BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC

EDUCATION PROGRAMS-SCHOOL BASED

CLASSROOM STUDY GRANTS - 70 AWARDED

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AWARDS - 139 AWARDED

CLASSROOM STUDY GRANTS - 37 AWARDED CLASSROOM GRANTS ARE AWARDED EACH SEMESTER IN A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHING QUALITY.CLASSROOM AWARDS UP TO 500 OR GRADE-LEVEL/SCHOOLWIDE AWARDS UP TO 1,500 ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO BRING THEIR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS TO THE CLASSROOM IN AREAS OF NEED WHERE SCHOOL BUDGETS FALL SHORT OR TAX DOLLARS CANNOT BE USED. THE CLASSROOM GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWS DONORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE FOCUS AREA THAT BEST MATCHES THEIR INTEREST.

CLASSROOM STUDY GRANTS - 51 AWARDED

CLASSROOM STUDY GRANTS - 59 AWARDED CLASSROOM GRANTS ARE AWARDED EACH SEMESTER IN A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPROVING TEACHING QUALITY.CLASSROOM AWARDS UP TO 500 OR GRADE-LEVEL/SCHOOLWIDE AWARDS UP TO 1,500 ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS IN AREAS OF NEED WHERE SCHOOL BUDGETS FALL SHORT OR TAX DOLLARS CANNOT BE USED. THE CLASSROOM GRANT PROGRAM AFFORDS DONORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE FOCUS AREA THAT BEST MATCHES THEIR INTEREST.

CLASSROOM STUDY GRANTS - 70 AWARDED MINI-GRANTS ARE AWARDED EACH SEMESTER IN A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. CLASSROOM AWARDS UP TO 500 OR GRADE-LEVEL/SCHOOLWIDE AWARDS UP TO 1,500 ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS IN AREAS OF NEED WHERE SCHOOL BUDGETS FALL SHORT OR TAX DOLLARS CANNOT BE USED. THE MINI-GRANT PROGRAM AFFORDS DONORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE FOCUS AREA THAT BEST MATCHES THEIR INTEREST.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AWARDS - 91 AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND DREAMS BY MAKING COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. SCHOLARSHIPS MAY BE EITHER MERIT OR NEED BASED DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR AWARDS CRITERIA. THEY ARE AWARDED THROUGH THE FOUNDATIONS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING SENIORS PROGRAM, OR THE FOUNDATION'S TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN (TSIC) DROP-OUT PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO MET TSIC REQUIREMENTS. THE FOUNDATION MANAGES THE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE STUDENT ELIGIBILITY WITH THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AWARDS - 92 AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND DREAMS BY MAKING COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. SCHOLARSHIPS MAY BE EITHER MERIT OR NEED BASED DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR AWARDS CRITERIA. THEY ARE AWARDED THROUGH THE FOUNDATIONS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING SENIORS PROGRAM, OR THE FOUNDATION'S TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN (TSIC) DROP-OUT PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO MET TSIC REQUIREMENTS. THE FOUNDATION MANAGES THE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE STUDENT ELIGIBILITY WITH THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AWARDS - 97 AWARDED

SUPPLY ZONE FOR TEACHERS DURING ITS FIRST MONTH OF OPERATION, THE SUPPLY ZONE DISTRIBUTED FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO 218 BREVARD PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN A SPECIAL SOFT- OPENING SHOPPING EVENT. FOR THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SUPPLY ZONE'S GOAL IS TO SERVE 1,000+ TEACHERS. ALL OF THE TEACHERS FROM THE 18 SCHOOLS WITH 70% OR MORE OF THEIR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE TO SHOP FOR FREE SUPPLIES. THIS WOULD ENABLE THE SUPPLY ZONE TO REACH MORE THAN 12,500 CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. BESIDES SERVING THE SCHOOLS WITH HIGH POVERTY LEVELS, THE SUPPLY ZONE WILL ALSO HOST SPECIAL SHOPPING EVENTS FOR THE DISTRICT'S HOMELESS STUDENT POPULATION. FURTHERMORE, THE ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY THIS PROGRAM. THIS EVENT WILL DISTRIBUTE FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM.

SUPPLY ZONE FOR TEACHERS ESTABLISHED IN 2014, THE SUPPLY ZONE FOR TEACHERS IS THE NEWEST PROGRAM OF THE BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION. FUNCTIONING AS A FREE STORE, THE SUPPLY ZONE IS A RESOURCE CENTER THAT PROVIDES FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR TEACHERS TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM. BY FOCUSING ON LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS POPULATIONS, THE SUPPLY ZONE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY SCHOOL SUPPLIES REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND. STUDENTS NO LONGER HAVE TO FEEL DISCONNECTED, EMBARRASSED, AND UNPREPARED WHEN THEY COME TO SCHOOL WITHOUT SUPPLIES; THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED ARE READY AND WAITING FOR THEM IN THE CLASSROOM. DURING THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SUPPLY ZONE EXCEEDED ITS FIRST YEAR GOALS BY HOSTING 712 TEACHERS FOR 1,004 TEACHER SHOPPING VISITS THAT BENEFITED AN ESTIMATED 14,240 STUDENTS. WITH AN AVERAGE SHOPPING TRIP VALUED AT 240, TEACHERS RECEIVED MORE THAN 240,000 IN DISTRIBUTED PRODUCT. IN ADDITION TO SERVING THE TEACHERS IN ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS (THOSE WITH 70% OR MORE STUDENTS ON FREE AND/OR REDUCED LUNCH), THE SUPPLY ZONE HELD SPECIAL SHOPPING EVENTS OPEN TO ALL SCHOOLS. THE SHOP FROM THE HEART EVENT BENEFITED HOMELESS STUDENTS THROUGH EACH SCHOOL'S HOMELESS STUDENT LIAISONS, AND A LITERACY EVENT DISTRIBUTED BRAND NEW BOOKS. DURING THE SUMMER, THE SUPPLY ZONE ORGANIZES AND HOSTS AN ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY EVENT TO DISTRIBUTE A BACKPACK AND FREE SUPPLIES DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FREE AND/OR REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM.