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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
For over 27 years the Foundation has provided the Menlo Park City School District with an annual grant, which becomes part of the schools operating budget. We remain committed to increasing the size of the grant, thereby helping to bridge the funding gap. The School District and the School Board employ granted funds in accordance with the Strategic Plan. The most recent grant of $1.82 million, made in June 2009, represented more than 6.6% of the District Budget. This grant has become a source of dependable funds for our schools.
District Strategic Priorities
District Resolution 08.09.35: Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation Grant
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Foundation Dollars Funded Strategic Goals in 2009-2010
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Committing to Highly Qualified and Inspired Educators and Staff…
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$255,000 |
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…through the Foundation’s Annual Grant and Endowment Program for Teacher Excellence, which provides extensive opportunities for teachers to engage in professional development, and the Foundation’s Recruitment, Retention, Career Development Fund, which enable the District to recruit, retain, and reinforce the highest quality of faculty.
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| Sustaining and Refining a Comprehensive Educational Program… |
$819,000 |
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…by supporting the District Hands-On Science Program within the elementary grades that includes lab assistants, materials, equipment, and a distribution center; the full operation of the School Libraries that includes librarians and expansion of collections; the first phase of the District’s Redevelopment of its Mathematics Program that includes a major adoption of textbooks and instructional materials for the middle school and participation in a regional student assessment collaborative; the District Music Program that provides instruments, supplies, books and musical scores; and the implementation of the District’s Elementary Foreign Language Program for all students.
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| Promoting Best Instructional Practices… |
$236,000 |
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…through the Foundation’s 21st Century Classroom Project that supports necessary personnel and services extending instructional technology to all classroom teachers; the Jeannie Ritchie Grant Program that supports teacher innovative projects that are evaluated and approved by a Foundation Committee; and the Summer School Augmentation that funds an exemplary summer instructional program for students with special needs.
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Supporting an Enhanced Educational Environment…
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$510,000 |
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…that fully supports the maintenance and service to the technological infrastructure of the schools and to the equipment and software that is used by students, teachers, and staff.
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