SCORE

SCORE grant applications are now being accepted

The purpose of Schools and Community Outreach by Educators (SCORE) Grants is to encourage early career members and their local associations to collaborate and create opportunities for community service projects or school projects. Proposals should be substantive and meaningful. They should build visible foundations for deeper relationships with students, families and…

Southwestern School District Education Support Professionals receive SCORE grant

Tasha McQuay, special ed van driver and Karen Jackson, a special ed van rider were awarded a $1,000 IEA SCORE grant this past December for the development of “sensory resource kits.” The pair work together transporting special education students to and from school. The Southwestern School District covers a large geographic…

Donate to the IEA Foundation to help fund more SCORE grants

Each year IEA’s SCORE grants encourage early career members to create opportunities for community service or school projects. Now we’re looking for your help growing the program. Donate Now The IEA Foundation is a charitable arm of the Illinois Education Association. Tax deductible contributions to the foundation support educators and…

Batavia High School students use SCORE grant to help needy children

The students of the Developing Opportunities Program at Batavia High School and sponsoring teacher Tanner Seal used a $750 IEA SCORE grant in a community service project to create warm blankets for needy children. The grant funded the purchase of fabric and materials students used to create “no-sew, fleece blankets” for donation. Students selected materials, designed and made blankets as their contribution to the project. The blankets were then donated and distributed to children…

SCORE grant helps Kirby teachers support families at Ronald McDonald House

The Kirby Education Association, students, and sponsoring teachers Cassie Gregerson and Lynda Miles utilized their $1,000 SCORE grant in support of children and families at a local Ronald McDonald House (RMH).  The grant funded school supplies District #140 children used to make “duct tape, flower top” pens which were sold…
Pictured left to right: AJ Swords, Michelle Couturier (UniServ Director), Carl Martin, Ellen Hill (teacher), Megan Webster (teacher), Hanna Shaughnessy and Katelyn Nakayama.

SCORE grant helps Glenbard South teachers expand library resources

Megan Webster and Ellen Hill, Special Education Teachers at Glenbard South High School, were awarded a $1,000 IEA SCORE grant to help expand the Glen Ellyn Public Library’s section of high-interest/low-level reading materials and raise awareness to these resources. On May 2-3, Webster and Hill hosted Book Talks at the…

SCORE grant helps fund student musical in Schiller Park

Washington Elementary School and teacher Mary Kren used a $1,000 IEA SCORE grant to help fund costumes and set construction materials for the recent student production of High School Musical Jr. The musical starred fourth and fifth-graders from Washington School in Schiller Park School District 81. Approximately 100 students were involved in…

Sycamore HS Art Club and teacher receive SCORE grant

The Sycamore High School Art Club and sponsoring art teacher, Katherine Katz, have been awarded a SCORE grant for the purchase of materials for their “Empty Bowls” project. The project is designed to raise awareness about hunger in the community and throughout the state and nation. Art Club students, along…

Durfee Technology Magnet School receives SCORE grant

Decatur Education Association member Heather Herron was awarded a SCORE grant for skill building to improve her student’s basic needs to succeed in life. Real world situations were illustrated by bringing professionals from the community into the school to talk with the students about their professions. This included firefighters, business professionals, etc.…

Yorkville EA member selected for SCORE grant

The grant was awarded to Shannon Martin, a Yorkville High School physical education, health and drivers education teacher, for her creation of a driver safety and awareness education program. The education and awareness program includes highlighting the dangers of distracted driving, making the community aware of younger drivers, and asking…

Decatur Education Association receives SCORE grant

The grant was awarded to William Harris Elementary School on behalf of the Northeast Community Fund, a non-profit organization that helps the homeless population in the Decatur area. Taylor LaFrence, a 3rd grade teacher (pictured above, middle), challenged her students to research the needs of local community organizations in order to best assist them. Once all student presentations were heard,…

Benjamin Education Association member SCORES for school district

Benjamin School District 25 (DuPage County) and Matthew Turek, band director and member of the Benjamin Education Association (BEA), were recipients of a $1,000 SCORE grant this year. The funds are being used for purchase of electric bass and guitar amplifiers that will allow a greater number of students to…

Members of the Greenville Education Association receive SCORE grant

The grant was used to contribute funds to bring the Central Illinois Foodbank mobile food pantry to Greenville for food distribution on Nov. 9. Members of the Greenville Education Association and Greenville ESP Association, along with several district students helped with the mobile food pantry. A total of 54 volunteers unpacked and distributed food…

IEA SCORE grant awarded to Harvard Park Elementary Teacher

Harvard Park Elementary teacher Andrea Shaffer was recently awarded a $1,000 IEA SCORE grant. The grant money will be used to help the Springfield based Family Service Center’s after school program. Watch the video now.  

SCORE grants fund community projects

For the second straight year, IEA has awarded cash grants to early career educators to fund community service projects throughout the state. This video highlights the Schools and Community Outreach by Educators (SCORE) grant program. The grants have been used for a variety of projects, from creating reading groups and music…

You are a Star, Flossmoor

SCORE Grant Update High school students at Homewood-Flossmoor high school pair up with the Glenwood Academy to give the at-risk students at Glenwood a day to spend in the spotlight. Each younger student is paired with an older student to play games, walk the runway and generally get treated like…

My Story, the SCORE grant program

In 2013-14, IEA introduced the SCORE grant program — Schools and Community Outreach by Educators — which offered IEA members in the first 10 years of their career a chance to apply for up to $1,000 in grant money to institute community service programs in their schools or communities. The…

Cooking Science at Monticello Middle School

SCORE Grant Update A Monticello teacher started a science club that focuses on baking to help the students understand that science plays a role in real life. The food they make is then shared with first graders at neighboring schools and with local community organizations. Watch the video. Learn more…