KC School District tries again to start a foundation
When it comes to education foundations, the Kansas City School District has a lot of ground to make up.
On Thursday the district tries again to start accumulating the kind of philanthropic support that most area school districts — including Kansas City — launched 10 to 20 years ago.
A gala dinner, showcasing student talent, complete with an art show, music and dance, comes at $75 a plate or $1,000 to sponsor a table of 10. The site is the Kansas City Marriott Downtown’s Muehlebach Tower.
At least two previous attempts to launch a foundation — in 1996 and 2006 — failed to take hold, getting lost in changing administrations and suffering flagging community confidence.
Hopefully this can get off the ground this time.
But here's the kicker(s):
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The
Shawnee Mission School District’s foundation
currently controls
$1.8 million
while giving away hundreds of scholarships and excellence in education grants.
--The
Independence School District’s foundation
now has a net worth of more than
$1.6 million
in more than 150 funds. In the spring of 2010 it
awarded more than $120,000 in student scholarships and grants.
--
The
Hickman Mills School District, less than half the size of Kansas City but with similar proportions of low-income families, has awarded nearly
$530,000 in student scholarships and classroom grants since 2000
Ouch. That hurts.
Time to get busy.
Wait.
Check that.
Make that busier.
Link to original post: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/03/05/2702021/kc-school-district-tries-again.html
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