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Amherst Education Foundation Announces 2010 Funding
The Amherst Education Foundation (AEF) announces its 2010 grants, providing $40,000 to fund two exciting educational initiatives that together will benefit all students at every grade level in the district. These grants cap off a year-long strategic planning process and 5 months of conversations with key local school personnel. This funding decision, made at AEF's recent board meeting, will enhance and expand work already begun by the Amherst Regional Public School (ARPS) district that targets 2 areas of need: differentiated instruction and vertical curriculum alignment.
December 2009 Newsletter
December 2009
Dear Fellow Parents and Guardians,
Thank you for taking time to learn more about AEF. We are excited about some new efforts underway and want to share them with you.
AEF just turned 15, and we’re hoping to celebrate this anniversary with a $50,000 gift to our students and teachers this year. The Foundation volunteers are working to strengthen the organization’s infrastructure, raise money and develop new networks of support so the Foundation is poised for even greater success in the next fifteen years.
15th Annual Trivia Bee A Great Success!
The Amherst Regional Middle School auditorium was "abuzz" with contestants and spectators at the Amherst Education Foundation's 15th Annual Trivia Bee on Thursday, October 29. One hundred twenty contestants, many in costumes, competed for bragging rights to the title of Amherst area trivia champion. Hosted by AEF President Katie Allan Zobel and emceed by State Representative Ellen Story, the evening of challenge, wit and fun netted a record $6,150.00 for the benefit of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury schools.
Thanks for the funds
To the Bulletin: On behalf of the ARHS students and faculty, I would like to thank the community for their recent support of our effort to raise $20,000 to restore funds for our after school clubs, which were cut from this year's budget.
These dollars will enable us to provide students with a menu of 30 after-school clubs, which is the same number we were able to offer last year.
Thanks are in order
To the Bulletin: On the eve of the Amherst Education Foundation's 15th anniversary, I write on behalf of the entire AEF Board of Directors to extend a public thanks to three women who helped create and nurture this enterprise for years.
Jan Klausner-Wise, Karen Dimock and MaryAnn Grim, all of whom retired from the AEF board in June after serving a combined 30-plus years, worked tirelessly and often quietly to enhance public education in Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury.
AEF Enters Into the First Phase of a Strategic Plan
Amherst Education Foundation – For Immediate Release.
May 21st, 2009-
In September of 2008 AEF entered into the first phase of a strategic plan in order to establish a reliable source of long-term funding for the Amherst-Area Public Schools. AEF’s Strategic Planning Committee headed by Diana Spurgin has worked on this plan for the last 7 months to create an even more powerful plan for revitalizing AEF as a powerful funding mechanism that provides significant support for teachers and students on a consistent basis.
AEF aims for broader role in town with May 21 event
By Mary Carey
Staff Writer
Published on May 01, 2009
"Best known, perhaps, for its annual Trivia Bee fundraiser and the mini-grants it has given to teachers through the years, the Amherst Education Foundation aims to play a larger role in the future of schools."
Read the full article here:
http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/138271/
Amherst Education Foundation Planning for a Strong Future
As many parents are aware, the budget crisis facing our school district in the coming years is dire. In late October, several board members of the non-profit Amherst Education Foundation (AEF), and Glenda Cresto, the new principal of the Middle School (ARMS), met to discuss critical issues facing ARMS and the district as a whole. Now in its 15th year, AEF's mission is to enhance academic excellence for all students in the public schools of Amherst, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury.