Mattawan Public Education Foundation (MPEF) is ready for another fantastic year for our students and staff! MPEF is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to helping Mattawan students become brain strong. Thanks to our generous community donors, we proudly granted morethan $53,000topromoteeducational excellence during the 2015-2016 school year: 37 Brain StrongInstructionAwards- $23,400in grantsto teachersin allfour school buildings 13 College Scholarshipsto Mattawan High Schoolseniorstotaling$11,000 ProfessionalDevelopment Grants-$1,250 for each school tosupport student learning through staff professionaldevelopment Overdrive Literacy Grant- a$4,000all-districtgrant making e-booksand audiobooksavailable 24/7and through thesummer for thenexttwo schoolyears Grants supporting Science Olympiad (MS and HS) - $1,000 James A. WeeldreyerEndowment- grant toeach building tofacilitate student learning, citizenshipand connectednesstotalingmore than $3,000 Frank FarthingEndowment- $1,000 grant tosupportthe school safety Principal Awards – more than $3,000 to support educational excellence Other grants – close to $2,000 for educational program needs