Thursday, 05 January 2023 14:32

Ballston Spa Educators Awarded Fall 2022 Grants

Photo provided by Ballston Spa Central School District. Photo provided by Ballston Spa Central School District.

BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Education Foundation (BSEF) recently presented $5,694.24 in Fall 2022 grant awards to educators in the Ballston Spa Central School District for educational enrichment projects in the schools. 

The recent fall cycle included the following grants: 

•$1420 for Prevocational Kits in the Speech Department at Ballston Spa Middle School (BSMS).

•$1825 to purchase Gaga Ball equipment for use in the Physical Education Department at BSMS.

•$449.24 to purchase Yoga Mats for use in the Health Department at BSMS.

•$2,000 for Coping Kits to use in the Counseling Office at Ballston Spa High School.

With these latest grant awards, the BSEF has, since its inception in 1996, funded over $428,402.76 in enrichment grants to the school district. The Ballston Spa Education Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with an all-volunteer board made up of community members whose mission is to raise and distribute resources for educational enrichment opportunities outside the realm of the daily operational needs of the Ballston Spa Central School District. 

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