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Foundation for Rural Education Excellence
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Supporting Academic Achievement in
Rural Northeast Florida Communities
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The Foundation for Rural Education Excellence, a registered 501 (C)(3) organization, was founded in 1998 to facilitate philanthropic support for rural school districts of the North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC): Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, Suwannee and Union Counties as well as Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and PK Yonge Developmental Research School. Working collaboratively, our mission is to enhance academic success and career opportunities for rural students in northeast Florida.
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Great Turnout for 23rd Annual Golf Tourney
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Eighty players participated in FREE's 23rd Annual Golf Tournament at Palatka Golf Course on March 26. A special thanks goes to Arthur J. Gallagher as the title sponsor, Florida School Book Depository as the lunch sponsor, Herff Jones as the beverage cart sponsor, and Beck Auto Group as the hole-in-one sponsor. Numerous other businesses and individuals contributed via hole sponsorships and door prizes.
The team of Scott Noles, Jeremy Walker, Paul Shealy, and Wyatt Thomas (pictured above) took first place gross.
The team of Sue Ice, Mike Viscione, Hugh Gibson and Hank Biede took first place net.
Patrick Wnek won closest to the pin, Mike Viscione won longest drive, and Andrew Thomas won the putting contest.
Approximately $10,000 was raised to support educational initiatives for rural school districts of northeast Florida.
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Rural Connect Summer Literacy Institute
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NEFEC will be hosting a “Rural Connect Summer Literacy Institute” on June 14-17 at Fort White High School. This four-day institute will include the following topics: Florida B.E.S.T. Standards, Foundational Skills of Literacy, Significant Sentences, and Text-Dependent Questions. Over 150 teachers from grades K-5 along with literacy coaches and administrators will attend this professional learning event.
School-based administrators will attend the Summer Literacy Institute sessions with teachers and meet together for implementation training at the conclusion of each day’s instruction.
The following NEFEC districts and schools will be in attendance.
- Baker: Keller, Macclenny, Westside
- Bradford: Southside
- Columbia: Columbia City, Eastside, Five Points, Fort White, Melrose Park, Pinemount
- Dixie: Ruth Rains Middle
- Gilchrist: Bell, Trenton
- Hamilton: Hamilton Elementary
- Lafayette: Lafayette Elementary
- Levy: Bronson, Cedar Key, Chiefland, Joyce Bullock, Williston, Yankeetown
- Union: Lake Butler Elementary
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Summer Leadership Conference
NEFEC's Annual Summer Leadership Conference is scheduled for
July 27-28, 2021, at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
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Foundation for Rural Education Excellence
(352) 317-0621
foundationruraled@gmail.com
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