Welcome to the Education Foundation
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The Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools believes that all students in Billings Public Schools deserve a rigorous, well-rounded education to prepare them for successful careers.
To that end, the Education Foundation has worked diligently since 1988 to enhance the educational opportunities available to students in the district.
The mission of the Education Foundation is to promote excellence in education by providing opportunities and resources to Billings public school students.
The vision of the Education Foundation is to make a positive impact on the education of Billings public school students and to strengthen the Billings community through its programs.
Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools | 415 North 30th Street | Billings, Montana 59101 | (406) 245-4133
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This spring the Education Foundation partnered with the Career Center Broadcasting Class and KTVQ-2 to create a video of the Foundation's story. We invite you to view our video and find out who we are.
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Making an Impact
In 2011, the Education Foundation provided funding to create the Innovative Teacher = Engaged Classroom (IT=EC) program. This program provided funding for 16 teachers in the middle schools to receive interactive teaching tools and training support. The program has brought many benefits to our students and classrooms. Read More
This holiday season, as we look back and count our blessings, the Education Foundation is blessed to have received a bequest from Mr. Dewey J. Hansen, Billings Senior alumnus and educator, to establish the Dewey J. Hansen and Helen Cothron Hansen Endowment Fund. In 2011, the Foundation made the first distribution to Billings West, Skyview, Senior and Laurel High Schools. The $78,000 in funding was split equally amongst the four schools. The gift impacted over a thousand students this year and will continue to benefit many more in the future.
Denece Lord’s earth science students at West High, were able to take part in a valuable learning opportunity earlier this school year. In past years, students took a field trip in the spring to Phipps Park where they used the Earth Science concepts they learned throughout the year to describe and explain the area. What Mrs. Lord found out is when students climbed to the top of the Rims, they where amazed to see the valley Billings sits in and the surrounding area. Mrs. Lord has always wanted to take her students on a field trip at the beginning of the year to introduce
students to the area in which they live from a geological standpoint and then use the
information as a reference point throughout the school year, but she couldn’t afford to take
two field trips. With the Hansen Endowment funding, she was able to this year. “The kids came
back first of all very excited about all they had experienced, but also with a greater sense of
their geography of place which has already greatly enhanced how I am able to relate what we
are learning in class to the world around them. I am so grateful and glad to have had the
money available to give my students those experiences,” shared Mrs. Lord.
Partners in Education - Impacting Classrooms Across the Community
A very special “THANK YOU” to our many Partners in Education who are making a difference every day in a student’s life. Sometimes we forget that one small act can have a lasting impact on a child. Below are just a few of the ways our Partners in Education are making a difference . . . .
- Wendy’s of Montana donated $3,000 to purchase new playground equipment at Washington Elementary
- Farmers Insurance Agents donated $1,000 to Sandstone Elementary
- Cellular Plus provided support to Burlington’s Spooktacular event
- First Interstate Bank volunteers work one-on-one with students in reading
- CenturyLink provided a Free Internet Basics workshop to families at Washington Elementary
- GE Center of Excellence employees volunteer on a daily basis at Washington and Big Sky Elementary
These are just a few of the ways businesses and organizations in the Billings community are impacting our classrooms. To learn more about Partners in Education, contact the Foundation office.
View a complete list of Businesses Partnering with Schools.
Partners in Education 2012 Partner Survey is now Open!
Summer Volunteer Opportunity!
As the school year winds down, Reading Rocks is gearing up for a great summer of reading in the parks! Join us every day or just a few days, June 18 - July 26, 12 noon to 1pm, to read with kids in the parks. For more information and a volunteer application, click here.