CEEF Grants Making a Difference Across the District 

Thank you to our donors for making so many classroom grants and teacher professional development opportunities possible.  Please review our Grant History pages for detailed information about the grants made possible through our generous contributors.

Congratulations to 2011 Thompson and Brownell Award Winners

Elaine Brownell stands with Tim and Nancy Thompson and CEHS Achievement Center director Ginger Raspiller. Photo by Sarah Beard Buckley

Retiring CEHS teacher Elaine Brownell was named CEEF's Thompson Award recipient at the early-morning staff assembly held at the start of the 2011-12 school year. The Thompson Award is given to a teacher or staff member who is known for going "above and beyond" in his or her mentoring of students. CEHS colleague Ginger Raspiller was named recipient of the award named for Brownell, given to the teacher or staff person who's exhibited exemplary implementation of a CEEF grant. Both Raspiller and Brownell have been instrumental in the thriving success of the high school Achievement Center, established as the result of CEEF's first large-impact grant.  Read more about these exceptional teachers and the award presentations in the Cape Courier or by visiting the award pages on our site.

CEEF Supports School District's One-to-One Mobile Learning Initiative 

Read all about the initiative in the Cape Courier by clicking on the iPad aboveThe largest grant of CEEF's 2011 major grants program was awarded to CEHS, providing seed monies to begin implementation of a one-to-one mobile learning initiative using iPads. CEEF is pleased to be partnering with the Cape Elizabeth School District in funding for the initial stages of this initiative, which is intended to provide critical training and equipment for teaching staff. Initiatives with this type of potential to transform the learning environment fit CEEF’s mission - “to support faculty, staff and students by providing funding for creative and innovative educational programs that fall outside of the school budget”.

This grant represents a significant commitment by CEEF, reflected not only in the size of the financial support ($43,000) but also to the extent that this grant alone represents 73% of total monies available this year. Extensive coverage of the grant appeared in The Cape Courier and can be read by clicking here.

CEEF has been a consistent supporter of innovation through technology in the schools through its early support of the laptop program, projectors, interactive white boards, and “clickers.”

Through the efforts and financial support of many in the community, CEEF, in its nearly 10 year history, has funded grants totaling over $886,000 and built an endowment for future grant giving of $345,000. 

For more information on grant awards for 2011, please visit our Grant History page.

Congratulations to Award-Winning Pond Cove Teacher Karen Abbott

First Grade Teacher, and CEEF grant recipient, Karen Abbott has been named the recipient of the 2010-11 Association of Curriculum Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM) Teacher of the Year Award.  Karen has been instrumental as a leader among her peers at Pond Cove, demystifying the use of technology like SmartBoards and LCD projectors.  We wish to congratulate her on the well-deserved award! Read more about Karen, her award, and her cutting-edge use of technology in this article in The Current.