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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Presentation

October 9, 2012

SUBJECT: Partnerships with Philanthropic Organizations

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

An overview of partnerships with philanthropic organizations in Florida will be presented for discussion. Presentations will be provided by David Biemesderfer, President and CEO of the Florida Philanthropic Network, and Mary Chance, President of the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations.

Supporting Documentation Included: Philanthropy & Public Education: Opportunities for Partnership presentation; Philanthropy & Public Education Partnering in the Sunshine State; and Consortium of Florida Education Foundations presentation

Facilitators/Presenters: Tanya Cooper, Director of State and Federal Initiatives; David Biemesderfer, President and CEO, Florida Philanthropic Network; and Mary Chance, President, Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

Philanthropy & Public Education: O t iti f P t hi Opportunities for Partnership

David Biemesderfer President & CEO Florida Philanthropic Networkp

Florida Board of Education October 9, 2012October 9, 2012

About Florida Philanthropic Network

o 86 Member Orgganizations

o Founded in 2001

o Committed to promoting philanthropy, fostering collaboration & advancing public policy

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Education Funders Affinity Group

• Bank of America

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• Gulf Coast Community Foundation

• Helios Education Foundation

• The Chartrand Foundation

• Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation

• A.D. Henderson Foundation

• IBM

Jessie Ball duPont Fund • Dr. P. Phillips Foundation

• The Community Foundation in Jacksonville

• Jessie Ball duPont Fund

• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

J h S h l hi F d i • Community Foundation for Palm

Beach and Martin Counties

• Community Foundation of

• Johnson Scholarship Foundation

• JPMorgan Chase

• Quantum Foundation • Community Foundation of Broward

• Community Foundation of Collier County

• Southwest Florida Community Foundation

• Wells Fargo • Conn Memorial Foundation

Wells Fargo

• Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation

Florida Philanthropy in Perspective

FL State Budget - $69.1B

FL Individual Giving - $10 5B FL Individual Giving $10.5B

FL Foundation Giving - $1.4B

How Philanthropy Helps

� Expertise

� Connections

� Reputation & Convening Power

� Taking Risks

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Each year across Florida, scores of charitable grantmaking foundations research, evaluateand invest in innovative strategies to improve the quality of early childhood, primary andsecondary education.

Each year in Tallahassee, Florida's elected officials and policymakers wrestle with thechallenge of improving public education in the face of cultural shifts, political obstaclesand finite resources.

Yet these two groups — foundations and policymakers — are largely strangers to one another. Despite their common interests, philanthropy seldom reaches out to the bodypolitic, and most state-level policymakers know little about philanthropy's work in education, or about the ways philanthropy can be a resource for the public good.

P H I L A N T H R O P Y & P U B L I C E D U C A T I O N

Partnering in the Sunshine State

To begin to bridge this gap,Florida Philanthropic Network

has brought together a keygroup of philanthropic leaders

who are working in the field of public education.

Called the Education FundersAffinity Group, these

philanthropists are funding initiatives across the state

addressing a range of educational issues, from early childhood learning

to reducing dropouts andpreparing students for

post-secondary success.

These foundation leaders tackle the

challenges of improving education not

only with their checkbook, but with a

host of strategies intended to encourage

innovation, recognize and replicate best

practices, create strong collaborations to

support change and build networks with

resources inside and outside of Florida.

With this in mind, members of the

Education Funders Affinity Group are

eager to open up conversations with

Florida's elected and appointed leaders.

Their hope is that partnerships may

emerge that have the potential to

enhance the quality of public education

across the Sunshine State.

T H E C H A L L E N G E A N DT H E O P P O R T U N I T Y

In Florida, legislators and policymakers

confront the needs of 2.6 million school

children each year. The state’s leaders know

it is important for Florida to grow and

support a robust public education system.

High-quality public schools help attract

businesses. They grow a stronger workforce

for tomorrow, making the state more

competitive in an increasingly complex

global economy. And they nurture strong

citizens, who will be engaged in the civic

life of their communities and be more likely

to become self-supporting adults.

December 2010

Building Philanthropy to Build a Better Florida

P H I L AN T H R O P Y & P U B L I C E D U C A T I O N Partnering in the Sunshine State

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At the same time, an array of challenges make it difficult to

sustain that robust education system.

Financial resources are limited and the electorate appears

disinclined to accept higher taxes. Florida’s business model,

which relies on tourism and sales taxes for the bulk of its

revenue, results in highly volatile revenue streams.

The student population is increasingly diverse, presenting

the challenge of more non-English-speaking students, large

numbers of less prosperous students and students who have

not benefitted from strong early childhood education.

And Florida has a large and growing elderly population with

fewer personal ties to public education and less interest in the

financial and human investments required to sustain a strong

public school system.

Add to that the great diversity of Florida’s public school

systems — from large urban systems in Miami-Dade, Tampa

and Jacksonville, to small rural systems in places such as Gulf,

Dixie or Okeechobee counties. At both ends of the spectrum there

are unique challenges of culture, scale and resources.

In short, even those policymakers with the best of intentions

face a daunting path when it comes to creating and sustaining

a high-quality public education system in Florida.

But there is opportunity.

In Southwest Florida, in Northeast Florida and at other points

across the state, philanthropy is playing an integral role in

educational innovation at the local level. Foundations are leading

community initiatives, school superintendents are working with

philanthropic leaders and new partnerships are emerging that offer

great promise for students and for local schools.

Philanthropy can play a similar role at the state level — sharing

ideas, opening doors, building collaborations and providing resources.

F L O R I D A P H I L A N T H R O P I CN E T W O R K & T H E E D U C A T I O N

F U N D E R S A F F I N I T Y G R O U P

Florida Philanthropic Network is a statewide association ofgrantmakers working to build philanthropy to build a betterFlorida. FPN’s members are private independent, corporateand family foundations, community foundations, public charitygrantmakers and corporate giving programs — from Miami toJacksonville, Naples to Pensacola — who hold more than $6billion in assets (excluding members located outside Florida) andinvest more than $420 million annually to improve the qualityof life for our citizens. FPN's members share a commitment topromoting philanthropy, fostering collaboration andadvancing public policy by Floridians for Floridians.

Through the years, FPN members have expressed concern about the state of public education in Florida, notingthe state’s consistently low rankings on various measures andthe challenges of providing adequate public funding. In 2009,a group of FPN members created the informal EducationFunders Affinity Group, with the goal of building strongerpartnerships with government around education policy inFlorida.

FPN’s Education Funders Affinity Group Members include:

» AT&T

» Bank of America

» Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

» The Chartrand Foundation

» The Community Foundation in Jacksonville

» Community Foundation of Broward

» Conn Memorial Foundation

» Darden Restaurants Foundation

» The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation

» Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

» Helios Education Foundation

» Jessie Ball duPont Fund

» John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

» Southwest Florida Community Foundation

» Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company

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GRADUATION RATESFLORIDA RANKS IN BOTTOM 5

FLORIDA 63.6%MISSISSIPPI 63.5%GEORGIA 62.4%LOUISIANA 59.5%NEVADA 55.8%U.S. 73.2%

National Center for Education Statistics, Class of 2007

IMPROVING GRADUATION RATESFLORIDA RANKS IN TOP 5

TENNESSEE +13.2%NEW YORK +10.3%NEW HAMPSHIRE +9.8%ARIZONA +8.4%FLORIDA +7.8%U.S. +3.1%

Editorial Projects in EducationResearch Center, 1997-2007

B A D N E W S & G O O D N E W S

Florida’s education challenges are

well-documented. The state ranks

near the bottom in the percentage

of high school students who graduate

on time. Its students’ performance on

national standardized tests is weak.

And across the state, too many young

people are failing to complete high

school, leaving them poorly prepared

for work and career.

There are bright spots, however.

According to the Editorial Projects

in Education Research Center, Florida

ranks in the top 5 among states for

improvements to its graduation rate

between 1997 and 2007.

And while older students in Florida

still perform below the national

average on standardized tests,

elementary students perform above

the national average, according to the

National Center for Education

Statistics.

H I G H S C H O O L D R O P O U T S25 U.S. school districts produce one-fifth of all U.S. dropouts.

Seven of those districts are in Florida.

New York City 43,643 Orange County, FL 5,656

Los Angeles 42,174 Palm Beach County, FL 5,507

Clark County, NV 17,479 Prince George's County, MD 5,426

Chicago 16,731 Gwinnett County, GA 5,115

Miami-Dade County, FL 13,261 Dekalb County, GA 5,073

Philadelphia 9,324 San Bernardino City, CA 5,051

Houston 9,266 Baltimore 5,047

Broward County, FL 9,093 Duval County, FL 5,002

Detroit 8,754 San Diego 4,836

Dallas 8,054 Milwaukee 4,680

Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 6,386 Albuquerque 4,637

Hillsborough County, FL 5,773 Pinellas County, FL 4,280

Hawaii 5,731

Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Class of 2007

F L O R I D A S T U D E N T S 'N A E P P E R F O R M A N C E

PERCENT PERFORMING AT OR ABOVE PROFICIENCY

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

GRADE 4 MATH GRADE 4 READING GRADE 8 MATH GRADE 8 READING

FL US

National Assessment of Educational Progress

40% 38%34% 32% 29% 33%

28% 29%


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H O W P H I L A N T H R O P YH E L P S

Philanthropy is not the “silver bullet”

for Florida’s education challenges. It can,

however, bring important assets to the table,

helping policymakers find points of

leverage that can significantly improve

public education.

Many people think of money as

philanthropy’s only asset. Yet sophisticated

charitable foundations bring much more

than money; they bring expertise, a wealth

of connections and their reputation as

neutral conveners and honest brokers. They

also can be more risk-tolerant than public

bodies, such as school boards and

administrators, and they can provide

important political neutrality.

E X P E R T I S E

The most effective charitable foundations

only award grants after considerable research

and study of the organization being funded

and the work the organization plans to

undertake. Through this research, foundations

develop a depth of knowledge that is difficult

for the layman to achieve. Foundations

look at best practices in the field, the

latest academic research and its current

applications, and how other communities,

states and nations are tackling similar

issues. Their independence and resources

enable them to take the time to thoroughly

study an issue, learn from failures as well as

successes, and develop perspectives

informed by experience rather than ideology.

C O N N E C T I O N S

Because foundations take such care

to research and understand the issues

that they fund, they make connections

with others who are doing — and funding

— similar work. Across the country, a

host of organizations have developed

expertise in issues from early childhood

learning to dropout prevention and

systemic education reform. Foundations

naturally connect with these groups

in the course of their research and

funding decisions.

When policymakers connect with

foundations, they open the door to a

broader set of networks and resources

that can help them address current

challenges.

R E P U T A T I O N & C O N V E N I N G P O W E R

Because of their independence, charitable

foundations often are seen as neutral parties

who can bring together those with differing

perspectives for constructive discussion and

consultation. This “convening” role is an

important asset that can help communities

and stakeholders break through obstacles

and move toward change.

This same independence, coupled

with subject matter expertise, positions

foundations to serve as thought leaders

in the community — advancing ideas

and concepts, or raising concerns and tough

questions, when similar actions by others

might be viewed with skepticism.

T A K I N G R I S K S

Charitable foundations frequently are

more risk-tolerant than public entities,

owing in part to their independence

and financial resources. Consequently,

they are in an ideal position to fund

innovation and test ideas.

Sometimes policymakers want to take

bold steps but the threat of backlash

from certain groups can be intimidating.

Philanthropy can help defuse some of that

backlash, by supporting unbiased research,

for example, or funding advocacy efforts.

C O N N E C T I N GC O M M U N I T I E S

W I T H R E S O U R C E S

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund in

Jacksonville learned of Nemours

BrightStart!, a program at

Jacksonville-based Nemours

children’s clinic that screens

pre-kindergarteners to detect early

signs of dyslexia, which is the leading

cause of reading failure in school.

BrightStart! provides special training

to those children at risk, who then

average a 128% gain in reading

readiness scores.

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund

introduced BrightStart! to educators in

Gulf County, Florida, a rural

Panhandle county, and is funding the

second year of screening and training

there.


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P H I L A N T H R O P Y ’ S

S T R E N G T H S

& L I M I T A T I O N S

Florida philanthropy is unquestionably

generous in its support of education.

According to the Foundation Center and

Florida Philanthropic Network, Florida’s

foundations invest $257 million a year

in education, supporting initiatives

from elementary through graduate and

professional education. Three out of

every five Florida foundations make

some investment in education, with 18% of

Florida foundation dollars going to

education, making education the second-

highest priority for Florida foundation

investment (behind human services).

Nonetheless, philanthropy’s investment

in education pales beside the cost of

education in Florida. The state’s budget for

K-12 education alone exceeds $18

billion. It has been said that philanthropy

could barely cover the budget for light

bulbs in Florida public schools.

So any partnership between the

government and philanthropy must

be strategic, taking advantage of

philanthropy’s unique ability to

leverage resources and create change.

E D U C A T I O NP H I L A N T H R O P Y

I N T H ES U N S H I N E

S T A T E

61%of Florida’s 4,100

charitable foundations

fund education.

$257millionis invested in education by

Florida’s foundations each year.

That support is divided among:

» ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION which receives 15%

» HIGHER EDUCATIONwhich receives 33%

» GRADUATE &PROFESSSIONALEDUCATIONwhich receives 20%

S H O U L D E R I N G T H E R I S K O N N E W I N I T I A T I V E S

In Hillsborough County, the Eckerd Family Foundation, which works with at-risk youth,

funded a high school guidance counselor to support all high school youth in foster care

in Hillsborough County.

Hundreds of foster care youth participated in educational planning with the

counselor, and graduation rates for the group increased so much that the school system

chose to continue funding the position.

Eckerd Family Foundation took the risk and tested the idea; the school system and

students benefitted.

Philanthropy is at its best

when it invests with great

precision, finding the sweet

spot, testing it, pushing it,

proving it. Then, the larger

community forces can

determine whether, and how,

to expand and grow what

philanthropy has planted.


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As members of FPN’s Education Funders

Affinity Group, we seek to be pivotal

partners with public policymakers

around issues affecting public education.

Ours is not a “special interest” group

in the traditional sense, but a neutral voice

that is informed by our own research and

study and by the experiences of the

organizations that we fund —

organizations that are working on the

ground throughout Florida to improve

educational opportunities for the young

people of our state. (To learn more about

what individual foundations are doing,

see Profiles in Education Philanthropy,

beginning on page 7).

As experienced funders, the members

of the Education Funders Group recognize:

– Though we come to the table with

a finite amount of financial resources,

those resources, when used strategically,

can be powerful levers of change.

– In addition to financial resources, we

bring to the table a wealth of knowledge,

expertise and experience.

– While we are closely connected to the

communities in which we work, it is

only through partnerships at the state

level that we can fully participate in

efforts to improve public education

in Florida.

This report is intended to provide an

introduction and build the foundation

for what we hope will be productive

collaborations between state policymakers

and education funders going forward.

We encourage you, as policymakers,

to join us in conversations, to call on

us for information and to use us as

sounding boards and community resources

as you wrestle with the challenges of

public education in the state.

Specifically, we encourage you to:

C onnec t w i th F lor idaPhi lanthr op ic Ne t work

FPN’s members represent a healthy

mix of private foundations, community

foundations, family foundations and

corporate grantmakers located across the

State of Florida. Each plays a significant

role in its respective community, and

for many of them, education funding

is a priority issue. FPN staff can help

you find the right connection to meet your

needs. For more information

on FPN, visit www.fpnetwork.org

or contact FPN at 813-983-7399.

To learn more about FPN's Education

Funders Affinity Group, contact Maggie

Osborn, Vice President of FPN, at

813-983-7397 or [email protected].

Lear n About the Work

Of F lor ida Foundat ions

Members of the Education Funders

Affinity Group are engaged in work

covering a range of issues relevant

to public education. These foundations can

provide a wealth of knowledge and

information on issues of concern to

you and your constituents. In addition,

each of these funders has strong

relationships with community-based

organizations that are doing work with

public school systems and students,

all of which have the potential to

inform your decision-making. You can

learn more about the education-related

work of Florida foundations on the

following pages.

Building a Partnership


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Profiles in Education PhilanthropyTo fully understand the potential that lies in partnership between philanthropy and public education systems, one need only study work now in progress in several Florida communities.

From Northeast Florida to Southwest Florida and elsewhere across the state, philanthropy is not only supporting, but providing community leadership in initiatives to strengthen public education.


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T H E C H A R T R A N D F O U N D A T I O N

C O M M U N I T Y :

Duval County (Jacksonville)

F O C U S :

Early learning and continuous

improvement of public education

S T R A T E G I E S :

Building community infrastructure,

encouraging innovation

H I G H L I G H T S :

Key supporter of new community resources

The Chartrand Foundation, a family

foundation based in Jacksonville,

focuses virtually all of its philanthropy

on education, either early childhood

learning or public education innovation

and change.

Founded by marketing executive

Gary Chartrand and his wife, Nancy,

the Foundation is operated by son Jeff

and daughter Meredith Chartrand Frisch.

All four members of the family have been

teachers at some point in their careers,

stimulating their collective interest in

educational opportunities for children,

particularly at-risk children.

The Chartrand Foundation approaches

education philanthropy at both the micro

and macro levels.

Through its Inspire.Create.Achieve

initiative, the Foundation invested

comparatively small grant dollars in

Duval County Public School classrooms

to provide resources that would enhance the

arts, sciences or civics. Jeff Chartrand said

his years in the classroom taught

him that rigor and accountability in public

schools are noble causes, but learning

must also be fun, compelling and tied in

to students’ everyday lives. Lessons from

this initiative led to The Foundation’s

current work in advocacy and policy

change.

At the same time, the Foundation has

supported larger efforts to build education

infrastructure and bring new resources to

Duval County.

The Foundation was a key supporter

of the successful effort to attract Teach

For America to Duval County. And Gary

Chartrand played a leadership role in

reinventing the local public education

fund, now called the Jacksonville Public

Education Fund.

The Foundation also has been a key

supporter of KIPP Jacksonville, the first

KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program)

school to open in Florida. KIPP is a network

of charter schools that emphasizes more

time on task and academic rigor for

low-income students.

The Chartrands see no conflict between

supporting charter schools and supporting

public education. Charter schools stimulate

innovation and create “living laboratories”

where alternative education approaches

can be demonstrated. This creates a

richer diversity of educational options

for students in the community and creates

the potential for learning in both the

charter and public school communities.

Going forward, the Foundation anticipates

an increasing focus on investments in

early childhood education and continuing

support of initiatives that address public

education policy.


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T H E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D A T I O N

I N J A C K S O N V I L L E

C O M M U N I T Y :

Duval County (Jacksonville)

F O C U S :

Comprehensive public

education reform


Building community awareness,

building community infrastructure,

piloting programs targeting specific

issues (reducing dropout rates,

increasing graduation rates)


New community resources;

groundbreaking research;

partnership with school system;

pilot programs in place

The Community Foundation in Jacksonville

launched its Quality Education for All

initiative in 2005, with a 10-year

commitment and a goal of improving

the academic performance of public school

students in Duval County. It immediately

set about building community awareness

of the challenges confronting public

education by hosting the Forum on

Quality Education, an 18-month shared

learning session for more than 30

community leaders. The Duval County

School Superintendent, school board

chair and teachers union president all

participated, as did representatives from

government, business, the nonprofit

sector and philanthropy.

When the lack of community infrastructure

became apparent, the Foundation was

instrumental in attracting Teach For

America to Jacksonville, helping to raise

$5 million in 90 days. It also engaged

the Public Education Network to help

reconstitute the local education fund,

transforming it into an organization

with the expertise and capacity to drive

innovation in the community and the

school system.

The Foundation’s work attracted the

attention of the Pew Partnership for Civic

Change, which selected Jacksonville as one

of two national sites in which to launch

Learning To Finish, an initiative to increase

the number of students graduating from

high school on time. Under this banner,

the Foundation spearheaded a ground-

breaking longitudinal study of Duval

County students’ progress through middle

and high school that identified the scope of

the community’s dropout crisis, the

critical points where students were lost

and the warning signs that indicated

students were at risk of failure.

Armed with these data and expertise

from national organizations, the Foundation

worked with other community-based

organizations to build the Learning To

Finish Collaborative. In partnership with the

school system, the collaborative has two

pilot programs in place to identify

students at risk of failure as early as the 6th

grade, and to provide a coordinated system

of supports to help at-risk students stay on

track and graduate on time. Duval County

will seek to expand the Learning

To Finish work through its share of the

state’s Race To The Top funding.

In August 2010, Jacksonville was

ranked No. 5 in the nation by the Fordham

Institute in its study of “America’s Best

Cities for School Reform.” And the

Foundation was asked to present its work

on a panel before U.S. Secretary of

Education Arne Duncan.


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C O N N M E M O R I A LF O U N D A T I O N

C O M M U N I T Y :

Hillsborough County

F O C U S :

Early childhood education,

out-of-school time programs


Organizational capacity building,

community collaboration,

teacher education and scholarships


Collaborative engagement with

seven pre-schools serving

low-income, working families

For the Conn Memorial Foundation,

investing in education is part of its core work,

a reflection of its mission to lift

children and families out of poverty and

its belief that education and enrichment are the

proven ways to stop cycles of despair.

In its home county of Hillsborough,

Conn invests both in early childhood

education and in out-of-school time

enrichment programs. In both arenas,

however, Conn’s efforts go beyond merely

supporting specific programs or institutions.

Conn works with a network of seven

Hillsborough County pre-schools, each

serving a community of low-income,

working families. Conn provides funding

for a coach who helps staff with individual

and professional development. In addition,

Conn provides general operating support to

each school and dollars to support student

scholarships, which are awarded based

on a sliding scale.

In two of the seven schools, Conn funds

a staff family support staff person who

works with families to develop a family

plan and helps adults manage the sometimes

overwhelming demands of work, parenting

and everyday life.

Conn has leveraged its investment by

partnering with the Helios Education

Foundation, which has invested $600,000

to support literacy acquisition in each

of the seven pre-schools. This work

involves peer-to-peer training for staff,

focused on ways to integrate literacy and

language-acquisition curriculum into the early

childhood education environment.

Conn also invests substantial resources

in out-of-school time enrichment programs.

Though often overlooked in conversations

about education funding, programs that

work with students after or before the school

day are, in Conn’s view, a critical part of the

child’s education, whether they are focused

on tutoring or enrichment activities.

Conn helped the local YMCA establish a

Community Learning Center at Hillsborough’s

Sulphur Springs Elementary School. The

Community Learning Center is intended

to serve as a hub for programs that engage not

only students, but also their families and

school faculty.

Since the program began, Sulphur Springs

Elementary has improved from a grade of

“F” to “B,” school attendance has improved

dramatically, more than 170 students are

enrolled in the after-school program,

and more than 250 parents typically

attend evening and weekend activities

at the school.


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B I L L & M E L I N D AG A T E S F O U N D A T I O N

C O M M U N I T Y :

Hillsborough County

F O C U S :

Empowering effective teachers


Building partnerships with the schools

and union; building knowledge of

approaches to teacher evaluation;

selecting best practices; measuring

and assessing results


Using national experts to build

community understanding; connections with

experienced organizations;

thoughtful implementation over time

One of the goals of the Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation is to ensure consistent

access to effective teachers for all students,

particularly those most in need. In late

2009, after an intensive application process,

the Foundation chose to partner with

Hillsborough County Public Schools to

design and implement an improved teacher

performance management system that

would improve student performance.

Research shows that teachers impact

student learning more than any other

school-based factor, but most school

districts lack the systems, policies and

political will to act on this evidence,

according to Ky Vu, Gates’ lead program

officer for the Hillsborough work. As a

result, the burden of ineffective teaching

falls disproportionately on the shoulders

of high-needs students who rarely have

consistent access to highly effective teachers.

The work in Hillsborough seeks to

change that. In a multi-year, carefully

thought-out plan supported by Gates,

Hillsborough school leaders will work with

national experts to devise a new system

of teacher evaluation.

The new system fundamentally alters their

approach to recruiting, supporting, evaluating,

retaining, promoting, distributing and

rewarding effective teachers.

When implemented, the components of a

teacher’s evaluation will be the principal’s

written evaluation (30%); mentor and

peer evaluators’ written evaluations (30%);

and gains in student achievement (40%).

Hillsborough officials are training teachers

to be peer evaluators, and working with

the University of Wisconsin to develop

the methodology for determining student

achievement.

Similarly, principals will be evaluated

differently, based on school-wide academic

achievement and peer reviews, among

other factors. Vanderbilt University is

assisting with that work.

Hillsborough School Superintendent

MaryEllen Elia called the work with Gates

“a partnership,” a sentiment echoed by

Gates’ Vu.

“We’ve worked very hard to not just

give away the money and then step away

and hope things get done,” Vu said.

“We really embrace the role of ‘thought

partner’ and ‘critical friend’ to the district.”

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to

help all people lead healthy, productive lives.

In developing countries, it focuses on

improving people’s health and fighting

hunger and poverty. In the United States, it

seeks to ensure that all people have access to

the opportunities they need to succeed in

school and life.


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G U L F C O A S T C O M M U N I T Y

F O U N D A T I O N O F V E N I C E

C O M M U N I T Y :

Sarasota County, Southwest Florida

F O C U S :

STEM (Science, Technology,

Engineering & Math) Education


Improving teacher preparation and

creating student learning opportunities


A partnership with eight schools in

Charlotte and Sarasota counties

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation

of Venice looks for opportunities to invest

in initiatives that have the potential to create

long-term, strategic change. Improving

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering

& Math) education is seen as an entry point

where philanthropy can impact not only

students and schools, but the economic

vitality of the community.

Students in the United States rank low

in science and math proficiency, compared

with their peers across the globe. And

students in Florida perform no better.

“STEM” initiatives involve more than

teaching science, technology, engineering

and math. At their best, STEM initiatives

use a true interdisciplinary approach,

seeing engineering as the application of

science and math to design systems and

processes to solve problems, and using

technology to give students a platform

to apply what they have learned.

In 2010, the Gulf Coast Community

Foundation committed $2.5 million to

a five-year STEM initiative involving

partnerships with eight public schools

in Sarasota and Charlotte counties.

The initiative has two primary goals:

– Accelerate teachers’ readiness to

meet the Next Generation math and

science standards.

– Enhance opportunities for students that

increase achievement and promote

readiness for STEM-related postsecondary

programs and careers.

For teachers, it will provide a jump-start

for learning the most recent state standards

and developing new lesson plans by funding

their participation in summer institutes.

School districts will develop plans for

ongoing teacher training and coaching.

For students, enhancement programs

will focus on average students, which

make up the largest number of students,

creating opportunity for maximum impact.

Beyond the classroom, the Foundation

will work to build understanding of the

importance of STEM education among

parents, businesses and community partners.

Ultimately, the impact of a strong STEM

initiative extends well beyond the local

school classroom. Students with strong

secondary STEM education perform better

in a post-secondary school environment and

enrich the workforce, which has the

potential to enhance the economic vitality of

a region.

“This isn’t just an education issue;

it’s an economic development and a

quality-of-life issue,” said Foundation

President Teri Hansen. “And it’s one

that we will address as a community.”

About Florida Philanthropic Network

Florida Philanthropic Network is a statewide association of grantmakers working to strengthen philanthropy through research, education and public policy.

FPN’s members are community, private, corporate and family foundations and corporate giving programs—from Miami to Jacksonville; Naples to Pensacola—who hold over $6.5 billion in assets and invest over $430 million annually to improve the quality of life for our citizens. Our members share a commitment to promoting philanthropy, fostering collaboration and advancing public policy by Florida, in Florida.

Our Mission for Florida 1. Foster cooperation and collaboration

among business, government and nonprofit organizations.

2. Advance sound public policy that includes nonprofit sector perspectives.

3. Promote and develop philanthropy in Florida.

Our Vision for Florida The vision of Florida Philanthropic Network is for Florida to be successful in modeling and facilitating cooperation and collaboration among all sectors—business, government and nonprofit—to promote the best interest of all Floridians.

What We Do

Florida Philanthropic Network connects Florida grantmakers to one another through educational programs, networking, regional convenings, online opportunities and more. We provide news, information and resources to the philanthropy community in Florida, advocate on behalf of philanthropy locally and nationally, and commission objective research on the nonprofit and philanthropy sector to disseminate across all sectors.

Why We Do It

Complex problems demand dynamic solutions. Florida Philanthropic Network believes that systemic change will occur through collaboration, cooperation, education, research and sound public policy. If we combine forces, we will build a unified voice for the nonprofit sector in Florida that will advance this theory of change to improve the quality of life for all Floridians.

1211 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 314 Tampa, FL 33607 813-983-7399 p 813-527-9502 f [email protected] www.fpnetwork.org @flphilanthropy facebook.com/flphilanthropy

FPN Members Are Located Across

Florida—from Miami to Jacksonville; Naples to

Pensacola—and Share a Goal to Build

Philanthropy to Build a Better Florida

Our Members

The Able Trust, Tallahassee Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Inc., Palm Harbor, Miami, West Palm Beach

Assurant, Miami

Bank of America, Tampa & Florida Statewide

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Foundation, Jacksonville

Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, Winter Park

Cape Coral Community Foundation, Cape Coral

Casey Family Programs, Seattle, WA

Charlotte Community Foundation, Punta Gorda

The Chartrand Foundation, Jacksonville

Children’s Services Council of Broward County, Lauderhill

Community Foundation for Brevard, Melbourne

The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County, Ocala

Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, West Palm Beach

The Community Foundation in Jacksonville, Jacksonville

Community Foundation of Broward, Ft. Lauderdale

Community Foundation of Central Florida, Orlando

Community Foundation of Collier County, Naples

Community Foundation of East Central Florida, DeLand

Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, Key West

The Community Foundation of Greater Winter Haven, Winter Haven

Community Foundation of North Central Florida, Gainesville

Community Foundation of North Florida, Tallahassee

Community Foundation of Northwest Florida, Pensacola

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Sarasota

Community Foundation of South Lake County, Clermont

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Tampa

Conn Memorial Foundation, Tampa

Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, Miami

CSX Corporation, Jacksonville

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation, Orlando

The Frank E. Duckwall Foundation, Tampa

Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Jacksonville

Eckerd Family Foundation, Tampa

The Florida Bar Foundation, Orlando

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA

Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust, Jacksonville

Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Venice Merrill G. & Emita E. Hastings Foundation, Boynton Beach

Health Foundation of South Florida, Miami Helios Education Foundation, Tampa

A.D. Henderson Foundation, Ft. Lauderdale

IBM, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Boca Raton, Miami

Indian River Community Foundation, Vero Beach

Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Jacksonville

JM Family Enterprises, Inc., Deerfield Beach

Johnson Scholarship Foundation, West Palm Beach

JPMorgan Chase, Florida Statewide

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami

Fanny Landwirth Foundation, Ponte Vedra Beach

Lightning Foundation, Tampa

A.L. Mailman Family Foundation, White Plains, NY, Ft. Lauderdale

Manatee Community Foundation, Bradenton

Martin County Community Foundation, Stuart

The Joy McCann Foundation, Tampa

The Miami Foundation, Miami

The Jim Moran Foundation, Deerfield Beach

Morris Family Foundation, Coconut Grove

The Mosaic Company, Lithia

The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation, Washington, DC

Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, North Palm Beach

Northern Trust, Atlanta, GA, Florida Statewide

Oakstone Foundation, Orlando

Palm Healthcare Foundation, West Palm Beach

Patriot National Insurance Group, Ft. Lauderdale

The Patterson Foundation, Sarasota

Peacock Foundation, Inc., Miami

The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation, Orlando

Pinellas Community Foundation, Clearwater

John E. and Aliese Price Foundation, Fort Myers

Publix Super Markets Charities, Lakeland

Quantum Foundation, West Palm Beach

Rayonier Foundation, Jacksonville

Paul E. and Klare N. Reinhold Foundation, Jacksonville

The William J. and Tina Rosenberg Foundation, Coral Gables

SHAPE, Students Changing the World, Aventura

Emily Balz Smith Foundation, Jacksonville

Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Fort Myers

Sweetbay Supermarket, Tampa

Triad Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY, Tampa

United Way of Miami-Dade, Miami

Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista

Wells Fargo, Jacksonville & Florida Statewide

Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation, Rochester, NY, Ponte Vedra Beach

Winter Park Health Foundation, Winter Park

Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade, Coral Gables

State Board of Education State Board of Education Presentation

October 9, 2012

Who Are We?CFEF Represents 58 Local Education F d ti li d Foundations aligned with Florida’s county‐wide school districts

Total 2010‐11 Revenues:$47 Million

Total 2010‐11 Assets:$110.8 Million

Total Endowments:$25 Million

Wh ’ B d?Who’s on Board?

1, 100 Board Members

76% from Private Sector

Ex Officio School District Representatives

Why Are They Involved?• To Have a Direct, Local Impact through Private‐Sector Interest, Involvement & Investment

• For Personal Connection to Students Teachers Schools • For Personal Connection to Students, Teachers, Schools ‐‐Providing the ‘3 Rs’ (Rigor, Relevance & Relationships)

• To Know What is Happening in their Schoolsh l h f d f• They Believe in the Power of Education to Transform Lives

Wh t A Th F di ?What Are They Funding?

• Classroom & School Grants• Scholarships• Teacher/Staff Development & p

Recognition• Literacy Programs• Community Engagement/Advocacyy g g / y• STEM and Career/Technical

Education Initiatives• Mentoring, Tutoring & College/Careere to g, uto g & Co ege/Ca ee

Readiness• Teacher Resource Stores/Student

SuppliesSupplies• Student Recognition/ Events• Visual and Performing Arts

Where Does That Funding Come From?Come From?

Source Percentage

C t %Corporate 25%

Government 23%

Individual 20%

Foundations 15%

Other & In‐Kind 14%

Investments 3%Investments 3%

How We Are Leveraging How We Are Leveraging the $1 for $1 State Match?

School District Education Foundation Matching Grant

P Program Eligible Programmatic Areas:

• Increasing Graduation Rates• Support for Low Performing pp g

Students• STEM Education• Career/Technical Education• Literacy• Literacy• Teaching Quality

For 2011‐12:

52 Districts80 Projects Funded

S i C d it f Serving as Conduit for Private‐Sector Partnerships p

Where Can We Support FLDOE Top Priorities?

Thousands of refurbished computers to low i f ili d h

Digital Instruction/Technology Modernization

income families and teachers.

School grants for identified gaps in technology such as Smartboards “clickers” for classroomssuch as Smartboards, clickers for classrooms.

Business involvement in digital instruction for students in career academies & hands‐on students in career academies & hands on learning opportunities.

Teacher training on effective use of technology g gyin classroom.

Where Can We Support FLDOE Top Priorities?

• Ensure foundation leaders are informed about h i i & h

Common Core & PARCC Assessments

the transition & what to expect.

• Targeted teacher support – staff development & specific resources in implementation specific resources in implementation.

• Fund pilot projects & share results – What is replicable and scalable? replicable and scalable?

• Encourage member foundations to ask – How does this project support Common Core? p j pp

• Facilitate communication & understanding on key issues at the community level.

H C W E G How Can We Encourage Greater Dialogue & Progress?

• Making “Global/Local” Connections• Hosting “Education Works” Forums

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• Hosting Education Works Forums• Providing Input through ‘Voice’ Surveys

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