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Seabrook Intermediate Teacher

Celebrates 50 Years of Service at CCISD

and lives she has touched along the a teacher, I want to make the world
way. a better place and give these kids
something positive.”
Throughout her time at CCISD,
Blum has taught students who After graduating from Southwest
have gone on to become engineers, Texas State College, Blum was
teachers and accountants. And hired by CCISD in 1968 at Landolt
while many of her students Elementary. She later transferred
attribute Blum to sparking their to Brookside Intermediate and
academic interests, her greatest gift then Seabrook Intermediate where
is the impact that she has left on she is still teaching today.
the hearts
of her While 50
students. “As a teacher, I years may

Clear Creek ISD would not Inspired want to make the seem like a
long time,
excel in preparing its students at a young she doesn’t
for success without the devoted age after world a better place plan to stop
teachers who dedicate their life’s meeting a and give these kids her work
work to stimulating the interests teacher who anytime
of young people. While educators helped her something positive.” soon.
undoubtedly manage classroom through a “Teaching
instruction, they also touch challenging is an
lives far beyond the textbook by period of her childhood, Blum evolving craft that only gets better
inspiring students to nurture their hopes to have that same effect with with time,” Blum said. “Every day
passions into a meaningful future. her own students. is different. Every day is a new
challenge and I love change.”
One such teacher is Barbara Blum, “When I find a child who is going
who is currently completing her through a tough situation, my
50 year of service with Clear heart just melts because I know
th
Creek ISD. Blum credits her every thought that is running
longevity to the people she has met through their head,” said Blum. “As

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