The 2016 collaboraTive ParTner of The Year Sharing the honors with the Teaching Excellence Awards winners will be: Dr. Mara Lockowandt Director of School Partnerships East Bay Center for the Performing Arts Dr. Lockowandt is the current Director of School Partnerships at East Bay Center for the Performing Arts where she oversees the strategic development of a nationally recognized teacher professional development program, school and community youth programs, and early childhood education programs. Lockowandt serves in a number of leadership roles including the Steering Committee for the Out-of-School-Time Collaborative with the Ed Fund, the Steering Committee for the West County Business Collaborative, the Leadership Advisory Committee for West Contra Costa’s Full Service Community Schools, and the Advisory Board for the Creative and Performing Arts Academy at Richmond High School. We are so grateful to everyone who supported the event but especially our business partners and sponsors, including our Summa Cum Laude anonymous partner, Magna Cum Laude partners Chevron, Orbach Huff Suarez + Henderson LLP, and the West Contra Costa Unified School District, and Cum Laude partners and sponsors Deems Lewis McKinley Architects, Irene S. Scully Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Lozano Smith Attorneys at Law, Mechanics Bank, Travis Credit Union, Whittier Educational Foundation, and WLC Architects. Since its founding in1983, the Ed Fund has provided more than $3.1 million in funding to enrich education for West Contra Costa Unified School District students. By the end of its 28th year, that funding will have provided more than 788 grants to teachers and schools, 139 Teaching Excellence Awards, more than 13 years of after school programs at district middle schools, hundreds of music and arts programs at all grade levels, dozens of summer scholarships to enable students to attend summer camps and workshops, and more than $1.4 million in college scholarships. This year alone, with the support of College Futures Foundation, Irene S. Scully Family Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, Schroeder Family Foundation, and Whittier Educational Foundation, Ed Fund will make it possible for 56 West Contra Costa Unified high school seniors to realize their college dreams by awarding almost $130,000 in college scholarships. join us for Ed Fund’s 28th Annual Celebration SOARING TO EXCELLENCE FRIDAY MAY 6, 2016 The Ed Fund’s Board and Staff warmly invite you to join us FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theatre 540 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito, CA PRESENTATIONS & RECOGNITIONS Teaching Excellence Awards Collaborative Partner of the Year Scholarship Winners Keynote Speaker WCCUSD Superintendent Dr. Bruce Harter Student Performances! Dessert Bar! FREE Event Please visit www.edfundwest.org/events to RSVP Also, feel free to contact Ed Fund at (510) 233-1464 x106 or laura@edfundwest.org Award Winners Marissa Glidden, 6th Grade Self Contained Classroom Teacher, Dover Elementary School Kristyn Loy, 6th Grade Math & History Teacher, Elizabeth Stewart Elementary School K-8 Taylor Rainier, 7th & 8th Grade Special Education Teacher, Lovonya DeJean Middle School Helene Burks, Biology & Environmental Sciences Teacher, El Cerrito High School Lawrence Pang, Math Teacher, El Cerrito High School Dr. Mara Lockowandt, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, Collaborative Partner of the Year ED FUND SCHOLARSHIP DONORS College Futures Foundation Irene S. Scully Family Foundation Schroeder Family Foundation Whittier Education Foundation BUSINESS PARTNERS AND SPONSORS: Magna Cum Laude: Media Partner: Events • Dining Out • Home & Garden • Recipes • Local Features Summa Cum Laude: Anonymous Cum Laude: Dean’s List: City of San Pablo Edrington, Schrimer & Murphy Hibser Yamauchi Architects Inc. Republic Services, Inc. Lathrop Constructions Associates, Inc. Honor Roll: Alten Construction, Inc. Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation Orton Development, Inc. Perfect Attendance: Glen Price Group Richmond Chamber of Commerce Supporting Excellence in Education for all of our Students
Contra Costa Marketplace - May 2016
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