Thanks for answering the call!

Northshore Schools Foundation

Thank you for answering the call!

Earlier this week, you received a phone call from one of our dedicated volunteers asking you to support the students of Northshore as a part of the Northshore Schools Foundation's annual calling for Kids Campaign. Thank you for answering the call!

When we spoke, you indicated that you would like more information about our organization, so we are sending you this email to provide valueable information about our campaign.

Calling for Kids - 2011 logo

Each year the Northshore Schools Foundation raises money to support your school district by providing resources that enhance the learning opportunities for ALL Northshore Students. Grants from the Foundation fund things like literacy efforts, learning support for children with learning challenges, music appreciation, board certification for teachers, English as a second language materials, financial management curriculum and more. Your support means that we will be able to fund more of these valuable projects in the future.

Our 2011 Campaign will be focussed on raising funds to support S.T.E.M. education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) district wide. While elementary is busy evaluating next steps for a new Math Curriculum, the junior high's have just adopted a new Science Curriculum and our Career and College Readiness programs for high school students are expanding to teach industry relevant skills with state of the art curriculum and equipment.

If every family in the district gave $50 we could raise over $600,000 to support S.T.E.M.

More than $30,000 granted to the Northshore School District this September

Surrounded by District administrators, Foundation supporters and School Board members, Northshore Schools Foundation Co-Presidents Karissa Webster and Kristin Austin presented a check for $32,760 to Northshore School District Superintendent Larry Francois and School Board President Dawn McCravey in support of the District's educational program. The funds were granted after a districtwide granting process which identified District needs that aligned with Foundation funding initiatives of Literacy; Advanced and Disadvantaged Learners; Teacher Excellence; Science,Technology, Engineering; and Enhancement Programming. Funds from the grant will be directed to four key projects over the next school year:

$20,000 for classroom libraries for new teachers in the District to support the District's elementary literacy curriculum adoption;
$6,260 for the McKinney Vento program which has experienced a significant cut in state and federal funding and provides support for homeless students;
$5,000 partial grant for the Community Schools Program which provides funding for an after-school Hang Time program and Natural Leaders program at four junior high schools; and
$1,500 in addition to the $6,000 funded earlier in the year for teacher scholarships for the University of Washington program to support National Board Certification.

"It's exciting to see how the donations of so many people can be combined for this kind of impact. These dollars are touching students throughout the District, kindergarten through seniors, in the classroom and beyond school time," said Carmin Dalziel, Executive Director of the Foundation.

This granting process is one of three ways the Foundation provides funding support for the Northshore School District. In Spring of last year, the Foundation granted $6,000 of additional support for the National Board Teacher Certification process and over $14,200 in classroom grants for innovative program ideas.

Read about us in the Bothell Reporter.

Who is the Northshore Schools Foundation?

We are Northshore area Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville) school age parents, extended community residents, businesses, municipalities, and area-wide supporters of our schools and students.

We enhance learning opportunities for all Northshore students through our district-wide fundraising efforts. We use these funds to support critical needs of the Northshore School District.

We are a non-profit organization originally founded in 1995 as the Northshore Public Education Foundation (NPEF). In 2009, the organization changed its name to the Northshore Schools Foundation (Foundation). The Foundation operates separately from the Northshore School District (NSD) and is funded solely through private contributions.

The mission of the Northshore Schools Foundation is to enhance learning opportunities for all Northshore students.

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Who is calling?

Special thanks to the students from the following groups who volunteered to support our fundraising efforts.

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Inglemoor Key Club

Inglemoor Junior Class Officers