Interboro Education Foundation honors teachers, awards 44 mini‑grants to classroom projects
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Interboro’s Education Foundation recognized teachers and presented details of the fourth round of mini‑grants this school year, noting 44 awards that funded classroom materials, sensory supports and a traveling art exhibit; the Philadelphia Union donated facility use for a May sensory‑friendly field day.
Interboro School District — The Interboro Education Foundation on Jan. 22 recognized teachers who received mini‑grants and described how grant purchases are being used in classrooms across the district.
Margie Evans of the Education Foundation told the board the foundation has completed its fourth round of mini‑grant awards this school year and “so far, we’ve given out 44 mini‑grants,” and that award details will be posted on the district website.
Teachers who received grants spoke about how the funding supports instruction and student well‑being. Christine Bryan, a school counselor, said the social‑skills games funded by the grant help students who are shy or anxious by creating natural opportunities for interaction: “They not only help facilitate social skills and language in groups that I run, but it’s also helped tremendously with students that I work with individually.”
A teacher involved with bilingual students said grant funds purchased graphic novels appropriate to reading levels and cultural backgrounds to encourage English reading and engagement. Another teacher described using puzzle tables and maps to support sensory needs and cross‑cultural lessons.
Jeff, a Spanish teacher at the high school, said a traveling art exhibit featuring reproductions of Salvador Dalí will be on display the week of April 20, and that the exhibit will support cross‑departmental activities in language, history and art.
Representatives of a peer‑support program, Bucks Buddies, said the grant helped buy a coffee cart used by students to practice math and soft skills, and announced the Philadelphia Union has donated use of its practice facility for a sensory‑friendly field day in May.
Board members and administration thanked teachers and the Education Foundation for the partnership. The board took no formal action on the grants during the meeting; the foundation’s awards were presented for recognition and public record. The foundation indicated recipients and award summaries will be posted online.