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The Montgomery Township Education Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization set up to support strategic programs for the benefit of the Montgomery Township public school children. The Foundation’s goal is to raise money for the purpose of improving our children’s educational experience, acquiring supplies and equipment and providing innovative teaching and learning systems for our children. Following our first successful endeavor, Cougar Stadium, we have had extensive conversations with school Principals, administrators, students and parents to gain an appreciation of where we can help. We meet on a regular basis to discuss the ideas and determine how we can fund the programs that will benefit the most students. Our new projects will enhance programs in science, language arts, and music and also provide assistance for students who are academically at-risk.

The Foundation has recently funded the following projects: 

COUGAR STADIUM – Funding of Cougar stadium is ongoing until we meet our 10 year loan commitment.

Providing grants to 5 district teachers who received awards during the 2007-2008 school year. The awards were in recognition of outstanding teaching and their grants will allow them to enhance the educational experience in their classrooms.

Sponsor of "A Conversation with the Community". A program designed to discuss the future of educating district students and preparing them for success.

Currently designing an outdoor classroom for the Lower Middle School. It's addition will enhance the classroom experience for students and teachers as well as adding the opportunity for students to get outdoors during nice weather while still learning. This project is a collaborative effort with some township Boy Scouts who are working toward their Eagle Scout Award.

Providing 25 new cameras to the district so that additional photography classes could be added to the curriculum. As a result, many more students were able to participate in photography which has become such a popular elective.

Providing grants to 5 district teachers who were recipients of various awards highlighting their excellence in teaching during the 2006-2007 school year. The grants will enable them to enhance the educational experience in their classrooms.

Providing funds to supply the High School nurses with the necessary supplies for the implementation of the Advisory Period. The Advisory Period is designed to monitor and reduce the stress on the students during the school year. The nurses are assessing its effectiveness.

PORTABLE PLANETARIUM Every Elementary grade student experiences astronomy as part of the science curriculum. This is a very exciting and important part of the curriculum for students and teachers. In the past we borrowed a planetarium through the county or Raritan Valley Community College. Owning our own Planetarium enable OHES teachers to utilize the planetarium more on their own time and schedule, extend its use to more students and enable our teachers to become even more diverse in its application across the curriculum. We have many teachers trained to present the portable planetarium to the students. The digital projector is designed specifically for use in portable and small fixed domes. The flexibility of digital projection enables educators to cover a much broader and deeper range of topics, a vast improvement over portable analog (pinhole) projectors. Think of the difference between using a slide projector and a computer. Information regarding planetarium can be found at www.digitaliseducation.com.
 

PROJECT ACHIEVE Project Achieve is a program that helps at-risk students meet academic success in after school programs. The Foundation donated $2,000 for Elementary School teachers to purchase materials for the students they work with.

PROJECT LITERACY The Foundation donated $1,000 for Elementary School teachers to purchase a collection of age-appropriate books for their students to support Project Literacy.

MUSIC PROGRAM The Foundation has provided the funds to purchase new uniforms for The Montgomery High School Marching Band Color Guard. Our $10,000 donation provided the band with new uniforms for the squad that leads the band at games, parades and events.