Impact

Since its inception nearly two decades ago, the Cranford Fund for Educational Excellence (CFEE) has proudly awarded over 100 grants totaling more than $400,000 to support innovative educational initiatives within the Cranford Public Schools. These grants have empowered teachers and administrators to implement creative projects that enhance student learning and foster a dynamic educational environment.

Grants In Action

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  CAD Design and Laser Cutter

  Hillside Avenue School and Orange Avenue School teachers meld creativity with technology in pursuit of cutting edge 21st century learning.

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  Flexible Seating

  For this second grade teacher, a safe and fun learning environment ignites student engagement with the curriculum.

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  Multimedia Editing Innovation Zone

  At Cranford High School, student imagination soars beyond the walls of the classroom through a collaborative innovation zone.

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  The Wellness Room

  The CHS Wellness Room offers students the opportunity to be their best-selves as they navigate the many demands of their day.

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  Whiteboard Activity Table

  For this sixth-grade math teacher, an innovative desktop becomes a place for dynamic learning.

Grants Awarded by Year

2026

• Sensory Pathway
• Hydroponic Garden
• Document Cameras
• Drones
• Sensory Pathway
• SpEd Resource Room Learning Stations
• Adaptive Books
• Robotics Kits
• 3D Printers
• Dry-Erase Flip-Tables for Math Classrooms
• LLD learning stations
• Sensory Path
• Math Book Club
• 3D Printer for Art Room
• Newsroom

2025

• The Creative Mindset Literary Project 2025
• Write On! Empowering Early Learners Through Handwriting
• Calm Minds, Ready Learners: A Regulation Room for Elementary Students
• The CHS Archive Project: Preserving Our Past, Empowering Student Researchers
• Innovations in Classroom Design
• Documenting the Creative Process in Cranford Public Schools
• Intergenerational & Interdisciplinary Book Club
• CougarWorks Vocational Lab
• Foundations First: Building Number Sense in Grades 1–2
• Neurology Comes Alive
• Stitching the Spirit of '76: A 250th Anniversary Community Quilt
• SEL Group Counseling for Grades K-5
• 3D Printer Plastic Recycling System
• Broadcast Journalism Media Center
• 21st Century Rewrite-able boards (Boogie Boards)
• Yoga for students with Autism
• Podcasting Equipment for OAS and HAS
• LEGO Education SPIKE Essential Classroom Sets for Grade 4 District-Wide STEAM
• Respect Recess: Enhancing Engagement and Positive Social Interactions at BAS
• Flexible Seating for Inclusive Learning in a Special Education Classroom
• Literacy Backpacks: Family Adventures in Reading

2024

• Social Communication / Social Emotional Learning
• 21st Century Learning Tools in 8th-Grade Computer Science
• Lit Happens
• IXL Subscription
• Spray Booth for Middle School Art
• STEM Education with LEGO Robotics
• Composting for a Greener Future
• Whiteboard Tables
• Flexible Seating
• Building Student Agency in the 21st Century Classroom
• Classroom Design for Special Education Students
• Flexible Seating
• Intergenerational and Interdisciplinary Book Club

2023

• Flexible Seating for 21st Century Learner
• Room 16 Flexible Seating Transformation
• Innovations in Classroom Design
• Rectangular Whiteboard Activity Table
• Ms. Weinstein's Classroom Design
• Manufacturing in Engineering: Using a Laser Cutter for Production
• Multimedia Editing Innovation Zone
• The Visualizing and Verbalizing® (V/V®) program
• The Importance of Hands-On Manipulatives in K-5 Elementary Mathematics Classrooms
• Innovated Interventions
• Sphero indi- Screenless Coding Driven by Color
• Wellness Room
• Digital Art Stylus

2021

• Middle School eSports
• Becoming a Grief Informed School
• Remember, Retell - The Daffodil Project
• Digital Art Display
• Drones: Taking Robotics to the Next Level
• CHS Library and Learning Commons MakerSpace

2020

• Middle School eSports
• Digital Art Display
• Drones: Taking Robotics to the Next Level
• Grief Informed School Districts
• Remember, Retell: The Daffodil Project
• Library and Learning Commons Makerspace

2018

• Whiteboard horseshoe tables
• Sensory Pathways
• Creative Mindset Literary Project
• EV3 Robotics
• Interactive Tech Tools to Promote Student Collaboration
• Virtual Classroom
• Art iPads for Professional Development
• Flexible seating and workstations for 2nd grade students
• Flexible seating for 2nd grade students
• Flexible seating for BPS first graders
• Flexible seating for 5th-grade students
• CHS Peer Mediation
• Intervention Strategies to Reach Striving Students
• Books on Diversity, Discrimination and Tolerance

2017

• Pebble Go Subscription - Renewal
• Intergenerational Book Study
• The Creative Mindset Literary Project
• Ellison Starter Set
• Middle School Band Instruments
• Robots
• WeDo Need STEAM!
• 3D Printer for OAS
• Junior Birdwatchers
• Sensory Diet
• Ukuleles 2.0

2016

• PebbleGo Database Subscription
• Ukuleles in the General Music Classroom
• Aerodynamics in STEAM
• DrumFit
• Virtual Reality with Google Cardboard
• STEM Learning
• STEM/Gifted and Talented Program Development
• 3-D Printing and Design

2015

• Composition and Recording in the Middle School Music Class
• Zooming Into the Reading & Writing Connection
• Using Technology to Develop as Writers of a Growing Society
• Second Grade Engineers
• STEM Brings Innovation to LAS
• The Modern Essence of an Ancient Language
• Cameras for the Digital Media Club