August 21, 2023

Last school year, the Innovative Technology Education Fund (ITEF) awarded a total of $282,149.40 to seven area schools, including Lindbergh High School, through its 2023 Innovator Grants program. These competitive grants are provided to encourage schools in the region to advance creative, novel thinking through the use of state-of-the-art technology.

During the 2023-24 school year, LHS will use its $54,871 grant to support continued efforts to build an aviation career path, including the principles and physics of flight and FAA drone certification.

WATCH: Aviation Course Takes Flight at LHS

ITEF is a unique nonprofit organization that serves K-12 educators in the greater St. Louis region in public, private, parochial and charter schools. It funds educators to inspire creative pedagogy that excites students and advances the use of technology in the classroom.

Since 2008, ITEF has provided more than $4 million in grants to St. Louis-area schools. ITEF board members select grantees from a pool of eligible applicants who meet requirements, including being an accredited K-12 public, private, charter, or parochial school in the greater St. Louis region.