RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Monday, 27 August 2012
Richmond City Council Innovation & Excellence in Education Special Fund Official Grant Application provided to the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation to begin submission process: Special Fund includes $1.1 million
Grants for programs to achieve innovation and excellence in Richmond public education
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- Richmond City Council has established and provided a Richmond City Council Innovation & Excellence in Education Special Fund Official Grant Application/s to the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation.
The Application will enable the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation to begin submitting grant requests to Council to fund programs delivering services on behalf of Richmond Public Schools. As per the process established by Richmond City Council, the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation will submit grant application/s to Council, which will be prepared as Council Resolution/s. The Resolution/s will be assigned to a Council Standing Committee to be reviewed and discussed and will then be brought before a Council Formal Meeting for public hearing/discussion and to be voted on.
Established by Richmond City Council on May 14, 2012 to begin in the Richmond Government 2013 Fiscal Year (Which begins July 1 each year), the Richmond City Council Innovation & Excellence in Education Special Fund was established with an initial financial appropriation of $1,142,090. As established, "monies from this special fund shall be expended only as grants to the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation for use for programs to achieve innovation and excellence in public education in Richmond, Virginia.
These programs shall include programs to:
1. Develop staff,
2. Increase parental engagement, and
3. Develop accelerated academic programming, such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs and International Baccalaureate programs."
CONTACT For more event information, please contact Steve Skinner, Council Public Information Manager, Richmond City Council Office of the Council Chief of Staff, at 804.646.6052 (office); 804.937.1386 (mobile)
Contact information for the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation is: Adele Johnson, Executive Director, Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation, 804.780.8623 (tel); 804.310.0305 (mobile); ajohnson11@richmond.k12.va.us (email)
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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