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Check back to see if your school is nominated for the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 2 $15,000 facilities enrichment grant!

Sion could use the 15,000 to create a weight room at the school. Sion has a weight room that does not work at all. It has one treadmill, a couple weights, and that is about it. I think the current weight room was built in the 1900's and has not been updated since. Read More...

We are working to re-build the industrial tech program from the 6th grade up through the existing high school program. We could use these funds to update many of the machines and tools at the high school and get a few things for the shop ... Read More...

We are a private parochial school. We are not government funded.. We provide Classical education grades k-12. We need funds for our Bands.. pay roll .. maintenance.. playground equipment and books among other things. Read More...

Fort Osage's Industrial Technology Department could use these funds to upgrade their equipment. It's been a desire of ours for many years to have a table saw with built in saw stop technology. Read More...

I am in the Special Education Department and we have seen a big influx of students that are very low academically. These students need to be provided with education in the area of life skills so that they can be successful after graduation. Read More...

Pleasant Ridge High School is a small little school outside of Leavenworth that still thrives with agricultural work and studies. If you need your hay bale ring welded back from livestock damage, bring it in and the high schoolers will weld it back together. Read More...

Sacred Heart School is overflowing with accomplishments and accolades, but students, parents, alumni, fans, and visiting guests can all agree that our bathrooms and visitor locker room really stink! Help us wipe away these concerns by supporting our ROYAL FLUSH campaign. Read More...

We are a local Vo-tech school serving 7 different counties. We strive to teach kids the real life skills in Automotive technology, Automotive Collision, Building Trades, Health Science, Agriculture, Business, Cosmetology and Practical Nursing. Read More...

Ruskin HS is the school my children attended and honestly all the schools in the Hickman Mills school district could use help but I am nominating Ruskin. I chose Ruskin because all the rooms in the school are old and cold in winter and very hot in summer. Read More...

As the Lawson High School FRC Robotics coach, I have seen the Lawson School District’s commitment to further STEM education in our schools and STEM awareness within our community continually grow over the years. Read More...

Belton High School (BHS) and the Belton Community are working together to transform the high school experience for our students. We are in partnership with Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) and the Kauffman Foundation in year two of the implementation of this transformation... Read More...

"The Ballard R-II School District is nestled in the heart of Bates County and serves a community that skirts the rural areas of several towns including Adrian, Urich, Montrose, and Butler. Read More...

Butler High School could use the $15,000 as we are trying to update facilities that have needed repairs/updates for years. There are many things this grant could help improve, including updating our main gym which was built in the 60s... Read More...

Our school's band has been using marching drums from the very early 1980s, and we've been looking into a new drumline for a few years now. Read More...

Midway RI School District is a small K-12 district in Cass County. The students have an incredible opportunity to go to a school surrounded by nature. The school is on 2 highway and has farm land on all four sides. Read More...

The art classes could use new adjustable drawing tables. Those we have now are held together with duct tape. The culinary arts classes are in need of new convection ovens,; only half of them work, and stand mixers. Read More...

As an instructor in the Career and Technical Education field, I know that it is crucial to prepare students for life after school. I also know that it is not everyone’s path to go to college after high school. Read More...

Located in Lee’s Summit, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School (SMA) opened its doors in 2017 as the only Catholic high school in eastern Jackson County. Read More...

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Great Circle Academy specializes in working with children with behavioral health needs to provide additional support systems to help them succeed. Students are provided therapists for a wide variety of specialized services from individual to group sessions. Read More...

The school facilities are lacking in a major way. Enrollment numbers have been on the decline because public schools facilities are superior. People are weighing that into their decision factors as they decide if the faith based education with below average facilities is worth the enrollment cost. Read More...

The facilities enrichment grant would be used to build extra offices for mental health services. As with many schools, we have seen a major increase in the number of students dealing with mental health issues (i.e. anxiety, depression, trauma, violence, etc.). Read More...

"I help mentor students with the robotics team at Paola High School, and would like to nominate the school for this opportunity. I would like to see it split between robotics and the skilled trades classes, to give the largest impact for students learning skills for trades and engineering careers. Read More...

Our school & teachers are such a blessing to the kids & families of this community, They put in such hard work & attention to each & every student. Read More...

I would like to nominate Salina Central High School for this Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 2 $15,000 Facilities Enrichment Grant! I am an alumni from CHS and know that they have some of the best instructors that help all students to experience hands on projects. Read More...

They deserve it for all the right reasons! Hopefully can be used in areas that might otherwise get overlooked. View Page...

"Critical Thinkers. Clear Communicators. Compassionate Leaders. Twenty-five years ago a handful of Kansas City Metro parents (from both sides of the State Line) started a small school with the mission to raise students to be critical thinkers, clear communicators and compassionate leaders. Read More...