$15.1M in expenses

Resiliency through the community program: the consortium partnered with the florida department of education to build student resiliency through the community with local education foundation programs focused around 11 skills or characteristics that help them navigate life's challenges. The program finished in 2024 and funds were leveraged to engage 838,000 students, 34,150 teachers and 350 community organizations in localized programs that improved mental health, reduced chronic absenteeism giving students more than 900 days of instruction, reduced suicidal index and built hope with peer listening programs, increased career pathways for rural counties and many other programs to build grit, gratitude, responsibility and self-management. At the close of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, $14,829,319 of the funds were expended for the year, out of a total $21.3 million grant to the consortium from the fdoe.

$6.0M in expenses

School district education foundation matching grant program: the consortium manages a statewide program leveraging funds appropriated by the florida legislature with a goal of increasing private-sector investment and involvement in k-12 public education with a $1 for $1 match. The majority of florida's 67 county-wide school districts leveraged state funds with 112 projects. More than 2 million k-12 students were impacted across the state with measurable outcomes reported in one of six eligible areas: STEM, teaching quality, support for low performing students, increasing graduation rates, and career/technical education. Real results occured throughout florida: 96% of participating students in pinellas showed growth in literacy and 100% of participating students in jackson county passed the florida ready to work exam to enhance employability.

$1.1M in expenses

College & career pathways and scholarships: through 104 separate partnerships with local education foundations, the consortium is building a path to successful life after high school through career exploration and technical education, scholarships, and efforts to help economically disadvantaged students with college preparation and planning. This included the able trust helping students with disabilities access college and career options, the frederick a. Deluca foundation and hca healthcare foundations supporting 29 local education foundation programs for students to explore healthcare career pathways. A grant from bill & melinda gates foundation provided an opportunity for small, rural foundations to support students via college and career readiness programs involving peer-to-peer and partner organization support. The consortium also facilitated 60 student scholarships through 21 education foundations through a partnership with the suncoast credit union and the raymond a. James charitable foundation rhoda h. Molk memorial fund.

$2.9M in expenses

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