February/March 2011
 
Sudbury Education Resource Fund

Inspiring education one

grant at a time

 

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Upcoming Events 

Celebrate National Poetry Month!

Thanks to SERF L-S will host  

Slam Poet Taylor Mali

for two days in April

 

Free Community Performance:

 Thursday, April 14, 7:30 pm

    

 

Grant Recipient: Annalisa Notaro, L-S English Dept

SERF's 3rd Annual  

College Fair
Saturday, March 26, 2011
12:30-4:00 pm

LSRHS Cafeteria 

SERF will once again bring together prospective students and representatives from a diverse selection of colleges, universities, and gap year programs from across the US, as well as international programs. Industry professionals will also present a series of topical seminars throughout the afternoon to help attendees learn more about navigating the college application process, financing a college education, choosing the right school, and more. We are pleased to welcome back Marty O'Connell, author of Colleges that Change Lives, as the event's keynote speaker, who will share her wisdom about embarking on the college search process.

 

For more information, contact:

Kim Kelly, College Fair Co-Chair

collegefair@serfsudbury.org. 

 

This event is free and open to the public

SERF Approves Over $40,000 in Grants Last Fall 

Visit our website to see a complete list of grants approved this fall for funding by SERF. All four Sudbury elementary schools, Ephraim Curtis Middle School, and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School received grant funding from SERF. SERF's Board of Directors is currently reviewing applications for the spring granting cycle.

To meet the ongoing needs of the K-12 classrooms, SERF depends entirely on contributions from the our students' parents. To find out how you can support SERF, visit www.serfsudbury.org.

Holiday ACE Award Recipients

 

Haynes first grader Ryan Kelly with school nurse  

Lisa Nigrelli, recipient of an ACE award this year

Thank you to all the generous families who honored the excellent educators and staff in Sudbury with gifts of SERF ACE Awards. SERF raised over $13,000 which will be used to fund educational grants in our classrooms.

 

To see who else received awards view a list by school of all the ACE Award recipients during the 2010 holiday season.  

 

SERF ACE Awards can be given to teachers any time of year. Visit our website for more information.

High Praise

 

"I truly thank SERF and your board for their support of education in Sudbury. I'm blessed to work and live in a community that provides a mechanism to enrich and support the teaching and learning happening in classrooms."

-Scott Carpenter, Principal/Superintedent

Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School

 
Grants in Action
"SERF's contribution to the quality of teaching and learning in Sudbury Public Schools continues to be invaluable. Every dollar donated directly impacts the classroom and supports and motivates our teachers' creativity, enhancing what they provide to our students."
-John Brackett,Superintendent
Sudbury Public Schools 
 
By providing grants for leading-edge projects in math and science, language and the arts, emerging technologies, social development, teacher professional development and more SERF is able to promote the highest level of innovation in Sudbury's K-12 classrooms.  Below are just a few of the grants that have had an impact on our schools recently.

Second-grade Spanish students use a SERF-funded LCD projector to support Spanish instruction

 

Grant recipients: Theresa Tallent & Kelly Harrington


L-S earth science teacher Allison Richardson and 9th grade students use a SERF-funded weather station to study meteorology


Grant recipients: Allison Richardson &  

Caroline Singler


SERF Board of Directors 2010-11
Debbie Pullen, President
Marisa Helgeson, Treasurer
Elena Kleifges, Co-Clerk
Karen Darmer, Co-Clerk
Hannah Pentz, Co-Chair Marketing
Tracy Sconyers, Co-Chair Marketing
Faith Chen, Co-Chair Granting
Marisa Dawson, Co-Chair Granting
Ruth Miller, Chair Data Management
Kim Kelly, Co-Chair Events
Karen Volo, Co-Chair Events

Members: Betsy Cohen, Michelle Dobrin, Susan Ganio, Margaret Hanshaw, Ellen Gitelman, Anne Hincks, Stephanie Stein Lapat, Kim Lewis, Kim Prendergast, Melissa Ross, Dawn Solowey, Jeri Tarini, Robin Wolk
If every family in Sudbury contributed to SERF
...it would make the difference between a good education for our children and a great one!

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Contribution Levels:

Summa Cum Laude
: $500+
Magna Cum Laude: $250-499
Cum Laude: $150-249
Dean's List: $75-150
Honor Roll: $35 - $75
Friend: Up to $35