CapEd News Archives

From left to right: Jennifer Brock (Notus School Board Member), Benjamin Merrill (Principal), and Linda McMillin (Grant Winner)

CapEd, Capital Educators Federal Credit Union, awarded its third $750 March Teacher Grant of the Month to Linda McMillin of Notus Junior/Senior High School.

McMillin will use the grant to purchase art supplies to begin an art program in Notus.

McMillin was hired to teach art after students indicated a strong desire for an art program. However, materials needed to run an art program have been hard to come by. (more…)

March 29th, 2010

CapEd Staff, Architect, and IBG

CapEd (Capital Educators Federal Credit Union) broke ground on their Eagle branch this afternoon at the corner of Eagle Road and State Street, one of the highest traffic intersections in Idaho.

CapEd CEO Todd Erickson, Board Chairman Dr. Larry Neznanski, and new Eagle branch manager Lola White were on hand to turn the first shovels of dirt on the new branch location.

“This is our seventh branch in the Treasure Valley and we believe this location will give our Eagle area members the additional services and convenient proximity to their homes and work that we all look for in a financial institution,” Erickson said.

White has served as the Park Center Branch manager for several years and said she is proud to head up the new branch. She also added “As one of the fastest growing credit unions in Idaho we are always looking at new ways to better serve our members. This branch will provide the services our members need in this community.”

Dr. Neznanski has served as the CapEd Board Chairman for 3 years and is a physics teacher at Bishop Kelly High School. He was just re-elected Chairman at the February Annual Meeting in Boise. CapEd was founded by teachers in the Boise area in 1936 and they are celebrating their 74th Anniversary this year.

CapEd serves over 38,000 members made up of educators, others in the education community, students, and members of their families in 15 southwestern Idaho counties. For more information about CapEd, go to www.CapEdfcu.org

March 26th, 2010

March 2010 Grant Winner - Sheila Brown & Class

CapEd, Capital Educators Federal Credit Union, awarded its second March Teacher Grant of the Month to Sheila Brown of Riverside Elementary School in Boise.

Brown will use the grant to purchase SNAP Circuits Science, a program that allows students to explore and understand the more complex concepts of electricity and magnetism through hands-on experiments. (more…)

March 24th, 2010

Pam Rybus and students

Meridian Teacher Takes a Fresh Look at Reading Programs

CapEd, Capital Educators Federal Credit Union, awarded its first $750 March Teacher Grant of the Month to Pamela Rybus of Pathways & Crossroads Alternative Middle Schools in Meridian.

Rybus will use the grant to build the schools’ library collections with books of interest to boys, as 72% of the schools’ students are male. This project will improve boys’ attitude towards reading and create more enthusiastic readers. (more…)

March 23rd, 2010