My Nonprofit Reviews

I worked at Everett Public Schools for 10 years and had the privilege of working with the Foundation in that time. The Foundation's leaders and board designed programs and outreach aligned with the school district's goals and focused on learning support for each student. Long before the state paid for full day kindergarten for all students, the Foundation helped ensure more students had access to all day K with scholarships to that program. Today's "Stuff the Bus" school supply drive grew in its early years from an idea to gather "some" backpacks and supplies for some low-income schools into a mega drive each fall that gathers thousands for students in every school in the district. "High School and Beyond" was initially a career and college exploration program at one high school; with the Foundation's help it has grown into a three day event for K-12 students and families to learn about planning for high school and beyond. The Foundation sponsors the three days -- including food for attendees and keynote speakers. The Foundation helps highlight art in the district -- coordinating elementary, middle and high school art shows at the central office each year -- complete with a gallery showing for parents, ribbons and award nights. A Foundation art scholarship goes to an aspiring artist each year, and the Foundation buys and frames a high school student's art piece annually. The Superintendent Scholar event is an annual highlight sponsored by the Foundation. These are just some of the examples of the Foundation's focus on supporting and enhancing student learning and preparing them to be successful after high school too.