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Teacher of the Year Awards
Founded by: Caspers Company McDonald's Restaurant
Presented by: Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union
Thursday, February 28th, Tampa Convention Center
As part of our Excellence in Education program, the Teacher of the Year Awards is attended by more than 1,500 individuals where our community will gather to honor more than 220 nominees. Sponsorships are available. For more information on how you can be involved, please contact Mindi Zink at (813) 231-1952 or click here.
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Instructional Support Employee of the Year
Presented by: Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union
Thursday, March 13th, Higgins Hall
This event is also a part of our Excellence in Education program and showcases the many supportive areas wherein high performance support personnel are recognized for the role they play in ensuring the students, teachers and schools have the care and services available to ensure their environment is one of enrichment & safety.
For more information, click here.
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Batson-Cook's "Play FORE Education" Charity Golf Classic
Monday, April 7, 2008, Avila Golf & Country Club
The focus of this event is to raise funds that enable the Foundation to fund programs that help the academic success of the students, teachers, and schools of Hillsborough County.
The tournament includes lunch, an 18 hole scramble, a 9 hole elimination shoot-out, and dinner provided by Carrabbas Italian Grille. There are also some great auction items to bid on. Sponsorships are available. For more information on how you can be a part of this tournament, please contact Mindi Zink at (813) 231-1952 or click here.
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Morganti Wilder "Hooked On Education" Fishing Tournament
Captain's Dinner: Thursday, April 17, 2008, Rick's on the River
Fishing Tournament: Friday, April 18, 2008, Tampa Harbor Yacht Club
The Morganti Group and Wilder Architecture are teaming up again to co-host the 3rd Annual "Hooked On Education" Fishing Tournament to benefit the Hillsborough Education Foundation. There is a Captain's Dinner Thursday night at Rick's on the River and the tournament begins at 7:00 a.m. the next morning at the Tampa Harbor Yacht Club. All meals will be provided, items will be raffled off, and each angler gets a gift bag of goodies. For more information on how you can participate in the tournament, please contact Mindi Zink at (813) 231-1952 or click here.
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| Note from the President
January is National Mentoring Month. We want to take this opportunity to thank all of the dedicated men and women who mentor students in our Take Stock in Children scholarship program. While we ask that mentors commit for a minimum of one year working with a student, many of our mentors have been with their students for many years and tell us they plan to stay with their student until he or she graduates. What commitment!
Our mentors understand the importance of being someone their student can depend on and recognize that their visit might be the highlight in that student's week. Our mentors realize that even with a scholarship, their students' success will depend on the confidence and increased self-esteem they will gain from having someone in their corner to cheer them on.
We want to take this opportunity to let each of our mentors know their dedication and commitment is appreciated during National Mentoring Month and all year long.
"There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed." - Albert Schweitzer |
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Letter from a Mentor
"Being a mentor means listening first-listening to the concerns, thoughts, ideas, and dreams of our students. Mentoring means sharing-sharing both failures and successes in life while exchanging the common experiences of learning how to overcome any challenge. Mentoring means tutoring-helping and encouraging our students while building their confidence in academics. Finally, being a mentor means knowing-knowing that time spent listening, sharing, tutoring, and encouraging returns to you a much greater reward of knowing you've made a positive difference in the life of a student."
Braulio Colon
TSIC Mentor |
Teachers Honored
On December 5, 2007 three special teachers were recognized by the family of James and Amy Shimberg at the Palma Cia Golf and Country Club. The luncheon celebrated the accomplishments in the classroom of Tamara Steele from Carrollwood Elementary, Vicki Ewing from Burnett Middle and Calvin Dillon from Gaither High. The Hillsborough Education Foundation would like to thank the Shimbergs for their generous support of public education and Hillsborough County Public Schools. |
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HCPS Employee Participation Pays Off
 The Hillsborough Education Foundation thanks all of the Hillsborough County Public School employees who participated in the Foundation's 2007-2008 Payroll Deduction program. Your participation helps us immensely with our mission of serving students, teachers and schools. The following winners of the 2007 Payroll Deduction participants were selected at random to receive these gifts, many of which are donated by supporters of the Foundation.
Payroll Deduction Participation Winners:
Chiaramonte Elementary with 93% participation received a $750 grant award
Gorrie Elementary with 59% participation received a $500 grant award
Lithia Springs Elementary with 57% participation received a $500 grant award
Payroll Deduction Program Drawing: Individual Site Winners
Terri Moore from Bowers/Whitley Career Center won a new Computer
Grace Francis from Area II District Office won an IPOD Nano
Walter Garcia from Early Childhood Programs won Dinner for 2 at Donatello Italian Restaurant
Payroll Deduction Program Drawing: Individual School Winners Kelly Dougherty from Shields Middle won a 32" flat screen TV
Troy Henson from Shaw Elementary won a $500 Classroom Grant
Penny Varnum from Jackson Elementary won a $200 shopping trip at our Teaching Tools for Hillsborough Schools Supply Store
If you are interested in participating in our Payroll Deduction program, please contact Tami Milner at (813) 231-1924. |
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Visibility Helps Students, Teachers and Schools Get Needed Support
Our ongoing efforts to educate our future leaders begins with educating the community on our school districts' ever growing needs, and the various programs, scholarships, grants, and support available through the Hillsborough Education Foundation. This would not be possible without the ongoing support of our local media partners.
From ads showcasing our generous event sponsors, to sharing messages, to helping generate needed school supplies for our students...we know we can count on them. Our partners' generosity is not limited to just donating valuable ad space to promote our programs and events, but they're also strong financial supporters. Thanks for all you do to spread the word!
AdMobile; Bright House Networks; Clear Channel; Radio Disney; St. Petersburg Times - News In Education; The Tampa Tribune - News In Education |
Many of our best teachers come right out of our school system
Michele Schwartz, Teacher, Palm River Elementary School (CitiScholar recipient)
"I was already working as an administrative assistant in the school system while trying to complete my degree, only needing a few more credits, so I took a class that would help me get there, Intro to Education. Little did I know, that class would change my life; I was required to attend an elementary classroom as an observer, I was there for about 10 minutes and realized this is where I had to be," says Michele.
Michele Schwartz is a graduate of the district's own Brandon High, a CitiScholar recipient, Teacher of the Year for 2008 at Palm River Elementary and represents one of Tampa's outstanding citizens. Her dedication and desire to pursue her passion of teaching hopefully will be an inspiration for others who have the same desire but not the means to achieve it.
The Hillsborough Education Foundation has developed a scholarship program for employees of the school district in conjunction with such partners as Citi. The CitiScholars scholarship program provides educational opportunities for promising instructional support personnel, which includes para-professionals, aides, assistant teachers, clerical, technical staff, etc. This program serves as a resource to bring this current group of employees into the teaching force, which will aid in the reduction of the teacher shortage in Hillsborough County Public Schools. | |
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2007 CitiScholars recognized by School Board
Pictured: 2007 CitiScholars gathered after a December School Board meeting with Yvette Serluco, Citi employee and Foundation Board Member. |
Anston-Greenlees, Inc.
AT&T
Leslie J. Barnett
Bank of America
BOMA Greater Tampa Bay
John B. Brannan
Bryn-Alan Studios, Inc.
Rosemarie Buscarello
Carrollwood Area Business Association, Inc.
Caspers Company McDonald's Restaurant
Citigroup Inc.
Gwynn Davey
F3 Solutions, Inc.
Sol J. Fleischman Jr., Fleischman Garcia Architecture
Florida Golfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors Inc.
Florida Orchestra
Gordon L. Gillette
Greater Bay Construction Company, Inc.
HCC Foundation, Inc.
Tony Holbrook
Humana, Inc.
James H. and Amy G. Shimberg Foundation
JJ & J of Pinellas, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Hugo A. Keim
Kenneth R. Miller
Long & Associates Engineers Architects, Inc.
Managing Food, LLC
Gene E. Marshall
Gov. Bob Martinez
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation Inc.
Morganti Group, Inc.
M. P. Spychala & Associates, Inc.
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.
Outreach to America's Youth, Inc.
Pepin Distributing Company
Ranon & Partners, Inc.
Sagicor Life Insurance
Saturn Events Team
George E. Seegers
Yvette Serluco
Dana A. Snyder
South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation, Inc.
Spurlino Foundation
St. Petersburg Times
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union
Kevin H. Sutton
Tampa Bay Greyhound Track
The Tampa Tribune
Thomas Tilchin
Time Customer Service, Inc.
Tradewinds On St. Petersburg Beach
Vroman Graves Associates, Inc.
Alton C. Ward
Wilder Architecture Inc.
William A. Gregory Jr. Foundation, Inc.
Winn Dixie Foundation |
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We hope you enjoyed our Enewsletter. Please send us your comments.
Bill Hoffman
President
Hillsborough Education Foundation |
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