New Staff Stampede

Thank You Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union! We are proud to shine a spotlight on Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union, a dedicated community partner of the Lamar Educational Awards Foundation (LEAF) and Lamar CISD. For three years, Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union has served as a Presenting Sponsor of New Staff Stampede, helping us welcome and support new educators as they begin their journey in Lamar CISD. Their continued investment in education reflects a strong commitmen

With the world developing so quickly, the children of our society's future need to be able to develop just as quick, so they can succeed! And this is what all teachers, especially Ida Jurkowski from Terrell Elementary School, want for their students! With her LEAF-funded grant, Think Big, Design Bigger: Imaginative Innovation, Mrs. Jurkowski was able to help her students do exactly this! Innovation in Action Thanks to the LEAF-funded grant, Mrs. Jurkowski was able to give alm

COVID-19 had an undeniable impact on the children born during the height of the pandemic by causing them to miss out on important early-childhood experiences. Mrs. Lafferty was able to help these exact children through her LEAF-funded grant, Swipe to Explore: Real-Life Learning for Screen-Time Kids. Impact Story Thanks to the LEAF-funded grant, Mrs. Lafferty was able to help 110 kindergarten students from Don Carter Elementary schools participate in enriching, hands-on learn

At Adolphus Elementary School, Coach Tosch was able to put her plan and her students into motion. 1,000 PK-5th graders in Coach Tosch's physical education program got the opportunity to experience the beginnings of a lifelong health journey, thanks to the High Fives & Healthy Lives grant! They received many grant-funded supplies, including push-up testers, heavily utilized by the 3rd-5th graders, and Nutri Play food beanbags, used by the PK-2d graders. As a result, the studen