Foundation awards more than $25,000 to teachers
Kalispell Education Foundation board members Carol Santa and Anna Marie Bailey present a Great Opportunities grant to Hedges Elementary School technology teacher Shannon Marshall, Hedges Principal Brent Benkelman and Hedges students Sally Neely, Emerson Orton, Easton Wyant and Chelson Anderson (Photo provided by Dorothy Drury)
Kalispell Education Foundation awarded $25,009 in Great Opportunities grants to help educators fund projects to engage and inspire students in Kalispell Public Schools.
The grants will fund 18 projects that are estimated to serve roughly 2,640 students across the district.
Every fall, educators are encouraged to apply for up to $2,000 in funding to support projects that are innovative, encourage collaboration and promote academic excellence, according to the foundation. This year, educators also had the opportunity to apply for mini-grants in amounts up to $300. The new mini-grant program was established to support smaller projects, according to Kalispell Education Foundation Executive Director Dorothy Drury, based on feedback from a teacher survey.
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