We are now the Quincy Public Schools Foundation. One of the major changes coming out of the study was to change the organization’s name to better reflect our mission. QFQE underwent a feasibility study to analyze the possibility of a major gifts campaign. The QHS Alumni Association raised a significant portion of funding for this project. Linda Dorn to become trained Literacy Coaches.Ī new electronic sign was erected in front of QHS in memory of the late principal Paul Koscielski.
The Foundation sent five QPS teachers to attend the University of Arkansas at Little Rock training with Dr. The Kirk Family Circle of Investment Garden was dedicated. The Foundation now has 35 Circles and one Bench. Gifts of any amount may be added to a Circle or Bench at any time. To create a new Circle, the minimum investment is $10,000 and to create a new Bench, the minimum investment is $50,000.
This investment will touch the lives of children in our community for generations to come. Circles of Investment are a unique way to honor an individual, group, or company while adding support to students and education in Quincy. The first Circles of Investment were initiated and celebrated. The final phase of Science for Life was completed in 2007. Since the project’s conception, the Foundation has maintained its commitment to assist the District by providing additional funding necessary for teacher training and the acquisition of quality materials for all pre-K-12 classrooms. The Science for Life Initiative was successfully implemented an inquiry based science curriculum in the Quincy Public Schools. The Foundation awards four scholarships annually to QHS graduates. The QFQE Scholarship Program was initiated. We partner with the Quincy Public Schools to support this program. The program has earned the Governor’s Home Town Award, the Tutor/Mentor Connection Award for the State of Illinois and the Presidential Daily Points of Light Award. This program matches positive, caring adult volunteers with students in a one-on-one supportive relationship. The Child/Family Mentor Program actively involves more than 200 mentors assisting children in the Quincy Public Schools on a yearly basis. The Child/Family Mentor Program was created through a teacher grant. The Quincy Foundation for Quality Education (QFQE) was created in the fall by a volunteer Board of Trustees as a result of the recognition of the importance of public education.
Naomi Martin can be reached at Bianca Vázquez Toness can be reached at Follow her on Twitter at John R.The Quincy Public Schools Foundation began in 1989 as the Quincy Foundation for Quality Education (QFQE) to aid in the funding of academic program enrichment, quality enhancement, and extended learning opportunities in the Quincy Public Schools. “There needs to be better representation among teachers and administrators,” she said. More than 40 percent of students are Asian, 8 percent are Latino, and 7 percent are Black. Rodriguez, who is originally from Guatemala, said most of the teachers and administrators in the district are white and can’t relate to many of the students. ‘It’s about a lot more than the video that surfaced that was just a tipping point,” said Tere Rodriguez, the mother of a 10th-grader at Quincy High School. Some Quincy parents and students said the tensions at the high school are longstanding and the district’s response needs to be comprehensive. 6 that racist graffiti was found in bathrooms at South-West Middle School and Central Middle School, respectively. Since the start of this academic year, the system also reported on Sept. The student “who was recorded using the targeted racist language is subject to serious disciplinary consequences,” Barrett wrote. “The video has been shared within the school community and is very disturbing to all of us.” The latest video to surface “involved three Grade 8 students that contained racist language directed at specific students at Point Webster Middle School,’’ principal Christine Barrett wrote to parents on Saturday.
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