CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Calallen Education Foundation has reached a major milestone, surpassing $1 million dollars in grants awarded to teachers across the Calallen Independent School District.
To celebrate, district leaders and board members hopped on a school bus and surprised educators at five campuses Friday, delivering checks to 19 teachers in a single day — the most grants the foundation has ever given out at once. 3NEWS got to tag along for the ride and get an inside look on the surprise.
“We’re excited, we love it! We get to go to Narnia!” said students in Calallen ISD English teacher Jessica Almaraz’s fifth grade class, cheering after Almaraz received her grant…