Board Of Jewish Education Inc

TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER EDUCATORS TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE JEWISH EXPERIENCES.

ROOTONE - SEEDED BY A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE MARCUS FOUNDATION AND POWERED BY THE ORGANIZATION, ROOTONE PROVIDES MAJOR SUBSIDIES FOR TRIP PARTICIPANTS (CALLED ROOTONE VOUCHERS), INVESTS IN ELEVATING TRIP CURRICULA AND EXPERIENCES, AND WORKS WITH ITS PARTNERS TO CREATE DEEPER PRE- AND POST-TRIP ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP STRENGTHEN PARTICIPANTS' JEWISH IDENTITIES AND CONNECTIONS TO ISRAEL BEFORE THEY BEGIN COLLEGE.

SCHOOL FOOD - THE ORGANIZATION ACTS AS A LIAISON BETWEEN NEW YORK STATE'S CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM AND APPROXIMATELY 125 DAY SCHOOLS AND YESHIVAS TO FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ENTITLEMENT FUNDS. EARLY CHILDHOOD - THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ENSURE CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE OVER 250 JEWISH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS IN THE NEW YORK AREA AND TO ENSURE THAT THE CENTERS WILL ATTRACT AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE JEWISH COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS PROFESSIONAL DAYS OF LEARNING AND IN-DEPTH CONSULTATIONS TO CREATE FAMILY AND CHILD-CENTERED APPROACHES TO EARLY LEARNING AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING - THE ORGANIZATION HELPS CONGREGATIONS CREATE NEW MODELS OF LEARNING THAT HELP TODAY'S FAMILIES AND CHILDREN BUILD MEANINGFUL LIVES GROUNDED IN JEWISH VALUES AND PRACTICE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 175 CONGREGATIONS IN THE NEW YORK AREA OVER THE PAST DECADE AND WORKS WITH 300-400 CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL EDUCATORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. TEEN ENGAGEMENT - OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS TRAINED OVER 1,000 TEEN ENGAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS IN NEARLY 300 INSTITUTIONS 80 PERCENT OF THESE IN THE NEW YORK AREA. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE FIELD OF JEWISH TEEN ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE STRONGER AND MORE TEEN-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING.

DAY SCHOOLS - THROUGH LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION TURNS GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTO USABLE GOODS AND SERVICES FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS AND LEADERS. EXAMPLES OF THESE "GOODS AND SERVICES" INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10,000 TEACHERS EVERY YEAR AND MANDATED SERVICES WITHIN SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH UNITED JEWISH APPEAL ("UJA") AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH SCHOOL LEADERS TO INTRODUCE EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS INTO THEIR SCHOOLS THAT WILL HAVE GREATER IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING.

CROSS AGENCY - AS THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ENSURE JEWISH EDUCATION REMAINS RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL IN PEOPLE'S LIVES, WE OFFER JEWISH EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL FRAMEWORKS. THESE PILOT PROGRAMS ARE TEACHING A GREAT DEAL ABOUT TODAY'S JEWISH FAMILIES AND, BY TRACKING IN A NEWLY IMPLEMENTED AGENCY-WIDE DATABASE, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENSURE THAT IT IS BUILDING PROGRAMS GROUNDED IN CONCRETE DATA.