Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/26/2018 - 7:00 PM
Category: Other Documents
Type: Info
Subject: Scholarship Fund of Alexandria
ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
Policy:
Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
File Attachment:
181026_Board_Brief_Memo_SFA.pdf
Agenda Item Summary: Two opportunities to join in supporting our students by contributing towards scholarships that help send our students in need to college.
Background: More than 60 percent of families at T.C. Williams receive federal assistance for free or reduced-price meals. Half of all scholarship recipients are the first generation in their family to attend college. We know that scholarships from SFA often mean the difference between a student being able to afford college or not.
Since 1986, thanks to the generosity of the Alexandria community, the SFA has awarded more than $14.5 million in scholarships and sent more than 4,600 of Alexandria's students in need to college — students who might not otherwise have the chance to attend college.
Recommendation: The Superintendent recommends the School Board review the opportunities available to help change the life of a student.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Veronica Tellez - Executive Assistant
Signed By:
Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent