LPS Education Foundation

Hello 2023-24 Kindergarten Families!

This is the last chance to enroll your kindergarten student in the LPS Education Foundation’s Competitive Edge Savings Program. Enrollment is due by February 1, 2024. In this free program, which was established in 2008, the Foundation designates enrolled students as beneficiaries of an educational savings account. The Foundation contributes seed money and those funds grow throughout the student’s LPS educational career. The Foundation manages this account and the parent(s) do not have to do anything beyond enrollment into the program. Upon graduation from an LPS high school, the student will receive information in their graduation packet about how to apply for the funds which may be used for any accredited post-secondary education or skills training program. This year, the Foundation is increasing the seed money to $125 per student!

Please use the link below to fill out the quick form to enroll your current kindergarten student before the deadline passes.

https://bit.ly/CompEdgeSignUp

If you would like more information about the program, please visit the Foundation’s website: https://lpsfoundation.org/competitive-edge/

Do not miss out on this free opportunity to start saving money for your child’s post secondary education! The deadline is February 1, 2024.

The LPS Education Foundation was honored to “Clear the List” of these wonderful Livonia Public Schools educators! Thank you to our donors who helped make this possible! Check out the video below to see the great pictures (and a video!) that we received.

Registration deadline extended to October 26

Payment: cash or check preferred. Click here to pay online for the luncheon

Thank you to all the sponsors, donors, golfers and volunteers!

Congratulations to the LPS Class of 2023!

If you registered for the Competitive Edge Saving Program as a kindergartner, please click below to fill out the form to claim your check:

https://bit.ly/LPSCompEdge

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

Purpose and Background

The Distinguished Alumni Award is an opportunity to highlight former Livonia Public Schools students for their post high school achievements. Nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Be a graduate of a Livonia Public High School – Bentley, Churchill, Franklin or Stevenson.
• At least 10 years have passed since the nominee graduated from a Livonia Public High School.
• The nominee has made noteworthy contributions and achievements in his or her careeron a local, regional, national, or international level.

The Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 2022 to honor the accomplishments of Livonia Public Schools graduates who have distinguished themselves as role models, individuals who excel in their professions, or who have made significant contributions to theircommunities. Distinguished Alumni Award recipients display the characteristics of commitment, effort, leadership, pride and respect. The recognition of graduates who have displayed these character traits will provide current students with positive role models.

Nomination Process

Nominations of candidates will take place beginning in May. Click link below to submit online. To print a copy for the form, see link below. Applications will be accepted through September 30th. The LPS Education Foundation Board of Directors will review the nominations and select the award recipient.

The recipient will be notified and honored at the Foundation’s Annual Luncheon in October or November. The recipient’s name will be permanently displayed on a plaque hanging in the Board of Education building and will receive an award to proudly display in his/her home.

Click here to nominate an alum online

1st Annual LPSEF Golf Outing

Sponsorship available. Click below for information and registration form

A district Champions Program was created to act as a liaison for the Foundation with each building and/or department. Each Champion shares information regarding the Foundation’s activities such as the Grant Program, the Competitive Edge Program, the Back-to-School activity, the Foundation’s Annual Luncheon, and more. The Champions Program continues to help generate and maintain financial support for the Grant Program.

Each year, the Foundation offers incentives to our Champions and we’d like to announce the winners of the $500 incentive for the 2022-23 year!

Congratulations to Grant Elementary School which had the greatest percentage of increase of contributors per capita from last year and Holmes Middle School which had the largest dollar amount of contributions per capita. These awards include one-time and per-paycheck contributions. We’d also like to recognize Coolidge Elementary School with a $100 award for having added so many more new contributors – 10!

Thank you to our Champions for their continued support of the Foundation! We couldn’t do it without them.