PINELLAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
12090 STARKEY ROAD, LARGO, FL 337732727 www.pinellaseducation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ACCELERATE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE MOBILIZATION OF INNOVATION, RELATIONSHIPS, AND RESOURCES.

TO ACCELERATE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS

K-12 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES:CLASSROOM GRANTS:EACH YEAR, OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE CLASSROOM LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND POSITIVELY AFFECT THEIR STUDENTS. GRANTS RANGE FROM A VARIETY OF STEM MATERIALS, LITERACY SUPPORT, GENDER DIFFERENTIATED STUDIES ITEMS, AND MUCH MORE.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)NGT (NEXT GENERATION TECH) IS A YEAR-LONG COMMITMENT OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS PINELLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS. DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, STUDENTS WORK CLOSELY WITH TEACHERS AND BUSINESS MENTORS TO REFINE THEIR BUSINESS PLANS, USING A BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS TEMPLATE OR PRODUCT CHARTER. TYPICALLY, STUDENTS' TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS TO RETAIN THE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS. ONCE THE STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST THREE WORKSHOPS, JUDGES THEN NARROW DOWN THE TEAMS TO THE TOP 10 SEMIFINALISTS. SEMIFINALISTS CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEIR BUSINESS MENTORS, SUBMIT A MARKETING PLAN AND PRESENT TO A PANEL OF JUDGES, AS THEY COMPETE FOR THAT #1 SPOT AND $10,000 IN PRIZE DOLLARS. STUDENTS ENGAGE IN NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THAT MATCH THEIR BUSINESS IDEA. FOR ALL INVOLVED, IT IS A WIN-WIN SITUATION WITH PUBLIC RELATIONS OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF EACH PROGRAM'S WINNER, OR WINNING TEAM, AT A HIGHLY ATTENDED SPRING FOUNDATION EVENT. NGT STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO APPLY BUSINESS ACUMEN IN THE INVENTION, DESIGN, AND GO-TO MARKET STRATEGIES FOR SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND LEAD TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOB CREATORS.ELEVATING EXCELLENCE:ELEVATING EXCELLENCE PROVIDES HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH A PERSONALIZED PATH TO COLLEGE SUCCESS AND INCLUDES HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PSAT/SAT PREPARATION, INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC COUNSELING THAT INVOLVES THE PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN AND INDIVIDUALIZED COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIP PLANNING AND SUPPORT THAT INCLUDES THE PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN. THE FOUNDATION'S FOCUS WITH ELEVATING EXCELLENCE WILL BE ON A TARGET POPULATION OF 1000 LOW INCOME AND MINORITY STUDENTS WHO ARE 100-150 POINTS AWAY FROM QUALIFYING FOR BRIGHT FUTURES.AN EXCITING INITIATIVE UNDER THE ELEVATING EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IS THE CREATION OF THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTERS AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT. THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTERS ARE THE HUB OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL COUNSELORS, THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER TEAMS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE TO NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE-GOING PROCESS. THE CENTERS ARE CURRENTLY IN FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS AND WILL CONTINUE TO GROW EACH YEAR UNTIL ALL OF THE TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE A CENTER ESTABLISHED.READING RECOVERY IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SHORT-TERM INTERVENTION OF ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING FOR LOW-ACHIEVING FIRST GRADERS. READING RECOVERY SERVES THE LOWEST-ACHIEVING FIRST GRADERSTHE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT CATCHING ON TO THE COMPLEX SET OF CONCEPTS THAT MAKE READING AND WRITING POSSIBLE. IN A READING RECOVERY SCHOOL, 15 TO 20% OF 1ST GRADE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THE INTERVENTION BASED ON A READING PERFORMANCE OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. READING RECOVERY IS CURRENTLY IN 14 SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SOME OF THE LOWEST READING ASSESSMENT SCORES IN THE DISTRICT. INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS RECEIVE A HALF-HOUR LESSON EACH SCHOOL DAY FOR 12 TO 20 WEEKS WITH A SPECIALLY TRAINED READING RECOVERY TEACHER. AS SOON AS STUDENTS CAN MEET GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS AND DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY IN THE CLASSROOM, THEIR LESSONS ARE DISCONTINUED, AND NEW STUDENTS BEGIN INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION. READING RECOVERY TEACHERS WORK WITH FOUR OR FIVE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS EACH DAY AND THEN CONDUCT SMALL READING GROUPS WITHIN EXISTING 1ST GRADE CLASSROOMS WITH ADDITIONAL STUDENTS.THE ACADEMIES OF PINELLAS PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE AIMED AT ENHANCING THE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, PURSUING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CAREER CERTIFICATIONS. THE FOUNDATION IS PASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ALL STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT WE MUST HAVE A SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN AN INCREASINGLY GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. INVOLVING THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION IS VITAL TO OUR SUCCESS.

TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN (TSIC) IS A LONG-TERM INITIATIVE THAT AWARDS LOW-INCOME 6-9TH GRADERS WITH A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, PAIRS THEM WITH A CARING MENTOR AND CONNECTS THEM TO COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELING AND SUPPORTS. BY MAINTAINING AT LEAST A "C" IN ALL CLASSES, MEETING WITH THEIR MENTOR, REMAINING DRUG AND CRIME FREE, ATTENDING COLLEGE SUCCESS PLANNING MEETINGS AND GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, STUDENTS EARN THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION, TSIC HAS MAINTAINED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE OF 96% OR HIGHER. THE PROGRAM BROUGHT IN 270 NEW STUDENTS AND 230 TSIC SCHOLARS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2019-2020.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS:THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS THROUGHOUT PINELLAS COUNTY. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AS VARIED AS THE SPONSORS WHO FUND THEM. DONORS CHOOSE THEIR CRITERIA AND FOCUS AREAS SUCH AS SPECIFIC MAJORS, VOLUNTEER HOURS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, SPORTS, OR FINANCIAL NEED. STUDENTS APPLY FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE WHEREBY ONE APPLICATION RUNS THROUGH A SORTING PROCESS FOR ALL OF THE AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS. SCHOLARSHIPS MAY BE EITHER ONE-TIME AWARDS OR RENEWABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WHO CONTINUE TO MEET THE SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT COLLEGE.

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