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Special Education Foundation outlines student trips and scholarships at Governing Council public speakers
Summary
Tim Eby, executive director of the Special Education Foundation, told the Governing Council about upcoming student advocacy trips, its Inspiring Futures awards and scholarships, and community events supporting SSD students.
Tim Eby, executive director of the Special Education Foundation, used the public‑comment segment of the Governing Council meeting to highlight several upcoming events and scholarship awards the foundation administers in partnership with Special School District.
Eby said students in the Fred Tsai Leadership Academy will travel to Jefferson City to meet state legislators and advocate for SSD students, and he described an April 29 Inspiring Futures awards event that includes scholarship awards. He said the Special Education Foundation provides $55,000 in scholarships through its John Kerry scholarship fund, a $2,500 Christopher Davis scholarship for a graduating Rittner senior, and a new $5,000 scholarship in honor of the late Jane Vickery for a Fred Tsai Leadership Academy graduating senior.
Eby also announced the Fred Tsai Leadership Academy graduation at the Emerson Auditorium (May 7) and the foundation’s second annual Starfish Awards on June 12 at the Reverie in Chesterfield. He distributed the foundation’s 2024 annual report to council members and thanked the council and districts for their support.
No action was required or taken by the council on the presentation; the remarks were recorded in the public‑comment portion of the meeting.
