Investors Award
2012 Recipient
Debra Adler
Inspiration Award
2012 Recipient
Major Supporters
(c) 2005 - 2012
Redwood City Education Foundation
STOCK UP FOR SUMMER & HELP SAVE OUR SCHOOL MUSIC!
May 23, 2012
8:00 am to 7:00 pm
Get ready for Memorial Day and a summer of fun at Redwood City Whole Foods Market. 5% of sales, all day, go to the RCEF Save Our School Music campaign.
Meet school and other community leaders throughout the day, enjoy a morning makeover, listen to the Kennedy school band while you shop after work, and take home dinner too!
As a special treat, Marine Science Institute is bringing its legendary shark tank between 4pm and 7 pm.
Find out about other ways to help Save Our School Music.
VOTE YES ON MEASURE W June 5, 2012
The RCEF is dedicated to the proposition that Redwood City's elementary and middle school students deserve a great education, and our City deserves a great public school system.
We believe that good public schools boost property values, make neighborhoods safer, help local businesses, and keep families in Redwood City.
You can help make our schools great by giving to us, often. And now, with Measure W on the ballot for the June 5, 2012 election, you can also help by supporting a $67 per year parcel tax for the Redwood City School District.
With a 67% YES vote, Measure W will give our schools about $1.7 million every year for five years to enhance reading, writing, math, and science skills; attract and retain qualified teachers; and support school libraries.
More information about Measure W is at: www.betterrwcschools.org.
Join the RCEF as a Measure W endorser, by sending an email to Redwood Community for Better Schools.
Please support Measure W with your endorsement, time, and vote. We urge you to vote yes on W because Redwood City deserves great public schools!
4th of JULY PARADE RUN
A new downtown route and a full 5k length, make this year's Parade Run more fun than ever. Visit www.paraderun.org to register or sign up to help with the event.
All proceeds benefit the RCEF Save Our School Music campaign.
SMART WELLNESS GRANTS LAUNCHED
Thanks to funding from the Sequoia Healthcare District (SHD), we are making available $15,000 in teacher grants for low-cost and innovative school activities that increase student wellness and help kids settle down to concentrate on learning.
SMART Wellness grants will provide "tactical and practical" fun, real-world activities that support SHD's Healthy Schools Initiative. This multiyear initiative is based on the belief that successful learners are emotionally and physically healthy, motivated, and engaged in learning. SHD is also funding school nurses and a Wellness Coordinator in our district as part of the Initiative.
OUR SCHOOLS OUR TOWN MAGAZINE
Don't forget to check the Our Schools Our Town online calendar for listings of events, meetings, and camps, or to post your own free listing.
This free magazine brings school families news from our district and local business community each month. A portion of the magazine's revenue is contributed to the RCEF.
Contact us for more information about delivery and advertising. The RCEF thanks Our Schools Our Town publisher, Paul Maynes and his staff for their generous support.
SEE OUR KENNEDY MUSIC STUDENTS ON FACEBOOK
Fun footage of our kids at the Redwood City Kiwanis Farmers' Market in support of Save Our School Music!
CELEBRATE ART WITH THE RCEF AND WELLS FARGO!
Starting March 5, 2011, Wells Fargo branches in Redwood City and Woodside will be showcasing our brilliant student artists. Art produced during Art-in-Action classes will on display from each school on a rotating basis. Student work from Kennedy Middle School and the SEPTAR Drawn Together program will also be on view. More >>
HOW WE HELP
Our children need a well-rounded, high quality education that will prepare them to innovate, lead, work, and create in the California and America of tomorrow.
Our funding supports music instruction for students in grades 2 through 8, Outdoor Education for 5th graders, SMART teaching innovation grants, the middle school Summer Math Institute, and Wellness programs for all students.
Our supporters include parent and community members, local businesses, government agencies, major corporations and foundations, and other organizations with education as their priority.
Our mission is to enrich and advance educational opportunities for all 9,200 students in our 16 Redwood City School District schools: Adelante, Clifford, Garfield, Fair Oaks, Hawes, Henry Ford, Hoover, Kennedy Middle School, John Gill, McKinley Institute of Technology, North Star Academy, Orion, Roosevelt, Roy Cloud, Selby Lane, and Taft.
Our core values stress the importance of parnterships with our supporters and community. Partnerships help us reach out more effectively to our community, leverge existing programs to make better use of our funds, and bring a diverse and welcome voice to our decision making processes.
Our community partners include:
Art-in-Action, City of Redwood City, Bay Area Gardeners Foundation, Music for Minors, Interservice Club Coordinating Council, Redwood City Downtown Business Group, Redwood City Odd Fellows, Peninsula Sunrise Rotary, Redwood City 2020, Redwood City San Mateo Chamber of Commerce, Redwood City School District, Redwood City Mothers Club, Redwood City Woman's Club, San Mateo County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and SEPTAR.
We have many strong and lasting partnerships with our local business community. Visit our Local Business Partner page to learn more.
We count many large corporations and foundations among our partners, including Google
Oracle, Sequoia Healthcare District, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Wells Fargo, and the Westly Foundation.You can learn about their role by visiting our Programs page.