2024 Annual Report a year in review
LISDEFhasawardedmorethan $465Kinthepast14years
$38,423.12
GRANT Patrol
TheGrantsforGreatIdeasProgramisdesignedtoencourage,facilitate, recognizeandrewardinnovativeandcreativeinstructionalapproaches fortheaccomplishmentofprogramobjectives.
Spring 2024 projects receiving funds include:
Education Foundation grant for $5,917.18 to fund “Straight to the Laptop.”
The purpose of this grant is to provide laptops to speech and debate students. Laptops are necessary for speech and debate competitions. UIL competitions have added internet access to the debate events and students use an extensive online database for other events. The laptops give students the ability to create unique research and to fact check the argument of others.
Grant by Rory McKenzie and JP Fugler
Education Foundation grant for $1,363.50 to fund “Literacy Lab: Supporting Diversity in the Science Classroom.”
The purpose of this grant is to provide diverse TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) specific texts into the hands of our future scientists and engineers to enhance the scope of study in the 4th grade science classroom and to align to the interests of the reading classroom. These selections will increase student engagement, adding depth and detail.
Grant
by Susan LeJeune
LISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION GIVES
$29,938.62 IN CLASSROOM GRANTS
Continued ...
Spring 2024 projects receiving funds include:
Education Foundation grant for $4,105.66 to fund “Wings of Eagles: Soar with Sensory.”
The purpose of this grant is to update and equip the district Life Skills department’s sensory rooms, at each Lindale ISD campus, to serve the diverse needs of students. Sensory rooms have proven to be effective in promoting self-regulation, reducing stress, and enhancing focus, leading to improved academic performance.
Grant by Candice Munoz, Amy Burks, Connie Wilson, Kristin LedsomeTerri Thomas, Megan Ledsome
Education Foundation grant for $4,708.19 to fund “EagleClipse.”
The purpose of this grant is to provide the district with safe solar viewing glasses (“eclipse glasses”), educational resources, photo props, books, and more to make this day extra special for all of our students, teachers, and staff. All campuses will get to safely view the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, an awe-inspiring celestial event.
Grant by Jennifer Lane and Tracie Rand
Education Foundation grant for $3,970.50 to fund “Setting the Scene with Visual Media.”
This grant will provide K-12 students participating in fine arts with a more technological experience. The Foundation is funding a short throw projector for the Lindale ISD Performing Arts Center. Fine Arts use technology to make their acting more believable, their dancing more powerful, and their songs more immersive. Using projections will eliminate the need for elaborate backdrops and costly set elements.
Grant by Kari McKenzie
LISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION GIVES
$29,938.62 IN CLASSROOM GRANTS Continued ...
Spring 2024 projects receiving funds include:
Education Foundation grant for $719.76 to fund “Create.Communicate.Cope.”
The purpose of this grant is to provide sand trays to be used in grades PK-6th. Sand trays are an effective combination of play and art that helps students express themselves both verbally and non-verbally. They will be useful for students who struggle with a range of issues. Sand trays are a good tool to use in trauma-informed care of students.
Grant by Cherri Straus, Summer French, Brandi Harry, Julie Surratt, Sunny Murphy
Education Foundation grant for $4,000 to fund “Feeding Lindale ISD.”
Lindale ISD has a program called the Backpack Program. This program feeds more than 100 students in need of food on the weekends. However, the district is running short on funds and was on the verge of having to cancel the program. The Lindale ISD Education Foundation stepped in and has funded the program so it continues serving Lindale students in need.
Grant by Christy Clouse
Education Foundation grant for $5,099.83 to fund “Communication for All.”
The Lindale ISD Education Foundation funded an emergency grant to help English Second Language students overcome language obstacles, making learning more accessible and inclusive. The Timekettle Language Translator Earbuds are cutting-edge technology that help students have access to real-time translation. The earbuds allow Emergent Bilingual students to have the same opportunities and instruction as students who are fluent in English. The earbuds have over 90 different languages to choose from. It can be used in any classroom setting by any student, faculty or staff. The earbuds connect to an iOS device through Bluetooth. Lindale ISD has students who speak up to 11 different languages, including Spanish, Russian, Polish, Japanese, and Korean. More than 20 students who are new to the United States have enrolled at Lindale ISD for the 2023-2024 school year.
GRANTS BY THE YEAR
GRANTS BY THE YEAR
SINCE THE FIRST GRANT CYCLE, THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED $410,151.33 TO LISD CLASSROOMS FOR MORE THAN 100 PROJECTS.
SINCE THE FIRST GRANT CYCLE, THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED $460,551.02 TO LISD CLASSROOMS FOR MORE THAN 100 PROJECTS.
Spring 2023 $20,461.07
Spring 2022
$35,619.50
Distinguished Partner ($25,000 or more)
John & Peggy Kirton
Tyler Pipe Company
Cornerstone Club: Lindale ISD Employees
Thomas S Carter Foundation
Hideaway Lake Kiwanis Club
Lawrence & Carolyn Todd
Cooperative Teachers Credit Union
Target Distribution Center
Scott and Krista Lay
Cathey & Joe Weaver
Diamond Partner ($10,000 or more)
John & Lila Driver
Rotary Club of Lindale
Don & Mary Achziger
Wayne & Sonja Fletcher
Richard & Jeannette Brandon
Cal & Peggy Shipman
The Get Happy Singers of Hideaway
Tyler Pipe Company
Lindale Turkey Trot
Gold Partner ($5,000 or more)
Lindale Chamber of Commerce (Harvest Hustle Proceeds)
David & Suzanne Stubblefield
Lindale ISD Alumni Association
Judy Burleson
Sanderson Farms
Texas Bank and Trust
Lindale Rotary Club
Silver Partner ($2,500 or more)
Omer and Sue Adams
Barbara Ratliff
David and Michelle Lindig
Gailia and Jerry Lang, SR.
Brenda and Edgar Ilschner
Petty's Steak & Catfish
Jim & Barbara Wilson
Robert and Kim Nimon
Austin Bank
Toy Town Preschool
D&H Quality Cabinets
Bronze Partner ($1,000 or more)
Tyler Junior College
Roddy & Hattie Bland
Robert and Wanda Walker
Philip & Gay Pyland
Anita Anderson
Jerry & Lori Fuquay
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
Cooperative Teachers Credit Union
Don Hines- Walmart Stores, INC
Cavender's Boot City
LaRay Kerbow
Bernie & Nelda Demers
Walmart
Lawrence and Sue Ann Ley
Robbie Lyons
Better Homes and Garden Real Estate I-20 Team
Mr & Mrs Glenn Davis
American State Bank
Mr & Mrs Dobrei
Southside Bank
Jerry Fleming
Red Baron Building Co
Office Barn
Dawn Swinnea
Jackson Construction
Benefactor($500 or more)
Robert and Priscilla Evans
Jim and Deborah Hill
Bob and Gayle Riley
Joe and Sue Dillard
Philip and Sherry Butcher
Brady Environmental Services
Ed & Brenda Ilschner
Roddy & Hattie Bland
Gay Pyland
Vicki Thrasher
Jean Whiddon
Friend of the Foundation
Ohiopyle Prints, Inc
Wealth Planning Advisors
Terry Setser
COL. Emery J. Crane & Janet
Lindale Evening Garden Club
Joe and Penny Snow
Valerie Payne
Dr. Clayton Downing
Billy & Lyne Black
Fred Bilbo
Michael and Dinah Ragsdale
Robert and Joy Hunt
Pat and Valerie Bonds
Mark and Charolette Serold
Regan Brandon
Terry and Elizabeth Smith
Douglas and Martha Sholars
Maggie McGuire
2024 East Texas Giving Day Donors
Kerrie Covert
Mary Stephens
Jim Johnson
Celina Johnson
Valerie Payne
Robbie Lyons
Judy Burleson
Courtney Sanguinetti
Past Distinguished, Platinum, and Diamond Partners
Red Baron Companies, Jerry & Teri Alexander
WRL General Contractors, Ltd
David & Tracy Irwin
Helen S Boylan Foundation
Lindale Floral Shop, Jennifer Darr
Texas Pioneer Foundation
In Memory & Honor Of
John Driver - In Memory of Regina Setser
John Driver - In Memory of Bob and Priscilla Evans
John Driver - In Memory of Joy Stuart
John Driver - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Judy Burleson - In Memory of Regina Setser
Judy Burleson - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Cathey Weaver - In Memory of Joe Weaver
Francis Franck - In Memory of Regina Setser
Michael Ragsdale - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Gay Pyland - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Class of 57' Memorial Fund - In Memory of Cherry Kimberly Rogers
Class of 57' Memorial Fund - In Memory of Robert Cline
Jeff Joven - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
E F Hill - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
S Dennison - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Jim Dobrei - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Jerry Fleming - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Robbie Lyons - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Robbie Lyons - In Memory of Sue Ann Ley
Jennifer Dixon - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
A Earl Gilbert - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Cheryl Harvey - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Ed Ilschner - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
D V & S L Shumaker - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
George and Elizabeth Stricklin - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Swan Wood Springs Church - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Joel & Patricia Tomlin - In Honor of Carolyn Todd
Act XIII.
Cooperative Teachers Credit Union
Altra Federal Credit Union
Robbie Lyons
D&H Quality Cabinets
American State Bank
Judy Burleson
Austin Bank
Better Homes and Garden Real Estate I-20 Team
Mr. and Mrs. John Driver
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Davis
Toy Town Preschool
Mr and Mrs Don Achziger
Southside Bank
Texas Bank & Trust
Edward Jones - Regan Brandon
Lindale Candy Company
2024 Academic Excellence Recognition Reception
Altra Federal Credit Union
Southside Bank
Suanne Rouse Graham and Robbie Lyons
Barbara Wilson & Judy Burleson
Mr & Mrs Don Achziger
HAWL Kiwanis
D&H Quality Cabinets
Better Homes and Garden Real Estate I-20 Team
Austin Bank
Precision Express Car Wash
Cooperative Teachers Credit Union
Mike and Pam Barker
Mr and Mrs Glenn Davis
Texas Bank and Trust
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Foundation Programs Foundation Programs Foundation Programs
Grants for Great Ideas
Grants for Great Ideas is an innovative approach to help supply LISD educators with resources to increase student performance and achievement. Some of the projects funded included technology to improve fluency in elementary and special education students, state-of-the art probes for high school science labs, forensic science tools, and projects to help struggling students understand math concepts.
Honor Roll
The Foundation created the LISD staff peernominated award to be given in the spring semester of the school year The goal of the Honor Roll is to recognize the often unsung heroes of LISD, who approach their job with 100 percent commitment and effort and are true champions for education. Honorees are nominated by other LISD Staff members for the award.
Academic Excellence Banquet
Each May, the Foundation hosts the Academic Excellence Recognition Banquet honoring the top ten graduating seniors and the LISD teachers the students select as the most influential in their educational careers.
Lindale Turkey Trot
Organizers with Camp Gladiator - Lindale put together the first-ever Lindale Turkey Trot presented by Christus Trinity Mother Frances on Thanksgiving Day 2019! This race is a fun way to raise money for the Lindale ISD Education Foundation.
Cornerstone Club
The Cornerstone Club is a significant part of fundraising supporting the Lindale ISD Education Foundation. LISD’s educators and staff volunteer to give through payroll deductions or through one-time gifts by becoming members of The Cornerstone Club.
John and Peggy Kirton
Drama Scholarship
A scholarship fund for LHS theater students started by John and Peggy Kirton. The Kirton's put nearly $60,000 in the hands of the Lindale ISD Education Foundation to create an endowment that would impact the high school’s drama department for years to come. The endowment establishes a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to four drama students annually for 12 years. The scholarship will total $4,000 each year. The remaining money has been donated to the foundation to award innovative grants for classroom projects
The Performing ACT's
An annual stage performance for LISD at the Performing Arts Center with students from each district campus participating. Schedule includes student musical talent, prose speakers, fine arts performances, student vocalists and soloists from every LISD campus
Board Member Spotlight
2024-25 LISD Education Foundation Board of Directors
Courtney Sanguinetti - Executive Director
Gay Pyland - President
Glenn Davis - President-Elect
Kerrie Covert - Treasurer
Penni Jordan - Secretary
Don Achziger, Mike Barker, Pollianne Smith, Karla Richardson, John Driver, Beverly Melvin, Celina Johnson, Vanessa Shamburg, Jeannie Tomlinson, Vicki Thrasher, Barbara Wilson, Judy Burleson, Stan Surratt, Ex-Officio, Mike Combs, Ex-Officio
Ways to Give!
General 2024 Donation
Make a secure unrestricted 2024 general donation to the Lindale ISD Education Foundation.
Memorials
Donations can be made "in memory of" a deceased family member, friend, co-worker or former educator. Memorial gifts are noted in upcoming Foundation publications and on the Foundation's web site.
Honorary Gifts
Your gift to the Lindale ISD Education Foundation can be made "in honor of" a family member, friend, co-worker or a current/former teacher or administrator. "In honor of" gifts are noted in upcoming Foundation publications and on the Foundation's web site. Honorees will receive a special message noting that a gift was made to the Foundation in their honor.
Estate Planning
Will request: A way to leave the Lindale ISD Education Foundation a financial gift after your passing.
Benefits: Exemptions from federal estate tax — finances will be controlled by your wishes. If you would like to help make a lasting impact, simply place the following language in your will.
I, “your name,” of “city, state, zip” give, devise and bequeath to the Lindale ISD Education Foundation, Federal Tax ID 26-268-8995, P.O. Box 370, Lindale, TX 75771 “written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property” for its unrestricted use and purpose.
Lindale ISD’s long standing tradition of providing the official “Blue Out” shirt continues. Congratulations to Lindale High School's, Ty McCoy! He is the winner of the Blue Out Shirt Design Contest. The Lindale ISD Education Foundation will feature McCoy's design on our 2024-2025 Blue Out shirts. This will be printed on a soft blend, royal blue shirt. Proceeds go directly back into LISD classrooms to purchase new educational tools for students.
Purchase your Blue Out shirt online today for only $10! www.lindaleisd.revtrak.net/foundation-blue-out-shirts/ blue-out-community-orders/
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
FUNDEDBYTHELINDALEISD EDUCATIONFOUNDATION
The LISD Education Foundation provided the district with safe solar viewing glasses (“eclipse glasses”), educational resources, photo props, books and more to make April 8 extra special for all of our students, teachers, and staff. All campuses got to safely view the total solar eclipse
TOTALSOLAR ECLIPSE
Lindale,Texaswasinthe pathoftotalityforthe totalsolareclipseon Monday,April8,2024
ObserversinLindalewere abletoseeapproximately 3minutesand79 secondsoftotality, startingat1:42PM.
AllLindaleISDstudents, teachers,andstaff participatedinsolar eclipselearningactivities andwereabletosafely viewtheonceina lifetimetotalsolareclipse togetheronApril8
