ABOUT US

Who are we?
The Gull Lake Community Schools Foundation was started nearly 25 years ago by a group of concerned citizens who wanted to find ways to help our schools, teachers and students — to bridge the gap between equipping our children for their world and the public funding our schools receive.

Today, we are an organization of business people and moms and dads, of community leaders and friends and neighbors.

We are from all walks of our community’s life, yet our goal is the same: educational excellence.

By working together, we fill the financial gap between public support and our district’s needs. We enable our schools — our teachers, administrators and students — to be the best they can be.

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View a copy of our 2006-2007 annual report (pdf file)


Our Grants
The Gull Lake Community Schools Foundation enhances the educational environment by providing grants to benefit students, teachers and administrators.

Here’s a look at just some of the projects our grants helped make possible during 2006-2007:

> Purchased 218 new books for the new High School Media Center

> Provided 540 elementary school students with a year-long interactive math program

> Funded 240 fifth graders to attend a science-based weeklong overnight camp

> Helped maintain an important Aesthetic Education program for 440 intermediate school students.

> Sent 22 high school students to the 2007 Model United Nations Conference in Washington, D.C.

> Purchased pedometers for fourth-grade science students

> Funded character-building training for 600 middle school students

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Our Accomplishments
Thanks to the support of people and organizations throughout the district, the Gull Lake Community Schools Foundation again played an important role in our schools’ ongoing success.


Here’s just an overview of what we accomplished in 2006-2007:

> Raised more than $150,000 – 30% more than the previous year

> Awarded 28 grants – totaling $59,000 – to benefit students of all ages and in all buildings, as well as teachers and administrators

> Helped 20 Gull Lake students reach their educational goals through $49,000 in scholarships

> Recognized 20 Distinguished Academic Scholars

> Created a new group of supporters called Friends of the Foundation

> Realigned our board to better represent our community

> Created a new Living History program designed to encourage creativity and foster a vibrant learning environment in our schools

> Brought in a highly regarded expert in creativity to educate teachers and administrators on nurturing innovative solutions in the classroom and every aspect of modern life


Our Scholarships
Gull Lake Community Schools has a rich history of exceptional educational performance. In 2006-2007, the Gull Lake Community Schools Foundation awarded $49,000 in scholarship to 20 students.

Each year the Foundation also salutes the best of our best — seniors who have earned a 3.9 or higher grade point average for at least seven semesters, with a special evening in their honor. We had 20 of these Distinguished Academic Scholars in 2006-2007.

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