by edfound | Mar 14, 2023 | News
For those who haven’t taught, the unique challenges and rewards that teachers experience in the classroom can be hazy at best. That’s why teachers, natural problem solvers who make a difference in the lives of young people every day, are an essential voice in any...
by edfound | Mar 14, 2023 | Grants, News, PLANit Sarasota, Student Success Center
Since its beginning in 1999, the Scheidel Foundation has been dedicated to supporting education and promoting college success. The foundation believes that education after high school can transform the lives of students and their families for generations to come....
by edfound | Feb 22, 2023 | News
The vision of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County is to unite the community to prepare each and every student for life. That in and of itself is a lofty goal, and even more so today as issues surrounding education have become so polarizing. Quite simply, the...
by edfound | Feb 22, 2023 | EducateSRQ Teacher Grants, News
Teachers and administrators know well that no school year is alike. Even in more predictable times than these past few years, change—be it in a single classroom or across the school—is inevitable and at times seemingly inexplicable. Unforeseen events, new...
by edfound | Feb 22, 2023 | Grants, News, On The Horizon, Press Release
Suncoast Credit Union has awarded $75,000 to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County to support its work in helping students make purposeful plans that prepare them to succeed in life after high school. This grant, which is for the 2022-23 academic year, will...
by edfound | Jan 23, 2023 | Mentoring, News
To say that Marsha Chappelow supports education and its power to transform the lives of young people would be an understatement. From her early days teaching English and journalism to serving as superintendent at Ladue Schools in St. Louis, Missouri, she has devoted...
by edfound | Jan 23, 2023 | Grants, News
Dr. Mark Pritchett’s mom was a public-school teacher. She taught art, and Pritchett still remembers her packing the car full of supplies and traveling from school to school, nourishing students of all socio-economic backgrounds through the power of creativity. She...
by edfound | Jan 23, 2023 | News, Teacher of the Year
On a foggy Monday morning in December, a charter bus pulls up to a Sarasota County Schools district office building at the Landings. Nearby, a table is set with coffee and donuts. People begin to show up—Education Foundation of Sarasota County team members, Sarasota...
by edfound | Nov 15, 2022 | News, Student Success Center
On the first day of his senior year at Sarasota Military Academy (SMA), Nathan Varley walked past something new. The door to what had been the registrar’s office had a new sign announcing something called a Student Success Center, powered by the Education Foundation...
by edfound | Nov 15, 2022 | EducateSRQ Teacher Grants, News
Understanding the power of education and of giving, Publix launches its yearly Tools for Schools campaign. Customers and associates donate at checkout counters, and 100% of these financial gifts are donated to local nonprofits that directly assist students and...
