Kaneland Foundation

About the Foundation

The Kaneland Foundation is a non-profit organization that has contributed for decades to the educational needs of the students of Kaneland District #302. Our mission is to support academic excellence through innovation. Since the Kaneland Foundation has no administrative costs, every dollar goes back to our students in the Kaneland District.

Successful PartnershipsMaking lifelong learning a reality, driving our students to become effective, compassionate, visionary leaders of our community, this would not be possible without the Friends of the Foundation. Our friends, the residents and businesses of the Kaneland School District, are integral to our success.

Education is Our PriorityThe Kaneland Foundation is a non-profit organization that has contributed for decades to the educational needs of the students of Kaneland District #302. Our mission is to support academic excellence through innovation.

Thank You to the Sponsors of the Foundation's
24th Annual Golf Outing

2017 Golf Outing Sponsors

Prize DonorsAcquaviva Winery-Maple Park
Alice's Ice Cream-Elburn
Bar Louie's, Geneva Commons
Jo Anne Churchill
Claddagh Irish Pub-Geneva Commons
Eddie Gaedel Pub and Grill-Elburn
Fireside Grille-Sugar Grove
Richard Herra
Jill and Kurt Holubetz
Houlihan's-Geneva Commons
Hughes Creek Golf Course
Jewel-Osco-Sugar Grove
Kaneland Administration
KEA Staff Member
Cheryl Krauspe
Lowe's-St. Charles
Paisano's Pizza and Grill-Elburn
Paisano's Pizza and Grill-Sugar Grove
Penrose Brewing Co.
Randall 15 Movie Theater
Ream's Meat Market-Elburn
Whiskey Acres Distilling Company-DeKalb
Adam Wickness

Grant Recipients

2016

Ann Ritchie and Katelynn Giordano

Harter Middle School
The purpose of this educational grant is to expand...

Read more Flocabulary Learning Program ($1,600.00)

Kaneland Arts Initiative

All Buildings
Kaneland Arts Initiative (KAI) would like to bring...

Read more Artist in Residency Program ($300.00)

Stephanie Unger and Mary Doranski

Blackberry Creek Elementary
One of the components of Kaneland’s Strategic P...

Read more Dash and Dot Educator Starte Pack ($1,133.00)

Anne Olsen

Blackberry Creek Elementary
The Lego Wall creates a leading edge learning envi...

Nancy Meisenger

John Shields and John Stewart Elementary
With the additional supplies needed (the district ...

Read more Green Screen and 6 spheros ($2,461.72)

With the additional supplies needed (the district has a padcaster), students will be able to create a variety of video based projects using a green screen.  This supports the Kaneland Strategic Plan 2020 by promoting personalized learning in the areas of Ib and Ic.  This creative opportunity will be available for all students to use collaborative and can promote communication outside of our district by sharing finished products.  The second part of my request is to add 6 robotic spheros to each building so that we have enough for students in a class to work in groups of two or three.  Each building already has three or four purchased by the district.  These ball-like robots can be programmed using coding.  The coding that our fourth and fifth grade students do can have a real life application as they work to manipulate the sphero in a task.  These can be used not only in fourth and fifth grade STEM KPASS classes, but can also be integrated into our new exploratories at the elementary level.

Jen Schieber

McDole Elementary
The students would use the equipment to make video...

Patrick Trapp and John Markovich

Kaneland High School
High Schools across the country have seen a marked...

Kelly Johnson

John Shields Elementary
The purchase of six iPads will be used by a small ...

Read more 6 iPads/Cases, Apple Care ($3,942.00)

The purchase of six iPads will be used by a small group of reading intervention instruction.  Students at all grade levels K-5 who receive reading interventions benefit from these devices; approximately a minimum of 150 students each day.  These students are receiving intensive reading interventions to support their individual needs to build their skill level in fluency, comprehension, phonemic awareness, phonics, and/or vocabulary.  While small group instruction is highly successful, student motivation is a key factor in student progress. The iPads are a means of highly motivating students during their reading interventions to get the most of their time.  Apps utilized include iAnnotate, where students can access their printed materials and “write” on the iPad, or mark up their responses, RazKids, where students can access hundreds of ebooks, and ABC Magnets, where students can manipulate letters to build words.  There are also apps available that provide access to many digital magazines that would expose students to a variety of current events topics, but at a readability level that struggling students can access.

Anne Olsen

Blackberry Creek Elementary
The grant funding established a MakerSpace room at...

Rosemary Wisniewski

Kaneland High School
Students have started a Latin American Student Org...

Read more Funding to start Latin American Student Organization. ($1,000.00)

Laurie Villalobos

Harter Middle School
Read 180 is used for reading intervention in RTI a...

Read more Ten sets of headphones and five CD players ($375.00)

Adam Wickness

Harter Middle School
The iPad will be used in the classroom for student...

Read more An iPad mini for the classroom ($452.36)

The iPad will be used in the classroom for students that are unable or do not have their own device for lessons.  Many lessons incorporate ISTE standards (The International Society for Technology in Education) which have four major target areas.  The first centers around creativity and innovation, which can be amplified when students are given certain technologies (like iPads) to explore with.  Another, communication and collaboration, can open the door to a world of possibilities when blogging, vlogging (video blogging) and skype are used to compare and share ideas with students, authors and other professionals in various parts of the world.  A third, research and information fluency, is heightened when proper modeling and guidance are given and doors are opened via new and exciting platforms.  Finally, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making are at the forefront when students, after having been instructed and guided appropriately, are the creators of new and exciting digital content, leaving their very own positive digital footprint while learning to master the tools available.