BPEF has announced its 2009-10 Classroom Grants.  Two  hundred seventy five applications were received, and 236 grants awarded for a total of $161,029!   Teachers at every grade level, from Pre-K through high school, received awards for their ideas and innovative projects.  Funds are supporting new technology, fiction and non-fiction books, special education support materials, field trips to sites around the Bay Area, math and science curriculum materials, visual arts supplies and artist residencies, family events, tutoring support–236 opportunities for our students to expand their horizons and learning.   A complete list of the grants can be found here.

Board members from BPEF fanned throughout the city to distribute grants to every school on November 18.  What a fun job that is!   We put some smiles on teachers’ and principals’ faces.  Surveys continually show that teachers reach into their own pockets to the tune of well over $500 per year to enrich their classrooms and curriculum.   Those are preciouos dollars they should keep for their hard work and commitment.  It’s our job, with your support, to fulfill their needs and dreams.   We can only fund half the total dollars requested right now.  With you help, we will do more!