DeKalb Education Foundation awards 15 project grants

DeKALB – The DeKalb Education Foundation recently awarded more than $27,000 in grants to 15 projects across the DeKalb School District.

Awards ranged from $560 to $6,000 and will impact the lives of students from 10 different schools. The award-winning teachers received the grants in their classrooms. They were surprised by members of the committee and their students.

Huntley Middle School teacher Alexandria Henry celebrating being awarded a grant with her students. — Alexandria Henry, a teacher at Huntley Middle School, celebrates with her students after receiving a grant from the DeKalb Education Foundation. (Photo provided)

The winning proposals included books, flexible seating, physical education equipment, STEM materials, math manipulatives, visual communication boards, an outdoor reading garden and a video camera.

One of the grant recipients was speech language pathologist Lindsay Simonson of the Early Learning Development Center. She will use the grant to purchase communication boards for the playgrounds of three elementary schools to benefit students and children in the area who struggle with communication.

The DeKalb Education Foundation exists to help support and enhance educational opportunities for all students in District 428.

For more information, visit dekalbeducationfoundation.org or find the organization on Facebook.