The Franklin Education Foundation Announces the 2017-2018 Pinnacle Award

The Franklin Education Foundation (FEF) announces this year’s FEF Pinnacle Award grant to Kathleen Merten and Ann Williams of Kennedy Elementary School for their project to enhance English, science and social studies curriculum with digital devices and virtual reality viewers. The Pinnacle Award is given to the most meritorious application applying for the award, and provides up to $5000 for the project budget, rather than the standard $3000 budget.

With this award, FEF has awarded 15 grants totaling $33,310 for the 2017-2018 school year to teachers in the Franklin Public School (FPS) system. A committee composed of FEF representatives and FPS staff read all proposals through a blind review process and selected the recipients.

Since its inception in 1997, the FEF has awarded over $375,000 in grants to FPS. Yearly fundraisers such as November’s Harlem Wizards basketball game, the annual Trivia Bee, as well as an annual fund campaign, provide much appreciated support from businesses, families, and organizations for the FEF grants. 

Franklin Education Foundation
Announces the 2017-2018 Pinnacle Award

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The Franklin Education Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization. All gifts are fully tax deductible. New members are always welcome – see our web site for an application or email: franklined.org@gmail.com.