LEF Grants and Fellowships

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!
 

“Receiving the LEF grant further supported my opinion that teacher collaboration is respected in Lexington and that the education of ALL students is of the utmost importance.” Ms Tingle received a grant to develop grade and subject specific graphic organizers to promote literacy and higher level learning.
Jaimie Tingle Speach & Language Pathologist, Bridge and Estabrook schools 2010-2011 Program Grant recipient		Apply Now!
		Copies of Successful Applications
		Awarded Grants

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.
 

“ The most remarkable professional development experience I've had in the past 15 years” Ms. Hendrix attended Mt. Holyoke to participate in coaches training for elementary school math specialists.
Julia Hendrix Math Specialist, Fiske 2010 Summer Fellowship Recipient		Apply Now!
		Copies of Successful Applications
		Awarded Grants

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.
 

"Estabrook has benefitted greatly from the LEF School Community Grant process. Thanks to LEF we have been able to train teachers in Open Circle, a valuable pro-social competency curriculum, obtain professional reading materials for our Professional Learning Communities, and rebuild our school website. We are so grateful for Lexington Education Foundation's tremendous generosity in supporting these important academic, social and schoolwide endeavors!”
Sandra Trach Estabrook Elementary School 2010 School Community Grant recipient		Apply Now!
		Awarded Grants