Education Foundation Of Eagle County

The efec classroom program provides funding to schools through a grant application process. Principals and teachers request funds to meet specific needs of their classrooms. Grants are awarded in three categories: stem, arts & music, and equity. The education foundation of eagle county granted the eagle county school district $23,500 to be used for stem. Efec distributed significant funding of $67,000 to ecsds 9 lower schools including 8 elementary schools pta or pto organizations and 1 early childhood learning center through a subprogram called wild west day (wwd). Wwd brings together young public school families to raise funds for their home schools and personalize use of the funds in the schools grants and curriculum. Another achievement - this year, 45 students participated in a summer music program run by efec.

Efecs efec-tive teachers program focuses on recognizing and retaining top teacher talent which is critical to student success. Efec provides grants to educators for continuing education, awards outstanding educators on a monthly basis, and hosts recognition events. This fiscal year, at the annual evening of stars ceremony, 21 educators from 9 different schools were awarded scholarships totaling $26,808 to assist them financially to advance their professional knowledge and skills in educational areas and obtain advanced degrees or certificates. Monthly, parents, students, and colleagues are given the opportunity to nominate teachers and school staff for an efec-tive apple award for being exceptional. This year, 18 teachers from 12 schools received $500 each.

Community engagement encompasses projects such as advocacy, leadership development, and project graduation for battle mountain high school.