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Since 1993 the Foundation for Belmont Education has invited Belmont Public Schools' teachers, administrators, and staff to submit proposals for its Learning Excellence Grant Program. Since the program's inception, the Foundation has awarded 379Learning Excellence Grants totaling nearly $498,400. Awards have been made to teachers representing each of our community's schools and every curricular department. These awards have funded new initiatives, staff development projects, and other enrichment activities that could not be included in the regular school budget.

The following table summarizes our Learning Excellence Grant awards for the most recent school year, 2007-08. Go to Grant Summaries for more detailed information on the latest LEGP grant cycle. Follow this link for Historical Award information.

2007-08 Learning Excellence Grants

Learning Excellence Grants

# Awarded

Amount

By Elementary School

Burbank

5

$4,154

Butler

5

$5,874

Wellington

8

$7,791

Winn Brook

3

$3,190

By School Level

Preschool

0

$0

Elementary

10

$21,009

Chenery Middle School

3

$5,102

Belmont High School

3

  $2,850

Systemwide (Prof Development)

$26,500

By Award Size
Small Grant

6

$4,478

Major Grant

8

$24,483

By Award Cycle

1st

8

$20,493

2nd

6

$8,468

Total

$28,961

Note: The number of LEGPs awarded at the Elementary level is higher than the award total since many of these awards benefited multiple schools and are double-counted to show the actual benefit per school.