South St Paul Educational Foundation

The South St. Paul Educational Foundation (sspef) has provided funding for the following during the fiscal year 2022-2023. On may 10th the sspef awarded scholarships totaling 455,500 to 140 South St. Paul graduating seniors. 100% of the students who applied for a scholarship received one. These scholarships covered a wide range of dollar amounts and were given to students attending 4-year, 2-year, and technical vocational schools. Sspef also provided program funding for classroom enrichment totaling 71,613. These programs included funding for flexible seating options, sight word pillowcases, a trip to junior achievement's finance par, math ixl subscriptions, a cricut machine for the school store and business classes, books, craft supplies, a ninja warrior course for phy-ed classes, and nature-based field trips. The organization also funded all the international baccalaureate fees to support the entire South St. Paul public school district. The Foundation's annual walkathon was held in september with students, staff, and families in the community participating. The walkathon funds projects and activities in teacher's classrooms. These monies are critical in providing enhanced opportunities for the students of South St. Paul.