The Fergus Falls 544 Education Foundation awarded almost $37,000 in grants to the Fergus Falls School District at its October 13, 2022 board meeting. The grants awarded are as follows:

• $143.82 for headphones, splitters, a keyboard and a mouse for a 3rd grade classroom
• $256.21 for literacy games for the Title 1 program at Adams Elementary School
• $298 for an iPad cover with a keyboard and an Apple pencil for the Band Department 
• $323 for online reading subscriptions for the Resource Room at Adams Elementary School
• $325 for a “defined” calming space in a 3rd grade classroom 
• $392 for a 12” viola for the Orchestra Department
• $439.92 for 8 mini drones for the Vocational Program
• $534.63 for reading materials for a 2nd grade classroom
• $550 for books for a 4th grade classroom library
• $566.89 for number racks, and phonics and literacy materials for a 1st grade classroom
• $579.84 for books and storage for a 3rd grade classroom library
• $596 for 2 iPad covers with keyboards and Apple pencils for the Choir Department 
• $648.88 for adaptive seating options for students served by the Special Education Cooperative
• $665 for books for a 2nd grade classroom library
• $704 for 2 drum harnesses for the Band Department
• $873.91 for ice skates for physical education classes
• $1,000 for a drumset to be used by all music departments
• $1,200 for a Sphero indi educational robot class pack for STEAM education at Adams Elementary School
• $1,223.44 for fleece for a Middle School REACH Service Learning Project
• $1,366.13 for a Vaddio DocCam for a Family and Consumer Science classroom at Kennedy Secondary School
• $1,795.60 for 4 iPads, keyboards and Apple crayons for a 5th grade classroom
• $2,230.57 for 4 flipForm risers for the music classes at McKinley Elementary School
• $2,811.90 for decodable books for ALL classrooms at Adams Elementary School
• $2,848 for decodable books for ALL classrooms at McKinley Elementary School
• $4,000 for ski shoes for the Prairie Science Classes at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
• $4,073.76 for new physical education curriculum and equipment at Lincoln School
• $6,410.20 for 10 “Remarkable 2” devices for the Special Education Cooperative

Grand Total – $36,856.70