08/13/2026
❤️🦉WELCOME BACK OWLS 🦉❤️
ESEF would like to wish all of our Elgin students, teachers, faculty and staff a wonderful 2026–2027 school year! 📚🍎
Monday, we had the privilege of kicking off the new year by providing breakfast from Casey’s and LEV for the Elgin Public Schools Back-to-School Welcome Assembly and spending a few minutes sharing with our teachers and staff about ESEF, our mission, and the work we’re able to do right here in our schools.
So, in case you need a little ESEF refresher…
The Elgin Schools Education Foundation (ESEF) was established in 2017 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to inspire academic excellence by providing resources to enhance education at Elgin Public Schools.
We put that mission into action in two big ways:
🎓 Scholarships for graduating Elgin seniors
🍎 Classroom grants for Elgin educators
And we couldn’t do either without the generosity of our community!
Our funding comes from local businesses, individuals, alumni, community members and some very special people we want to recognize today — Elgin Public Schools teachers and staff who choose to contribute to ESEF directly through their paychecks. ❤️
Our educators already give so much of their time, talents and even their own resources to our students and classrooms. The fact that so many choose to give a little extra to ESEF means more than we can say — and we are incredibly grateful to be able to put those dollars right back to work for Elgin students and teachers.
Last school year, ESEF proudly funded $5,401.46 in classroom grants. From technology and music to yearbook, art and math classrooms, these grants are a pretty great example of what happens when our community invests in education. ❤️
We’re excited for another year of supporting the students and educators of Elgin Public Schools, and we have lots more to share as the year gets underway!
Here’s to a wonderful school year, Owls! 🦉📚❤️