Initiatives
"I am proud to be part of the shared goals of the Foundation and Ravenswood City School District."
- Lupe A. Martinez, Parent Outreach Coordinator, a position funded by REF.
We work closely with Ravenswood City School District leaders to provide support for programs and services that directly serve the District’s long-term improvement strategy, which currently include:
- Funding a Parent Engagment Program whereby the Foundation supports the District goal of increasing parent involvement at each site by 60% as measured by attendance and surveys (e.g. Parent Governance Activities, Parent Volunteer Activities and Parent Education).
- Funding a Literacy Coordinator to ensure teachers receive professional guidance in reading and language arts programs. With a literacy coach, teachers receive hands-on interactive training, individual classroom coaching, and custom workshops to meet District and staff needs.
- Funding an Extended School Day for 6-8th graders at Cesar Chavez, SF 49er/Costano and Belle Haven. Students receive critical and intensive instruction time with teacher's in either elongated or additional periods after school.
- Funding Summer Academies at three schools where students will receive three weeks of intensive instruction prior to the 2010 academic year.
- Funding 8th Grade Transition Support at SF 49er/Costano, Ronald McNair and Belle Haven.
- Supporting a Teacher Retention Program that includes free Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) memberships, teacher achievement awards, technology professional developent and classroom volunteer support.
Please contact us to learn more about or get involved in any of these initiatives.
Ravenswood Education Foundation
Ravenswood Principals Amika Guillaume, Gina Sudaria, and Cindy Chen attend the Menlo Park Block Party in support of the Ravenswood Education Foundation.
