Support Lisa Bartram’s Family

Lisa Bartram has been a Lodi Unified 7th Grade Science teacher for over 25 years! You may have had her or knew her as a teacher at Woodbridge or Millswood Middle School. Over the years, Ms. Bartram has been known for dissecting frogs, creating sidewalk chalk human hearts, turning her classroom into a giant cell, helping students attend Catalina science camp, and making edible DNA models. She is a dedicated teacher who has had to balance the demanding responsibilities of teaching with being a single mother.

In August 2022, Lisa was diagnosed with Stage 4 Appendiceal Cancer that had spread to her periteneum. She was shocked and devastated for many reasons, one being that she had to abruptly leave her current students after only two weeks. The discomfort and pain, her biweekly chemotherapy treatments, and surgeries have left her unable to work the busy and physically demanding job of teaching.

Lisa is currently putting her two sons, Bryson and Jaden, through college. At 54, her expenses and loss of salary are making it difficult to pay her bills and she worries she may need to sell her home of 26 years in Lodi as she continues on her journey battling cancer. As a teacher, she has exhausted the sick leave she had saved over many years and is now responsible for covering the cost of her subsitute. Her substitute is paid $266/day (over $5,000/month) which is deducted from her monthly salary.

Lisa grew up in Sacramento and attended John F. Kennedy High School, Sac City Community College, and CSU Sacramento. In college, she decided to pursue the field of education. Lisa’s career has been dedicated to ensuring our students had the best educational environment possible, never thinking twice about spending her own money on her students or her classroom. She is the kind of person to lend encouraging words and help others. Please consider donating to her cause and supporting a wonderful mother, educator, and kind friend!

Sincerely, Lisa’s Family, Friends, and Teaching Colleagues

WE ARE TEAM LILU! #teamlilu

Lisa passed away on Friday June 2, 2023. Donations will continue to support her two sons.