25Years Celebrating a Quarter Century of Connecting Kids to Greatness
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2013-2014 Annual Report 25Years Celebrating a quarter century of connecting kids to greatness. success We believe in the“ promise and potential “of a good public education. The Hillsborough Education Foundation 1988-89 1989-90 1992-93 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14 The Foundation is In its first year, the The Foundation name Awards 200 scholarships HEF/Take Stock in AmeriCorps Hillsborough License for Learning, A library revitalization INVEST is created to raise Merges with A Gift for Receives its first Four Star The Foundation office Record breaking year Invest a cumulative total of incorporated in March, Foundation raises is shortened to the and 200 classroom and Children partnership begins Reads, an early intervention Florida’s educational project launches awareness and funding Teaching creating Charity Navigator rating moves to Centro for the Teaching Tools $95 million in public education 1988 and obtains 501 (c) $177,000 to support the Hillsborough Education school grants. The effort providing mentoring and literacy program, launches specialty license plate, investing $300,000 for for career and technical Teaching Tools for for good governance, Espanol. The AmeriCorps Store distributing more in the Tampa/Hillsborough (3) status in August, 1988. district which has nearly Foundation and awards to provide financial support scholarships to at-risk serving 1,600 at-risk launches with dollars Robinson High School education scholarships. Hillsborough Schools sound fiscal management Graduation Pathways than $1.8 million in community. Conducts the first The official name is the 120,000 students and its first full 4-year Horizons for Nature’s Classroom students. students in grades K-12 allocated to support and results in the school’s Technology Matching for teachers to shop for and commitment to mentoring program free school supplies. annual Strides for Education Hillsborough Education more than 7,000 teachers to Success scholarship for begins with a “Save Nature’s by year end. Florida’s Education reading grade improving Grants are created for free school supplies. accountability. for K-12 at-risk students National Board Scholarship 5K Walk raising Partnership Foundation. economically disadvantaged Classroom” campaign, Foundations statewide. from a “D” to a ‘B”. schools to receive up to is started. Certification Scholarships $300,000 in scholarship funds Rev. A. Leon Lowry is students. and ultimately yields $25,000 for technology are launched to assist and receives “Best Overall President. HCPS has over $4 million to build improvements. teachers seeking Florida Event” from TSIC. 119,000 students and a new campus. certification. HCPS has over 200,000 almost 7,100 teachers. students and 16, 275 teachers. 1 Much has changed over the last 25 years. Our mission over the last quarter century has White boards have replaced chalkboards. never wavered – to support student success, Texting on smart phones has replaced enhance the classroom experience, provide passed notes. Social media is expanding scholarships and mentors to help students everyone’s horizons, and the Internet puts excel, and give teachers the tools they need most of the world’s body of knowledge at our to make a lasting impact. fingertips. College tuition is rising as fast as Our vision is to be a driving force for funding the technological costs it takes to effectively and opportunities needed by students and run the classroom, while the digital teachers within the country’s eighth largest distractions both students and teacher face public school district – both before and after grow by the second. graduation. We stand firmly behind the idea But one very important thing has not that all students are deserving of a fulfilling changed. For the vast majority of life beyond high school, and each and every Hillsborough County students, it is still teacher is a hero for leading them to it. virtually impossible to bring out their true We’re grateful to partner with a community greatness without a sound public education. that has risen to the challenge of investing Businesses can’t succeed without a skilled in public education, year after year, decade workforce. Communities can’t grow without after decade. talented individuals to propel them forward. 1988-89 1989-90 1992-93 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14 The Foundation is In its first year, the The Foundation name Awards 200 scholarships HEF/Take Stock in AmeriCorps Hillsborough License for Learning, A library revitalization INVEST is created to raise Merges with A Gift for Receives its first Four Star The Foundation office Record breaking year Invest a cumulative total of incorporated in March, Foundation raises is shortened to the and 200 classroom and Children partnership begins Reads, an early intervention Florida’s educational project launches awareness and funding Teaching creating Charity Navigator rating moves to Centro for the Teaching Tools $95 million in public education 1988 and obtains 501 (c) $177,000 to support the Hillsborough Education school grants. The effort providing mentoring and literacy program, launches specialty license plate, investing $300,000 for for career and technical Teaching Tools for for good governance, Espanol. The AmeriCorps Store distributing more in the Tampa/Hillsborough (3) status in August, 1988. district which has nearly Foundation and awards to provide financial support scholarships to at-risk serving 1,600 at-risk launches with dollars Robinson High School education scholarships. Hillsborough Schools sound fiscal management Graduation Pathways than $1.8 million in community. Conducts the first The official name is the 120,000 students and its first full 4-year Horizons for Nature’s Classroom students. students in grades K-12 allocated to support and results in the school’s Technology Matching for teachers to shop for and commitment to mentoring program free school supplies. annual Strides for Education Hillsborough Education more than 7,000 teachers to Success scholarship for begins with a “Save Nature’s by year end. Florida’s Education reading grade improving Grants are created for free school supplies. accountability. for K-12 at-risk students National Board Scholarship 5K Walk raising Partnership Foundation. economically disadvantaged Classroom” campaign, Foundations statewide. from a “D” to a ‘B”. schools to receive up to is started. Certification Scholarships $300,000 in scholarship funds Rev. A. Leon Lowry is students. and ultimately yields $25,000 for technology are launched to assist and receives “Best Overall President. HCPS has over $4 million to build improvements. teachers seeking Florida Event” from TSIC. 119,000 students and a new campus. certification. HCPS has over 200,000 almost 7,100 teachers. students and 16, 275 teachers. 2 Los niños son “ la esperanza del mundo. “ Luis Garcia, Founding Board Member 3 hope This phrase was originally spoken by Cuban Philosopher José Martí. For Luis Garcia this phrase guides his life, and its intent is what led him to be Children are involved with HEF since day one. the hope of { the world. { Luis left Cuba in 1961 at the age of 25, and became an accountant and director of a successful Tampa practice that he still leads to this day. Even though he enjoys a rich, full life with six children and 13 grandchildren, he’s never lost sight of where the true potential of the community lies—in its children. As one of HEF’s founding Board members, Luis joined together with some of Tampa’s most successful community leaders to meet the growing needs of public school students. Back in 1988, there were few education foundations in the state, and those operating were struggling to keep pace with demand. Today, a well-connected network of HEF donors and volunteers are reaching milestones that seemed unreachable in the beginning. Over the past quarter century, thousands of deserving students have found a pathway to college through HEF. Career and Technical Education is an even more viable alternative today than it was 25 years ago as the need for these positions outpaces those for college graduates nearly two-to-one. Mentorship has dramatically increased, touching more lives and making a bigger impact on students who flourish under competent guidance and thoughtful direction. For Luis, it’s been like watching a child grow and mature into its own. Despite this evolution, HEF remains forever focused on its original intent – to enhance public education in Hillsborough County. 54 By giving students the “ opportunity to achieve “personal success, we help them connect to their greatness within. Phil Jones, Hillsborough Education Foundation President 56 vision Connecting the resources of individuals, foundations, government entities and businesses is a vital part of what the Hillsborough Education Foundation has always done. These connections have a huge and positive ripple effect on teachers and students, and ultimately on the community. In our history, the community has donated over $95 million that we use to support students and teachers, and implement some of the largest and most robust public education support programs in the nation. Here is a snap shot of HEF’s 2013-2014 fiscal year: • 379 Junior, Senior, Take Stock In • Of the students participating in Children, and Hillsborough Community AmeriCorps Graduation Pathways, 100 College matched scholarships were percent of seniors graduated high school, awarded, amounting to $2,633,512. 86 percent were promoted to the next grade level, and 70 percent maintained • $156,008 in technology, school or improved in at least three or more enrichment and classroom grants were skill learning areas. awarded to 70 schools. • Over 500 community volunteers donated • 309 TSIC students were mentored 6,800 hours towards keeping the by caring adult mentors leading to 3 Teaching Tools Store shelves stocked and valedictorians, 14 winners of two-year the doors open to serve more teachers.