Carb-up and Feed Your Noodle!
The Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation (CEEF) will be hosting the 5th Annual Pasta with Purpose Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Pasta, meatballs, salad will be served in the Middle School Cafetorium. Tickets are $5 per person/$20 per family. A great way to kick off the Cape Challenge with friends and family!
CEEF-Supported One-to-One Technology Takes Root
A CEHS student unwraps and unveils her iPadEarly feedback from the high school reveals support for the newest infusion of technology in the district. One student took the opportunity to send a message to the CEEF Board of Directors, from her newly obtained iPad itself:
I just wanted to thank you for the generous donation CEEF made to the high school to purchase the iPads. I think they are a great resource!
~ Courtney Guerette
Sent from my iPad
Students in grades 9,10 and 11 received their iPads on March 6th, marking the second stage of the District's one-to-one technology initiative. The student iPad roll out followed the successful implementation of iPad use among CEHS teaching staff that began in August of 2011. The largest grant of CEEF's 2011 grants, seed monies provided critical training and equipment for teaching staff. Initiatives with this type of potential to transform the learning environment fit CEEF’s mission - “to support faculty, staff and students by providing funding for creative and innovative educational programs that fall outside of the school budget”. The next stage of the initiative will provide the remaining CEHS class with iPads during the 2012-13 school year.
This grant represents a significant commitment by CEEF, reflected not only in the size of the financial support ($43,000) but also to the extent that this grant alone represents 73% of total monies available this year.Extensive coverage of the grant appeared in The Cape Courier and can be read by clicking here.
CEEF has been a consistent supporter of innovation through technology in the schools through its early support of the laptop program, projectors, interactive white boards, and “clickers.”
Through the efforts and financial support of many in the community, CEEF, in its nearly 10 year history, has funded grants totaling over $900,000 and built an endowment for future grant giving of $345,000.
For more information on grant awards for 2011, please visit our Grant History page.
CEEF Grants Making a Difference Across the District
Thank you to our donors for making so many classroom grants and teacher professional development opportunities possible. Please review our Grant History pages for detailed information about the grants made possible through our generous contributors.Neighboring Scarborough Education Foundation Receives Early Infusion through Generous Donation
The newly formed Scarborough Education Foundation received an early vote of confidence in the difference it hopes to make in Scarborough's public schools. A local resident pledged $100,000 to the education foundation over the next ten years, providing a solid cushion for the organization's grant making goals.
As part of CEEF's outreach efforts, we were pleased to act as a resource to Scarborough Superintendent of Schools George Entwistle and the other founding members of the education foundation. We congratulate them on their propitious start and wish them continued success. The generosity of their donor is admirable and reflects the importance of education to all, not only parents of school aged children. To read more about this exciting beginning for the Scarborough Education Foundation in The Current, please click here.
Congratulations to 2011 Thompson and Brownell Award Winners
Elaine Brownell stands with Tim and Nancy Thompson and CEHS Achievement Center director Ginger Raspiller. Photo by Sarah Beard Buckley
Retiring CEHS teacher Elaine Brownell was named CEEF's Thompson Award recipient at the early-morning staff assembly held at the start of the 2011-12 school year. The Thompson Award is given to a teacher or staff member who is known for going "above and beyond" in his or her mentoring of students. CEHS colleague Ginger Raspillerwas named recipient of the award named for Brownell, given to the teacher or staff person who's exhibited exemplary implementation of a CEEF grant. Both Raspiller and Brownell have been instrumental in the thriving success of the high school Achievement Center, established as the result of CEEF's first large-impact grant. Read more about these exceptional teachers and the award presentations in the Cape Courier or by visiting the award pages on our site.
Congratulations to Award-Winning Pond Cove Teacher Karen Abbott
First Grade Teacher, and CEEF grant recipient, Karen Abbott has been named the recipient of the 2010-11 Association of Curriculum Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM) Teacher of the Year Award. Karen has been instrumental as a leader among her peers at Pond Cove, demystifying the use of technology like SmartBoards and LCD projectors. We wish to congratulate her on the well-deserved award! Read more about Karen, her award, and her cutting-edge use of technology in this article in The Current.