As of 2026, JLSF has awarded more than $231K in classroom grants.

 

Teachers and staff are encouraged to submit their great ideas to the Jackson Local Schools Foundation during three grant-review cycles throughout the school year. 

Grants that JLSF has awarded:

Connect the Arts Program
News 2 You Recipe Program
JSA + JAGS Leadership Conference
VR Goggles for JMMS
Canton Symphony Field Trip
Flexible Seating Pilot
Culinary Trip to New York
STEAM Bins + Fine Motor Manipulatives for Elementaries
Social Thinking Training Program
Electric Car Kits
Egg-cellent Eggs
LEGO We-do Kits
ROX Program
Water Bottle Filling Station
ZOME Geometry Club
National Reading Conference Attendance
VR Goggles for JHS
Robotics Club
Top Youth Speaker
Spheros Robots
Music in the Makerspace
Adapted PE Heart Rate Sensors
Sensory Tables
Film Club
"A Christmas Carol" Theatrical Experience Field Trip
Author Visits
Oral Storytelling Centers for Kindergarten
ACT Certified Educator Training
Sphero RVR and Cubelets
3D Printers and Supplies for JMMS
Black Top Face Lift at Lake Cable
Mindfulness Program
Universal Design for Learning Program
International Seminars with KSU Stark
Classroom Amplification Unit
Visual Arts Educational Materials
Chromebrooks
Surface Gos for HS Math
Polar Beads
The Forever Forest
Strausser Garden
3D Printer for JHS
Social Thinking Through Play
Books We Love for Amherst
Step Back in Time 3rd Grade Schoolhouse Experience
Junior Achievement Trade Show Booth
Social Thinking Books for Strausser
Classroom Library Pilot
Automotive Class Diagnostic Tools
Marine Biology Equipment Rental Program
Imagination Station 
Gel Electrophoresis
Tables & Chairs for New Learning Commons
Raised Garden Beds for Little Congress

Art in the Community

Calculators for JHS

Class Set of Microscopes 

Social-Emotional Resources

eCommerce Funding

Polar Expresso Cart

Sensory for Success

Breakout.edu Kits

Newscast Production Equipment

Social-Emotional Enrichment

Graphic Novel Memori and Author Visit for 5th Grade

VBT/Jump Mat for Strength and Conditioning

Spanish Mini Library

3D Modeling and Manufacturing in Science

Government Games

Student Interest Book Clubs

Genius Hour

JHS Makerspace for a Difference

Chill Out with Diet Culture Program