| 1. |
Foster a close working collaboration with Newton organizations dedicated to the health of the Newton community and our schools. Examples include: |
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a. |
Newton School Committee |
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b. |
Newton Public Schools |
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c. |
PTO Council and local school PTOs |
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d. |
School Councils |
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e. |
Parent Advisory Council for Special Education (PAC) |
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f. |
Chamber of Commerce and our greater business community |
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g. |
Educational institutions of Newton |
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h. |
Religious organizations of Newton |
| 2. |
Focus on Enhancement of the educational continuum from Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Invest across all schools, at all levels to ensure a continuity of experience from elementary to middle to high school. |
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a. |
Professional Development |
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b. |
Curriculum development and continuity |
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c. |
Digitally capable learning environment –the 21st Century Classroom |
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d. |
Attracting and retaining the most capable teachers |
| 3. |
Encourage Multi-year Initiatives that enhance the educational experience: |
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a. |
Pilot grants that can be replicated |
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b. |
Single school best practices for multi-school benefit |
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c. |
Successful outside programs for import into Newton |
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d. |
Effective learning environments |
| 4. |
Commitment to support outcome-based evaluation of funded projects |
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a. |
Require declaration of expected outcomes prior to funding |
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b. |
Support ongoing outcomes measurement and analysis |
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c. |
Share outcome results with the community |
| 5. |
Communicate availability and be receptive to accepting and facilitating the distribution of patron directed funds that are consistent with the mission of the Foundation. Gifts may be directed to: |
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a. |
Long term endowment funds |
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b. |
Short term support for specific school based initiatives |
