San Mateo-Foster City for kids! Education Foundation

co-sponsors workshop on funding public education for local students

 

March 8, 2010 – Foster City.  for kids! San Mateo Foster City Education Foundation is pleased to announce Vision 2020, a workshop open to local residents interested in improving the funding of public education for the 10,000 K-8th grade students in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. The workshop will be held on March 20 from 8:30am – 12:30pm in Foster City.

 

Former State Superintendent of Schools Delaine Eastin will give the keynote address; Dr. Jean Holbrook, the San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, will be the facilitator. for kids! is co-sponsoring this Vision 2020 event with the San Mateo-Foster City School District and the PTA Council.

 

The workshop’s goal is to generate ideas to define its Vision 2020 mission. Residents of San Mateo and Foster City who are passionate about education are invited to contribute their ideas and energy around building a stronger organization and revitalizing partnerships. The workshop will involve small group discussions on topics that will help drive strategic planning for the future of for kids!.

 

To register your attendance, please contact Jean Abeles, for kids! Executive Director, at 650-312-7234 or jabeles@smfc.k12.ca.us by March 15, 2010.

 

The San Mateo-Foster City School District includes 20 schools serving more than 10,000 K-8 public school students in San Mateo and Foster City.  The district is one of the largest in San Mateo County yet receives one of the lowest per pupil funding allocations.  Since 2007 the San Mateo – Foster City School District has already absorbed $18 million in cuts. The district is very thankful that the San Mateo and Foster City communities recently passed Measure A which will provide a revenue stream of $6 million for the next seven years.  Unfortunately, due to continuing cuts related to the State budget crisis, the district still faces $4.2 million in budget reductions in 2010-2011.  These severe budget cuts make the foundation’s support more critical than ever. 

 

Since 1989 for kids! has provided supplemental funding to the San Mateo-Foster City School District to support programs including school libraries, music and student counseling services. Last September for kids! celebrated its 20th anniversary having donated more than $2.8 million to the district since 1989. Funds are raised from individual donors, corporate and community foundations, special events and employee matching funds from local companies. 

 

For more information or to make a donation, please visit the for kids! Website at www.forkidsedfund.org.