Pyle Education Foundation 2024-2025 Campaign

Did you know that the Pyle Education Foundation provides grants to supply students and staff members with programs and services not covered by the MCPS budget?

Did you also know that the Pyle Education Foundation is solely supported by generous donations from you?

The Pyle Education Foundation raises funds to support needed projects to enrich and extend the education of the Pyle Middle School community. Working with Pyle staff and parent leadership, the Foundation assesses the transformative potential of our combined resources to fund unmet facility, equipment, and program needs. We are a volunteer-run, 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt fundraising organization.

The Board is asking that you consider donating $100 to $150 per child to help fund all the projects the Foundation supports here at Pyle. 

The PEF Grant Program

Every year the PEF awards grants to promote the mission to enhance education at Pyle and other public elementary and secondary education schools within the cluster, including all elementary schools that feed into Pyle and also Walt Whitman High School. 

The three broad categories for funding programs are: school programs, facility improvements, and community outreach. Grant amounts will be based on need, merit and available resources. PEF accepts grant applications on a rolling basis and the PEF Board will review requests received and notify applicants promptly.  

2023-24 PEF Projects:  

• Orchestral sectional coaches
• Tremor tables for 6th grade science classes
• Hydroponics lab materials for 7th grade science classes
• Picnic tables for the courtyard
• Math team competition materials
• Choral accompanists and clinicians
• Instrumental clinicians
• Assistance for Pyle families displaced by a residential building fire
• Funding for teachers’ professional development