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From celebrating our inspiring students and teachers to developing a mentoring program and connecting students to College Career Advisors, we’re always busy working to prepare our young people for the future.
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Education Foundation of Sarasota County elects new board members and officers
SARASOTA, Fla. (August 17, 2022) – The Education Foundation of Sarasota County (Education Foundation) announced that Nelle Miller has been elected as the new chair of the board of directors and will...
EducateSRQ Teacher and Schoolwide Grants, Meet DonorsChoose
Each year across Sarasota County Schools, teachers and administrators use EducateSRQ Teacher and Schoolwide Grants to transform lessons and classrooms—even entire schools. These grants allow...
Planning for Success at Sarasota Military Academy
On August 10, the first day of the 2022 – 2023 school year, students at Sarasota Military Academy (SMA) will return to school to find a new addition: a Student Success Center on their campus. The...
The Power of Planning Early
When Gabriel Cordero and his mom left Venezuela in 2017, they left behind family and most everything they owned. He’d been to Florida before on vacation—to visit Disney and to see Miami—but during...
Charting a New Course to Prepare Students for Life
When students are inspired, when they find their purpose, school tends to make more sense. When students have personal agency and wellbeing, when they can access resources and relationships that...
Congratulations Jumpstart Scholarship Recipients
The Education Foundation is proud to announce 32 recipients of its new Jumpstart Your Future! scholarships. These remarkable students will receive one-year Florida Prepaid College Foundation...
Lillee Izadi’s Improbable Journey
It is remarkable that in high school Lillee Izadi kept going. Her mother was absent and her father in jail. As well as attending her classes at Booker High School, she held down a job and tended to...
An Unexpected Phone Call Expands Possibilities
This past summer, William Moragne missed an unknown phone call. The voicemail provided a clue: it was Cheryl Haller, an Education Foundation of Sarasota County College Career Advisor at the Student...
Meet Our Development Team
Carla Weiland is our director of development, donor relations. She has worked in fundraising for over 20 years, including at the State of New Jersey University system and the State of New York...
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