Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Special Revenue Funds: Private Grants Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF)
Fund Code: 0029 Varies Grant Manager: Sandra Trach, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
Purpose: Through events such as the WEF Spelling Bee and the See Yourself in STEM, and charitable giving programs like Red Apple teacher recognitions, year after year, WEF harnesses the generosity of the greater Wellesley community to drive student curiosity and teacher creativity, fostering a genuine love of learning for all. WEF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Private Grant
FY’21 Award
FY’22 Award
FY’23 Award
FY’24 Award
WEF
$677,372
$225,266
$214,292
$272,259
FY’24 Grant Award Summary:
Title
Award Amount
German Professional Development Course Headphones for the Wellesley Middle School
$590 $660 $700 $911
HEPA Air Filtration for the Ceramic Studio and Kiln Room (Wellesley High School)
External USB-C Microphones
Lumber Racks and Scenery Chop Saw (Wellesley High School)
$1,245 $1,277 $1,414 $1,835 $2,029 $2,380 $2,750 $2,944 $2,989 $3,000 $3,000 $3,156 $3,400 $3,790 $3,898 $4,380 $4,500 $4,500 $4,773 $5,000 $5,500 $5,936 $6,627 $7,752 $9,000 $10,192 $17,016 $40,000
Flexible Seating for Student Engagement
Critical Literacy
Diversifying the Elementary Choral Library
Natural Language Acquisition & Gestalt Language Processing Course
Digital Windows Frame TV (Wellesley High School) National Conference of Teachers of English German Teacher Certification (2024-2025) Culinary Arts Equipment (Wellesley High School)
Improv Boston Workshop
Acatober Sound Design and Equipment Shero Indi Robots for Elementary
Professional Development for Veteran World Language Teachers
Assistive Technology Specialist Learn More
Broadway Teacher’s Workshop Professional Development Augmented Reality (AR) Headsets Part 2: Innovating in Education IMSE Morphology Plus, a 30-Hour Virtual Course Supplemental Environmental Science and Biology Equipment
Facilitating Inclusive Leadership: Wellesley High Schools’s DEI Student Advisory Council
Technology Department Learns at ISTE
NCTE Annual Convention
ACTFL and NADSFL-NCSSFL Annual Meeting
Colorimeters for Chemistry
Microbiology and Gel Electrophoresis Materials for Biology Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction (EBLI) Training Shifting the Balance: The On-Line Course (Grades 3-5) Library Collaborative Furnishing Initiative (Wellesley High School) PK-12 Professional Development Day (Wellesley Public Schools)
Anatomage Table for Anatomy and Physiology $105,115 Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) accepts grant applications from individual Wellesley Public Schools educators, including professional development opportunities; from the Wellesley Public Schools Administration
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