Waukesha Education Foundation Inc.

Thank you to the many SDW educators that registered for our Grant Writing workshop that was held virtually on Monday, February 22.  We had a nice turnout, many registered guests, and thankfully, no unexpected cats. 😁 We hope you found the information helpful.  The recording of this workshop can be viewed by linking HERE .  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 262 970-1143 or wefinfo@waukeaha.k12.wi.us  

We have spirit! Yes we do! We have spirit! How ‘bout you? The Waukesha Education Foundation, Inc has a spirit wear store open until March 7.  Please consider cheering on the efforts of the Waukesha Education Foundation by ordering some of our comfortable and fashionable merch!  You can visit the store by clicking  HERE Local pick up is available, there is no need to pay for shipping unless you need the item mailed to you directly. 

We are incredibly grateful for the staff support for our annual "Go Casual for a Cause" competition. We know this has been a difficult year and we love that you have continued to support this project and have chosen to wear jeans on Thursdays to support WEF. We are grateful to Sue Ettinger for spearheading this project, to Dr. Sebert for supporting it, and for the school secretaries across the district for collecting the weekly donations and making it happen. And of course, we are grateful to all of YOU for participating.  While the fundraiser will continue until Spring Break this year, the contest period has ended. This week, the staff at both Hillcrest Elementary and South HS collected their prize...a lunch for Hillcrest and breakfast for South. While we couldn't hang out and chat this year, we still loved making this happen.  Shout out to the staff at Waukesha North for coming in 2nd place in our secondary contest. Since they missed first by such a small margin, and st...

ALL STAFF RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON FRIDAY, FEB 12. We are posting it here for your convenience & reference! The Waukesha Education Foundation 2020 Grant Application window will OPEN on Monday, February 15, 2021. We will be accepting grant applications through April 9, 2021 To learn more about WEF, visit our website at www. waukeshaeducationfoundation. org We know this post is long, but it includes everything you need to know as a grant seeker. Please read through it carefully. The 2021 Rubric, Tips for a Successful Grant document, a sample budget template, printable application for planning purposes and access to the application link can be found by visiting our Grants page on our website HERE . Some minor changes this year:  We have included language that prohibits purchases made outside of this country. Please note that this is not a “must be made in the USA” rule, it is okay to purchase things MADE outside of our country, but you MUST purchase them from a...

The  2021 Waukesha Education Foundation, Inc. Grant Window   will open for applications on Monday, February 15  on the   grant page of our website . ( Please note the application will not be available until that time. ) We are always amazed by the wonderful grant applications that are submitted by SDW Staff.  Each year, the Waukesha Education Foundation, Inc. (known internally as "WEF") is pleased to support educators in our District with grants to fund innovative ideas and programs. These grants are typically awarded in the late spring, with the expectation that projects will be completed during the following school year.  Since our inception in 2004, the Waukesha Education Foundation, Inc has awarded more than $330,000 to deserving educators throughout our District.  We are looking forward to increasing that total this year!  You can  visit our website  to learn more about the great work that we do or  visit our Grant pa...

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