ACE partners with the Andover Public Schools to support innovative, curriculum enhancing, system-wide initiatives that will inspire our students to succeed in facing today’s global challenges.
Andover Coalition for Education (ACE)
Since our launch in November 2005, ACE grants for the Andover schools have exceeded:
What’s happening next?
- Save the Date for the 7th Annual Scarecrow Festival – Saturday, October 19th to Sunday, November 3rd, 2019!
- Join us at on Saturday, October 19th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of Old Town Hall to kick-off the Scarecrow Festival!
- 4th Annual ACE Poetry Event – Join us on Thursday, October 24th from 4 to 5 p.m. at Memorial Hall Library for our Poetry Event. Special guest – Linda Flaherty Haltmaier, Andover’s Poet Laureate.
Recent Highlights
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- In December 2018, granted $31,750 to support the purchase of the highest quality children’s literature available to strategically grow every elementary classroom library in the district.
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- Funded 3 major district initiatives in 2018-2019 with more than $100,000 given to our schools.
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- Doubled funding for the Teaching Innovation Fund. Our first ongoing grant program directed towards teacher-led projects.
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October 17, 2019 Andover Townsman: Welcome to Scarecrow Street!
Main Street officially turns into Scarecrow Street this weekend, as a record number of scarecrows takes up residence there. This is the seventh consecutive year for the popular Scarecrow Festival, which features the largest number of decorated scarecrows ever — 90 of...
read moreApril 4, 2019 Andover Townsman: ACE raises funds at March Madness Event
Andover Coalition for Education (ACE) had something to cheer about at the end of March. More than 170 people gathered at Andover Country Club in Andover for the 5th Annual ACE March Madness Event for a celebration that raised funds for Andover schools. Through ACE’s...
read moreOctober 14, 2018 Andover Townsman: Scarecrow Festival Scares Up Some Fun
Some interesting characters invaded downtown over the weekend and looks like they might stick around for a while. At least until Halloween. The Andover Coalition for Education, or ACE, kicked off its annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday. Even though it was cold and...
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ACE is a Field of Interest Fund of the Essex County Community Foundation (MA), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (Tax ID 04-3407816.) Donations to ACE are tax-deductible.
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Andover Coalition for Education
P.O. Box 1521
Andover, MA 01810