Independent fund helps schools get by.Byline: Faces and places by The Register-Guard Name: Eugene Education Fund Address: P.O. Box 1015, Eugene, OR 97440 What it is: An independent, nonprofit agency established by parents and teachers to raise money for educational programs in the Eugene School District Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
Formed: In 1993, after parents and teachers grew concerned about school funding in the wake of tax cap measures passed by voters, said Beth Hunt, one of the organizers and a former board member. Back then, schools had full-time music teachers and physical education instructors and counselors, Hunt said. But no one anticipated how long, broad and deep the cuts to schools would become. Organizers used university foundations, which raise money for higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. programs, as their model. Not the Lone Ranger Lone Ranger arch foe of criminals in early west. [Radio: “The Lone Ranger” in Buxton, 143–144; Comics: Horn, 460; TV: Terrace, II, 34–35] See : Crime Fighting Lone Ranger : Similar efforts have become common across the country as school districts become squeezed by a lukewarm economy and changes in tax laws. While no single organization tracks these nonprofits, a Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. story this year estimated their number at 3,000 to 4,500. How much money: Since its inception, the Eugene Education Fund has raised slightly more than $3 million for schools. The first year, donors gave $216,167. Last year, contributions totaled $501,927. This year, fund Executive Director David Meredith hopes to raise $525,000 by the end of December. While direct gifts are the most common, the fund is also building endowments, with three current endowments totaling $50,000. Percentage of overall budget: The board would like to see the fund's contribution equal at least a few percentage points of the school district's $120 million budget, Meredith said. That's about what university foundations strive for, he said. That's an achievable goal, Hunt said. "There's clearly the potential of a million a year. That's within range," she said. How the funds are allocated: Donors earmark earmark taking a piece out of the edge or center of the ear with a punch as an identification mark. The shape of the mark may be registerable under local legislation. more than half the money for specific classes, programs or schools. An anonymous donor recently bought $9,000 worth of science textbooks for Monroe Middle School Monroe Middle School, or Monroe Middle, is located at 5105 Bedford Avenue in the Benson community of Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1926, Monroe is one of the oldest middle school buildings in Omaha, and in 1956 it became the first junior high school in the Omaha school students. Some donors ask that their money be used for a particular subject, such as music or art. Donations to a particular school are allocated by the school's site council. Schools also write grant requests for the undesignated money that comes in, and the fund's board decides how to divide it up. The board has a preference for programs that broaden students' educational experiences, help the greatest number of students, give immediate support to instructional activities and encourage students' efforts to finish their education, Meredith said. When support arrives: Schools learn in the fall which of their requests have been funded. Money earmarked for specific schools is distributed quarterly. Gifts for pressing needs are passed on as soon as possible. Reason for the fund's success: "This is a community that does value the education of its children," Hunt said. Voter support of a $31.5 million city levy to supplement school budgets is a recent example of that commitment, she said. "Eugene is proud of the fact that it has always put its children high on its priority list on where it spends its bucks," she said. To help or for more, call 343-6877 or visit online at www.eef.lane.edu. - Susan Palmer Eugene Education Fund dollars go a long way to assist schools $84,000 OF SUPPORT Here are the Eugene Education Fund's most recent program recipients, by school. Adams Elementary: Library materials boost science and social science curriculum, $2,000. Awbrey Park Elementary: Parents assess oral fluency and launch home reading program, $1,760. Cal Young Middle School: Students learn physics by building battery-powered vehicle, $1,000. Churchill High School: Challenging outdoor activities train student peer counselors, $500. Coburg Elementary: Librarians enhance children's love of learning, $2,000. Crest Drive Elementary: Parents are the core of the successful Read Naturally program, $1,500. Eastside Elementary: Students learn art and physics through ceramics, $458. Edgewood Elementary/Evergreen Elementary: Teachers learn new technologies, then train one another, $4,000. Edison Elementary: Students get extra help in using computers as tools, $2,000. Evergreen Elementary Evergreen Elementary School is a K-6 school in the Mead School District. The current mascot of Evergreen Elementary is the Mustangs. The current principal of Evergreen is Jon Iverson. Evergreen Elementary's establishment date is unknown. : Hands-on learning opens up tidepools and other habitats, $1,200. Family School: Classes visit OMSI OMSI Oregon Museum of Science and Industry OMSI Operation and Maintenance Support Information OMSI Office of Monitoring and School Improvement OMSI Open, Modular, Scalable, Integrated OMSI Open Mobile Service Interface , Dorris Ranch and the Portland Art Museum The Portland Art Museum (PAM) in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in the last days of 1892, making it the oldest art museum in the Pacific Northwest. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, Portland Art Museum became one of the twenty-five largest art museums in , $1,924. Gilham Elementary: Favorite worn-out library books are replaced, $1,972. Harris Elementary: Students learn the skills of goal-setting and conflict resolution, $1,950. Hillside Elementary: Students learn the ecology of forests at Outdoor School, $2,000. Howard Elementary: New books and library staffing connect Latino parents to the school, $2,000. International High School: A conference culminates a study of international history, $1,400. Jefferson Middle School Jefferson Middle School is a middle school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The middle school is home to the football team the Elks, which has won more conference champs than any other middle school in Tennessee. : A new sound system enhances a touring choir's performances, $500. Microscopes are serviced for use by science students, $491; and struggling readers build confidence through reinforcement, $1,600. Kelly Middle School: Sixth-grade reading fluency is tracked and improved, $495. Kennedy Middle School Kennedy Middle School can mean at least two things:
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Magnet Arts Elementary/Jefferson Middle School: New books build understanding of culture, mythology and science, $1,546. McCornack Elementary: Students perform "Peter Pan" to build skills and confidence, $500. Meadowlark meadowlark, common North American meadow bird of the family Icteridae, also called meadow starling. Unlike other members of the family, which comprises blackbirds, grackles, orioles, and others, the meadowlark does not travel in large flocks, and it eats harmful Elementary: An artist-in-residence shows how to build with and fire clay fire clay, clay that has a high degree of resistance to heat. By the best standards it should have a fusion point higher than 1,600°C;. The term "fire clay" is commonly held to exclude kaolin and other refractory potter's clays. , $1,750. Monroe Middle School: OMSI makes science presentations to students and teachers, $1,215. North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school of about 1,200 students in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located at 200 Silver Lane near the Santa Clara area of Eugene.[1] North Eugene's mascot is the Highlander. : English Language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. Learners benefit from a bilingual aide, $2,000; and new computer monitors enhance engineering classes, $360. Opportunity Center: Students, including teen parents, get additional nurse time, $2,000. Parker Elementary: The school's Community Choir adds more public performances, $650. Patterson Elementary: Small groups boost individual math instruction in early grades, $1,958. River Road Elementary/El Camino del Rio: A carefully structured program motivates reading in all grades, $1,000; and parent participation increases, thanks to a translation assistant, $2,000. Roosevelt Middle School: New materials cover history from Ancient Mesopotamia onward, $2,000. Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. : Older students learn to be peer counselors of younger ones, $2,000. Spencer Butte Middle School: A musician-in-residence works with the jazz band, $2,000. Spring Creek Elementary: Homework and other activities get assistance after school, $1,987. Twin Oaks Elementary: History and music meet in the play "Home on the Range," $2,000. Washington Elementary: Books requested by students and teachers are added to the library, $1,792. Westmoreland Elementary: Fourth- and fifth-graders publish classroom writing exercises, $2,000. Willagillespie Elementary: An after-school club helps students finish assignments, $1,984. Willakenzie Elementary: The weekly reading night covers books, computers and careers, $1,160. Yujin Gakuen Elementary: Self-directed learning is enhanced by a new computer program, $1,996. Students build gliders and rockets to learn the physics of motion, $409. Eugene district: Science kits with hands-on experiments reach all elementary grades, $6,021; and BEST for Kids after-school program helps boost math and reading success, $8,000. CAPTION(S): BRIAN DAVIES / The Register-Guard Monroe Middle School librarian Janie Diment hands out science textbooks donated anonymously through the Eugene Education Fund. |
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