• 2023-24 Teacher & Staff Grants

    The U-46 Educational Foundation thanks YOU for your help in funding these important grants. 

  • The U-46 Educational Foundation awarded more than $16,000 for the following 2023-24 grants:

     

    1. After School Yoga club

    Description:  Teach methods to find relaxation through practicing yoga.

    Submitted by Lucia Martinez at Channing Elementary School

     

    1. Outdoor School Beautification

    Description:  Allow students with intellectual disabilities to work as a team to create a good first impression for the school entryway.

    Submitted by Derek Hunter at Bartlett High School

     

    1. XY Axis Graph Magnetic Dry-Erase boards

    Description:  Increase engagement and improve student outcomes by allowing students to work in teams and support each other using more specialized equipment.

    Submitted by Tim Kolanko at Elgin High School

     

    1. Diverse Read-Aloud and Reading Group book sets and supports

    Description:  Providing students with more diverse texts and strong protagonist characters, as well as flexible seating and the ability to time their reading breaks.

    Submitted by Miya Mesa at Willard Elementary School

     

    1. Dash Robots and Stop-Motion Animation Materials

    Description:  To promote improvement of digital literacy skills, enhance STEM experiences, and foster creativity, innovation, teamwork, critical thinking, and communication skills.

    Submitted by Alyssa Reeser at Fox Meadow Elementary School

     

    1. Sensory Integration for Early Learners

    Description:  To provide preschoolers with more sensory options in the classroom that help regulate emotions and promote active learning.

    Submitted by Brighid Weisheit at Laurel Hill Elementary School

     

    1. Save Paper Go Digital

    Description:  Teaching art with the use of a large specialized digital tablet.

    Submitted by Tom Groholski at Nature Ridge Elementary School

     

    1. SEL - Fidgets

    Description:  Promote an environment that will support the social-emotional learning needs of students.

    Submitted by Donna Kielbasa at Canton Middle School

     

    1. Start the day with STEM

    Description:  Encourage students to be innovative and learn to collaborate with others.

    Submitted by Tomeika Jones at Ronald O’Neal Elementary

     

    1. Horizon Garden Club

    Description:  Seeking to educate and inspire young students to learn about the environment through garden exploration.

    Submitted by Michele Brodbeck at Horizon Elementary School

     

    1. Phoenix Level-Up Lounge

    Description:  Create a collaborative community space where students can build teamwork, confidence, and social emotional skills, such as self-awareness, social-awareness, and relationship skills through video gaming in the student lounge.

    Submitted by Alisa Christensen at Dream Academy

     

    1. Seussical the Musical Jr.

    Description:  To provide a musical theater experience for all students so they gain skills in singing, acting, and dancing, while learning how to work together as a team and perform a full-scale musical with props, costumes, and set pieces.

    Submitted by Alexander Molliwell at Timber Trails Elementary School

     

    1. Exploring Revolutions: Art Institute Field Trip for Comparative Analysis

    Description:  Enhance the World History curriculum by providing Larkin students in the Dual Language program with the opportunity to conduct on-site research at the Art Institute of Chicago.

    Submitted by Arley Valdez-Barajas at Larkin High School

     

    1. Broadway in Chicago

    Description:  The objective of this workshop is to have a professional actor lead a workshop with our students in the Visual and Performing Arts Drama Academy.

    Submitted by Frank Rose at Larkin High School

     

    1. Soft Start Activities – Getting Ready to Learn

    Description:  By using a variety of manipulatives and fine-motor activities, students will be able to get settled, get ready, and actively engage at the start of each school day.

    Submitted by Sharon Fessler at Willard Elementary School

     

    1. The Walking Classroom Educational Podcasts

    Description:  Students will learn from podcasts while preparing their bodies and minds to learn as part of a before-school walking club.

    Submitted by Kim Siegwarth at Otter Creek Elementary School

     

    1. Future Problem Solvers Club

    Description:  Funding for FPS state competition.

    Submitted by Ellen Smith at Glenbrook Elementary School

     

    1. Parkwood Drama Llamas Sound System and shirts

    Description:  Purchase a small sound system to enhance performances and to build a strong group identity and club pride through troupe t-shirts for all Drama Llamas.

    Submitted by Jennifer Collins at Parkwood Elementary School