Chandler Education Foundation

Since 1986 The Chandler Education Foundation (CEF) has provided educational funding in the form of teacher and school wide grants to enhance educational excellence in the classroom; Programs and projects that would otherwise go unfunded due to the constant decline in the state K-12 funding.  Brand new teachers face the daunting and expensive task of starting their teacher careers in a financial deficit due to the high cost of adequately stocking their classrooms with the proper teaching supplies.  CEF provides each brand new teacher in the school district with a gift certificate to purchase such items to ensure successful learning.

Life-Long Learning Legacy Scholarship for CUSD teachers seeking higher education in specialized fields including: National Board Certification, Special Education, Gifted Endorsement and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)  Oftentimes the only barrier preventing our teachers from receiving a degree or certificate in these specialty areas is the significant cost of the program. Through CEF’s fundraising efforts, teachers may apply for up to $1,000 scholarship (renewable for one additional year) to use for their continuing education.  Want to recognize a teacher who significantly impacted you during your K-12 years?  Consider donating to the LLL Program in honor of or in memory of that special teacher. 

CEF manages and provides scholarships to our most deserving CUSD high school seniors seeking a post-secondary education at the Community College, Vo-Tech or University level, with no administrative cost to the donor.  CEF is proud to announce that 100 % of the donations received from our private donors go directly to the scholarship recipient.