Fort River Receives Grant from Amherst Education Foundation

The Amherst Education Foundation has just announced a gift of $20,000 to the Amherst Regional Schools! Thanks to hundreds of donors this year, AEF is putting donor generosity to work, helping assuage a few of the most urgent needs and providing support for important programs. As a result of recent conversations with the principals, this grant is intended to support the schools and our kids in the following areas: -ARHS: to support the restoration of funds to underwrite stipends for club advisors -ARMS: for professional development in the area of differentiated instruction -Fort River: to provide stipends to staff members who will be developing and implementing a new project with the UMass Amherst Commonwealth College & Office of Community Service Learning to support students with enrichment programming -Wildwood: to support further professional development in the Lucy Calkins Workshop Model for the Language Arts program -Crocker Farm: to support the school’s Wednesday afternoon enrichment clubs -Marks Meadow: for after school clubs and enrichment activities, and to expand the repertoire of materials to be used by our Intervention teachers in math and reading. -Pelham: for library books. -Leverett/Shutesbury: to enrich programming AEF continues their fundraising efforts and looks forward to working with Superintendent Rodriguez, the principals and teachers next year to make the most effective use of future grants. http://www.amhersteducationfoundation.org Also, you can still make an end-of-year gift in honor of a teacher or staff member by making a donation to the AEF. They'll deliver a personalized Thank You card to the person you wish to honor during the last week of school and your contribution will be used for grants to schools next year. Click on image to enlarge and print form.