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:
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Join us for the 13th Annual ACE Scarecrow Festival Kick-off on Saturday, October 18th at 10 a.m. in front of Old Town Hall. Help us grow our pumpkin patches by making a gift today!
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Recent Highlights
- Supported eleven (11) Teaching Innovation Fund Grants in 2025 (totaling more than $20,000) to support teacher driven initiatives in the classroom
- Funded a $25,000 Visiting Artist Grant in fall 2024 to bring professional artist into the schools to expand the arts curriculum
- Purchased $15,000 worth of 3D printers and fabrication equipment at Andover High School
- Granted more than $16,000 to support eight (8) Teaching Innovation Fund Grants in the spring 2024
- Granted almost $18,000 in Fall 2023 to support a Civics for Everyone! grant to expand experiential learning in social studies
- Contributed more than $1MM to Andover Public Schools since ACE’s inception in 2005
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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...
April 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...
October 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