2025-2026 Grant Recipients
OFEE funded 42 full or partial grant requests to aid teachers in classrooms for a total of
$15,330
Fox Chase Elementary
Grande Park Elementary
Elementary School Grants
School:
Description:
Total: $5,400
Amount:
Boulder Hill Elementary
20 Soprano Ukulele @ $79 each
$400
Boulder Hill Elementary
Smartboard (1500), Flexible Seating (108), Scholasitc workbooks (210), clipboards (47), Varies ELA/Math Games
$500
Eastview Academy
Adaptive PE Equipment- stepping stones, hopscotch rings, utlity carrying cart, fidgets
$220
Fox Chase Elementary
Hope Squad Library and Resources- Read-a-louds $300, Incentives $150, Storage Bins $50
$250
Fox Chase
Elementary
Various Books for the Library
$500
Grande Park Elementary
Replace outdated state books in library
$500
Hunt Club Elementary
Replacing Junie B. Jones books with library bound copies
$400
Lakewood Elementary
3 class sets of kwik sticks paint for STARS students ($88.40 each) for art room
$200
Lakewood
Elementary
Crayons, markers, colored pencils and mulitcultural colors for the library
$125
Longbeach Elementary
5th Grade Poetry Cart (books, pens, scrapbook paper, cart)
$160
Longbeach Elementary
Math Motivators- pens, pencils, stickers, notepad to help motivate students
$100
Southbury Elementary
30 2x2 Rubix Cubes @ $7.97, 30 3x3 Rubik's Cube @ $9.49
$250
Wheatlands Elementary
Small group literary tools for 1st Grade - Elkonin boxes, magnetic letters, CVC word building games, dry erase boards, multicultural crayons
$135
Wheatlands Elementary
STEM indoor recess fun - Magnetic Tiles, Marble Run, Legos, Gears, Snapcircuits, Mathlink Cubes, Magnetic Wand and Chip Set
$180
Wheatlands Elementary
Replacing Elephant and Piggie Library Bound Books (30 books)
$400
Wheatlands Elementary
Mobile book cart of culturally inclusive books for ELL students (cart $199, 80 books and 16 bins $739)
$400
Wolf's Crossing Elementary
Pitched Musical Instruments- 4 sets of Desk Bells ($219.80), One Soprano Ukulele ($129)
$300
Wolf's Crossing
Elementary
Kindergarten Educational Material- Paint Brushes, large dice, alphabet stamps, magnetic letters, letter/sound games
$280
Wolf's Crossing Elementary
Character Strong Awards- 120 smelly bookmarks - $13, 100 motivational balls - $37, 150 OFEE bracelets - $95
$150
Multipule Elementary Schools
Adaptive PE Equipment - Eazyhold handles, Carabiner Clips, Balance Stepping Stones
$100
Junior High School Grants
School:
Description:
Total: $2,080
Amount:
Bednarcik Jr. High School
2026/27 Rebecca Caudill Nominee Books
$500
Murphy Jr. High School
15 headphones to support intventions for students with disabilities
$180
Plank Jr. High School + OE/OHS
54 Entrance Tickets to Civil Rights Museum for Coalition students trip to Memphis
$500
Traughber Jr. High School
2026/27 Rebecca Caudill Nominee Books (2-3 copies)
$500
Traughber Jr. High School
Band Method Books (broken down by instrument)
$500
Traughber Jr. High School
Flexible seating for math students - 10 Rocking Chairs ($191.98 each + $367.41 shipping)
$400
High School Grants
Total: $7,850
Oswego High School
Amount:
Description:
42Fifty Digital Journalism Laptop ($1,379), Sleeve Carrying Case ($30), Mouse ($23)
$500
One Book One School (65 books @ $15)
$750
Vocational Ed/Life Skills classroom to include- life skills zone, work stimulation zone, PAES Lab zone and Technology Corner
$750
DSLR camera for Reflector Yearbook
$500
Cricut machine ($250), prizes for students, snacks and gift cards for College rep guests ($150)
$300
LASO Puerto Rican Museum Field Trip (Bus and Subs)
$500
AP Spanish Literature guided field trip to art museum- Admission, transportation and billigual docent guides
$500
BIONIC, TALK, HIKE, PATH
$750
Oswego East High School
Description:
Amount:
50 in TV for College and Career Center
$500
Wolfpack Bulletin- Bulletin Board tiles and mounting supplies to turn donated frames into attraative display stations
$400
Sensory toys, Worry stones, Fidget magnetic balls, Hot/cold gel ice packs, metal accoridon fidget
$400
9th Gr. Academic Intervention Incentives - snacks, gift cards, raffle tickets
$200
Sheet music the band program- concert literature, jazz charts, small ensemble music
$525
School:
Description:
Amount:
OHS & OE
Waubonsee Next Steps field trip for students with IEPs for 20-30 seniors
$375
OHS & OE
Community Service Opportunity for ML students
$600
Eastview
The Grounded Grove - Nature inspired room- Tabletop water fountains, fairy lights, fidgets, puzzles, drawing, painting materials
$300
A Tradition of Support: Oswego Foundation for Educational Excellence
Oswego, Ill. (December 17, 2024)
For nearly 30 years, the Oswego Foundation for Educational Excellence (OFEE) has supported Oswego Community Unit School District 308, having awarded a total of more than $500,000 in grants to teachers to enhance our students’ educational journeys...