how we help
Through its fundraising and grant-making activities, the Foundation strives to help increase student achievement and strengthen partnerships between schools, businesses and our community. Primary funds have been created to encourage achievement in five target areas:
The key to scholastic excellence lies not with the rote memorization or application of facts, but with the development of a true lifelong love of learning. To achieve this end, the Foundation encourages programs that look beyond the four walls of the classroom. The Scholastic Enhancement Fund stimulates the exploration of bold ideas, questions and concepts outside the core curriculum.
Our world is increasingly dependent on technology for everything from communications to space exploration to medicine. Students with a strong understanding of technology and its applications will have an edge in their academic and professional careers. The Technology and Learning Fund supports programs that promote the use of new and emerging technologies and provides experiences that will help prepare students for the workplace of the future.
If technology is the engine of a civilization, the arts are its spirit. The arts define our civilization and connect our cultures. Through the Arts and Education Fund, the Foundation seeks to provide experiences in the fine, visual and performing arts that will enhance the district's existing programs, promote greater student participation and lay the ground-work for lifelong enrichment through the arts.
The Cultural Enrichment Fund sponsors projects and partnerships that examine the impact and evolution of world cultures. It exposes students to a wide variety of cultural experiences to better prepare them for our increasingly complex and global society.
Teachers need the tools, resources and leadership skills to help students discover and fulfill their potential. The Professional Development fund provides grants for teachers and administrators to pursue professional training experiences not available through traditional resources.