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LaVonne Chaney, Principal Ross Forlines (receiving award for Corrie Stauder), Jim Barr, and Jane McKown.

•October 5, 2022•
The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation (IRTAF) awards $36,500 in grant money to several public school educators (Pre-K through 12) statewide. IRTAF is affiliated with the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, a lobbying group for retired educators, with a current membership of over 40,000. On September 20, 2022, Corrie Stauder was awarded his IRTAF grant check.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story. 

Corrie Stauder, Okaw Valley, Findlay ($750.00) Area 5
The project that I would like to start with 6-8th grades is a Little Bits Coding class. This would put their screen time into inventing things using Math, Science Engineering, and Art. This will also have kids hands on and learning to problem solve. This kit comes with 16 Inventions right out of the box.
The IRTA Foundation designed this program based on the idea that educators often do not have additional revenue sources available for unique student projects or classroom materials. This program allotted a total of $36,500 to Illinois public school educators for these purposes.
Applicants were required to meet the proper criteria and to submit their proposals by early June. The IRTAF Board of Directors selected the grant recipients and awards are being presented now. The Illinois Principals Association played a vital role in assisting IRTAF with the promotion of this program.