Community Foundation For Student Excellence

The Community Foundation for Student Excellence began in 2003 through a local grassroots effort led by parents, educators and volunteers committed to assisting students within the Sauvie Island, Scappoose and Warren communities.

“State funding for Oregon schools simply isn’t sufficient for the education we believe our children deserve,” says founding member and long-time Scappoose School Board member Candy Cole. “We started this Foundation to provide supplemental funds that we hope will make a noticeable difference in the classroom and the lives of students.”

FUND-RAISER ACTIVITIES

The Foundation looks forward to working with the community to host a variety of events that will raise funds for students.

Some fund-raisers will coordinate with already-established events in the community and new ones will be formed to bring the community closer together while benefiting the most important resource we have: OUR KIDS!

WHERE FUNDS GO

All funds will be distributed according to the adopted bylaws and policies of the Foundation, which is comprised of a Board of Directors from Sauvie Island, Scappoose, Warren and surrounding communities.

The Board is responsible for determining the amount of funding to be distributed and the amount needed to maintain the Foundation. Directors do not receive salaries for their services. The Foundation exists solely for charitable educational purposes.

Committees will be formed to plan activities, explore new ideas and discuss ways to acquire and disburse funds generated by the Foundation.

Here is what we have purchased for the Scappoose School District so far:

• SEPTEMBER 2005 - $1,500 - COMMUNITY SERVICE 101 CLASS
• NOVEMBER 2005 RECEIVED/DISTRIBUTED $1,000 US BANK GRANT - HIGH SCHOOL
• APRIL 2006 - $7,000 ALGEBRA II TEXTBOOKS
• OCTOBER 2006 - $200 - ASSIST WITH TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL
• NOVEMBER 2006 - $2,000 SPANISH TEXTBOOKS
• MARCH 2007 - $2,250 TO ASSIST WITH THE PURCHASE OF A NEW PHONE SYSTEM AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR A SAFER AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT
• OCTOBER 2007 - RECEIVED $4,500 FROM FRED MEYER / SAMUEL JOHNSON GRANTS - PURCHASED 4^TH AND 5^TH GRADE ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS
• OCTOBER 2007 -  $600 - ASSIST WITH TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• JANUARY 2008 - $1,275 TO COMPLETE PHONES SYSTEM AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• MARCH 2008 - $2,467 TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT MID-SCHOOL ART CLASS
• MARCH 2008 - $3,500 FILMMAKING / YEARBOOK/ PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS EQUIPMENT
• NOVEMBER 2008 - $4,000 FOR 1st GRADE READING TEXTBOOKS - Grant Watts