DISTRICTS WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR GRANTS.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer PALMDALE -- Rather than resurrect its dormant Latent; inactive; silent. That which is dormant is not used, asserted, or enforced. A dormant partner is a member of a partnership who has a financial interest yet is silent, in that he or she takes no control over the business. fundraising foundation, the Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. will join with two neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. school systems to form a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. entity that will seek grants to fund the extras. Palmdale, Keppel Union and Westside Union school districts are forming the South Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Education Foundation to procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person funds to boost arts, physical education and safety programs. "In terms of trying to get private-foundation grants for school districts, there's a lot of interest from foundations to see programs that go outside one district," said Kirsten Larson, a consultant working with the three districts. "So you have a much better chance of getting grants funded if you show collaboration that goes beyond district borders." The new foundation will not take the place of Westside's existing fundraising arm, the West Antelope Valley Education Foundation, which raises money to bolster art, science and athletic programs in Westside. Keppel had a foundation, but it is no longer active, officials said. "Combining our efforts will help to contribute energy toward one another so we can pool the limited energy that there is," Keppel Superintendent Linda Wagner said. Former Palmdale Superintendent Jack Gyves came up with the idea of forming a consortium of districts to help develop sustainable fundraising to supplement money from the state. "We wanted to be able to compete for a broader kind of fund base. This will strengthen our efforts by having more than one district," Palmdale Deputy Superintendent Deputy Superintendent, or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was a rank used by police forces of the British Empire. In some territories it was called Deputy District Superintendent of Police (DDSP). Lori Ordway-Peck said. Westside Superintendent Regina Rossall said the foundation will pursue grants to improve educational programs. "Our hope is to have a better bargaining position bargaining position n to be in a strong/weak bargaining position → estar/no estar en una posición de fuerza para negociar bargaining position n with more districts and kids. We can go out for partnership grants with other civic organizations or nonprofits. Together, we represent 40,000 students," Rossall said. "Sometimes grants require a private-public partnership, sometimes private-to-private. This is to get out there and get in front of more dollars that we would not otherwise get." Palmdale's former foundation has been inactive since about 2002 after allegations surfaced of financial improprieties by a former executive director. The tax-exempt Palmdale Education Foundation was affiliated with but not directly controlled by the Palmdale district. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 476-4586 |
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