HCEF offered educators the opportunity to apply for mini-grants to support professional development, special projects, and/or field trips.The “Supporting Teachers” committee diligently reviewed 70 applications from Henderson County educators and granted full or partial funding to 31 projects, serving over 6000 students, and totaling $10,011.14.   

A Few Mini Grant Recipients: 

• Sugarloaf Elementary – Career Fair – School wide event impacting 422 students
• Clear Creek Elementary – English and Spanish Language Family Engagement Activities – Over 500 students impacted
• Atkinson Elementary – Robots for STEM – 180 students impacted
• East Henderson High School – Eagle Eye Literary Arts Magazine – Impacting 100 students
• Edneyville Elementary School – Indoor planetarium: PARI – Impacting 65 third grade students