SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Giving the Gift of Opportunity 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Message from the Chairperson Dear Foundation Friends, Calendar year 2016 was truly a year of commitment, hard work and success. The year began with a commitment to an Endowment Campaign to raise $500,000 in three years. In May, the Board celebrated seven new named endowments honoring families, educators, administrators and local businesses who have made significant contributions to education in Surry County. During 2016, the campaign reached 60% of the goal. In addition to the Endowment Campaign, the foundation held two major fund raising events; the 4th Annual Mad Dash 5K & Fun Run and the 6th Annual Academic Golf Classic. These two events plus the annual employee campaign raised $55,000. As the Foundation transitioned to a new Executive Director, Ashley Mills, a new record-keeping system was implemented to accommodate the Foundation’s growth and expansion, and has been found “in compliance” with all rules and regulations during the annual audit. Highlights of the year include accomplishments in the areas of arts, math and science. Many accomplishments were made through the Enhanced Learning Mini-Grant Program and the creative ideas of our classroom teachers. The Foundation Board of Directors is very proud of these accomplishments which have continued to receive local and state-wide recognition for excellence. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to express our deep and sincere gratitude to our students, teachers, administrators, and supporters who devote their talents and resources to make the Surry County School System one of the best in our region. As we go forward, the Foundation Board of Directors is fully committed to education and a high quality of living in Surry County. Brent McKinney Brent McKinney, right, with R. O. Lanier, middle, and Sam Couch, left, at the May 2016 appreciation dinner.
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SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Giving the Gift of Opportunity
2016 ANNUAL REPORT
Message from the Chairperson
Dear Foundation Friends,
Calendar year 2016 was truly a year of
commitment, hard work and success. The year
began with a commitment to an Endowment
Campaign to raise $500,000 in three years. In
May, the Board celebrated seven new named
endowments honoring families, educators,
administrators and local businesses who have
made significant contributions to education in
Surry County. During 2016, the campaign
reached 60% of the goal.
In addition to the Endowment Campaign, the
foundation held two major fund raising events;
the 4th Annual Mad Dash 5K & Fun Run and the
6th Annual Academic Golf Classic. These two
events plus the annual employee campaign
raised $55,000. As the Foundation transitioned to
a new Executive Director, Ashley Mills, a new
record-keeping system was implemented to
accommodate the Foundation’s growth and
expansion, and has been found “in compliance”
with all rules and regulations during the annual
audit.
Highlights of the year include accomplishments
in the areas of arts, math and science. Many
accomplishments were made through the
Enhanced Learning Mini-Grant Program and the
creative ideas of our classroom teachers. The
Foundation Board of Directors is very proud of
these accomplishments which have continued to
receive local and state-wide recognition for
excellence.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to
express our deep and sincere gratitude to our
students, teachers, administrators, and
supporters who devote their talents and
resources to make the Surry County School
System one of the best in our region.
As we go forward, the Foundation Board of
Directors is fully committed to education and a
high quality of living in Surry County.
Brent McKinney
Brent McKinney, right, with R. O. Lanier, middle, and
Sam Couch, left, at the May 2016 appreciation dinner.
Surry County Schools Educational Foundation Programs
Enhanced Learning Mini-Grants STEMmersion Program
School Allotments Transportation Allotments
Professional Development Scholarship/Award Facilitation
Impacting the Lives of Students and Local Economy
The Surry County Schools Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization created by a group of
local business and community leaders who are passionate about the education and the future of
Surry County. The Board of Directors is committed to providing enhanced learning opportunities
for students that will position them to be ready to compete in a global market.
When an individual or a company invests in the Surry County Schools Educational Foundation, it
begins a cycle of direct and indirect benefits:
Monetary Investment
Provides enhanced learning opportunities
Better quality of education
Highly qualified & skilled workforce to market to industry
Attracts more industry—more jobs
Increased wages
Since 2011, the Foundation has given $250,000 to assist with
educational field trips, fund an Outdoor Education Center for the
district, provide defibrillators to ensure safety at all elementary
schools, and provide mini grants and STEMmersion opportunity
for teachers.
All of these educational investments have been made possible
through the generous donations of individuals, local businesses, and community groups who
believe a higher education impacts the local economy. Your investment in the students of Surry
County Schools will benefit local businesses with a highly qualified workforce.
Kristi Calton, Media Coordinator at
Rockford Elementary, reads to students
visiting the book bus, Summer 2016.
Surry County Schools ranked 15th in NC out of 115 school systems in academic achievement!
Summer 2016 STEMmersion
Externship Program
The STEMmersion Externship Program provides
teachers in Surry County Schools the opportunity
to spend time in local businesses learning how
science, technology, engineering and math are
applied in real-world, authentic situations. The
project plan includes teachers who will spend
time in a local business seeing first-hand the
relationship between content and careers.
In addition, the teachers will collaborate with
other colleagues in post-externship
planning. This planning will be focused solely
on what was learned from the externships and
tied to the development of project-based learning
units.
One hundred percent of teachers polled indicate
that the externship program allows participants
to become more aware of local workforce needs.
The Surry County Schools Educational
Foundation budgets $6000 each year for this
program.
School Allotments
The Surry County Schools Educational
Foundation values and supports learning
experiences that enrich, expose, and enhance the
lives of Surry County Schools students.
North Surry High School
students present “You’re A
Good Man, Charlie Brown”
with royalties help from the
Foundation.
The SCS Educational Foundation provides
financial assistance to individual schools for
classroom expenses beyond typical funding,
including:
Educational field trips
Resources for the arts
Special services and fees
Band/drama/chorus expenses (individually
or collectively)
Fees associated with academic or arts
competitions and camps.
In school year 2015-2016, the Surry County
Schools Educational Foundation provided over
$18,000 in financial resources to the nineteen
schools in the Surry County Schools system.
“I can share examples of careers, purposes of
jobs, and how the concepts my students are
learning in my classroom actually connect to
local employment opportunities.” -2016 STEMmersion Program Participant
The Surry County Schools graduation rate is 90.1%!
East Surry High School
math teacher, Anna
Norris, participates in
the 2016 STEMmersion
Externship Program
at the NC Granite
Corporation in Mount
Airy, NC.
SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS An alphabetic listing of gifts received Jan 1, 2016—Nov 30, 2016
($50+). Thank You to EVERY donor of ANY AMOUNT! Please notify us of any inadvertent errors or omissions.
W
Waste Management
Phyllis Watson
Wayne Farms
Renee Weddle
Weyerhaeuser
Tracie Whitaker
Bob & Sandy White
James Wickham
Brude & Pat Widdowson
Sabrina Wilmoth
Jamie Witherspoon
Jennifer Woodie
April Worrell
Yogi & Nancy Wright
Y
Gary & Charlotte York
Jim & Tammy York
Keith & Alison York
Shaunda York
You Better Run!
An investment in the Surry County
Schools Educational Foundation, will
help increase the level of education in
our county and help students pursue
higher education.
Together, we will make a difference in
Surry County...one child at a time.
Your donation to the Surry county Schools Education Foundation is tax deductible. Thank you for your support!
Yes, I want to invest in the education of children!
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