A-Kids-Choice Foundation

01/28/2024

“Just Saying”

12/16/2023

05/31/2023

“JUST SAYING” 😩😩😩

05/07/2023

Sweet Touching Memory that I will never forget ….Through Gods JOURNEY that keeps working in the lives of thousands of teachers/students daily!! ❤️🙏❤️

Today was a very overwhelming and humbling time as I walked into the BIC Auditorium to take pictures of Educators ( I thought maybe 50 ) which to my surprise to "SEE" the room filled, baloney full, plus sitting on floor !! WOW!! Embracing our Journey is beyond words!! 200+

04/18/2023

I pray I stay like Clint!!!😎🥰

07/01/2022

A KIDS CHOICE FOUNDATION:
AKA: A Kids Choice Educational Services
"My Life Journey that will never leave my Heart"
Still going Strong!!

Today was a very overwhelming and humbling time as I walked into the BIC Auditorium to take pictures of Educators ( I thought maybe 50 ) which to my surprise to "SEE" the room filled, baloney full, plus sitting on floor !! WOW!! Embracing our Journey is beyond words!! 200+

06/05/2022

The Lanthern MagazineSpotlight

Deedee September 19, 2012

Articles, Deedee's Blog, Events, Latest News
DENISE SMITH

“Sharing What Works in Education” by Susan Tomases

The Lanthern Mag. Spotlight

When you meet Deedee Smith, the archetype of a southern woman comes to mind; charming, quick with a laugh, warm, and hospitable. What you soon learn is that she is also feisty, motivated, and determined to make as impact on public education in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.

Her passion stems from the journey she and her son, JT embarked on in his 3rd grade year. Struggling to read and write, feeling totally misunderstood in school, JT was diagnosed with dyslexia, and dysgraphia Smith looked unsuccessfully for a school that would fit his needs.

By the time 9th grade arrived, the quest had led 1,700 miles from home to Landmark School. Smith temporarily left husband and family behind to move to Massachusetts, where JT soon thrived as a student and athlete, graduating in 2005. Seeing how a fitting education allowed him to reach his potential ignited a fire in Smith. In 2010 she established A Kids’s Choice Foundation to systematically improve elementary education in Bossier Parish.

Smith and A Kids’s Choice generously adopt three schools each year and provide funding for Smartboards, iPads, and other educational tools. She is also a strong presence in the schools, purchasing necklaces for all students, faculty, and staff to raise funds for hungry children in the US, along with passing out journals to all 5th graders for documenting goals, and hosting a day where she moves from classroom to classroom showering students with hugs and her love.❤️

Perhaps the most profound gift that Smith gives to her adopted schools is sending eight teachers each year to Landmark Outreach’s Professional Development Summer Institute. Last year teachers from Curtis, Legacy, and Meadowview Elementary Schools attended a week-long graduate course on establishing a language-based classroom. Teacher, Kimberly Slack who attended the course said, “I have seen firsthand the joy that Ms. Smith’s loving, caring heart has placed on student faces. I have also seen the lightbulb of learning illuminate above my students’ heads after they being to benefit from the strategies I learned during my course at Landmark. She [Deedee Morris Smith] is definitely giving learning differences a voice. Thank you for giving me an unforgettable learning experience at Landmark.”

08/14/2019

08/14/2019

Deedee with her kids at Meadowview Elementary!! A wonderful day visiting the Library and helping out!!