About Us

The mission of the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation is to enrich the educational experience of our students through community investment

Goals of the Foundation of the Los Alamos Public Schools Foudation are to:

• Provide innovative opportunities and materials that inspire learning
• Create an environment in which students are inspired to learn
• Provide excellence in professional development opportunities for district educators

Vision
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation is a catalyst for the promotion of excellence for each of our students.

We believe
that an excellent public education is every child's right.
that an excellent public education system depends on:

• a well-informed and supportive community
• caring and competent educators
• a supportive and responsive school environment
• sufficient financing to achieve educational goals
• that the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation can accelerate  improvements in public education through the judicious use of private resources.

History of the Foundation
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2005 in response to the work of the Financial Stability Taskforce, a taskforce that recognized that it would take a series of unique solutions in order for our schools to become financially stable. The Board of Education provided funding for a team of school personnel and community members to receive foundation and fundraising training. A Board of Directors was elected and the work of the Foundation has begun to move ahead. In December 2006 the Foundation received its designation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Foundation offers the schools a formal system for raising, investing and distributing privately raised funds under the guidance of the Foundation Board of Directors. In Janurary of 2008, the Board of Directors hired a part-time, executive director, Joanna Gillespie.