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Program
Grants
From science probes to math corners, social competency
programs to building on-line learning communities, LEF
Program Grants bring innovative ideas to classrooms.
Since 1991, Program Grants have funded professional
development as well as dynamic classroom and curriculum
projects, encouraging teachers to transform their classrooms
and their teaching with new and exciting ways for students
to learn. Program Grants come in all different sizes, from
the small grant piloting an idea in a single classroom to
the large grant implementing a system-wide program. All good
ideas need apply!
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“Thanks to LEF, I feel that the Earth Science curriculum
is highly valued in this community, and that I am extremely
lucky to be a teacher in this town.”
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Sarah Damassa
Science Teacher, Lexington High School
2005–2006 Program Grant recipient |
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Copies of Successful
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Summer Fellowships
LEF Summer Fellowships provide teachers an increasingly rare
opportunity: the time to explore a subject in-depth.
With mini-grants for up to $4,000, LEF Summer Fellows spend
time during the summer months attending courses, seminars,
or workshops and engaging in research, curriculum planning,
or independent study. Summer Fellowships are available to
Lexington Public School certified staff with professional
status.
School Community Grants
With LEF’s School Community Grants, educators can quickly
implement strategies that have far-reaching results.
School Community Grants (SCG) fund smaller-scale creative educational
initiatives or community-building activities within each school.
SCGs are community-driven; each school works collaboratively to
determine how it can best use the money to ensure the greatest
impact among its students.
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“We have
been thrilled with LEF’s School Community Grant
program. The flexibility of SCGs allows us to begin
implementing a project as soon as we identify a need and
solution. This responsiveness helps maintain teacher energy
and motivation for projects while they are fresh and
provides immediate benefit for students!”
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Joni Jay
Former Principal, Estabrook Elementary School
School Community Grant recipient |
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Awarded
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