Smoky Hill Education Foundation

Goal: $1,500.00

Specific Need

Small Grants, Big Impact!

During Salina’s Match Madness, your support of the Smoky Hill Education Foundation directly funds Teacher Mini-Grants—awards of up to $500 that spark innovation in our local classrooms. These grants empower educators to move beyond basic supplies and create truly engaging learning experiences.

See the impact in our community:

• Salina South Middle School: Students experienced the "Zoo to You" program, which customized presentations to align science standards with real-world animal allies.

• Social-Emotional Growth: At Holy Family Elementary, mini-grants provided "Conscious Discipline" materials that helped preschoolers transition from aggressive outbursts to effective communication and problem-solving.

• Student Engagement: In Hill City, the "From Page to Screen" project was so successful that new books had waiting lists five students deep before they even hit the shelves.

Every dollar donated during Match Madness helps us reach our goal of doubling these grants to support even more teachers and students. Let’s turn this madness into a win for Kansas teachers and students.

Mission

Creating learning opportunities and solutions through responsive service.

Profile

The Organization:

The Smoky Hill Education Service Center was organized July 1, 1990. It is a consortium of more than 50 school districts in a 25-county area, formed to cooperatively provide an array of educational services to its participating members in a more cost-efficient and beneficial manner.

The Clientele:

Smoky Hill Education Service Center provides staff development and services to more than 2,700 teachers and administrators. Increased teacher knowledge benefits more than 31,000 students.

The Benefits:

1. Providing ongoing, quality, outcome directed staff development in a wide variety of areas.
2. Saving organizations money through a cooperative volume purchasing program.
3. Offering consultation and services in the areas of curriculum development, assessment, and school improvement.
4. Offering cooperative, cost-efficient methods for obtaining services that are too difficult or expensive to support individually.

$2,170.28 received
in 6 gifts/match
and 1 prize 144.69%  of  $1,500.00 Goal