About the RCEF

The Redwood City Education Foundation is the only organization raising funds districtwide to support the kindergarten to 8th grade students in the Redwood City School District. Our goal is to create engaged and successful learners ready to lead, work, and innovate.

We work closely with the district to ensure the programs we support meet the needs of our children and will better prepare them for high school, college, the work force, and life.

Select a link below to learn more about us:

Our Board of Directors

Our Volunteers

Annual Reports

Our mission statement

Our vision for the future

Our Core Values

A history of success

Board of Directors

Our all-volunteer board is made up of representative members of the community with exceptional management and development experience and a passion for education. Our executive staff team provides focused fundraising and ensures the talents and energies of our board and volunteers are fully maximized.

Board members are required to serve on the Board for a minimum of two years, attend monthly board meetings, serve on a Board committee or hold an officer position, participate in the fundraising activities of their choice, and help to promote the RCEF.

Apply to join our Board!

2012-2013

President: Erika Pretell
Vice President: Zeke Mead
Secretary: Judy Imperiale
Treasurer: Rick Hunter

Directors:
Mark Askins
Caryl Athanasiu
Michelle Beatty
Julie Guaspari
Tim Kreidler
Elaine Park
Barbara Pierce
Jane Taylor

Advisors
Judie Boisvert Gutierrez
Georgia Solkov Jack

Executive Staff
Executive Director: Jo-Ann Sockolov
Chief Operating Officer: Carol Lashman

Bookkeeper
Michele Hausler

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Volunteers

Our volunteers are the life blood of our organization. They run the events, raise the money, publicize the issues, and give us our drive and focus.

Learn more about volunteering for the RCEF.

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Our Mission Statement

The purpose of the RCEF is to enrich educational opportunities for the students in the communities served by the Redwood City Elementary School District.

Our Vision for the Future

Our vision for the future sees students, parents, and the community at large all benefiting from our work to improve Redwood City's public schools:

• Every student is receiving a top-notch education and is achieving his or her potential.
  
  
• Every parent is actively involved in his or her child's education and feels good about it.
  
  
• Every community member—students, parents, teacher, residents, and local businesses—knows about school issues and is positive about the district.

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Our Core Values

Everything we do has at its core the desire to enrich the educational experiences of our students so they are engaged and successful learners, fully ready for high school when they graduate from 8th grade.

We put people and partnerships first and recognize that our relationships are absolutely critical to our growth and sustainability.

We understand that our team members are constantly balancing their own families' needs, as well as job and personal obligations, along with their RCEF role. We are deeply grateful for the time, talent, passion and commitment they willingly and lovingly give to the RCEF.

We strive to run our foundation and perform our roles and duties as professionally as we can.  

A History of Success

1983 RESCUE (Redwood City Elementary Schools United Effort) is formed to focused on libraries, computers, and classroom enrichment.

1985-1991 Funrichment, after-school enrichment classes, are funded for a total of 64 classes and 1,000 participants

1992 Outdoor Education program is saved and supported through district-wide T-Shirt sales. RCEF continues support to present.

1996 Innovative Teaching Mini-grant program is introduced.

1997 RESCUE renamed as Redwood City Education Foundation

1996 Music for Learning for grades 2-4 is funded and district instrumental music program supported.

2005 Emergency fundraising campaign to restore key district programs raises more than $100,000. RCEF begins funding wellness programs.

2008 SMART grants are launched to bring innovation in science, math, the arts, literacy, and technology instruction into the classroom.

2009 Summer Math Institute initiated to prepare in-coming middle school students for success in Algebra 1 in 8th grade.

2010 Save Our School Music campaign raises more than $87,000 to help preserve instrumental music education for 6th through 8th graders.

2011 OktobeRun 1/2 Marathon and 5k Run joins ParadeRun as RCEF fund raising events with appeal for the whole Peninsula. Runs raise a total of more than $50,000 for our kids.

2012 Added new exective staff positions to support strategic plan with goal of doubling revenues by 2015.

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