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![Dr. Alex Schukow in front of EGRHS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724083682/egrpsorg/o4rgqbgrm2zbmnwdqb2x/EGR-MYA_-Alex-Schukow-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724083682/egrpsorg/o4rgqbgrm2zbmnwdqb2x/EGR-MYA_-Alex-Schukow-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724083682/egrpsorg/o4rgqbgrm2zbmnwdqb2x/EGR-MYA_-Alex-Schukow-1.jpg","width":750}])
New East Grand Rapids High School Principal Alex Schukow plans to be a fixture in the district, and in the greater community.
- District
- EGRHS
![Ann Sheridan, her husband, and her daughter in front of a brick wall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723739675/egrpsorg/z4cctfoulp4hxtxd6exu/AnnSheridan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723739675/egrpsorg/z4cctfoulp4hxtxd6exu/AnnSheridan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723739675/egrpsorg/z4cctfoulp4hxtxd6exu/AnnSheridan.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1723739675/egrpsorg/z4cctfoulp4hxtxd6exu/AnnSheridan.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1723739675/egrpsorg/z4cctfoulp4hxtxd6exu/AnnSheridan.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1723739675/egrpsorg/z4cctfoulp4hxtxd6exu/AnnSheridan.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to Ann Sheridan, Attendance Administrative Assistant at Breton Downs Elementary, for being selected as the support staff member of the year!
- Breton
- District
![EGRSF Blue and white logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723653569/egrpsorg/ak3ht5e00jnqarhlrzin/EGRSFCenter4CFrame.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723653569/egrpsorg/ak3ht5e00jnqarhlrzin/EGRSFCenter4CFrame.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723653569/egrpsorg/ak3ht5e00jnqarhlrzin/EGRSFCenter4CFrame.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723653569/egrpsorg/ak3ht5e00jnqarhlrzin/EGRSFCenter4CFrame.jpg","width":814}])
Thanks to more than 40 years of support from our community, including the Now&Forever capital campaign in 2018, the East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation has an endowment of more than $15 million. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $4 million in program support, grants, professional development, awards, and scholarships.
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- District
- EGRHS
- EGRMS
- Foundation
- Lakeside
- Wealthy
![Preschool students looking out a window watching a crane do construction work]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1721323552/egrpsorg/qo08mffrsjqzufw7xyhx/Studentswatchingconstruction.heic","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1721323552/egrpsorg/qo08mffrsjqzufw7xyhx/Studentswatchingconstruction.heic","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1721323552/egrpsorg/qo08mffrsjqzufw7xyhx/Studentswatchingconstruction.heic","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1721323552/egrpsorg/qo08mffrsjqzufw7xyhx/Studentswatchingconstruction.heic","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1721323552/egrpsorg/qo08mffrsjqzufw7xyhx/Studentswatchingconstruction.heic","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1721323552/egrpsorg/qo08mffrsjqzufw7xyhx/Studentswatchingconstruction.heic","width":2200}])
Our littlest learners had a front row seat to the construction happening at Woodcliff Early Childhood Center.
- 2023 Bond
- District
- WECC
![Man holding up a beaker in a glass walled room]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1721243336/egrpsorg/wpwa7e6c77rn5jlqyovt/KW-GRPS-EGR-BAMF-Health-internship-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1721243336/egrpsorg/wpwa7e6c77rn5jlqyovt/KW-GRPS-EGR-BAMF-Health-internship-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1721243336/egrpsorg/wpwa7e6c77rn5jlqyovt/KW-GRPS-EGR-BAMF-Health-internship-5.jpg","width":750}])
With a team of scientists, researchers, engineers, designers and clinicians, 16 incoming seniors are spending six weeks this summer helping solve real-world problems encountered at an advanced cancer treatment center.
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- EGRHS
![Girl balancing books on her head with text that reads Enrollment Options]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714163219/egrpsorg/vidx5moiwcwht3bdeic8/Socialmediagraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714163219/egrpsorg/vidx5moiwcwht3bdeic8/Socialmediagraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714163219/egrpsorg/vidx5moiwcwht3bdeic8/Socialmediagraphic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1714163219/egrpsorg/vidx5moiwcwht3bdeic8/Socialmediagraphic.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1714163219/egrpsorg/vidx5moiwcwht3bdeic8/Socialmediagraphic.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1714163219/egrpsorg/vidx5moiwcwht3bdeic8/Socialmediagraphic.png","width":2200}])
School of Choice and Tuition Enrollment applications accepted now! Learn more about non-resident options at egrps.org/enrollment.
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![Rendering, courtesy of Pure Architects, of a classroom with many windows.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714073282/egrpsorg/wckv0ig40eyfgwxczcvc/WECCClassroomRendering.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714073282/egrpsorg/wckv0ig40eyfgwxczcvc/WECCClassroomRendering.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714073282/egrpsorg/wckv0ig40eyfgwxczcvc/WECCClassroomRendering.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1714073282/egrpsorg/wckv0ig40eyfgwxczcvc/WECCClassroomRendering.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1714073282/egrpsorg/wckv0ig40eyfgwxczcvc/WECCClassroomRendering.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1714073282/egrpsorg/wckv0ig40eyfgwxczcvc/WECCClassroomRendering.png","width":2200}])
EGRPS broke ground on the Woodcliff Early Childhood Center expansion!
- 2023 Bond
- District
![EGRPS Receives Rating Upgrade!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1707251630/egrpsorg/h6bwny1ck34wvb3johzb/SPGlobalRatingUpgrade.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1707251630/egrpsorg/h6bwny1ck34wvb3johzb/SPGlobalRatingUpgrade.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1707251630/egrpsorg/h6bwny1ck34wvb3johzb/SPGlobalRatingUpgrade.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1707251630/egrpsorg/h6bwny1ck34wvb3johzb/SPGlobalRatingUpgrade.png","width":1080}])
This upgrade comes ahead of our 2023 bond projects, meaning better rates and lower interest for our bond sales.
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![November 2023 Bond Proposal - Thank You for Your Support]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714140918/egrpsorg/elgc5cxdfweydtzm24se/Bondheaderthankyou.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714140918/egrpsorg/elgc5cxdfweydtzm24se/Bondheaderthankyou.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714140918/egrpsorg/elgc5cxdfweydtzm24se/Bondheaderthankyou.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1714140918/egrpsorg/elgc5cxdfweydtzm24se/Bondheaderthankyou.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1714140918/egrpsorg/elgc5cxdfweydtzm24se/Bondheaderthankyou.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714140918/egrpsorg/elgc5cxdfweydtzm24se/Bondheaderthankyou.png","width":1650}])
Thank you, East Grand Rapids community, for your support passing the November 2023 bond proposal!
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