South Windsor
Community Foundation

South Windsor
Public Education Fund

The South Windsor Public Education Fund is a program of the Foundation.  The purpose is to provide funds to support projects and programs for the South Windsor Public Schools, to enhance the learning experience and encourage creativity and innovation both for students and teachers at all levels and grades.  The Fund solicits gifts and grants and engages in fundraising to provide resources dedicated to benefit South Windsor public education.  The Public Education Fund was ENDORSED by the South Windsor Board of Education in May 2006 and formally approved by the South Windsor Community Foundation in June 2006.  The Public Education Fund has taken on a project of its own;

• SWPEF is a program of the South Windsor Community Foundation.  Its purpose it to provide funds to support projects and programs for the SW Public Schools, to enhance the learning experience and encourage creativity and innovation for both students and teachers at ALL levels and grades.

• The SWPEF at this time consists of TWO programs/funds. 

The General Fund - This fund is used to fund General grant requests at all grade levels (including the High School).  The grant requests do not HAVE to be (but CAN be) curriculum in nature.

 The Innovation Fund - This fund is used to fund High School grant requests that are curriculum in nature.  ie. Grant requests for programs that add to the curriculum at the high school.  This fund attempts to support innovative ideas that will eventually (if successful) become a part of the high school curriculum.

• When someone donates to the SWPEF they have the option of giving to the SWPEF (in this case the money will be allotted to the individual funds at SWPEF's discretion), to the General Fund or to the Innovation Fund.

The SOUTH WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL INNOVATION FUND

Grant Application
(Instructions)
Committee Members

Longest Table is a Smashing Success!

          The first annual Longest Dinner Table was held September 29, 2007, at The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk. It was a huge success for the community. Nearly 500 people turned out from all parts of town on a beautiful evening to endorse the newest annual event for the town.

            Tables were decorated, dinners were enjoyed and dancers were busy reacting to the tunes of Locomotion. Four judges: Board of Education Chairwoman and South Windsor Community Foundation Chair Janice Snyder, State Representative Bill Aman, South Windsor Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Kozaczka, and Town Mayor Matthew Streeter, were working hard during the evening selecting the top four tables in the decorating contest. People outdid themselves and we feel this will be even more competitive next year! The chosen winners were “The Four Seasons” a nine table section of tables corralled by TEMS principal Kristin Heckt, “Monopoly” complete with a jailer, a prisoner and Mr. Moneybags from the Cornerstone neighborhood organized by Kelly Wickliff, “Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” nicely executed by eight town kindergarten teachers, and Honorable Mention went to “Halloween” created by Donna Werkhoven.

            Our Honoree of the evening, Ms. Karen Rossi, was given a proclamation from Governor Jodi Rell, delivered by Representative Aman. Guests enjoyed meeting her and looking over some samples of her art displayed for sale by the Connecticut ART School.

            Our silent auction was a huge success bringing in $6,000 worth of bidding wars. The high ticket items of the evening were the Police Car Ride generously donated by Chief Tyler and a fire engine ride donated by Chief Phil Crombie. Our totals for the evening were nearly $17,000, all to be given back to our town’s educators for grants.

SOUTH WINDSOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND COMMITTEE