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Eau Claire Area School District Educators, Staff Members Honored With 2022 Golden Apple Awards
Twenty-one teachers and staff members chosen for exceptional service to Eau Claire area students and families. The Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation (ECPSF) is thrilled to announce the 2022 Golden Apple Award recipients. The annual awards program honors one outstanding Eau Claire Area School District (ECASD) teacher or staff members from every ECASD school, plus one district-wide support role, for their exceptional service to students and families. Nominated by their peers and selected by area businesses, the 2022 Golden Apple Award recipients will be celebrated at an awards…
ECPSF Announces GATEWAYS Campaign Update and Ribbon Cutting
ECASD Special Education Coordinator, Kyrsha Tollefson. (Jeff Thompson Photography) ECASD Superintendent, Mike Johnson. (Jeff Thompson Photography) A GATEWAYS student cuts the ribbon to formally open the site. November 16, 2021. (Jeff Thompson Photography) [EAU CLAIRE, WI] Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation (ECPSF) announced Tuesday that the fundraising goal for the GATEWAYS special education transition center has been exceeded, in conjunction with a ribbon cutting celebration to commemorate the opening of the new space. In the spring, the Eau…
J Murphy STEM Scholarship names 2021 recipient: Nicolas Garcia
Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation is proud to announce the 2021 J Murphy STEM Scholarship recipient: Nicolas Garcia, Memorial High School, Class of 2021. The J Murphy STEM Scholarship, an impactful scholarship established in 2016 with the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation, is a unique opportunity available only to seniors graduating from Eau Claire Area School District. The scholarship was established through the generosity of an anonymous donor with family roots in the community, and a passion for helping students pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). Each…
ECPSF celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week: May 3-7, 2021
Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation is proud to partner with Ramone’s Ice Cream Parlor and an anonymous donor to celebrate Eau Claire Area School District’s teachers and staff for Teacher Appreciation Week, May 3-7, 2021. Teacher Appreciation Week has been a national institution since the 1950’s. This year, each of the 1,200+ teachers and school building staff members in Eau Claire Area School District (ECASD) are receiving a custom coupon for a free waffle cone from Ramone’s Ice Cream Parlor, in appreciation for their work with students. The idea came…
Solar on Eau Claire Schools honored in City’s Sustainability Awards
The City of Eau Claire has announced their 2020 Sustainable Eau Claire Awards, naming Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation's Solar on Eau Claire Schools as a winner in the category of Energy: Renewables, Efficiency or Conservation. The fifth annual awards were celebrated virtually this year, amidst the pandemic. The awards recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations that are making a difference and creating a more sustainable Eau Claire. The solar arrays atop North and Memorial High Schools are scheduled for turn on December 1. Solar on Eau Claire Schools, launched in December…
ECPSF announces endowment of Memorial student emergency fund
Jeff Thompson Photography [EAU CLAIRE, WI] Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation has announced the endowment of a fund designed to provide an annual source of monies for emergency situations faced by students and their families at Memorial High School. Greg and Claudia Niemuth started the Niemuth Family Giving Tree Fund with the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation in 2018. “It has been steadily growing, and the Niemuths recently contributed the balance needed to fully endow the fund,” said Sarah French, ECPSF Executive Director. “Once a fund…
School Board makes final approval for solar project, on track to begin installation this month
The Eau Claire Area School District Board of Education made the final approval at the August 3rd board meeting to accept the second gift of 360 panels for the Solar on Eau Claire Schools project, a fund of the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation. The action paves the way for the arrays’ installation atop Memorial and North High schools, 360 panels at each building, beginning this month. All 720 panels for the project have been generously donated by the Couillard Solar Foundation. “Couillard Solar Foundation emphasizes educating Wisconsin students on…
ECPSF meets Pablo Foundation match challenge for Solar on Eau Claire Schools, project on track for late summer install
Kayla Midthun, Ramone's Ice Cream Parlor co-owner, left; and Sarah French, Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation executive director, right. 6/9/2020 After a successful match challenge in April, Pablo Foundation issued an additional match challenge for the Solar on Eau Claire Schools Fund for the end of the school year. With a deadline for challenge gifts of June 5, the community again came together, and raised $26,464 to meet the match! In celebration of Earth Day, the Pablo Foundation offered the same match for gifts made…
Solar on Eau Claire Schools: Update!
We are almost there! On May 18, ECASD school board approved the contract for the electrical engineer for the Solar on Eau Claire Schools Project, making way for summer installation. The project has made incredible progress through the spring months despite the pandemic. Donors believe in the value of incorporating solar education into the STEM curriculum for North and Memorial high schools, and the project has seen great momentum in recent weeks. This is what has been happening: 360 panels have been donated generously by the Couillard Solar Foundation. If…