The Leander ISD Educational Excellence Foundation distributed $15,000 during its Spring Grant Patrol on May 24. During the Grant Patrol, LEEF board members and LISD Superintendent Dan Troxell rode on a Leander school bus and surprised teachers in their classrooms by awarding them with LEEF Innovative Teaching Grants, said LEEF Interim Executive Director Coleen Brighton. LEEF delivered 14 grants in total, and some of the programs supported by the grants this spring included special education and reading programs, educational conferences and more, Brighton said. “Our primary goal when selecting awardees is to support teachers who are seeking to develop as a professional educator or implement new, innovative pedagogy or programs,” she said. 512-570-0027 www.leeftx.org