grade group, $5,000 for tiered classroom incentives

Individual grants were awarded as follows:

• 6^th grade social studies, $1,000 for exploring with virtual reality
• 3^rd grade science, $600 for STEM exploration kits
• Pre-K, $1,000 for immersive early childhood learning centers
• 7^th/8^th grade history, $1,000 for history by design Makerspace
• 3^rd grade reading, $500 for comfortable readers, engaged readers
• 4^th grade reading, $500 for learning spaces with innovative seating
• 3^rd grade math, $624.95 for math small group interventions

“The mission of the education foundation is to connect community resources to change the lives of students and staff. The goals and funding priorities include: expanding on the Green & White student scholarships; innovative teaching grants; recognition of academic achievement; recognition of teaching excellence; and capital projects,” Moore said.

“We’re starting our annual campaign for the 2026-2027 school year in September. At this time we have several events under construction, and are looking forward to working with our community partners who make investments like these back into our classrooms possible. Together, we will make a difference in the future of LISD,” Moore said.

“We are hoping to do another round of grants in December/January and another round at the end of the school year,” she said.

The foundation was formed earlier this year with the guidance and direction of Foundation Innovation LLC, a full-service consulting firm dedicated to guiding education foundations and schools to success. Its team of consultants has experience in the nonprofit arena, including administration, development, marketing and training specifically for public education foundations.