G'Town Wants a Foundation for Education -- Extra Funds Needed for Public Schools Due to Budget Cuts Affecting Programs
Posted on: Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 12:00 CST
By Clay Bailey bailey@commercialappealcom
Germantown wants to establish a funding mechanism to raise supplemental funds for its public schools.
City officials believe a not-for-profit education foundation could provide support for schools at a time when county budget cuts are adversely affecting some programs.
"We hope an education foundation can generate within the community the kind of funding that will allow businesses and individuals to be able to collectively address the challenges we need to cover," Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy said.
The city already contributes about $750,000 from its budget to school programs such as GHS-TV, student and teacher of the month awards, school resource officers, crossing guards and drug testing for participants in extracurricular activities. This year the city also budgeted money to help school libraries and improve the collection at the Germantown Community Library with an emphasis on middle and high school needs.
"With all these things coming to the schools, it is still not enough," Goldsworthy said. "There will always be needs beyond public funding."
Officials met with seven community leaders Friday to discuss establishing the foundation.
"We have wonderful, very gifted teachers," Alderman Carole Hinely said. "But they don't have the tools they need because of the cutbacks. That's where we need to step in."
The mayor said the foundation would be run by a board of 5-12 members, and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen could consider appointments by the end of January. In addition to seeking donations and fund-raising programs, the foundation also would advise the city on its education spending.
"We don't expect the foundation to supplement what the city is doing," Goldsworthy said. "We're looking to the foundation for something beyond. We're looking to make the bag of money larger."
Source: Commercial Appeal, The
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