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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.
Here’s a look at just some of the projects our grants helped make possible during 2009–2010: > Offered students special experiences including visits by authors and storytellers > Funded trips to a historical museum and nature center > Gave students the chance to participate in arts programs, including the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts Education Program, > Helped fund a school/community health and wellness fair > Purchased academic supplies, books, speech and literacy support materials > Purchased software, video and media equipment, and various other learning aids > Funded the first year of the Read and Ride Summer Program, a multi-year grant targeted at improving the oral reading fluency of at-risk students > Supported Destination ImagiNation Problem Solving Programs > Funded a Dialogue Club to help shape positive attitudes and behaviors > Allowed students to attend art camp > Allowed teachers to attend conferences in reading, math and classroom management, and a workshop on trouble-free playgrounds
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Our Accomplishments Grants > Awarded more than 40 grants totaling $72,000, benefiting students and staff in buildings throughout the district > Introduced multi-year grants, which allows the establishment of significant programs over time > Continued character education at Gull Lake Middle School, thanks to a $12,000 restricted grant allowing this important program to be financially viable for years to come Scholarships and Recognition > Recognized 19 top graduating students as Foundation Scholars > Assisted graduating seniors with $48,900 in scholarships for continued education > Announced not one, but two, recipients of the James R. Ryan Family Foundation Scholarship, each totaling $32,000 > Established three new scholarships, bringing the total number of scholarships administered by the Foundation to 18 Distinguished Speaker Series > Provided students of all ages a chance to see presentations from featured author and philanthropist Greg Mortenson as part of the second annual Distinguished Speaker Series > Showcased our high school, students, staff, volunteers and community spirit by and selling more than 2,000 tickets to the Speaker Series event and raising more than $40,000 to continue and build this program in future years
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 19 of these Foundation Scholars in 2009–2010. |
