OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) – Teachers across the Blue Valley School District received surprise classroom grants Thursday from the Blue Valley Educational Foundation, which handed out more than $438,000 as the district plans millions more in budget cuts.
The foundation held a pep rally at the district office in Overland Park on Nov. 5, then staff boarded five buses and went to schools across the district. Teachers knew the foundation was coming, but they did not know their grant had been picked.
Every approved grant funded
The foundation handed out 190 checks. Every approved grant is being funded, which does not always happen…