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D158 Teachers Receive $12K in Grants from Education Foundation
Grants used to buy items that enhance the education of District 158 students.
The District 158 Education Foundation surprised several teachers with bouquets of balloons and a really big check
Teachers were surprised by District 158 Education Foundation members surprised area teachers with a large bouquet of balloons and a really big check from the Foundation Teacher Grants.
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The District 158 Education Foundation awarded a total of $12,210.45 in grant monies for the 2011-2012 school year.
Established in 2003, the Foundation is a nonprofit organizations that helps inspiring teaching and learning by providing resources for innovative and creative instructional ideas, which enrich and enhance the education opportunities for District 158 students. The Foundation, with help from volunteers and private and business funding, holds fundraisers throughout the year.
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The Foundation awarded the following grants:
Conceptual Physics Laptops $3,062
Huntley High School
Tom Kempf, Phil McNamee, Thomas Jacobson, Amanda Henk, Erin Stefanik
Learning Through Technology $2,431
Leggee Elementary School
Michelle Leonard, Jennifer Dyer, Kathy Guess, Jennifer Hora, Summer Hengels,
Jeri Lynn Graunke, Megan Cunningham
Rigby PM Benchmark Kit $1,310.40
Leggee Elementary School
Jaime DeBlieck
FIDGIT Kits for Level I Intervention $1,238.50
All K-5 Schools
Occupational Therapists at K-5 schools
Non-Fiction Reading Books $869.84
Leggee Elementary School
Carrie Hernandez, Dawn Bach, Wendy Diechman, Sarah DuBose, Lisa Kampert,
Brooke Ramey, Tracey Schwartz, Amanda Wege
Mastering Math Facts $846.94
Leggee Elementary School
Jennette Perreault, JoAnn Sutherland
Speech/Language Therapy Program $680.54
Leggee Elementary School
Rebecca Floyd
Display for Music Research Materials $634.41
Martin Elementary School
Ingrid Mullane and Brent Mullane
Genre in a Bag $629.50
Mackeben Elementary School
Kathy Kamper for all teachers at Mackeben
Jr. Great Books for Gifted Readers $352.12
Conley Elementary School
Michele Busky
Weekly Reader News $54.40
Leggee Elementary School
Nancy Tomaso for all teachers at Leggee
Applications not selected for funding have been placed online to provide an opportunity for local businesses and members of the community to adopt and fund even more innovative ideas. Visit the Fund A Need Program requests page at the district's website.
Individuals interested in supporting the Foundation can call 847-659-5800 or email d158foundation@district158.org.
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