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Fostering Excellence in Education
The ESEF successfully completed its initial
Fostering Excellence in Education campaign,
which granted $300,000 to the El Segundo Unified School
District in 2005-2006. The grant provided additional
training and technical support for PowerSchool, new
classroom computers, and introduced an “Instruction
Sharing” program where digital video lessons are
recorded for use by teachers and students. K-12 Art
and Music programs were supported throughout the District
as was the introduction of teacher participation in
UCLA’s nationally acclaimed Writing Project in
order to enhance instruction at all grade levels and
better prepare El Segundo High School graduates for
the rigors of collegiate English courses.
The 2006-2007 funding plan granted $500,000 to the El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD) to support the essential components of a complete education: art and music programs, writing skills, physical education, technology enhancements throughout the ESUSD including equipment and support and training and a new robotics program that will improve middle, and high school student performance in math, science, and engineering and will introduce them to college and career options in related fields.
Bridge the Gap
A one-year campaign that inspired the community
to help make up for state budget short-falls culminated
on May 27, 2005, when the El Segundo Educational Foundation
presented a $250,000 check to the El Segundo Unified
School District. Our most ambitious fundraising effort
to date challenged the community to help “Bridge
the Gap” between state funding and actual educational
costs in the ESUSD.
The $250,000 goal was reached just prior
to the end of the school year. The grant provided new
standards-based Language Arts textbooks for kindergarten
through eighth graders, a modernized sound system and
refurbished grand piano for the El Segundo High School
auditorium, equipment for the high school’s new
science building, and other technology requirements
within the ESUSD.
Pledge to the Arts
The Foundation granted $140,000 in 2003-04 school year
to save the elementary school art and music programs.
Endowment Fund
The Foundation created an Endowment Fund in 2002 to
provide perpetual support to the ESUSD. The Foundation received two large gifts in 2004 and another large gift in 2007, bringing the current balance of the Fund to over $900,000.