Florence Ortiz's Contact Details

Florence Ortiz's Company Details

Redwood City Education Foundation

Redwood City, California, United States • 2 Employees
Fund-raising

Redwood City Education Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1983 by concerned parents and community members in the wake of drastic Prop 13 cuts. Today, our organization strives to keep pace with a vastly different economic climate and has sharpened our mission to improve underserved students' early academic performance.As a community-based organization, our focus is on providing financial support,targeted advocacy, and meaningful community and parent engagement to addresssystemic inequities and help all students thrive.FINANCIAL SUPPORT – Invest in targeted programs that:• Improve reading and math scores• Strengthen student engagement and social, emotional learningADVOCACY – Increase per-pupil funding for all schools in RCSD by:• Driving and developing coalitions to support policies impacting underserved students• Monitoring revenue-generating opportunities such as parcel taxes and bond measuresCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT – Better understand the needs of schools andfamilies; share learning and best practices; and create opportunities for connectionsbetween and among families and schools through:• Listening tours in schools• Annual town hall sessions