544 Education Foundation Awards its 20th Round of Grants
October 25, 2021 by 544foundation
The Fergus Falls 544 Education Foundation awarded over $28,000 in grants to the Fergus Falls School District at its October 14th board meeting. The grants awarded are as follows:
- $181.91 for a calming corner in the Kennedy Secondary School Counseling Office
- $400 for uniform tops for the nursing assistant program
- $599.92 for weighted compression vests for students with sensory processing challenges
- $650 for math games and manipulatives for a 2nd grade classroom at Adams Elementary School
- $700 for binoculars for the 4th grade Prairie Science Classes
- $778.88 for building materials (Magna-Tiles, Legos and Keva Blocks) for the 3rd grade classrooms at Cleveland Elementary School
- $787.07 for games and toys for the new special education classroom at Adams Elementary School
- $1,527.97 for a camera and lens for the Video Productions class at Kennedy Secondary School
- $1,750 for choir folders for the Choral Department
- $1,750 for a commissioned piece of music and a composer visit for the 8th Grade Band
- $1,755 for Driver’s Education textbooks and a laptop for Community Education
- $1,966.02 for graphics for the lunchroom at Lincoln School
- $2,059.60 for 20 Kindle Fire tablets and cases to run the DASH robots at Adams Elementary School
- $2,350 for Unity Day shirts for the staff and leadership team at Kennedy Secondary School
- $3,575 for outdoor equipment at Lincoln School
- $3,600 for 180 social/emotional picture books for Cleveland Elementary School
- $4,012.77 for three video screens for a technology classroom at Kennedy Secondary School
Grand Total – $28,444.14