Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders

Enriching and Enhancing Educational Opportunities in the Franklin County School System

Students learning about circuits in class.
Reaching
13
Schools
Impacting
5020
Students
Serving
425
Teachers
Raised
$
332
k
Since 2017

how it started

student working on robotics kit while another one is coding.

Our organization is a group of informed and hardworking volunteers raising money to help build and balance the educational opportunities for all the students in the Franklin County School System from PreK through the 12th grade following a STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math) focus.

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how we help

Stream Van

Donated by NISSAN, Design Wrapped, and Stocked with Resource Kits for K-8 provided by FC Educational Foundation for Excellence.

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Teacher Grants

Teachers are important. In their classrooms they change lives, inspire dreams, and help students grow.

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Art, Music & More

Research shows that the Arts promote positive development in the Academic, Social, and Emotional areas of learning.

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What we are about

Students experimenting with Ozobot set
STREAM Focused
Science
Technology
Reading
Engineering
Arts
Math
STREAM Focused
Science
Technology
Reading
Engineering
Arts
Math
STREAM Focused
Science
Technology
Reading
Engineering
Arts
Math
Coding
Innovation
Robotics Kits
3D Printing
Electronic Snap Circuit Sets
Coding
Innovation
Robotics Kits
3D Printing
Electronic Snap Circuit Sets
Coding
Innovation
Robotics Kits
3D Printing
Electronic Snap Circuit Sets
Straw Rocket Launchers
Balloon Car Kits
Drones
DIY Microscopes
So Much More
Straw Rocket Launchers
Balloon Car Kits
Drones
DIY Microscopes
So Much More
Straw Rocket Launchers
Balloon Car Kits
Drones
DIY Microscopes
So Much More

Success
stories

Mrs. Skylar McGee, Band & Music Teacher at South Middle School was able to use the money to go towards purchasing a new French horn and a new 3/4 size tuba for her students to play on. Prior to purchasing the French horn, the band did not have one that was playable. Because of this, the band had to borrow a French horn that was not in great condition from another school for her student to play the instrument.

Mrs. McGee

Band & Music

Hydroponics farm at the school
Kim Collins, an innovative STEM class teacher (9-12), began a hydroponics project with her students in the fall of 2022 with grants from Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN), Battelle (a non-profit company and the Franklin County Educational Foundation for Excellence. Currently, her STEM students are growing and selling lettuce and microgreens supplying Winchester’s Filo’s Tavern. They also supply their Teachers and staff with plenty of leafy greens. Mrs. Collins says a future goal includes increasing production so as to provide their cafeteria with all its greens.

Kim Collins

STEM Teacher

Mrs. Chelsea Hall, STEM Teacher at South Middle School was able to purchase a full aquaponics system (several fish, aquarium supplies, and several types of plants). This initiative will hopefully spark an interest in environmental/agricultural studies and encourage students to go into high school with some prior knowledge of how these systems work.

Mrs. Chelsea Hall

South Middle School

Our foundation was able to donate 2,900 glasses for all of the elementary students in our district to safely view the total eclipse on April 8th, 2024! Students across the district did lots of learning leading up to their spectacular viewing! We were so happy to help make this happen!

Mrs. Jamie Olsen, Art Teacher at Decherd Elementary was able to buy quality art supplies. Oil pastels, paint sticks, watercolor paints, printmaking supplies, markers, needle felting supplies, etc. With a budget of only $800 for 400 Title 1 students, the Ed Foundation has blessed her with a functioning children’s Art Studio. The purchases have helped her use professional supplies with her students.

Jamie Olsen

Art

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The FCEFE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving students & teachers in Franklin County.
As a 501(c)(3) organization, we are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt, charitable organization.
This means that donations to the Education Foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Our commitment to transparency and accountability is reflected in our status as a 501(c)(3) organization.
We adhere to strict financial and governance standards to ensure that we fulfill our mission and serve our community effectively.

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