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Fairview Elementary chosen by IU Athletics to receive furniture renovation through B1G Build initiative

    Fairview Elementary School ribbon-cutting and surprise reveal of a $50,000 furniture renovation, thanks to the Big Ten Conference, in partnership with the College Football Playoff Foundation, School Specialty, Eckrich, and Indiana University, through the B1G Build initiative.
    Fairview Elementary School ribbon-cutting and surprise reveal of a $50,000 furniture renovation, thanks to the Big Ten Conference, in partnership with the College Football Playoff Foundation, School Specialty, Eckrich, and Indiana University, through the B1G Build initiative.

    Today, Fairview Elementary School students attended a ribbon-cutting and surprise reveal of a $50,000 furniture renovation, thanks to the Big Ten Conference, in partnership with the College Football Playoff Foundation, School Specialty, Eckrich, and Indiana University, through the B1G Build initiative. Indiana University Athletics was given the opportunity by the Big Ten Conference to select a local school for the renovation and chose Fairview.

    School Specialty completed the renovation of Fairview’s Large Group Instruction room, which included new chairs and tables, flexible seating options, a sensory area, and storage cabinets for musical instruments and Extended Day program materials.

    “I loved seeing our students’ reactions to this transformed space! The Large Group Instruction room is where our students make music, where our students create drama productions, where our school gathers for special convocations, where children spend their time in Extended Day, and where our faculty gathers for collaborative meetings,” said Fairview Principal Kelsey Pearson. “Thank you to the College Football Playoff Foundation, the Big Ten Conference, Eckrich, and School Specialty — and to IU Athletics for thinking of Fairview. Their student-athletes have visited Fairview for classroom reading programs and as recess buddies for many years. Our students light up every time they visit.”

    “Thank you to IU Athletics for selecting Fairview and to all B1G Build initiative partners for their generous donation. Indiana University has been a strong partner for many years by enhancing our curriculum through programming and collaboration,” said MCCSC Superintendent Dr. Markay Winston. “We know IU student-athletes are connected to many of our schools, and we are always grateful for their time and the smiles they bring to our students’ faces.”

    Superintendent Dr. Markay Winston
    MCCSC Superintendent Dr. Markay Winston and MCCSC Board of School Trustees President Erin Cooperman thanked the Big Ten Conference, the College Football Playoff Foundation, School Specialty, Eckrich, and Indiana University.

    MCCSC Board of School Trustees President Erin CoopermanMCCSC Board of School Trustees President Erin Cooperman

    Fairview Principal Kelsey Pearson
    Fairview Principal Kelsey Pearson

     

    Fairview Elementary School teachers Maggie Olivo and Dan Kusaya were awarded with an additional grant for classroom resources.
    Fairview Elementary School teachers Maggie Olivo and Dan Kusaya were awarded with an additional grant for classroom resources.

     

    IU student athletes also surprised Fairview Elementary with a grant for library books awarded from the NCAA and Indy Sports Corp.
    IU student athletes also surprised Fairview Elementary with a grant for library books awarded from the NCAA and Indy Sports Corp.

     

    About the B1G Build initiative
    The Big Ten Conference, in partnership with the College Football Playoff Foundation, School Specialty and Eckrich, will work with all 18 of its member institutions to transform common areas at local elementary schools across the Big Ten footprint over the next three years.