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Pearland ISD names Kim Barfield director of Education Foundation; foundation readies gala, grant cycle
Summary
Kim Barfield has started as director of the Pearland ISD Education Foundation. The foundation, led by volunteers and funded by donations, is accepting innovative grant applications and is holding a gala March 8 at the Houston Post Oak to support roughly $150,000 in annual classroom grants.
Kim Barfield, the new director of the Pearland ISD Education Foundation, said she joined the volunteer-led nonprofit to strengthen ties between the district and the community and to expand classroom funding opportunities for teachers and students.
"This district has been more than an inspiration," Barfield said, describing how she felt connected to Pearland ISD within her first 24 hours. She said the foundation’s biggest impact is “funding those innovative programs in the classrooms” and providing resources “that go beyond the district’s budget.”
The foundation funds teacher-led “innovative grants” that pay for classroom projects not covered by district budgets. Barfield said the foundation’s annual grant awards exceed "over a hundred and $50,000 for just these grants." Examples cited from previous years include a book vending machine at Silvercrest that dispenses books as reading…
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