AEF Mini Grants Support the Front Lines

No one knows better what students need than the professionals who work directly with them. That’s why AEF is continuing to provide Mini Grants allowing teachers to purchase instructional items to meet specific unmet needs unique to their classrooms or even to lift up that one special student. Mini Grants have also been given to special programs such as translation services and mental health events. AEF approved 17 Mini Grants in October 2021!

Some of the efforts being supported by these grants include:

• A bicycle for student in need
• Leveled reader books
• Support for translation services
• Special education supplies, including clear masks for hard of hearing students
• A special mental health event
• STEAM program support
• Wellness Wednesdays for AUSD Scholars program