Grants Program

Your Donation Dollars at Work

Each year, the Education Foundation offers teachers and administrators the opportunity to apply for grants that support innovative and creative educational programs, technology and equipment in the Berkeley Heights Public Schools.  Grant applications are now accepted throughout the school year.

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From 2020-2023 the Berkeley Heights Education Foundation awarded the following grants:

ENRICHMENT GRANTS:

  • Diverse, Inclusive, & Equitable Classroom Libraries at Mary K McMillen, William Woodruff, Thomas P. Hughes, & Mountain Park
  • Childrens Garden – used primarily for students with disabilities (located Horseshoe and Snyder)
  • Sport Video Cameras for Governor Livingston High School Lacrosse, Field Hockey, & Soccer Teams.
  • Band Recording Equipment for the Governor Livingston High School Band & Orchestra department.
  • Theater Lighting and Sound for Columbia Middle School to be used in conjunction with a new student AV club:
  • 5 Flat screen TV’s and streaming devices for Columbia Middle School:
  • Literary Lunches (both Columbia Middle School & Governor Livingston High School

TEACHER GRANTS:

  • Finch Robots – Thomas P. Hughes Robotics club
  • 3D Printers – 6 Printers for the 3D Printing Lab at Governor Livingston High School)
  • Imagination Playground at Mary K McMillen
  • Holocaust Books for Thomas P. Hughes, & Mountain Park 5th grade curriculum
  • Mosa Mack Science Program – Mrs. Chrobok at Thomas P. Hughes
  • Interactive Projector – for the ABA classroom at Governor Livingston High School
  • Maker Cart – maker space materials for the new STEAM program at Thomas P. Hughes, & Mountain Park
  • MOTE – create & listen to audio notes on google classroom; Governor Livingston High School, Columbia Middle School, Thomas P. Hughes, & Mountain Park, Mary K McMillen & William Woodruff
  • Math by the Book -picture books for introducing math –  Mary K McMillen & William Woodruff math department

STUDENT GRANTS (’22/23 was the 1st year for this program):

  • Bird Feeder & Supplies – William Woodruff
  • Environmental Day – Mary  K McMillen
  • Gaga Pit – Thomas P. Hughes
  • 3D Printer – Columbia Middle School
  • Telescopes – to be used in conjunction with the new astronomy program lead by a GL student at the Berkeley Heights Public Library

COVID GRANTS::

  • Air Purifiers for main offices at GL, CMS, TPH, MP, WW, & MKM
  • Document & Web Cameras to be used for remote learning at GL, CMS, TPH, MP, WW, & MKM
  • 10 conference room speakers
  • Standing Mobile Laptop Desks for classrooms at GL, CMS, TPH, MP, WW, & MKM
  • Microphone Headsets for all teachers in all schools
  • Online subscriptions to websites: Education.com, smartmusic.com, animation Pro, I know it, Doxy.me, spelling city, showme.org, & many more

Additional programs funded can be found on the In The Schools page.