Lane Tech Alumni Association Inc

TO CHAMPION THE LIFE-LONG RELATIONSHIP OF LANE TECH GRADUATES TO THEIR ALMA MATER, TO ONE ANOTHER, AND TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY OF LANE TECH.

IN YEAR THIRTY-SEVEN, THE LTAA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REMAINS THE CORNERSTONE PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE FOR THE LTAA WITH A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF MORE THAN 2.8 MILLION DOLLARS ADMINISTERED OVER THE LIFESPAN OF THE PROGRAM. IN FY2022/23, THIRTY-THREE GRADUATING SENIORS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS RANGING FROM $1,000 TO $10,000, SETTING THEM ON A PATH FOR SUCCESS FOR AT LEAST THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR, AND IN SOME CASES, FOR FOUR YEARS. 36% OF THE STUDENTS AT LANE TECH ARE FROM LOW OR MODERATELY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. MANY ARE FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, SINGLE PARENT HOMES, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE-BOUND, AND ALL HAVE SOME LEVEL OF FINANCIAL NEED, STILL COMPOUNDED BY COVID-RELATED ECONOMIC STRESSORS. LTAA SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE "LAST MILE" FINANCING SO THAT THE HIGH-POTENTIAL STUDENTS OF LANE CAN ATTEND THEIR BEST-FIT INSTITUTIONS. THE LTAA SOLICITS SCHOLARSHIP DONORS, DESIGNS AND ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAMS, DISTRIBUTES FUNDS, AND DOCUMENTS THE RESULTS.

THE LTAA TEACHER INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010 TO OFFSET SYSTEM-WIDE BUDGET DEFICIENCIES AND PROMOTE A BEST-IN-CLASS CURRICULUM. THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF INNOVATION AWARDS HAS EXCEEDED $308,000 SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. GRANTS WERE A KEY PART OF RE-INVIGORATING IN-PERSON LEARNING AND PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ROBOT PARTS TO STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN A MODEL UN CONFERENCE. THESE GRANTS TOUCH VIRTUALLY EVERY ONE OF THE MORE THAN 4,500 STUDENTS AT LANE AND ENABLE THE FACULTY AND STAFF TO OFFER MORE PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAN ANY OTHER CPS HIGH SCHOOL. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN SUPPORT OF THE STUDENTS OF LANE TECH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS, COLLEGE-READINESS, AND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

CONNECTING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING IS A PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE LTAA. CONSTITUENT GROUPS INCLUDE OVER 9,000 ALUMNI, 4500 STUDENTS AND 350 FACULTY AND STAFF, AS WELL AS AFFINITY GROUPS, NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. THE LTAA PUBLISHES A BIANNUAL MAGAZINE THAT REACHES MORE THAN 4,000 READERS, AND A DIGITAL NEWSLETTER TWO TIMES PER MONTH. THE LTAA ENGAGES VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WITH A COMBINED 20,000 FOLLOWERS, AND TRACKS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IMPRESSIONS. COVID-19 RESULTED IN AN EVEN GREATER RELIANCE ON TECHNOLOGY TO BRING CONSTITUENTS TOGETHER VIA VIRTUAL EVENTS, AND ONCE PERMITTABLE, MONTHLY LIVE EVENTS WERE OFFERED TO ALUMNI IN RESPONSE TO THE ISOLATION OF THE PREVIOUS YEARS.