Valley View Educational Enrichment Foundation Helps Fund 69 Grant Requests

BOLINGBROOK, IL — The Valley View Educational Enrichment Foundation has completed its annual Grant application and approval process for the 2026-2027 School year and has approved funding for 61 Grant applications requesting $70,900. The Foundation also worked with District 365-U Valley View School District Administration to secure funding for an additional eight grant applications requesting $14,300, the Foundation shared in a news release.

In total, the Foundation received 86 grant applications requesting $106,600 from 15 of 22 of the District’s Educational Facilities, the Foundation said. The VVSD Board of Education accepted funds from the Foundation at its May 11 meeting.

"We are truly honored to have been able to support the inspirational educators of the Valley View School District who designed and deliver these programs that go above and beyond the excellent curriculum offered by the District," President of the Foundation, Mike Lawler, said in a release. “This funding would not have been possible without generous financial support from businesses, organizations, and individuals in our communities who have supported the Foundation since its inception in November 1994."

Grant applications can request a full grant funding up to $2,000 or a mini-grant funding up to $750, according to a news release.

Two major events, the annual dinner and auction and the annual golf outing, help fund the grants. With this year’s approval, the Foundation has been able to fund approximately 1,331 grant programs for
approximately $2.2 million since 1994, according to a news release.

This year's grants are:

• Beverly Skoff Elementary, The Lets Eat STEM Program #1, $ 2,000
• BJ Ward Elementary, Vending Smiles: The Birthday Book Project, $750
• Hermansen Elementary, Supporting Student Dignity Through Improved Classroom Hygiene, $ 740.88
• Independence Elementary, Universal Occupational Therapy Tools: Enhancing Attention through Movement and Sensory Regulation, $ 1,994.96
• Independence Elementary, Multi-Sensory Tools for Foundational Literacy and Math Success, $ 1,993.94
• RC Hill Elementary, Playaways for Grades 3-5, $745.86
• RC Hill Elementary, The Lets Eat STEM Program #2, $ 2,000
• Wood View Elementary, Curriculum Based Instruction Trips for Students with Social-Emotional Deficits, $ 1,155.00
• A. Vito Martinez Middle School, Manga and Comic Books, $ 750
• A. Vito Martinez Middle School, Motivational Rewards, $ 740
• A. Vito Martinez Middle School, Classroom Recognition / Incentives / Rewards, $ 747.97
• A. Vito Martinez Middle School, STARS- Students Taking a Responsible Stand, $ 1,500
• A. Vito Martinez Middle School, Library & Book Club Engagement, $600
• A. Vito Martinez Middle School, Middle School MTSS Intervention Incentives, $ 1,041
• Brooks Middle School, Pickleball Courts, $ 1,300
• Brooks Middle School, Mock Sibert 2027, $ 750
• Brooks Middle School, Mock Newbery 2027, $ 700
• Brooks Middle School, Attendance All Stars, $ 750
• Brooks Middle School, Halfway to High School Dance, $ 750
• Brooks Middle School, The Book Fairy Returns, $ 300
• Brooks Middle School, Free Comic Book Day 2027, $ 450
• Brooks Middle School, Cocoa and Comics 2027, $ 300
• Brooks Middle School, Building Belonging, $ 750
• Brooks Middle School, Unity Fiesta, $ 2,000
• Brooks Middle School, VVSD Student Writer's Conference, $ 2,000
• Brooks Middle School, Media Center's Manga Madness 2026, $ 600
• Brooks Middle School, Excelsior!!! True Believers Read Comic Books 2026, $ 700
• Brooks Middle School At the Movies! $ 500
• Brooks Middle School, I Scream, You Scream, We All Read for Ice Cream 2027, $ 750
• Brooks Middle School, Blind Date With a Book 2027, $ 300
• Brooks Middle School, Fuel Your Future Health & Wellness Fair, $1,500
• Brooks Middle School, STARS Convention, $ 750
• Brooks Middle School, Girls Empowerment Conference, $ 1,500
• Brooks Middle School, Step Up Day, $ 500
• Brooks Middle School, Recipe for Success 2026-2027, $ 2,000
• Brooks Middle School, Fitness Room Upgrade at a Middle School, $743.98
• Brooks Middle School, Booking It with the Book Club 2026, $ 728.00
• Brooks Middle School, I Love Diverse Books 2026, $ 400
• Brooks Middle School, To Believe It, You Must Achieve It!, $ 650
• Brooks Middle School, College & Career Fair, $ 1,500
• Humphrey Middle School, Building Positive Behaviors: Supplies and Snacks for Special Education Student Incentives, $ 750
• Humphrey Middle School, Success Academy, $ 2,000
• Humphrey Middle School, Brewing Success One Cup At a Time, $569.93
• Humphrey Middle School, The Heart on the Mat Cheerleading Stunting and Choreography Clinic, $ 2,000
• Jane Addams Middle School, Mustangs READ Challenge, $ 750
• Jane Addams Middle School, Drama Club Materials, $ 1,900
• Jane Addams Middle School, Middle School LEAD Mentoring $2,000
• Jane Addams Middle School, SEL Peace Room, $ 2,000
• Jane Addams Middle School, SEL Incentives, $ 2,000
• Jane Addams Middle School, MTSS Academic Incentives, $ 2,000
• Jane Addams Middle School, STARS (1), $ 1,285.72
• John Lukancic Middle School, STARS, $ 750
• John Lukancic Middle School, Classroom Motivation/Recognition $1,051.10
• John Lukancic Middle School, Math and Reading Intervention Incentives, $ 749.88
• Bolingbrook High School High School, College, Trade and Military Career Fair #1, $ 2,000
• Bolingbrook High School, Goldie Grams, $ 513
• Bolingbrook High School, Work-Based Learning Student Experiences, $1,960
• Romeoville High School High School, College, Trade and Military Career Fair #2, $ 2,000
• Romeoville High School, 2 Row Bikes for the Cardio Room $ 1,988
• Romeoville High School, Renewal Grant for Enrichment Materials for the Roberto Lugo Portrait Pots, $ 1,965.20
• STEP - Secondary Transition Program, Transition Transportation Training, $ 2,000