Unprecedented Giving
$357,088 Awarded
Each December/January, the staff of USD 263 submit grant applications to the Mulvane Education Foundation (MEF) for consideration. A committee is established shortly thereafter to review the applications — looking for duplications, justification for funds and merit for the classroom and/or students — then ranks them accordingly. The Mulvane Education Foundation establishes the level of available funding, compares it to the ranking, then funds as many requests as possible. Grants are awarded in February.
Past grants are listed below.
Legend
MPS = Mulvane Primary School
MGS = Mulvane Grade School
MMS = Mulvane Middle School
MHS = Mulvane High School
PAT = Parents As Teachers
Trans = Transportation
DO = District Offices
2024
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MPS | Walkie Talkies – Project will provide walkie talkies to each staff member |
| MPS | ESGI One on One Assessments – On-line assessment tool |
| MPS | Art Supplies/Project Materials |
| MPS | Materials for Creative Arts – Preschool |
| MPS | Self-Regulated Materials for Youth Students |
| MPS | Learning Light Sensory Table |
| MPS | Sound System for Gym |
| MPS | Building Sensory Room |
| MPS | Classroom Supplies for Teaching Early Concepts |
| MPS | Interactive Wall Panels for Sensory Room |
| MPS | New Books for Library |
| MPS | The Show Goes On – Purchase of resources for K-2 students performance music |
| MGS | Seat Sack Storage – Storage for Chairs in Classroom |
| MGS | Intervention Resources – Intervention supplies for Nurse, Counselor and Social Worker |
| MGS | Heggerty Decodable Readers |
| MGS | Teacher Resources for Explicit Phonics Supplemental Instruction – UFLI Foundations Phonics Program |
| MGS | Awesome Ad- Ins for Art – STEM related items for Art Classes |
| MMS | Lights Camera Action – Camera and Props for Yearbook Department |
| MHS | Document Camera |
| MHS | Milwaukee Tools for Woods |
| MHS | Milwaukee Tools for Welding |
| MHS | Ag Science Requests – Lab equipment |
| MHS | Get into the Heart of the Matter – Update or replace outdated equipment for health room |
| MHS | Real World Art – Art Supplies |
| MHS | Snare Drum Line Upgrade |
| MHS | Flexible Seating – SPED Classroom |
| MHS | The Business Book Library – Business Department |
| MHS | New Books for Library |
| MHS | Tchoukball Time (Chuke Ball) for PE |
| MHS | Photography Advancement – Updated Photography Lenses |
| MHS | Boom! Here Comes the Engagement – Boomwhackers for Choir |
| Trans | Spook Bus |
2023
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MPS | STEM Centers for Library |
| MPS | Art Room supplies |
| MPS | Materials for sensory play |
| MPS | Purchase Aerobic Beats |
| MPS | Indoor sensory path for all students to use |
| MPS | Purchase glockenspiels & hi/low desk bells for classroom use |
| MPS | Blocks and accessories for the classroom |
| MGS | Update health room with new beds and other items |
| MGS | A tracker to guide discussion around student academic growth |
| MGS | Sensory paths & activities for each major hallway in MGS |
| MGS | Purchase unit 5 of Touchmath curriculum for multiplication and long division |
| MGS | Playground updates for MGS |
| MGS | Dresser for storage of clothing and counselor supplies |
| MMS | Purchase reinforcers to create motivation to succeed |
| MMS | Two sets of Stepping into History: Seeing It from a Teen’s Firsthand Account novels |
| MMS | Purchase pickleball equipment for MMS |
| MMS | Purchase supplies for the FCS classroom |
| MMS | New books from MMS Library Wish List |
| MMS/MHS | Purchase new choir robes and stoles |
| MMS/MHS | New tenor drums and cymbals for drumline |
| MHS | Speakers for events sponsored by Student Council |
| MHS | iPad/iPad Mini and stress reliever items for Health Room |
| MHS | Purchase tempered glass for the tops of newly refinished art tables |
| MHS | Purchase hand sanders for wood shop |
| MHS | Purchase Kick It bands for student desks |
| MHS | Purchase noise reduction LOOP brand earplugs as a tier 2 intervention |
| MHS | Purchase a safety glasses cabinet for storage and protection of glasses |
| MHS | Purchase art room supplies for mosaics and glass |
| MHS | Purchase graphic novels for varying reading levels |
| MHS | Purchase Leveled Readers for varying reading levels |
2022
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MPS | Decodable Materials for K-2 Phonics Instruction |
| MPS | Themed books and building toys for classroom |
| MPS | Learning centers to be shared in grade level for Kindergarten readiness |
| MPS | Purchase developmentally appropriate materials for classroom |
| MPS | Purchase board games and indoor recess toys for the classroom |
| MPS | Purchase individual pitch instruments for the classroom |
| MPS | Blocks and accessories for the classroom |
| MPS | Purchase 6 scooter boards for classroom |
| MPS | Purchase a sensory and light table for the classroom |
| MPS | Purchase developmentally appropriate Sensory Centers and free exploration for students |
| MGS | Provide supports for students experiencing difficulties that prevent them from learning or being productive in the classroom |
| MGS | Purchase Math Stackers sets for classroom |
| MGS | Purchase math manipulatives for classroom |
| MMS | Purchase Flocabulary learning program to support instruction and develop core literacy skills |
| MMS | Purchase triple-beam balances to measure mass/weight |
| MMS | Purchase materials and interactive models to use with the new science curriculum |
| MHS | Purchase welding helmets to replace older ones |
| MHS | Industrial egg hatcher for Animal Science Class |
| MHS | Purchase scale model skeletons for building human body systems with clay |
| MHS | Purchase multi process welder |
| MHS | Classroom set of TI-84 calculators for students |
| MHS | 5 Canon full HD camcorders |
| MHS | Subscriptions to three Scholastic magazines for classrooms |
2021
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MPS | ESGI One-on-One Assessment made easy |
| MPS | Sensory Room supplies |
| MPS | Enrichment for Early Childhood |
| MPS | Gross Motor & Math Activities for P-K Students with Autism |
| MPS | Sensory Table and supplies for classroom |
| MPS | Camera for displaying documents on Smart Board |
| MPS | Library Sound System |
| MPS | Early Childhood SPED materials for structured learning |
| MPS | Library of Targeted Intervention Tools |
| MPS | Camera for displaying documents on Smart Board |
| MPS | Pitch Perfect opportunity for students to play individual pitched instruments |
| MPS | Dramatic play center for classroom |
| MPS | Camera for displaying documents on Smart Board |
| MPS | STEM-based toys for classroom |
| MGS | Math Stackers hands-on math manipulatives |
| MGS | New rug for classroom |
| MGS | Supply reading intervention teachers with Picture Me Reading Right Words visual materials |
| MMS/MHS | Create Motivations to Succeed by providing reinforcers for students to meet goals |
| MHS | Jr Wildcat Adventures in Coding enrichment activity materials |
| MHS | New Marching Band bibber pants |
2020
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MPS | Sound field systems for early childhood classrooms (1 set) |
| MPS | Development activities and literature for home visits PAT program |
| MPS | Games and books to be used during weekly School Familiy time |
| MPS | Math games and hands on activities for the classroom |
| MPS | Early Learning for play centers in SPED classroom |
| MPS | Build a Lego wall and purchase monthly subscription for award winning books |
| MPS | STEM toys and sensory tools for the classroom |
| MPS | Be Bots – screen free sequencing and coding tools |
| MPS | 6 document cameras for classrooms |
| MPS | Giant inflatable velco target kick dart board |
| MPS | Light table center for classroom |
| MPS | Be Bots – screen free sequencing and coding tools |
| MGS | Belts, flags and cones to play annual catch the turkey game |
| MGS | 6 Ozobots for use in the classroom for Social Studies and Language Arts |
| MGS | Supply all 4 reading intervention teachers a set of decodable reading materials |
| MGS | Books and resource books for Creative Career Education/school families |
| MGS | Social thinking materials for Speech Language program |
| MGS | Classroom books for Math Literacy |
| MHS | PlasmaCAM Pipe Cutting Attachment |
| MMS | Supplement to math program to enhance algebra skills |
| MHS | Supplies for Atrium outdoor classroom |
| MHS | On-line business simulation for students |
| MHS | Disc golf equipment for physical education classes |
| MHS | Purchase CPR manikins, equipment and materials to train a certify students and staff |
| MHS | Harnesses for drumline |
| MHS | Purchase human body scale models to build with clay |
| MHS | Stage projector for use in the Auditorium |
| MHS | Set of TI-30 and TI-84 calculators for classroom |
2019
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MPS | Julia Cook Classroom Guidance Lessons |
| MPS | Books for Babies & Toddlers |
| MPS | Flexible Seating (6 Exercise Stability Discs) |
| MPS | 1 Year of Junior Library Award-Winning and Peer Reviewed Books |
| MPS | STEM Building Kits for Classroom |
| MPS | 2nd Grade Community Playground Equipment |
| MPS | Learning Light Table/Manipulatives |
| MGS | Six-Minute Solution Daily Reading Fluency Program |
| MGS | Executive Function Teacher Book Study |
| MGS | Year 3 Book Families |
| MGS | Fun Friday Gym Equipment |
| MGS/MHS | Light Boxes for the Art Room |
| MGS | Stereo/CD Player for the Music Room |
| MMS | Books for A Brighter Future |
| MMS | Yearbook Supplies/Equipment |
| MGS | Pathways to Reading for Phonics and Phonemic Awareness |
| MMS | Positive Behavior Classroom Supplies/Materials |
| MHS | Floating Tenon Joinery System |
| MHS | PlasmaCAM Pipe Cutting Attachment |
| MHS | Welding Helmets |
| MHS | Turn It In! – Online Plagiarism Checker & Assessment Software |
| MHS | Professional Grade Camera Equipment |
| MHS | Library Guild Award-Winning & Peer Reviewed Books |
| MHS | Stat/Crunch License for 2019-2020 |
| MHS | Anatomy in Clay |
| MHS | KCAT News District Live Steam Computer |
2018
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MPS | Children’s Literature to Target 23 Specific Speech Sounds |
| MMS | Heart Zones-Smart Health System Monitors for Tracking Fitness |
| MHS | Shirts & Bowling for Circle of Friends |
| MHS | Field Trip for Circle of Friends to Tanganyika |
| MHS | Cordless Drills for Theatre Production |
| MGS | 30 Students to Emporia State University for William Allen White Celebration |
| MHS | Enrichment Projects & Flexible Seating |
| MMS | Foundry Furnace Replacement |
| MGS | Collaborative Problem Solving Exercises |
| All | Resources to Support Students Experiencing Struggles Which Impede Learning in the Classroom |
| PAT | Books for Families Serviced by Parents As Teachers |
| MPS | Tools for Literacy Development |
| MGS / MMS | Library Book Collection Update |
| MPS | Boardmaker Online Professional & Student Licenses to Serve Low-Verbal Students |
| MHS | Refurbish & Upgrade Weights for MHS Girls |
| MPS | Implement Block Center & Dramatic Play Center |
| MGS | Chromebooks & WeVideo Licenses for Broadcast Projects |
| All | Intelligence Scales, Tests, Achievement & Readiness Resources |
| MMS | Chromebooks |
| MPS | Reading Rainbow Skybrary School Memberships & Licenses |
| MPS | LeapFrog, LeapStart Interactive Learning Systems, Headphones |
| MPS | Chromebooks |
| MPS | STEM & Building Toys |
| MHS | Jr. Library Guild Subscription |
| Trans | Driver Safety Awareness Rewards Program |
| MGS | Positive Behavior Interventions & Support Set Up |
2017
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MGS | Implement STEM for Extended Learning |
| MGS | Tactile Augmentative Alternative Communication System |
| MGS | Flexible Seating |
| MGS | STEM Materials |
| MHS | Embroidery Machine to Allow Students to Design & Create |
| MHS | Active Learning & Beyond to Coordinate Logistics, Execute a Plan, Solve Problems, Analyze Data and Create Technical Reports |
| MHS | Circle of Friends (Special Needs) Field Trip to Tanganyika |
| MHS | Circle of Friends (Special Needs) Bowling Field Trip |
| MHS | Millermatic 252 Welder |
| MHS | Technology for Art to Enhance Student Interaction in the Classroom |
| MMS | Entrepreneurism to Help Students Identify a Future in Entrepreneurism |
| MMS | Teaching Technology for the Classroom |
| MPS | Chromebooks |
| MPS | Ellison Cutting Pad & Dies to Improve the Districts Die Cuts |
| MPS | Chromebooks |
| MPS | Webber Articulation Cards to Target All Speech Sounds in All Positions |
2016
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MHS | Spirit of Innovation & Creative Thinking Within Science |
| MHS | Summer Reading Program for Advanced Placement |
| MHS | Replace Music Stands |
| MHS | Laptops for Performing Arts |
| MHS | Circle of Friends Funds |
| MMS | Science World |
| MMS | Scientific Calculators |
| MMS | Student Whiteboards |
| MMS | Yearbook Equipment |
| MGS | Girls on the Run Program |
| MGS | 3rd Grade Indoor Recess Activities |
| MGS | Cross Grade Level School Families |
| MPS | Chromebooks |
| MPS | Hodson Computerized Analysis of Phonological Processes |
| MPS | STEM Based Manipulatives for Classrooms |
| MPS | Movement in the Classroom |
| MPS | Math Materials |
| MPS | Everyday Technology |
| MPS | Gross Motor Materials for Instruction for Students with ASD |
| MPS | Language Arts/Pre-Reading Materials |
| MPS | Fine Motor Materials for Students with ASD |
| MPS | Books for Babies to Promote Early Literacy to Families |
| MPS | Sound System for EC Classroom |
2015
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MGS | Classroom Fitness System |
| MHS | Pottery Wheels |
| MHS | Promethean Boards |
| MMS | Drill Press |
| MMS | Nonfiction Collection Update |
| MHS | Circle of Friends Funds |
| MPS | Books for Babies & Toddlers |
| MGS | Positive Behavior |
| MMS | Somewhere Over the “Rainbow” in Careers |
| MMS | Projector & Screen |
| MMS | Sound System |
| MPS | Academic Puzzles & Games |
| MPS | Math Manipulatives & Technology |
| MPS | Early Childhood Language Development Materials |
| MPS | Fine Motor Manipulatives |
| MPS | Die Cut Machine |
| MPS | Document Camera |
| MPS | Let’s Move, Let’s Learn Stability Balls |
| MPS | Document Camera |
| DO | Employee Health & Wellness |
2014
| Facility | Grant Title |
| MPS | Art Show Display Boards |
| MHS | Anatomy Models |
| MGS | Tanganyika Classroom Programs |
| MGS | Camera for Kids |
| MMS | Somewhere Over the “Rainbow” in Careers |
| MMS | Project Brink Back the Small Stuff |
| DO | Digital SLR Camera |
| MMS | Oximeters |
| MGS | Group & Individual Counseling Materials |
| MHS | Life Centered Education Transition Curriculum |
| MPS | Social Emotional Skills Development |
| MHS | Summer Reading Program |
| MPS | Smart Board for Early Childhood Classroom |
| MGS | Document Camera |
| MGS | Picture & Object Communication for Severe MGS Students |
| MPS | Smart Board for ECSE |
| MPS | Sound Field System |
| MPS | Mini iPad |
| MPS | iPads |
| MPS | iPads |
| MPS | iPads |
| MGS | iPads |
Grants Funded
Dollars Awarded
What Drives Us
Our Mission
Improve the quality of education in Mulvane by soliciting and raising charitable donations which will, in turn, be allocated toward the enhancement of educational opportunities and related extracurricular activities for the residents and patrons of Unified School District No. 263, Mulvane, Kansas.