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READ2SUCCEEDBECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, MORE THAN 60% OF OUR STUDENTS LEARNED EXCLUSIVELY FROM HOME VIA THE LAUNCHED PLATFORM IN 2020-21. IN ADDITION, MANY SCHOOLS CHOSE NOT TO PERMIT VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON THEIR CAMPUSES FOR SAFETY REASONS. FOR PROGRAMS LIKE READ2SUCCEED THAT RELY ON FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION FOR OPTIMAL IMPACT, THESE TWO ELEMENTS CREATED POWERFUL CHALLENGES. DESPITE THESE OBSTACLES, HOWEVER, READ2SUCCEED PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED READING INSTRUCTION TO 139 KINDERGARTEN, 229 FIRST-GRADE, AND 219 SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS IN 39 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. OF THE STUDENTS FOR WHOM DATA WERE AVAILABLE, 360 PARTICIPANTS OVERALL HAD COMPARABLE MEASURES ON THE YEAR-OPENING AND YEAR-END IREADY ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. THESE STUDENTS IMPROVED AS FOLLOWS: 92.8% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT TO THE END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT. KINDERGARTENERS: 89.7% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE YEAR. FIRST GRADERS: 93.1% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE YEAR. SECOND GRADERS: 94.6% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE YEAR.ANOTHER KEY METRIC FOR ALL THREE GRADES IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO INCREASED THEIR SCHOOL BY 25 POINTS OR MORE FROM THE BEGINNING-OF-YEAR TO THE END-OF-YEAR DIAGNOSTIC, INDICATING A YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH: KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS: - 59.7% ON THE IREADY PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS ASSESSMENT;- 72.4% ON THE IREADY PHONICS ASSESSMENT; AND- 67.8% ON THE IREADY HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS ASSESSMENT FIRST-GRADE STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS:- 68.8% ON THE IREADY VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT; AND- 86.5% ON THE IREADY PRE- AND POST-TEST ASSESSMENT SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS:- 75.2% ON THE IREADY READING ASSESSMENT; AND- 60% ON THE IREADY PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENT FOR FLUENCY.

CHILLTHE CHILL (COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INTERVENTION IN LIFE'S LESSONS) PROGRAM PROVIDED A LICENSED OR LICENSED-ELIGIBLE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR TO THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT FEED INTO WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL. DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS, THE CHILL COUNSELORS LIMITED THEIR COUNSELING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS ONLY. 328 STUDENTS WERE REFERRED CHILL SERVICES. 156 STUDENTS WERE SEEN, ALL IN INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS. CHILL COUNSELORS HELD APPROXIMATELY 1,865 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS. THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR SEEKING CHILL SERVICES DURING THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR WERE:- ANXIETY- DEPRESSED MOOD- ANGER ISSUES- SOCIAL CONCERNS- LACK OF CONNECTION WITH PEERS

TEACHER GRANTSTHIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION TEAM BUILT A NEW PORTAL FOR ONLINE EVALUATION OF TEACHER IMPACT GRANT PROPOSALS. THE NEW PORTAL'S FLEXIBILITY ALLOWED TWICE AS MANY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS/BUSINESS PARTNERS (70) TO PARTICIPATE IN JUDGING. FROM MAY 2020 TO AUGUST 2020, TEACHERS SUBMITTED MORE THAN 230 APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF ARTS EDUCATION SUPPORT, NONFICTION CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBS, AND STEM PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $219,000 IN CLASSROOM GRANTS FOR STEM, CIVICS, FINE ARTS, CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBS, TECHNOLOGY, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO 155 TEACHERS FOR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT CLASSROOM LEARNING. IN TOTAL, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THESE GRANTS. GRANT CHECKS WERE DISTRIBUTED BY NOV. 1 IN SOCIALLY-DISTANCED SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO WINNERS, WITH HIGHLIGHTS POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION FOR OCPS WEBSITE. ALL GRANT WINNERS PROVIDED THEIR YEAR-END REPORTING VIRTUALLY IN APRIL, AND THE PORTAL OPENED FOR 2021-22 PROPOSALS IN JUNE. CLASSROOM LIBRARY GRANTS PUT NONFICTION BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF 3,949 STUDENTS IN 37 SCHOOLS; 76% CULTIVATED A GROWING INTEREST IN READING AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, AND 79% IMPROVED THEIR READING SKILLS. MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUB GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO CLUBS IN 3 SCHOOLS. THESE CLUBS HELPED 35 RELUCTANT READERS STRENGTHEN THEIR LITERACY SKILLS WHILE ENCOURAGING READING FOR ENJOYMENT. MATH, SCIENCE, ENERGY EDUCATION AND STEM GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT AND/OR MATERIALS FOR HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL PROJECTS. OF THE 9,821 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROJECTS, 79% INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN STEM TOPICS; 68% INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN PURSUING STEM CAREERS; AND 72% IMPROVED THEIR SCIENCE GRADES. ARTS EDUCATION GRANTS TOTALING $12,000 SUPPORTED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS IN 22 SCHOOLS, BENEFITING 5,367 STUDENTS AND 22 TEACHERS.

CITY YEAR ORLANDOCITY YEAR AMERICORPS MEMBERS PROVIDED ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ATTENDANCE MONITORING AND ACTIVITIES LIKE ASSEMBLIES AND CELEBRATIONS THAT IMPROVE THE OVERALL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AT EIGHT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT: CATALINA AND ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; MEADOWBROOK, MEMORIAL AND WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOLS; AND EVANS, JONES, AND OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM AT WALKER.THROUGHOUT FY2021, CITY YEAR TUTORED, MENTORED, AND COACHED 197 STUDENTS (64 ATTENDANCE, 54 BEHAVIOR, 87 MATH AND 70 LITERACY) AT WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, PROVIDING 11,865.25 SERVICE HOURS. IN THIS EXCEPTIONAL YEAR OF LEARNING DURING COVID-19, CITY YEAR'S PROGRAM SERVICES HAVE NIMBLY EVOLVED TO ACCOMMODATE THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF SCHOOL PARTNERS. THE BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND CORPS TEAM DISPLAYED DEEP COMMITMENT WITH TEACHERS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS ON CAMPUS EVERY DAY, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THIS LEVEL OF CUSTOMIZATION RESULTED IN 100% OF SCHOOL PARTNERS AGREEING THAT CITY YEAR SERVICES HAVE HELPED TO FOSTER STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, PARTICIPATION, SENSE OF BELONGING ALL VITAL COMPONENTS FOR CONTINUED ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A TREMENDOUS FEAT IN PANDEMIC LEARNING CONDITIONS.IN ADDITION, A MULTI-YEAR ROLL-UP ON OUTCOMES FOR WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL SINCE CITY YEAR ORLANDO'S FOUNDING IN 2012 SHOWS THAT CITY YEAR HAS PROVIDED DIRECT AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR 1,279 WALKER STUDENTS. OF THESE, 68% OF MATH INTERVENTION STUDENTS AND 74% OF ELA INTERVENTION STUDENTS WHO BEGAN WITH FAILING GRADES IMPROVED THOSE GRADES TO AN A, B OR C, AND 91 STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR DAILY ATTENDANCE RATE TO ABOVE 90%.HEALTH CARE SERVICESA PART-TIME PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER HOUSED AT EDGEWATER HIGH SCHOOL SERVES THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY PROVIDING SCHOOL ENTRY AND SPORTS PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF THE COMMON CONDITIONS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENTS INCLUDING THE WRITING OF PRESCRIPTIONS WHEN INDICATED. IN ADDITION TO STUDENTS AT EDGEWATER, THOSE FROM SEVEN OTHER SCHOOLS IN EDGEWATER'S FEEDER PATTERN ALSO RECEIVE SERVICES.COACH PENNINGTON SCHOLARSHIPTHIS ENDOWED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY EVANS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI IN HONOR OF COACH FRED PENNINGTON FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACT HE HAD ON STUDENTS BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT DURING HIS TENURE AT MAYNARD EVANS HIGH SCHOOL. IT CONTINUES COACH PENNINGTON'S LEGACY OF CREATING POSITIVE IMPACT FOR GRADUATING SENIORS AS FOLLOWS: SIX SENIORS FROM THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021 BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND CHEERLEADERS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $6,000.ABOVE AND BEYOND SCHOLARSHIPTHIS ENDOWED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY AN OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNUS FROM THE CLASS OF 1967 TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS FROM OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WHO SEEK A CERTIFICATE OR A TWO- OR FOUR-YEAR POSTSECONDARY DEGREE AT A TECHNICAL OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE RENEWABLE ON AN ACADEMIC YEAR-BY-YEAR BASIS FOR A MAXIMUM OF FOUR YEARS. SEVEN SENIORS FROM THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021 WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $21,000. TWELVE WINNERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2020 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $30,000. TEN WINNERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2019 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $27,000. SEVEN WINNERS FORM THE CLASS OF 2018 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $21,000. FIVE WINNERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2017 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $13,500. TWO WINNERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2016 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $6,000.THE FUND FOR MAITLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLSTHIS ENDOWED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF MAITLAND IN FY2017 TO SUPPORT BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AT TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF MAITLAND, FLORIDA. EXISTING SCHOOLS ARE DOMMERICH AND LAKE SYBELIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MAITLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE THIRD ANNUAL DISBURSEMENT TO SCHOOLS WAS MADE IN JULY 2020. THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS RECEIVED $12,000, DISTRIBUTED PROPORTIONALLY ON A PER-STUDENT BASIS.NEW SCHOLARSHIPSTWO NEW SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ESTABLISHED IN FY2021 AND FOUR MORE ARE BEING DEVELOPED. PLEASE NOTE THAT SEVERAL LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE RECEIVED AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, RESULTING IN AN UNUSUALLY LARGE CASH BALANCE AT FISCAL YEAR END. DETAILS OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE TOM E. HALLEY AND CARL W. PARKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IS A $1,000 AWARD FOR A STUDENT WHO QUALIFIES FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH AND HAS OVERCOME AN OBSTACLE. THE FIRST RECIPIENT WAS SELECTED IN MAY 2021. THE SHOULTZ EVANS SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR ONE OR MORE STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM EVANS HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT. THE INTENTION OF THE AWARDS IS TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID ALREADY SECURED AND THE TOTAL COST OF TUITION AND WILL VARY DEPENDING ON RECIPIENT. THE FIRST THREE RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED IN MAY 2021. A NEW SCHOLARSHIP (NOT YET NAMED) WILL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF $500 EACH FOR TWO STUDENTS, OR $1,000 FOR ONE STUDENT, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR QUALIFIES FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. THE FIRST RECIPIENT(S) WILL BE SELECTED IN SPRING 2022. THE SOROSIS WOMAN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A CORPUS OF $500,000. CRITERIA FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE SELECTION PROCESS TO BE USED ARE UNDER DISCUSSION. INCOME AND INTEREST EARNED BY THE CORPUS WILL BE USED TO FUND MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FIRST RECIPIENTS WILL BE SELECTED IN SPRING 2022. DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO ESTABLISH THE 4RIVERS BLACK YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS. CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDS AND THE SELECTION PROCESS ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 4R RESTAURANT GROUP. THE NEW SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ANNOUNCED AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2021, AND THE FIRST RECIPIENTS WILL BE SELECTED IN SPRING 2022. THE MIKEY STROZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS BEING ESTABLISHED USING A PORTION OF THE MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS GIVEN TO THE STROZ FAMILY FUND (SEE "MEMORIAL FUNDS" SECTION BELOW) AND UTILIZING A NEW EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND, OR ETF, PORTFOLIO WITH THE FOUNDATION'S INVESTMENT FIRM. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW ETF PORTFOLIOS IS PROVIDED BELOW. CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDS AND THE SELECTION PROCESS ARE BEING DISCUSSED WITH THE STROZ FAMILY.MEMORIAL FUNDSSTARTING IN AUGUST AND UTILIZING ONLINE GIVING TOOLS, THE FOUNDATION HELPED RAISE MORE THAN $258,000 IN MEMORIAL AND SUPPORT FUNDS FOR STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCED TRAGEDIES THIS YEAR. THESE INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): THE SAVEY FAMILY FUND (WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL); THE HOPPER FAMILY FUND (VISTA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ODYSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL); THE SETZER FAMILY FUND (BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL); THE STROZ FAMILY FUND (TIMBER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL); AND THE FRONCZEK FAMILY FUND (AVALON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TIMBER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL). WHILE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONSIDERED CHARITABLE GIFTS AND NO TAX RECEIPTS WERE PROVIDED, THE CONTRIBUTIONS GAVE GREAT COMFORT TO THE FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED THEM.COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUETHE FOUNDATION TEAM CONTINUED TO COORDINATE COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MORE THAN $215,000 IN GRANT FUNDS WERE SECURED, PROVIDING HEADPHONES, HOTSPOTS, LAPTOP "LENDING LIBRARIES, AND SUPPORT FOR MEAL PROGRAMS TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAD HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THE TEAM COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED: APPROXIMATELY 10,000 REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES FROM UNIVERSAL, MICROSOFT, AND DISNEY; 100 PALLETS OF REUSABLE BAGS FROM DISNEY FOR THE GRAB AND GO MEAL PROGRAM; TENS OF THOUSANDS OF REUSABLE MASKS FROM FAITH-BASED PARTNERS AND THE ORLANDO REGIONAL REALTORS ASSOCIATION; AND COMPUTER AND DEVICE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR STUDENTS WAITING FOR A REPAIRED DISTRICT DEVICE.IN ADDITION, AS A RESULT OF THE NBA BUBBLE TAKING PLACE IN ORLANDO AND OUR ROBUST PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ORLANDO MAGIC AND DISNEY, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED MORE THAN 48 PALLETS OF ITEMS VALUED AT NEARLY $53,000 THAT WERE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR INCENTIVES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, EMPLOYEES, AND COORDINATORS.DISTRICT 5 STUDENT ACTIVITIES FUNDTHE NEW DISTRICT 5 STUDENT ACTIVITIES FUND WAS UNVEILED IN HONOR OF DR. KAT GORDON'S 51 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED WITH NEARLY $6,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WILL PROVIDE UNIFORMS, SUPPLIES, AND OTHER ELEMENTS FOR STUDENTS IN DISTRICT 5 WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.TEACH-INTEACH-IN 2020 SPANNED A WEEK, NOVEMBER 16-20, AND FEATURED MANY VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. A FEW PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE IN PERSON, BUT MOST WERE HELD ELECTRONICALLY FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE FOUNDATION TEAM COMPILED QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA FROM THIS UNIQUE YEAR'S EXPERIENCES.ANGEL TREE PROJECT AND HOMELESS EDUCATIONTHE FOUNDATION ASSISTED THE DISTRICT'S TRADITION

READ2SUCCEEDBECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, MORE THAN 60% OF OUR STUDENTS LEARNED EXCLUSIVELY FROM HOME VIA THE LAUNCHED PLATFORM IN 2020-21. IN ADDITION, MANY SCHOOLS CHOSE NOT TO PERMIT VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON THEIR CAMPUSES FOR SAFETY REASONS. FOR PROGRAMS LIKE READ2SUCCEED THAT RELY ON FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION FOR OPTIMAL IMPACT, THESE TWO ELEMENTS CREATED POWERFUL CHALLENGES. DESPITE THESE OBSTACLES, HOWEVER, READ2SUCCEED PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED READING INSTRUCTION TO 139 KINDERGARTEN, 229 FIRST-GRADE, AND 219 SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS IN 39 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. OF THE STUDENTS FOR WHOM DATA WERE AVAILABLE, 360 PARTICIPANTS OVERALL HAD COMPARABLE MEASURES ON THE YEAR-OPENING AND YEAR-END IREADY ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. THESE STUDENTS IMPROVED AS FOLLOWS: 92.8% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT TO THE END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT. KINDERGARTENERS: 89.7% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE YEAR. FIRST GRADERS: 93.1% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE YEAR. SECOND GRADERS: 94.6% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE YEAR.ANOTHER KEY METRIC FOR ALL THREE GRADES IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO INCREASED THEIR SCHOOL BY 25 POINTS OR MORE FROM THE BEGINNING-OF-YEAR TO THE END-OF-YEAR DIAGNOSTIC, INDICATING A YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH: KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS: - 59.7% ON THE IREADY PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS ASSESSMENT;- 72.4% ON THE IREADY PHONICS ASSESSMENT; AND- 67.8% ON THE IREADY HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS ASSESSMENT FIRST-GRADE STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS:- 68.8% ON THE IREADY VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT; AND- 86.5% ON THE IREADY PRE- AND POST-TEST ASSESSMENT SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS:- 75.2% ON THE IREADY READING ASSESSMENT; AND- 60% ON THE IREADY PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENT FOR FLUENCY.

CHILLTHE CHILL (COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INTERVENTION IN LIFE'S LESSONS) PROGRAM PROVIDED A LICENSED OR LICENSED-ELIGIBLE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR TO THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT FEED INTO WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL. DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS, THE CHILL COUNSELORS LIMITED THEIR COUNSELING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS ONLY. 328 STUDENTS WERE REFERRED CHILL SERVICES. 156 STUDENTS WERE SEEN, ALL IN INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS. CHILL COUNSELORS HELD APPROXIMATELY 1,865 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS. THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR SEEKING CHILL SERVICES DURING THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR WERE:- ANXIETY- DEPRESSED MOOD- ANGER ISSUES- SOCIAL CONCERNS- LACK OF CONNECTION WITH PEERS

TEACHER GRANTSTHIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION TEAM BUILT A NEW PORTAL FOR ONLINE EVALUATION OF TEACHER IMPACT GRANT PROPOSALS. THE NEW PORTAL'S FLEXIBILITY ALLOWED TWICE AS MANY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS/BUSINESS PARTNERS (70) TO PARTICIPATE IN JUDGING. FROM MAY 2020 TO AUGUST 2020, TEACHERS SUBMITTED MORE THAN 230 APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF ARTS EDUCATION SUPPORT, NONFICTION CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBS, AND STEM PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $219,000 IN CLASSROOM GRANTS FOR STEM, CIVICS, FINE ARTS, CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBS, TECHNOLOGY, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO 155 TEACHERS FOR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT CLASSROOM LEARNING. IN TOTAL, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THESE GRANTS. GRANT CHECKS WERE DISTRIBUTED BY NOV. 1 IN SOCIALLY-DISTANCED SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO WINNERS, WITH HIGHLIGHTS POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION FOR OCPS WEBSITE. ALL GRANT WINNERS PROVIDED THEIR YEAR-END REPORTING VIRTUALLY IN APRIL, AND THE PORTAL OPENED FOR 2021-22 PROPOSALS IN JUNE. CLASSROOM LIBRARY GRANTS PUT NONFICTION BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF 3,949 STUDENTS IN 37 SCHOOLS; 76% CULTIVATED A GROWING INTEREST IN READING AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, AND 79% IMPROVED THEIR READING SKILLS. MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUB GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO CLUBS IN 3 SCHOOLS. THESE CLUBS HELPED 35 RELUCTANT READERS STRENGTHEN THEIR LITERACY SKILLS WHILE ENCOURAGING READING FOR ENJOYMENT. MATH, SCIENCE, ENERGY EDUCATION AND STEM GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT AND/OR MATERIALS FOR HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL PROJECTS. OF THE 9,821 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROJECTS, 79% INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN STEM TOPICS; 68% INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN PURSUING STEM CAREERS; AND 72% IMPROVED THEIR SCIENCE GRADES. ARTS EDUCATION GRANTS TOTALING $12,000 SUPPORTED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS IN 22 SCHOOLS, BENEFITING 5,367 STUDENTS AND 22 TEACHERS.

CITY YEAR ORLANDOCITY YEAR AMERICORPS MEMBERS PROVIDED ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ATTENDANCE MONITORING AND ACTIVITIES LIKE ASSEMBLIES AND CELEBRATIONS THAT IMPROVE THE OVERALL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AT EIGHT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT: CATALINA AND ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; MEADOWBROOK, MEMORIAL AND WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOLS; AND EVANS, JONES, AND OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM AT WALKER.THROUGHOUT FY2021, CITY YEAR TUTORED, MENTORED, AND COACHED 197 STUDENTS (64 ATTENDANCE, 54 BEHAVIOR, 87 MATH AND 70 LITERACY) AT WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, PROVIDING 11,865.25 SERVICE HOURS. IN THIS EXCEPTIONAL YEAR OF LEARNING DURING COVID-19, CITY YEAR'S PROGRAM SERVICES HAVE NIMBLY EVOLVED TO ACCOMMODATE THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF SCHOOL PARTNERS. THE BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND CORPS TEAM DISPLAYED DEEP COMMITMENT WITH TEACHERS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS ON CAMPUS EVERY DAY, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THIS LEVEL OF CUSTOMIZATION RESULTED IN 100% OF SCHOOL PARTNERS AGREEING THAT CITY YEAR SERVICES HAVE HELPED TO FOSTER STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, PARTICIPATION, SENSE OF BELONGING ALL VITAL COMPONENTS FOR CONTINUED ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A TREMENDOUS FEAT IN PANDEMIC LEARNING CONDITIONS.IN ADDITION, A MULTI-YEAR ROLL-UP ON OUTCOMES FOR WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL SINCE CITY YEAR ORLANDO'S FOUNDING IN 2012 SHOWS THAT CITY YEAR HAS PROVIDED DIRECT AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR 1,279 WALKER STUDENTS. OF THESE, 68% OF MATH INTERVENTION STUDENTS AND 74% OF ELA INTERVENTION STUDENTS WHO BEGAN WITH FAILING GRADES IMPROVED THOSE GRADES TO AN A, B OR C, AND 91 STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR DAILY ATTENDANCE RATE TO ABOVE 90%.HEALTH CARE SERVICESA PART-TIME PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER HOUSED AT EDGEWATER HIGH SCHOOL SERVES THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY PROVIDING SCHOOL ENTRY AND SPORTS PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF THE COMMON CONDITIONS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENTS INCLUDING THE WRITING OF PRESCRIPTIONS WHEN INDICATED. IN ADDITION TO STUDENTS AT EDGEWATER, THOSE FROM SEVEN OTHER SCHOOLS IN EDGEWATER'S FEEDER PATTERN ALSO RECEIVE SERVICES.COACH PENNINGTON SCHOLARSHIPTHIS ENDOWED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY EVANS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI IN HONOR OF COACH FRED PENNINGTON FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACT HE HAD ON STUDENTS BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT DURING HIS TENURE AT MAYNARD EVANS HIGH SCHOOL. IT CONTINUES COACH PENNINGTON'S LEGACY OF CREATING POSITIVE IMPACT FOR GRADUATING SENIORS AS FOLLOWS: SIX SENIORS FROM THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021 BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND CHEERLEADERS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $6,000.ABOVE AND BEYOND SCHOLARSHIPTHIS ENDOWED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY AN OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNUS FROM THE CLASS OF 1967 TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS FROM OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WHO SEEK A CERTIFICATE OR A TWO- OR FOUR-YEAR POSTSECONDARY DEGREE AT A TECHNICAL OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE RENEWABLE ON AN ACADEMIC YEAR-BY-YEAR BASIS FOR A MAXIMUM OF FOUR YEARS. SEVEN SENIORS FROM THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021 WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $21,000. TWELVE WINNERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2020 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $30,000. TEN WINNERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2019 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $27,000. SEVEN WINNERS FORM THE CLASS OF 2018 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $21,000. FIVE WINNERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2017 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $13,500. TWO WINNERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2016 RECEIVED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $6,000.THE FUND FOR MAITLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLSTHIS ENDOWED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF MAITLAND IN FY2017 TO SUPPORT BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AT TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF MAITLAND, FLORIDA. EXISTING SCHOOLS ARE DOMMERICH AND LAKE SYBELIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MAITLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE THIRD ANNUAL DISBURSEMENT TO SCHOOLS WAS MADE IN JULY 2020. THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS RECEIVED $12,000, DISTRIBUTED PROPORTIONALLY ON A PER-STUDENT BASIS.NEW SCHOLARSHIPSTWO NEW SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ESTABLISHED IN FY2021 AND FOUR MORE ARE BEING DEVELOPED. PLEASE NOTE THAT SEVERAL LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE RECEIVED AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, RESULTING IN AN UNUSUALLY LARGE CASH BALANCE AT FISCAL YEAR END. DETAILS OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE TOM E. HALLEY AND CARL W. PARKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IS A $1,000 AWARD FOR A STUDENT WHO QUALIFIES FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH AND HAS OVERCOME AN OBSTACLE. THE FIRST RECIPIENT WAS SELECTED IN MAY 2021. THE SHOULTZ EVANS SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR ONE OR MORE STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM EVANS HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT. THE INTENTION OF THE AWARDS IS TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID ALREADY SECURED AND THE TOTAL COST OF TUITION AND WILL VARY DEPENDING ON RECIPIENT. THE FIRST THREE RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED IN MAY 2021. A NEW SCHOLARSHIP (NOT YET NAMED) WILL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF $500 EACH FOR TWO STUDENTS, OR $1,000 FOR ONE STUDENT, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR QUALIFIES FOR FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH. THE FIRST RECIPIENT(S) WILL BE SELECTED IN SPRING 2022. THE SOROSIS WOMAN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A CORPUS OF $500,000. CRITERIA FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE SELECTION PROCESS TO BE USED ARE UNDER DISCUSSION. INCOME AND INTEREST EARNED BY THE CORPUS WILL BE USED TO FUND MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FIRST RECIPIENTS WILL BE SELECTED IN SPRING 2022. DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO ESTABLISH THE 4RIVERS BLACK YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS. CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDS AND THE SELECTION PROCESS ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 4R RESTAURANT GROUP. THE NEW SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ANNOUNCED AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2021, AND THE FIRST RECIPIENTS WILL BE SELECTED IN SPRING 2022. THE MIKEY STROZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS BEING ESTABLISHED USING A PORTION OF THE MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS GIVEN TO THE STROZ FAMILY FUND (SEE "MEMORIAL FUNDS" SECTION BELOW) AND UTILIZING A NEW EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND, OR ETF, PORTFOLIO WITH THE FOUNDATION'S INVESTMENT FIRM. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW ETF PORTFOLIOS IS PROVIDED BELOW. CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDS AND THE SELECTION PROCESS ARE BEING DISCUSSED WITH THE STROZ FAMILY.MEMORIAL FUNDSSTARTING IN AUGUST AND UTILIZING ONLINE GIVING TOOLS, THE FOUNDATION HELPED RAISE MORE THAN $258,000 IN MEMORIAL AND SUPPORT FUNDS FOR STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCED TRAGEDIES THIS YEAR. THESE INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): THE SAVEY FAMILY FUND (WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL); THE HOPPER FAMILY FUND (VISTA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ODYSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL); THE SETZER FAMILY FUND (BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL); THE STROZ FAMILY FUND (TIMBER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL); AND THE FRONCZEK FAMILY FUND (AVALON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TIMBER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL). WHILE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONSIDERED CHARITABLE GIFTS AND NO TAX RECEIPTS WERE PROVIDED, THE CONTRIBUTIONS GAVE GREAT COMFORT TO THE FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED THEM.COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUETHE FOUNDATION TEAM CONTINUED TO COORDINATE COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MORE THAN $215,000 IN GRANT FUNDS WERE SECURED, PROVIDING HEADPHONES, HOTSPOTS, LAPTOP "LENDING LIBRARIES, AND SUPPORT FOR MEAL PROGRAMS TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAD HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THE TEAM COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED: APPROXIMATELY 10,000 REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES FROM UNIVERSAL, MICROSOFT, AND DISNEY; 100 PALLETS OF REUSABLE BAGS FROM DISNEY FOR THE GRAB AND GO MEAL PROGRAM; TENS OF THOUSANDS OF REUSABLE MASKS FROM FAITH-BASED PARTNERS AND THE ORLANDO REGIONAL REALTORS ASSOCIATION; AND COMPUTER AND DEVICE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR STUDENTS WAITING FOR A REPAIRED DISTRICT DEVICE.IN ADDITION, AS A RESULT OF THE NBA BUBBLE TAKING PLACE IN ORLANDO AND OUR ROBUST PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ORLANDO MAGIC AND DISNEY, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED MORE THAN 48 PALLETS OF ITEMS VALUED AT NEARLY $53,000 THAT WERE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR INCENTIVES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, EMPLOYEES, AND COORDINATORS.DISTRICT 5 STUDENT ACTIVITIES FUNDTHE NEW DISTRICT 5 STUDENT ACTIVITIES FUND WAS UNVEILED IN HONOR OF DR. KAT GORDON'S 51 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED WITH NEARLY $6,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WILL PROVIDE UNIFORMS, SUPPLIES, AND OTHER ELEMENTS FOR STUDENTS IN DISTRICT 5 WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.TEACH-INTEACH-IN 2020 SPANNED A WEEK, NOVEMBER 16-20, AND FEATURED MANY VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. A FEW PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE IN PERSON, BUT MOST WERE HELD ELECTRONICALLY FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE FOUNDATION TEAM COMPILED QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA FROM THIS UNIQUE YEAR'S EXPERIENCES.ANGEL TREE PROJECT AND HOMELESS EDUCATIONTHE FOUNDATION ASSISTED THE DISTRICT'S TRADITION