Saginaw Township Community Schools Foundation
 

• Staff: the grant forms are also available on the STCS Districts' Form folder (G drive)

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The Saginaw Township Community School Foundation is committed to serving the community through expanded educational opportunities.  The initiatives can include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide mini-grants to support innovative teaching ideas in the classroom.
• Encourage artist-in-residence programs to enrich student learning.
• Reestablish the Honor Alumni program as a way of recognizing the achievements of graduates.
• Support opportunities that would introduce students to the arts in our region and state. The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, the Saginaw Choral Society, the Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum, the Saginaw Art Museum, the Midland Center for the Arts, and the Detroit Institute for the Arts represent some of the many arts organizations from which students would benefit.
• Help develop career awareness programs at all grade levels.
• Encourage and support leadership training programs.
• Promote activities that increase multicultural awareness and appreciation of diversity.
• Provide enabling funds that would open up opportunities for K-12 students.
• Encourage citizens to create scholarships in their name to be awarded annually.

The Saginaw Township Community Schools (STCS) established an educational foundation in 1992 when Dr. Wayne Vasher was superintendent. At that time, a very organized group of community volunteers and school staff worked tirelessly to build a well financed foundation to support the schools beyond what tax dollars can provide. The dedication and inspiration of those early workers is being continued today. The fruits of everyone's efforts will create a strong vibrant foundation whose very purpose is to help create a truly exemplary school district in the State of Michigan. 

The Endowment Committee was then selected. Any money that is generated by the Endowment Committee is invested by the SCF Foundation, which has assets of over $30 million. The principle can never be touched and only the interest rate of 5% can be tapped each year to support educational programs within the Saginaw Township Community Schools.

In the year 2001, the Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) was selected as one of six community foundations nationwide to participate in the Kresge Foundation "Partnership to Create Community Capital" challenge grant program. The Saginaw Township Community Schools was then selected as one of two school districts along with 22 other nonprofit organizations to participate in this initiative.

Education in the United States is being dramatically affected by research studies on student learning. The Saginaw Township Community Schools, by establishing a permanent foundation, has positioned itself to be on the cutting edge of these research studies. Teachers attending educational conferences can bring back to the district innovative ideas to implement in the classroom. Funding teacher mini-grants will get the highest priority by the STCS Foundation. With the start of the 2004-05 school year, nine teacher mini-grants have been approved for funding ranging in size from $400 to $1000.

New: Contributions may also be made online via the Saginaw Township Community Foundation website at www.stcs.org/foundationdonation