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LEAF Thanks Donors to the LEAF Adopt-A-Classroom Project The Adopt-A-Classroom project connects businesses and individuals to specific classrooms to help provide needed supplies that teachers and families usually have to purchase. Each fall, businesses or individuals can “adopt” a classroom in one of our District 742 schools of their choice by making a ta…

On behalf of the LEAF board of directors we are writing to thank you for your educational leadership and to give you some examples of how LEAF is working to support the great things happening in our classrooms – and all academic, activities, arts and athletic programs in 742!  Just in the first two months of school this fall, LEAF has provided over $112,484…

The story of the beginnings of PAKCAT is told on the District 742 blog.

PAKRAT DATA for 2018-2019 TOTAL BOOKS READ DISTRICT WIDE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR: 159,322 Roll and Read Book Bus Summer of 2019: 1,852 children checked out 4,614 books

Good News: Yesterday (05/16/2019), we were informed that we will receive two separate grants in support of LEAF efforts: 1.  $21,000 from the Richard Schulze Foundation (Best Buy) in support of the PAKRAT Program. This will allow us to continue to expand the PAKRAT library in our 9 elementary and preschool buildings as well as the summer Roll & Read Bu…

LEAF grants climb to $165,494 for the 2018-19 School Year. The District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation announced the awarding of $49,333 during its spring Academic and Activities Funds granting cycle.  Each year, LEAF awards supplemental funding to academic, activities, arts and athletic programming in District 742 public schools.  Teacher…