Priorities for Excellence

Through LPEF, community members and organizations efficiently and effectively put support for public education into action. In addition to Random Acts of Kindness and Gold Star Grants, LPEF connects community support for public education to other district-wide priorities. Recent examples include:

• Support for launch of Community Schools at Northside and Hamilton Elementary Schools.
• LPEF serves as the fiscal sponsor of Solar on La Crosse Schools (SOLS) to support solar energy education and installation of solar energy systems on La Crosse public schools. By 2024, new projects will power an outdoor solar-powered classroom at Summit Elementary and projects at La Crosse Polytechnic School, spearheading cost-saving energy, education programming and more.
• External grant writing support for district needs including field trip funding, CPR and AED Equipment for secondary schools, and heart rate monitors for physical education classes in middle schools.

All together LPEF directs $250,000 – 350,000 to provide enhanced educational experiences in the School District of La Crosse each year.