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Close to $15,000 donated to Foundation for Duke Depot program

The District 205 Foundation received a very generous donation from the Elmhurst community group 100+ Women Who Care this February to support York's Duke Depot. This program exists to provide personal items, school supplies, and clothing for students that need assistance. These funds will also help York's Student Council to provide identified new  students with a back pack containing school supplies and book store gift  card. The number of students requiring support for these basic needs continues to grow, and this donation will provide help several years out so that students can come prepared and ready to engage in their education.

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Click the link below to see the educational enhancements that we provided with your generosity.

All of the materials pictured are provided with Foundation dollars.

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Since 1989…
  your support resulted in over  $2 million educational enhancements 

to District 205 schools!

over $3 million raised and awarded with the inclusion of funds
from community partnerships 

 

Close to $180,000 committed to begin 2018/19 academic year

 

 

Foundation Executive Director , Lisa Fanelli , joins members of 100+ Women Who Care and students from York's Student Council to celebrate the donation to Duke Depot.

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2018/19 Accomplishments

2018 Thiems Grants benefit all K-12 schools 

$98,559 in grants awarded
$35,598 elementary schools
$31,091 middle schools

$14,870 high school
$17,000 for multi-building staff to pilot virtual reality technologies in instruction
click here for list of grants
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$80,000 to support the York High School Manufacturing Lab

The Foundation has provided  funding to purchase
two manual lathes and two manual mills for the new
Manufacturing Lab.
Students will be able to utilize the lab starting this year, and
beginning 2020, the lab will be a key component of the new manufacturing pathway offered at York.

 

$15,000 to assist struggling students outside of the classroom

Seven elementary schools are offering the Foundation's Study Skills Program this academic year.
Certified staff serve as program coordinators & teachers to help third through fifth grade students with specific academic content and executive function. Programs held before and after school, or during lunch/recess.

 

over $50,000 raised through partnership with Friends of York Baseball and York families are enjoying new bleacher seating and field upgrades.

 

$2,650 in additional funds to support wi-fi hotspots

Over 60 wi-fi hotspot devices were provided for students that do not have wi-fi at home with Foundation support. This enables them to better utilize their chromebooks, collaborate on classroom projects and conduct research from home.

The total amount funded, including $3,750 from 2017, is $6,400.

Click here to see student reactions to their new classroom

Future Ready Model Classrooms

The District # 205 Foundation for Educational Excellence unanimously approved to provide $50,000 to help fund the Future Ready Model Classroom project, a pilot program that created three future ready classrooms at the K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 grade levels. The Foundation used proceeds earned throughout 2016/2017 to help fund the project. Foundation Chair Brian Bresnahan explains, “Our mission states that we are dedicated to innovations in education. Helping to move the District further along the spectrum of Future Ready Learning is definitely something we want to be involved with. I think the community will see the value in it and support us.”

Schools selected for the project were Fischer ,Lincolnand Bryan Middle School.In the spring of 2016, all three teachers, along with principals Jane Bailey (Fischer) and Jacquie Discipio(Bryan), as well as Foundation Chair Brian Bresnahan and Executive Director Lisa Fanelli, participated in Future Ready Model Classroom workshops, which were led by Wight and Company, the District’s architects.

Using the information gathered from this project along with additional research, four more classrooms will be piloted in 2019/20 at Sandburg, Churchville, Emerson and Jackson. Feedback will be gathered to inform the way classrooms are created in the new post referendum buildings as well as in the future across the district.