Liberty Education Foundation

We're rolling out the red carpet this week for our 30th Annual HOPE Awards! Congratulations to this year's incredible student recipients! 🎉

Join us as we celebrate these outstanding Liberty Public Schools students at the Liberty High School Performing Arts Center starting at 6:00 PM:
🌟 April 7 – ECC & Elementary Schools
🌟 April 9 – Middle & High Schools

These students represent all 19 LPS schools and are being recognized for their outstanding attitudes, inspiring actions, and the positive impact they make in their schools and communities.

☀️ Know a recipient? Tag them or their family to help us celebrate!

We’re adding an extra element of fun to this year’s SHINE, formerly Education Uncorked! ✨

At SHINE on Saturday, March 7, guests will choose their Liberty Public Schools team and help decide which bird will win our brand-new Battle of the Birds competition! You won’t want to miss out on the friendly rivalry and bragging rights.

Can’t join us in person? You can still support the Liberty Education Foundation and help your team win by making a donation and selecting your bird!

🎟️ Tickets + team support:

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We all know it… that moment when we’re waiting for Dallas to make the call… 👀❄️

What if your Liberty Public Schools student got to help make it next year? Enter our raffle for a chance to call the first snow day of the 2026–2027 school year with Dallas Ackerman!

As you can see in these photos, we’ve partnered with Dallas the last couple of years to offer this exclusive experience as a fun way to support our work throughout the district and it’s always a student favorite!

🎟️ Grab your raffle tickets today and share with grandparents too!
👉 https://givebutter.com/c/I5mmd7

As everyone races to the store to stock up on milk, bread and all the essentials… we’re rolling out a brand-new raffle opportunity: a chance for your Liberty Public Schools student(s) to become SNOW DAY FAMOUS!

Who knows if Dallas will be calling a snow day next week… but we do know that a lucky LPS student will get to help announce the FIRST snow day of the 2026–2027 school year with Dallas Ackerman! 🎤❄️ Plus, a few fun bonuses, including J&S Pizza!

🎟️ Only 300 chances at $30 each
⭐️ Winner will be drawn at SHINE on March 7
✔️ You do NOT need to be present to win

Grab your chances before they’re gone:
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❄️ SNOW DAY RAFFLE ❄️ Enter to win a chance for your LPS student(s) to join Liberty Public Schools Director of Communications, Dallas Ackerman, in calling the first snow day of the 2026-2027 school year!

Powered by coffee, Sonic drinks, and some well-deserved appreciation!

This week we popped into a few Liberty Public Schools with a mobile barista and Sonic treats as prizes from our Back to School Kickoff events. Sharing a little joy with our amazing faculty and staff is always one of our favorite things! 🥤☕️☀️

Today marks our first Faculty & Staff Foundation First Wednesday of 2026, and we’re feeling incredibly grateful! Did you know 1,040 Liberty Public Schools employees signed up to support the Liberty Education Foundation in 2025-2026? 500 of those team members joined our Sunshine Club, giving $10+ each month to invest in our shared work.

To our faculty and staff: thank you! You are our closest champions and partners in this mission. Your generosity truly shines! 💛

Thank you to everyone who celebrated Giving Tuesday (and Giving Thursday) with us! We definitely weren’t expecting a Snow Day twist, but your generosity still SHINED! ☀️

Together, we raised $18,500!
• 50% went right back to our schools
• 25% ($4,626) supports our Liberty Cares Fund
• The remaining funds will fuel Foundation programs like faculty grants, student grants, the Thrive Conference, HOPE Awards, employee appreciation and more

Thank you for helping us enrich education across Liberty Public Schools!

Today we celebrate AND 30 years of enriching education in Liberty Public Schools! Join us in honoring this milestone by making a gift today: givebutter.com/shinewithlef

Thanks to a generous pledge from Foundation friends Dan and Wanda O’Dell, the first $5,000 donated today will be matched dollar-for-dollar — doubling your impact for LPS students, faculty and staff.

This year, 25 percent of Giving Tuesday donations will be designated for the Liberty Cares Fund. In partnership with LPS Social Workers, the Liberty Cares Fund provides assistance to students and families experiencing financial hardship.
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