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Grants Award Luncheon to be held virtually
Celebrate with us! We’re recognizing the creativity of teachers, students, and learning partners in the District, and the generosity of community sponsors during our Grants Award Program. Friday, January 14 The program will now be held virtually, beginning at 11:30 am, with a pre-program slideshow starting at 11:15. Email nell@lacrosseeducationfoundation.org to receive the event […]
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LPEF Executive Director David Stoeffler leaving after seven years of successful leadership
David Stoeffler, executive director of the La Crosse Public Education Foundation, is resigning from his position, effective Sept. 30, 2021. A search for his successor will begin immediately. Stoeffler will be leaving La Crosse to become the Chief Executive Officer of a new nonprofit being formed in Springfield, Missouri, where he was executive editor of […]
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Grants for physical fitness, servant leadership, and character development will be funded through Randy and Lynn Nelson Endowment
La Crosse school students will have the opportunity to participate in projects involving physical fitness, servant leadership, and character development due to an endowment fund established by retired School District of La Crosse Superintendent Randy Nelson and his wife Lynn. Beginning this fall, teachers in the School District of La Crosse will be able to […]
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Community donates $500,000 to create RAK Forever Fund in LPEF’s largest-ever campaign
La Crosse schoolchildren with basic needs for clothing, school supplies, eyeglasses, hygiene supplies or help affording fees for field trips will get help – forever – due to community support for a new endowment fund created by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). LPEF announced July 14 that $500,000 has been raised through gifts […]
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Helping students experience benefits of being in nature is focus of new grant funded by Kathie and Rob Tyser
La Crosse school students will enjoy field trips to explore nature, urban gardening projects, hiking, birding, kayaking, geo-caching, classes in outdoor survival techniques and many other opportunities due to a new grant program of the La Crosse Public Education Foundation. Retired educators Kathie and Robin Tyser have created a new endowment fund, the Tyser Power […]
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Trust Point funds special grant for artists in residence for Hamilton-SOTA I reopening
The grand reopening of Hamilton-SOTA I School will be celebrated through the arts due in large part to a special La Crosse Public Education Foundation Gold Star Grant being funded by Trust Point Inc. The $5,200 grant funds visits by two instructors involved in theater, arts and dance to work with staff and students at […]
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Board of Education member joins LPEF Board
Annie Baumann, elected in April to the Board of Education for the School District of La Crosse, has joined the Board of the La Crosse Public Education Foundation. She will serve as an ex officio member of the LPEF Board, replacing Brad Quarberg, who served six years as the representative from the Board of Education. […]
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Latest LPEF grants offer $41,800 to improve reading skills, promote space exploration, and more
The generous support of community donors will offer students at every grade level in La Crosse schools a chance to learn new skills and expose them to new ideas — everything from traditional Hmong music, to fly fishing, to simulated flights among the stars. Pre-schoolers will get a chance to learn math and science concepts […]
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Teacher, cook, and teacher assistant receive “Shining Stars” recognition grants
A teacher who shows how much “she adores her kids,” a cook who “keeps not only bellies full but hearts full, too” and a teacher assistant who works with “a special kind of grace” have been honored with special grants from the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). Honored in surprise visits on Monday were: […]
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School Staff Shining Stars, Part 2
We knew the School District of La Crosse was filled with many shining stars. But we never imagined so many nominations would be submitted when we asked people to identify staff members who deserved special recognition. Click here to read about the Elementary School nominees. See below for the Secondary School nominees, and also those whose […]
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