The Springfield Education Foundation has hired Ronnel Curry as its first ever Executive Director. As part of last year’s expansion and reorganization, the board set a goal of bringing on an executive director to meet our new fundraising goals. See the story here in today’s Register-Guard. (Here is the Newspaper version).
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The Foundation proudly supports teacher innovation through our annual Educator Grants program. One of this year’s grants went to support a school-wide Opera Program at Guy Lee Elementary. Here are some photos from the 3rd Grade Opera Workshop. [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens]
Follow this link to listen to the interview. See a photo gallery of SEF’s 1st Annual Young Artists Celebration, celebrating the 2009 Springfield students whose art was selected for this years calendar. The 1st Annual SEF Celebration Bus Tour made a big debut by visiting 10 schools to award this year’s Innovative Educator Grants. See the details of the winners and a slideshow of the very excited and surprised recipients here. The event was covered by KEZI and the Register-Guard. The Springfield Education Foundation is offering note cards with the artwork from this year’s calendar. The package contains all of the artwork featured in the Springfield Student Art Calendar for 2009-2010. It consists of 20 note cards with envelopes for $15.00. Calendars are also available for $10.00. Proceeds from the sales of the calendars and note [...] Springfield Education Foundation is seeking outstanding candidates for the position of Executive Director. The successful candidate is responsible for assisting the Springfield Education Foundation Board of Directors in planning, administration, supervision and implementation of a comprehensive development program that will complement and provide financial assistance to Springfield Public Schools. Competitive compensation and benefits package. The [...] Thurston grad Kelly Brye, a passionate supporter of the schools, is hosting a talk show on AM 1320 called Last Class of the Day. Each Wednesday from 3 to 4 he will be talking about issues surrounding education, with a particular focus on Springfield. His first show last week featured Matthew Backer talking about the Springfield [...] On Nov. 18, SEF Board members, community supporters, Springfield and Thurston High Cheerleaders, Thurston High football players and Otto, the Springfield Millers mascot, embarked on a day long journey to 10 Springfield schools to hand out checks to educators who were awarded Innovative Educator Grants. For years, SEF has funded the Innovative Educator Grant program but [...] On Nov. 5, 2009, the Springfield Education Foundation held its 1st Annual Campaign Kickoff at the Riverbend Annex in Springfield. The event was a great start in our ramp up to support Springfield Schools. The program featured highlights of our many programs, performances by some very talented Springfield students and discussions wit our [...] |
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