About Us

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

Mission
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation seeks to enrich the educational experience of our students through community investment.

Goals

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

School Year 2009 (2nd Funding Year)
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation met goals one and two by giving the Los Alamos Public Schools $92,800 to fund various programs, such as the Classroom Makeover.

Classroom Makeover of E-19 $80,000
Teacher Grants $6,000
Teacher Licensure $2,300
Teacher of the Year $500
Scholarships $4,000

School Year 2008 (1st Funding Year)
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation met goals one and three by giving the Los Alamos Public Schools $54,587 to fund various programs.

Classroom Material $15,400
Teacher Grants $5,652
Teacher Licensure $2,035
Teacher of the Year $500
Professional Development $26,000
Scholarships $5,000

Core Values

• Excellent public education is every child's right.
• Excellent public education systems depend on:


• a well-informed and supportive community
• caring and competent educators
• supportive and responsive school environment
• sufficient financing to achieve educational goals
• 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 began 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 January of 2008, the Board of Directors hired a part-time, executive director, Joanna Gillespie.