Board Members Board Member . . . . Business Name/Address Board Member . . . . Business Name/Address Lora Barrett ...... Community Volunteer Gordon Glover...... Glover Law Firm Mindy Beegle ...... Dimension Works Sheryll Goedert ...... Collier, Jernigan & Goedert, P.A. Nicolas Blaser...... BB&T Jennifer Hatchett ...... Community Volunteer Cassandra Boston ...... College Park Elementary Kelly King ...... MCPS School Board Chairperson John D. Cervellera ...... Campus USA Credit Union Connie Larsen ...... American Panel Corporation Kevin Christian ...... Marion County Public Schools Dr. Heidi Maier ...... Superintendent of Schools Stephanie Cortes ...... College of Central Shanta Matthews ...... Daniel L. Hightower, P.A. Todd Craig ...... FMC Wealth Management Ken McAteer...... Donna Cress ...... Signature Brands Samantha Rauba ...... Schatt & Hesser, P.A. Todd Duffy ...... Ausley Construction Shelly Ross ...... Duke Energy IMPACT Sarah Dobb...... Golden Apple Academy Duke Rountree...... Rountree Realty David Ellers ...... Lake Weir Middle School Wally Wagoner...... TypTap Insurance Company Diego Fuentes...... MCPS Teacher of the Year 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 Business Partner List School...... Business Partner Anthony Elementary...... Kevyn Terry Enterprises Belleview Elementary ...... Belleview United Methodist ...... Zaxby's Belleview Middle ...... Dr. Jones Orthodontics College Park Elementary ...... College of Central Florida The Public Education Foundation Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary ...... Dr. S. Ivan, Infectious Diseases Associates of NCF is the community leader and voice for excellence in Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary ...... Reed Orthodontics Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary ...... Siva MD, PA Marion County Public Schools. Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary ...... Dr. Quinn Family Dentistry We Believe Dunnellon Elementary...... Foresight Construction Group, Inc. our students deserve the very best in education we can give Dunnellon High School ...... Collier, Jernigan & Goedert, PA them. By supporting grants to teachers and principals, Eighth Street Elementary...... Saint Leo University providing employee recognition, and making sure students Emerald Shores ...... Closetmaid have the tools and support needed to be successful, Evergreen...... Kiwanis Club of Ocala we believe the Marion County School District is a Fessenden Elementary ...... Allstate Construction, Inc. better place to work and learn. Forest High School ...... Zaxby's Fort McCoy...... Adena Springs South/Sleepy Creek Lands We Partner e mission of the Public Education Foundation of Marion County is to nancially and Greenway Elementary...... Trinity Baptist Church closely with our school district and business and materially support Marion County Public Schools, its students and teachers. Hammett Bowen Elementary . . . . InLine Orthodontics philanthropic communities to fund programs and create Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks . . E-ONE, Inc. positive, measurable change for students. Howard Middle School ...... Cox Communications Our Mission ...... Lockheed Martin Corp. Lake Weir Middle School...... Closetmaid is to nancially and materially support Marion County Liberty Middle School ...... InLine Orthodontics Public Schools, its students and teachers. PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Madison Street ...... Dr. Jones Orthodontics Madison Street ...... Regions Bank Marion Technical College ...... Jenkins Auto Group Marion Technical Institute ...... CenturyLink North Marion High School...... Cullison-Wright Construction Corp North Marion Middle School . . . . Seminole Stores Oakcrest Elementary...... Cox Communications facebook.com/PEFMC Osceola Middle School...... Reed Orthodontics Romeo Elementary ...... 100 Grandparents Club Saddlewood Elementary ...... Webster University 1239 NW 4th Street Shady Hill Elementary ...... Signature Brands, LLC Ocala, FL 34475 South Ocala Elementary ...... Triple Crown Trailers Sparr Elementary...... Sparr Building & Farm Supply ...... O.F. Cannon, MD-Ocala Orthopaedic Group 352-671-4167 Ward-Highlands Elementary . . . . Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken/Stilwell Ent., Inc. PEFMC.org West Port High School ...... Munroe Regional Medical Center Wyomina Park Elementary ...... Florida Express Enviromental active high school students in the AWARDED 6,500 196 TSIC program 330,000 teacher shopping visits $ in college tuition scholarships active mentors, to graduating students Providing free school supplies to teachers, $800,780 mentoring one Proud member of the was provided in free supplies. 165 or more students classrooms and students in need. Providing Scholarships, Mentors and Hope Tools 4 Teaching oers all the fundamentals my students need each day in the classroom in order Take Stock in Children is Marion County’s premier scholarship and mentoring program. e Take Stock program helps to succeed. Since Tools 4 Teaching gives students access to free school supplies, it allows them to low-income students achieve their dreams of going to college. By providing scholarships, mentors and hope, this focus on learning without worrying about how they will get the supplies they need every day. award-winning program breaks the cycle of poverty and provides a promising future for deserving children. -John Liquori, Marion County Rookie Teacher of the Year

Recognizes and honors outstanding support personnel provided in 2016-2017 teacher and 2015-2016 MCPS School Related Employee of the Year and the

funding $193,797 principal grants State of Florida’s School Related Employee of the Year SCHOOL RELATED students positively Abel Garcia Providing funding for programs and materials that change 18,027 impacted EMPLOYEE OF THE the way teachers teach and change the way students learn. 2016-2017 MCPS School Related Employee of the Year Year Kelley Windham Grants for Great Ideas provided the funds to establish state of the art hydroponic systems that are used not only to teach our students concepts in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, but also allows students to use relevant, hands-on equipment that’s being used in the industry today; preparing these students for future jobs and even careers in agriculture and food sciences. e support of the Grants for Great Ideas Program has also allowed Other Foundation The Public Education Foundation our Exceptional Student Education students to be able to gain skills needed to obtain a job and be successful aer Programs & Initiatives is proud sponsor of the high school, on their own. following events: -Jeremy Rhoden, Vanguard High School Retirement Planning Workshops Marion County Student Media Festival Big Sun Regional Science Fair TEACHER Pathways 2 Prosperity Resource Fair Evening of Academic Excellence Providing scholarships Youth Career Expo graduates to school district in 2016 employees who are 2 working on their 10 Fundraisers Business Partner of the Year Bachelor’s Degree scholarships graduate in 2017 Memorial Golf Classic in education. currently being 1 funded Moot Thomas Memorial Golf Scramble 2016-2017 Golden Apple Teachers: The Elaine Whiteaker Diego Fuentes, MCPS Teacher of the Year, Volunteer of the Year Top 5 Finalist for the State of Florida Bowling Tournament Mickey & John Liquori, MCPS Rookie Teacher of the Year Carol Mathiasen Cacee Ford GALA Tennis Annie Shepherd

e Golden Apple program recognizes Jennifer omas Statement of excellence in education. Total Revenue Financial Position 2015- Smokie West 2016-2017 + $3,905,002 1.8 MILLION (Total Liabilities & Net Assets) 2016