The Columbus Education Foundation’s Classroom Grant program gives CISD teachers more ways to bring creative ideas into the classroom, with donor-funded grants that support hands-on projects, innovative resourc es, and engaging learning experiences for students throughout the district. During the 2025-26 school year, 11 classroom projects were funded, totaling $14,848 and impacting more than 694 students across CISD. Columbus Ed ucation Foundation (CEF) Board members, from left, Sharon Johnson, Ju lie Koch and Gina Carter presented CISD teachers with information about the 2026–27 Classroom Grant program. Each folder contained a grant ap plication, a timeline of important dates and deadlines, and the scoring guide used to select grant recipients.
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