Kaufman ISD Education Foundation

Investing in our educators pays the best dividends. 📈 We are proud to highlight another fantastic project funded through the Stacy Seely Grant, which was generously donated at the 2025 Legacy Gala!

Because of this wonderful support, Kaufman High School is brewing up success with the Lions Coffee Shop! ☕🦁🍩

This grant provides the essential equipment and supplies for our campus coffee shop. It gives students invaluable hands-on experience in business, customer service, and daily operations while boosting our campus culture!

Thank you to the generous donors of the Stacy Seely Grant for investing in the future of our students and fueling a great campus community!

Shaping the future, together. 🚀 We are thrilled to highlight a high-impact legacy grant generously donated by Pogue Construction at the 2025 Legacy Gala!

Thanks to their incredible support, Lucille Nash Elementary School is expanding hands-on learning with their new STEM Lab! 🔬📐💻

This grant provides the vital equipment and interactive tools needed to bring science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to life for our Nash Lions. By encouraging critical thinking and collaborative problem-solving from an early age, this space is actively preparing our students for the future!

Thank you, Pogue Construction, for building up our schools, supporting innovation, and engineering a bright future for our students!

Magic happens when our community supports our classrooms. ✨ We are so proud to highlight a fantastic project funded by a legacy grant generously donated by Mike and Barbara Reese at the 2025 Legacy Gala!

Thanks to this wonderful partnership, Stephanie Reese at Lucille Nash Elementary is launching the "Lunch Bunch Book Club"! 🥪📚✨

This program brings 3rd–5th grade students together during lunch to read nationally recognized novels and engage in meaningful, collaborative discussions. By building comprehension, active listening, and empathy, this sustainable club is designed to foster a lifelong love of reading for years to come!

Thank you, Mike and Barbara Reese, for investing in our Nash Lions and showing the power of community dedication!

Investing in our educators pays the best dividends. 📈 We are deeply honored to highlight a profoundly meaningful project funded through the Childhood Cancer Awareness Grant, which was generously donated at the 2025 Legacy Gala!

Because of this beautiful legacy, Denise Farmer at Monday Elementary School is launching "American History Heroes"!📚✨

This grant provides a rich variety of new library resources for students to research influential historical figures. These materials will support students for years to come as they prepare for Monday Elementary's incredible end-of-year tradition: the Living Wax Museum of American Heroes!

Thank you to the generous donors of the Childhood Cancer Awareness Grant for investing in our students and keeping history—and hope—alive!

Changing education, one legacy at a time. 🤝 We are thrilled to showcase the second of four incredible grants generously donated by The Speer Family Education Foundation at the 2025 Legacy Gala!

Thanks to their support, Kori Acevedo at Phillips Elementary School is turning her fourth-grade and GT students into city planners! 🏙️📐✨

Through this unique project, students will design, build, and market their very own city using Magna-Tiles. They will calculate area and perimeter, label structures, and even pitch their city to "visitors" for the spring showcase. Best of all, these interactive learning materials will be shared with all fourth-grade classrooms!

Thank you, The Speer Family Education Foundation, for partnering with us to spark big dreams and hands-on innovation in our schools! 🍏

Shaping the future, together. 🚀 We are proud to feature an incredible legacy grant that was generously donated by the Melton Family at the 2025 Legacy Gala!

Thanks to their support, Ms. Kasper at O.P. Norman Jr. High is introducing the Building Vocabulary series to her sixth graders! 📚💡

This project uses morphology—the study of prefixes, suffixes, and word roots—to help students master complex academic vocabulary. This research-based approach gives all students, especially our English learners, the tools and confidence to succeed across all subjects!

Thank you to the Melton Family for your incredible dedication to KISD and for unlocking bright futures for our students!

Magic happens when our community supports our classrooms. ✨ We are thrilled to highlight the incredible impact of a legacy grant generously donated by Laura Stallings Murrey at the 2025 Legacy Gala!

Thanks to her wonderful support, Mrs. Donaldson at Kaufman High School is launching "Learning Beyond the Textbook"! 🧪🔬⚡

This grant provides the essential supplies and materials to turn the chemistry classroom into a hands-on lab. Instead of just reading about science, KHS students will run experiments that spark curiosity, build critical thinking, and prepare them for life beyond high school!

Thank you, Laura Stallings Murrey, for partnering with KISD to invest in our students and fuel the next generation of scientists! 🏫🦁🧬

Investing in our educators pays the best dividends. 📈 We are proud to highlight a high-impact project made possible by the incredible generosity of Judge Joseph Russell, who donated this grant at the 2025 Legacy Gala!

Because of his support, Mrs. Burleson at Kaufman High School is launching "Enhancing Laboratory Capacity for Student-Centered Chemistry Instruction"! 🧪🔬⚡

This grant provides the essential supplies and materials to turn the chemistry classroom into a hands-on lab. Instead of just reading about science, KHS students will run experiments that spark curiosity, build critical thinking, and prepare them for life beyond high school!

Changing education, one legacy at a time. 🤝 The Kaufman ISD Education Foundation chose to fund a beautiful dream that stretches far beyond the classroom walls!

Today, we are thrilled to showcase the incredible grant awarded to art teacher Josh Ramirez at O.P. Norman Junior High to fund a student art installation at the Kaufman City Lakes Park! 🎨🌳✨

This unique project allows the talented junior high art students to design and create a public masterpiece for our entire community to enjoy. Through this hands-on experience, our students are learning the power of public art while literally leaving their permanent mark on the city of Kaufman!

Shaping the future, together✨. Today, we are deeply honored to feature the first of several incredible grants funded through the Kathy Mitchell Memorial Legacy Grant, which was generously donated at the 2025 Legacy Gala.

Thanks to this meaningful gift, Ms. Peterson at Lucille Nash Elementary School is bringing her wonderful vision to life with vibrant, bright library rugs! 📚This project focuses on transforming the library space into an even more welcoming, cozy, and encouraging environment for our young readers.

Thank you to the donors of the Kathy Mitchell Memorial Legacy Grant for your immense generosity and for creating such a bright future for our Nash Lions!📖