The School Foundation Inc

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2011

Signed

Oct 24, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.2

Gross Receipts

$2,279,033

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Connecting to the printed word. Wilson high school is the smallest of three high schools in florence district one, but it suffers the greatest needs. The student population is composed of polar opposites; international baccalaureate students-who, by the time thier numbers have been reduced to about twenty-five as seniors, typically come from more affluent homes and already possess the latest electronics and high speed internet, and the vast majority - who are on free or reduced lunch, many of whom must visit the library to access the internet. Since the other two high schools in our town alos demonstrate a significant population of students who score below basic on reading/language tests, they could benefit from our experience with a successful program that addresses those deficits even before sutdents are given a chance to fail the state's high school assessment program, the test whose mastry is essential for a diploma.by assembling a class set of ipads with appropriate peripherals, we plan to improve language scores at the lower levels-called college prep(cp) by our state department of education- and lower grades (ninth and tenth), remove the fear of workds that is common with students who have experienced limited success with reading, and develop the decoding and writing skills that accompany language acquisition. We shall accomplish this by using the ipads for 1) reading in every content area; 2) research projects; 3)vocabulary enhancement; 4) multi-meida; 5) recording oral presentations; 6) collaborating and communicating on projects.the goal is to increase the number of students who pass the english language part of the hsap on the first try by ten percent the first year as well as decrease the anxiety associated with reading. The target audience will include apporximately 150 sophomores in cp english classes, divided by semesters. Pre- and post-tests will highlight not only need, but improvement in reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and basic writing skills.

Activity 3

Thirteen grants which include the following: i pad, you pad, we all learn with ipads- reach $18,000.00 ipods for learning - royall elementary school $11,309.00,ready, set, read!- rn beck $500.00,do you know your 3 r's? Reduce, reuse, recycle - north vista elementary school $500.00,what is the truth? - moore intermediate school $205.30,yes! I can read instructional text! - moore intermediate school $418.50,mommy, i love science mclaurin elementary $500.00,transitioning to chapter books with ereaders moore intermediate school $500.00,scan it!: connecting to books beyond the library walls dewely l carter elementary $488.38,lights, camera, action - south florence high school $496.00,extra, extra, read all about it! Mclaurin elementary school $500.00,promoting habits of mind south florence high school $470.00,students writing and illustrating masterpieces (s.w.i.m.) mclaurin elemenatary school $500.00.

Filer

EIN

57-1092759