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Tim Ruzek, APEF Executive Director
The APEF Board of Directors are thrilled to announce that Tim Ruzek has been hired as our new Executive Director for the Austin Public Education Foundation. As the executive director, Tim will lead the work of the foundation, supporting the work of teachers at Austin Public Schools through fundraising and grant funding that enhances learningContinue reading “Tim Ruzek, APEF Executive Director”
2025-2026 Grant Recipients
Please help us congratulate this year’s APEF Grant Recipients. Name Grant Approved Amount Woodson Katie Lindsay Jumbo Magnatiles $619.04 Elizabeth Medrano Read Aloud Materials $1,125.17 Amy Goette Literacy Growth: Vocabulary and Science of Reading Enhancement $2,231.04 Dawn Pope Playground Communication Board $1,583.43 Katie Chapek, Gretchen Erickson, Gabriela Deusangeli, Frances Heilman, and Kailey Synoground Supporting theContinue reading “2025-2026 Grant Recipients”
2024-2025 Grant Recipients
The Austin Public Education Foundation is pleased to share the 2024-2025 grant recipients. Thanks to funding from the Huntting and Packer Endowments and the Hirsch Family Foundation, we were able to fund 66 grants totaling $101, 276.71. Congratulations to this year’s grant proposals. Woodson Learning Center Michelle Holt Circle Time Rug $681.07 Suzanne Rymer ALLContinue reading “2024-2025 Grant Recipients”
Time to Apply!
This year, the applications for APEF instructional and building grants can be found on the APE Foundation – AHS Alumni website. Follow these links to access the application and instructions for submission. Instructional Grants Building Level Grants
2023-2024 Grant Recipients
The Austin Public Education Foundation is please to announce the education grants awarded for the 2023-2024 school year. Community Learning Center Sheri Mitchell Book Buddies $872.23 Suzanne Rymer PACT (Parents and Child Together) Packs $1,400.00 Heather Ruzek, Lori Coughlin, & Amy Goette **Buddy Bins Rolling Carts $4,148.69 Woodson Kindergarten Center Andrea Larson Vestibular Movement ToolsContinue reading “2023-2024 Grant Recipients”
Grant application is now open for submission
Austin Public Education Foundation is pleased to be able to continue with a 30 year tradition of providing instructional staff grant monies to support and enhance learning in the classrooms! Since 1992 the Huntting and Packer Endowments have made these grants possible. Growing from a single $500 dollar grant that first year to awarding 50Continue reading “Grant application is now open for submission”
The Annabell Benson Endowment Fund
The Austin Public Education Foundation would like to announce the establishment of a new educational grant to benefit instructional staff for Austin Public Schools District #492. Annabell Mae Benson was born July 7, 1930, in Blackduck, Minnesota to Frederick William and Anna Cecilia (Sorberg) Benson. She graduated from Blackduck High School and went on toContinue reading “The Annabell Benson Endowment Fund”
APEF ANOUCEMENTS!
Grant Committee Meets to Award Staff! Thanks to the continued generosity of the Austin Community, including the Hirsch Foundation and Alumni of Austin Public Schools, the APE Foundation was able to fund 43 instructional staff grants at $40,127.79 and 7 building grants at $44,453.45 for a combined total of 50 grants and $84,581.24! We atContinue reading “APEF ANOUCEMENTS!”
Grant Application Extended! Deadline is Now March 21st, 2022
Austin Public Education Foundation Grant Process Information Eligibility The APE Foundation is pleased to consider applications that benefit the students of the Austin Public Schools. Please review the attached district goals when submitting your grant. The foundation does not provide grants for the following: Salary or fringe benefits for school district employees Continuing education StudentContinue reading “Grant Application Extended! Deadline is Now March 21st, 2022”
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