ABOUT US
Who are we?
The Gull Lake Community Schools Foundation was started 26 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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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 2008–2009:
> Purchase of math, reading and spelling DVDs and CDs, library books, song books, calculators and online reading resource materials
> Funding for a dairy farm study and field trip
> Purchase of outdoor classroom science supplies
> Purchase of marching band uniforms
> Funding for a professional story teller program
> Funding for Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts Education Program
> Purchase of cardiovascular equipment to encourage healthy lifestyles
> Funding for students to attend Rose Bowl Bands of America, the Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference in Washington, DC, and an art camp at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
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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.
In 2008–2009, the support and generosity of the Gull Lake community allowed the Foundation to continue promoting excellence in education in our schools.
Here are some of the highlights:
> Reached a record level of $343,000 in contributions
> Assisted students with $50,300 in scholarships for continued education
> Awarded 43 grants in excess of $180,000
> Recognized 24 outstanding students as “Foundation Scholars”
> Purchased academic supplies, books, calculators, DVDs, CDs, band uniforms, science supplies, a piano keyboard, cardiovascular and teaching equipment
> Improved communications with the addition of teacher liaisons to the board
> Provided unique experiences for students including a leadership conference, dialogue club, character building, overnight camp, field trips, guest speakers, CPR training, and depression / suicide prevention training
> Integrated the Distinguished Speaker Series into the curriculum through a collaborative effort with the district’s teachers
> Developed new grant standards and procedures
Our Scholarships
Gull Lake Community Schools has a rich history of exceptional educational performance. In 2008–2009, the Gull Lake Community Schools Foundation awarded $50,300 in scholarships to 19 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 24 of these Distinguished Academic Scholars in 2008–2009.
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