Grants & Scholarships

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Founded in 1995, the Foundation uses the funds it raises to operate three separate grant programs, all of which are designed to increase academic achievement and enhance the academic programs offered by the Longview Independent School District. The three grant programs are the Great Rewards for Great Ideas Grant Program, the Campus Initiative Grant Program, and the John W. Harrison, Jr. Academic Field Trip Grant Program. To date, the Foundation has raised and returned $1,086,082.00 to Longview ISD educators and classrooms through its three grant programs and has funded over $190,000 scholarships for LHS seniors.

Address: P. O. Box 9461, Longview, Texas 75608

Phone number: (903) 452-7015

Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Services/Resources offered at Longview ISD Foundation, Inc.

Grants: Great Rewards for Great Ideas Grant Program, the Campus Initiative Grant Program, and the John W. Harrison, Jr. Academic Field Trip Grant Program
Scholarships: The Lobo Memorial Scholarship Fund within the Foundation offers $1,000 scholarships to Longview High School seniors who plan to attend two-year or four-year colleges or universities and technical schools. Students may apply each January for scholarships awarded in May.

Our services are provided at no cost.

Eligibility Requirements:

All LISD teachers, counselors, librarians, and nurses are eligible to submit grants through the Great Rewards for Great Ideas Grant Program, requesting up to $2,500 for classroom materials, equipment, programs, and projects that enhance those already provided by the district.
All LISD principals and their designees are eligible to submit grants through the Campus Initiative Grant Program, requesting up to $5,000 for materials, equipment, programs, and projects that improve academic achievement and opportunity for all students campuswide.
Fourth and fifth grade teachers and middle school teachers are eligible to submit grants through the John W. Harrison, Jr. Academic Field Trip Grant Program, requesting up to $7,000 for travel to venues beyond Longview that offer hands-on learning experiences for students that cannot be replicated in the classroom. These learning experiences must be directly linked to classroom instruction and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for the grade level and subject area.

Areas we serve: Longview ISD

Contact: Kay Ray – Director / email: gray@lisd.org

We currently need:

Active volunteers committed to supporting Longview ISD educators and students. These volunteers will serve on the Foundation's board which governs the Foundation. Volunteers will be expected to promote the Foundation in the community, participate in all fundraising events, and serve on committees to complete the work of the Foundation. The work of the Foundation depends on board member volunteers.
Monetary donations throughout the year-general donations, Lamplighter Awards sponsorships, memorials, and honorariums.

Volunteer opportunities To Volunteer please contact us at (903) 452-7015

Mission: The mission of the Longview ISD Foundation Inc. is to request, receive, maintain, and use funds to enhance educational opportunity for all Longview ISD students.

Website: For more detailed information about our services and programs please visit us at https://www.lisdfoundation.org/default.aspx

Follow us on Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LongviewISDfoundation

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Contact Information:

Address: P. O. Box 9461, Longview, Texas 75608, Longview, Texas

Phone: (903)452-7015

Email: [email protected]

Service Areas:

Gregg County, TX

Cost/Fees:

Free

Website

https://www.lisdfoundation.org/default.aspx

Headquarters:
P. O. Box 9461, Longview, Texas 75608, Longview, Texas

Longview ISD Founation, Inc.

The Longview ISD Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt public corporation operating independently under a board of directors who serve without compensation. Members of the Foundation's Board of Directors represent a cross section of the community and are dedicated to our students and educators and their success.

The Foundation was founded in 1994 to provide additional funds beyond the normal operating budget for Longview ISD teachers, counselors, librarians and students. Donations to the Foundation are maintained locally and used to begin and/or enhance innovative academic programs and projects. Through the Great Rewards for Great Ideas Program, the Foundation improves student achievement, fosters innovation, and supports educators. By requesting contributions, the Foundation promotes community involvement from individuals, alumni, businesses, corporations, and school and civic organizations.

The Foundation also sponsors the annual Lamplighter Awards Banquet to honor educators and the students whose lives the educators have touched. All proceeds from this event benefit the Foundation's Great Rewards for Great Ideas Program, the Campus Initiative Grant Program, and the John W. Harrison, Jr. Academic Field Trip Grant Program.

Since 1996, the Great Rewards for Great Ideas Grant Program has funded 770 grants, returning $827,092.75 to LISD’s classrooms and enabling innovative teachers, counselors, librarians, and nurses to create new educational programs or to enhance existing ones so they can provide the best instruction possible to all students. These grants have funded programs and projects for students of all ability levels in a variety of disciplines. In addition to strengthening academics, the grants have also funded projects in music, art, technology, career education, STEAM education, character education, health and physical education, and guidance and counseling.

The Foundation has also funded fifty Campus Initiative Grants for a total of $151,265.68. The Foundation believes that this grant program, targeting overall campus improvement, complements the Foundation’s annual Great Rewards for Great Ideas Program.

In fall 2018, the Longview ISD Foundation began the John W. Harrison, Jr. Academic Field Trip Grant, named in the memory of the late Mr. John Harrison who served on the Longview ISD school board for over forty years. The Academic Field Trip Grant provides funding for up to $7,000 for fourth and fifth grade students and middle school students so they can travel for learning experiences that reinforce and expand what they have learned in the classroom. The Foundation has funded fourteen John W. Harrison, Jr. Academic Field Trip Grants for fourth and fifth grade and middle school students for a total of $61,733.74. Students have extended their classroom learning at the Perot Museum in Dallas, NASA in Houston, the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, the Bullock Texas State HIstory Museum in Austin, the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin, the state capitol building in Austin, the Stephen F. Austin State University Planetarium, iFly, Sky Ranch, the Caldwell Zoo, Texas State Technical Institute, and the SciPort Discovery Center.

Through its three grant programs, the Longview ISD Foundation has returned a grand total of $1,042,092.19 to LISD classrooms and campuses in its twenty-eight-year history.

The Longview ISD Foundation also offers continuing education scholarships to Longview ISD educators who wish to remain in the classroom and provide direct services to students. The Foundation especially wants to help educators who are pursuing advanced degrees and certification in critical teaching shortage areas, such as bilingual education, science, and math. The Foundation also wants to help educators who are teaching in the district's STEM and STEAM education programs.

The Longview ISD Foundation also offers college and technical school scholarships to Longview High School seniors, awarding five to eight $1,000 scholarship per year through the Foundation's Lobo Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Foundation has awarded a total of $191,000 in scholarships, proudly helping students continue their education and success.