About.

The Castleberry ISD Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization composed of community leaders and businesses, working together to enhance the quality of education in the Castleberry Independent School District. 
 
Private donations to the foundation benefit students and teachers by supporting activities not funded by tax dollars. The foundation’s innovative teaching grants allow teachers to take a more creative approach to education and dream bigger.  Student scholarships are awarded annually to help ensure that Castleberry ISD graduates continue their path to success, even after they leave the district.
 
Grant and scholarship recipients are chosen carefully by our voluntary board of directors and community partners on an anonymous basis to ensure every student, teacher or staff member is judged on merit.

Established in July 2017

Transforming education together means that we all help to make a collective impact to our educational ecosystem.  ​

Our Goal

The CISD Education Foundation is dedicated to providing teacher grants and student scholarships within CISD. ​

Board of Directors 

John Ramos
Superintendent of Schools 

John Ramos has been in education for 19 years and has been the Superintendent of Castleberry Independent School District for the past 3 years. He currently serves on the Executive Board for Texas Association of Mid-Size Schools (TAMS), is an active member of Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA), is an active member of Texas Association of Community Schools (TACS), and a member of United Way.
John served as the Superintendent of Lamesa Independent School District and is also a native of West Texas. Mr. Ramos received his Bachelor’s Degree from Texas Tech University, a Master’s Degree from Lubbock Christian University, and is currently working on his Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University.
John began his career teaching English/Language Arts and coaching in grades 8-12 before entering administration. He served as an assistant principal and principal at the middle school level, and as a principal at the high school level. In addition, he also served as the director of human resources.
Mr. Ramos’ first priority is to be a servant-leader for the children, parents, and staff at Castleberry ISD. His passion is the key ingredient in what makes Castleberry ISD thrive as they strive to become a model school district.

Alfredo Morales
Director 

Alfredo's main background is in business banking. Alfredo has prior military, management and mortgage experience.  Alfredo  is committed to his customers both outside and inside the companies that he has worked for.  Alfredo believes in establishing a strong foundation with ties throughout the community.  

Renee Smith-FAulkner
Vice President of Grants & Publicity/Media 

Renee is a 1982 Castleberry graduate. She holds a Bachelor's in Secondary Education from TCU and a Master's Degree in Learning Technologies from UNT. She has worked in
Castleberry ISD for 29 years and currently serves as the Associate Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation. In April of 2015, the Texas Library Association (TLA) honored Renee by awarding her Administrator of the Year for the state of Texas. 

Sal Limas
Director 

Sal Limas...
Biographical information coming soon.

Alisha Jordon-McDonald
President

With a desire to serve in her community and make a difference in childhood nutrition, Alisha began her Aramark career as Food Service Manager at Denison ISD in 2006 and is now a Resident District Manager at Lewisville ISD. Throughout her career, Alisha has had a significant impact in child nutrition by finding innovative ways to meet students’ needs. With Aramark, Alisha led numerous
improvements in the child nutrition department, including the implementation of breakfast in the
classroom, after-school snacks, and dinner programs; increased catering programs; and expanded summer
meal services. She is a member of the Women’s Foodservice Forum, Aramark Women’s Business Resource Network, Aramark Young Professionals, and the North Texas Aramark STAR Team, continuing
her focus on developing others and impacting the community.
Alisha received a bachelor’s degree in restaurant, hotel, and institutional management from Texas Tech University and a master’s degree in business administration from Texas A&M University–Commerce.

Barbara walker
Secretary

Barbara has more than 25 years of experience in all facets of Public Relations. She joined EECU in January 2016 to oversee the Community Relations programs of EECU, the largest community based credit union in North Texas.
Prior to her work with EECU, she had extensive corporate communications experience with Verizon overseeing philanthropy, community relations, employee, executive & board communications, media relations regulatory & legislative communications and shareholder services. She is an Accredited Business Communicator, A.B.C., from the International Association of Business Communications, and has received national and regional awards for excellence in corporate communications. Barbara has a public relations/marketing degree from Northern Arizona University.

Allen Pennington
Advisor

Allen is a native of River Oaks and a 5th generation Texan. He graduated from Castleberry High School in 1975. He received his B.B.A. from Baylor University in 1977, summa cum laude, with concentrations in economics and finance. In 1981, he received his J.D. (law degree) from Notre Dame, cum laude. Today, Allen is an active commercial trial lawyer in Fort Worth. 

DeAnne Page
Treasurer 

Mrs. DeAnne Page is a graduate of the University of Phoenix where she earned both her Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Master's of Business Administration.  She began her career at Dell City ISD as a Payroll/PEIMS  clerk, and finished her four year tenure as a Business Manager.  Mrs. Page has also worked at ESC Region XI in payroll as well as financial services for the Business Service Department, and also served as the CFO for Lindsey ISD.  
Mrs. Page is married to Chris, and they have three children, Michael 21, Kimberly 18, and Matthew 15.  DeAnne serves as Executive Director of Financial Services for Castleberry ISD. ​

Jarett Jackson
Director

Jarrett “Jay” Jackson is a Fort Worth native who has a deep passion for public service. Jay attended Southwest High School and later went on to Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, TX where he got a dual degree in Political Science and Communications. During his time in college he has worked on multiple projects to improve campus life for all students, including creating a mentor program for freshman students to better learn the campus and get adjusted to student life. Jay has worked under State Representative Poncho Nevarez (D-Eagle Pass), State Representative Chris Turner (D-Arlington), and the Wendy Davis for Governor campaign, and is currently serving as a Field Representative, in Fort Worth’s own, Congressman Marc Veasey’s office. Since moving back home to Fort Worth, Jay has been deeply involved with the community he loves. He has served on the McDonald YMCA board in the heart of Southeast Fort Worth, and he has also worked with organizations like the Southeast Fort Worth Inc. and Historic Stop Six Initiative to help revitalize neighborhoods, businesses and schools. Jay has always had a passion for helping kids and hopes to continue that passion by working with the Castleberry ISD Foundation.

Elena Fernandez
Director 

Elena Fernandez was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She moved to North Texas in August of 2015 and works as an Attorney for Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP, a community partner of the District. In May 2016, she received a certificate in Nonprofit Management with emphasis in Fundraising and Philanthropy from Texas A&M University after receiving a bachelor's degree in Psychology, a minor in Law & Public Policy and a Juris Doctor degree from Texas Southern University. She enjoys volunteering in the community, sharing ideas and giving the Xennial (First Millennials) perspective with those that she meets. She is dedicated and passionate about helping others and looks forward to impacting the lives of those in Castleberry ISD.

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We're Here for the Students of CISD

Castleberry ISD Administrators were facing the challenge of financing quality, public education.  So with the efforts of key district personnel and a core group of concerned citizens, the idea for an education foundation to support CISD came to fruition.  The education foundation concept was presented to the CISD Board of Education where it received unanimous support.  On July 27th, 2017, the Castleberry ISD Education Foundation was established as a public, non-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax status kicking off its Employee Giving Campaign and a Community Meet and Greet in September of 2017. ​

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